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 -- 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. |
