THE ELDER SCROLLS III: MORROWIND TO FEATURE SOUNDTRACK BY
AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER JEREMY SOULE “GAMING’S GREATEST
MUSICIAN” TO COMPOSE AND CREATE MUSIC FOR EPIC RPG
November 12, 2001 -- Rockville, MD
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Bethesda Softworks announced today that Jeremy Soule, the
award-winning composer who has been called “gaming’s
greatest musician,” will create the soundtrack for its
highly anticipated role-playing game (RPG), The Elder Scrolls
III: Morrowind™. Soule, who recently completed the score
for the long-awaited Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
Stone game, will be responsible for composing and producing
the music for the third chapter in the award-winning Elder
Scrolls series that includes Arena (1994 RPG of the year)
and Daggerfall™ (1996 RPG of the year).
"We knew that the music for Morrowind
would have to be something special in order to match the mood
and atmosphere of this huge game," said Todd Howard,
project leader for Morrowind. "We've always been big
fans of Jeremy's work and in our conversations with him, it
was clear he understood Morrowind and what style of music
it needed to make it a unique experience. I think everyone
will be thrilled when they hear it."
Morrowind is an epic, open-ended single-player
RPG where you create and play any kind of character imaginable.
You can choose to follow the main storyline and find the source
of the evil blight that plagues the land, or set off on your
own to explore strange locations and develop your character
any way you want. Featuring stunning 3D graphics, open-ended
gameplay, and an incredible level of detail and interactivity,
Morrowind promises to be an experience like no other.
"It's an honor, and an exciting challenge,
to score the music for this ambitious new RPG, said Soule.
The stunning epic quality of the Elder Scrolls series is particularly
compatible with the grand, orchestral style of music I enjoy
composing the most. I'm thrilled to be involved with a title
like Morrowind that has the potential to truly redefine the
RPG genre."
Jeremy Soule has been the recipient of numerous
industry awards and professional accolades. Over the past
few years, his compositions have elevated the quality of game
music to the level of Hollywood s finest feature film soundtracks.
His soundtrack for Total Annihilation, one of the first games
to feature a full symphonic score, was awarded “Best
Music” by GameSpot in 1997 as well as a place on its
list of “Top Ten Game Scores of All Time.” In 2000,
Soule's Icewind Dale soundtrack won “Best Music”
awards from IGN and GameSpot, as well as an Honorable Mention
from GameSpy.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind will
be released for the PC and Xbox™ video game system from
Microsoft in Spring 2002.
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