**** UPDATE September 23rd 2010 "Vanguard's Assault" added ****

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11436
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=2825

Orchestral music inspired by the original score, to blend into the game. Details of their creation are in the readme files for each download.

1. [Explore] The Road Ahead
2. [Explore] Heartland Vista
3. [Battle] Legion's Rally
4. [Public] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMMO3oU38BE&fmt=18
5. [Explore] Emerald Paradise
6. [Public] Last Haven
7. [Explore] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv-P1HjtgPU&fmt=18
8. [Battle] Turn of the Tide
9. [Explore] Cloudforest Awakening
10. [Explore] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qPH243wdHo
11. [Dungeon] Domain of the Specter
12. [Public] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTs8sImkQEs
13. [Battle] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fooBU32Du1A

I'll update this thread as I add more. It will take a while, since I tend to throw away a lot of the ideas that I don't think will be a good enough fit with the original soundtrack. But hey, Oblivion will be around for a while too ^_^

Let me know what you think!

Thanks for sharing and the linky, will add this to the list ! ! ! !

I hope you realize that this is awesome.

I love the smooth, freeform feel- much more atmospheric than the Celestial Aeon project (which is another good music mod too).
There are indeed some structural problems- the music is sometimes too busy for a soundtrack, especially when the snares come in.
However, this is a very good start and I hope to hear more from you.

BTW, can you tell us something about yourself? Are you a professional or a hobbyist? How does one learn composing like this?

I love the music, can't wait to hear more.

Very nice music. Keep the dynamic range high and it really makes an impression. Almost sounds like the music tracks from Princess Mononoke, which was overall a stunning compilation.

Thanks everyone, glad you like it.

I'm just a hobbyist and actually a relative newbie when it comes to composing seriously. I play the piano and doodle around on it, but that's quite different from sitting down and trying to put something cohesive together. I played with MIDI in the mid 90's and then didn't touch it until about 2 months ago, when I decided Oblivion would be a great way to start again. Realistic graphics (no need for a movie), a beautiful soundtrack to extend...plus a ready audience

About learning how to compose, I'm winging it right now, jotting down any tunes that come to mind and trying to piece them together. For the classical style, I think music theory will help, and I've forgotten most of what I learnt way back when, so I have some studying ahead. Still, if anyone wants to have a go, I'm happy to share some ideas on how to get started.

BTW, I just found this fascinating http://www.firingsquad.com/features/jeremy_soule_interview/ with Jeremy Soule about how the Oblivion score was influenced. Amazing.

Sounds great Tashin.

Also, thanks for linking that article about Soule's soundtrack. Very interesting.

The music sounds pretty good. Will go great with the other big music pack that was released for Oblivion too.

I love this. Its got a nice, epic, feel to it, it makes Oblivion sound a lot more like a grand adventure than the default music. It good enough that I'm turning the music back on in-game.

Pack 3 with a Town tune is now available.
http://www.tessource.net/files/file.php?id=11404

4. [Public] The Forgotten Age.mp3

Taking a slight detour from Oblivion, "The Forgotten Age" was modeled on
a track named "Recovery" from the Conan the Barbarian movie -- a truly
memorable score by the great composer Basil Poledouris, who is sadly no
longer with us.

I first saw the movie on TV many years ago. I remember that straight
after the scene with that tune, I rushed over to my piano, trying to
figure out what I'd just heard and how a few simple notes could be
combined into something that left such a profound impression on me.

Since then, I've always wanted to write some music in that style,
so I thought I might as well fit it into Oblivion along the way.
I switched to the GPO for the main instruments to see if I could
get an expressive sound out of the PC and I'm quite happy with the
result.

Try it out in Imperial City!

I just listened to one and it remembers me a lot Conan Track , I like it so I was asking if you are interested into working for me in my Dune mod as Soundtrack maker ? ...

thanks a lot, i am always up for new music.

Hi Prometheus_ts, thanks for the job offer Sorry though, my day job is going to claim most of my energy for quite a while, so I promised myself not to officially join any game projects. (But I'll be lurking around a few boards, and if I get any sudden inspiration, who knows, I might come up with something.)

Yeah, this is some really good stuff. Not only coming from me as a gamer, but me as a musician. I'm in my last year of studies in college for music education and I think these are really, really good for someone who does this for a hobby. I can hear that you weren't just trying to make an epic soundtrack, rather, enhance the original's. Also an excellent job expanding on motifs from Soule's pieces.

You already know what to impove on, so I won't mention them again. But please keep releasing music for this game; you have a great style.

listening to this music makes me feel at one with the universe, it is truly a work of art. welldone

This is great. I use it alongside Matti's pack.

Any hopes of a Planet elder scrolls link? Tessource has been refusing to accept my logins.

Err... gaming source rather.

Here is the Planet Elder Scrolls link:
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=2825

The TESSource link is back online:
http://www.tessource.net/files/file.php?id=11436

Thanks for all the encouragement, folks. Pack 4 with an Explore tune now available.

http://www.tessource.net/files/file.php?id=11436
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=2825

5. [Explore] Emerald Paradise.mp3

I guess this is a celebration of all the wonderful trees and plants that
make it such a treat to go wandering around the countryside.

The music is based around the kinds of interweaving flute sounds heard in
"King and Country" (atmosphere_08.mp3). I actually planned backwards,
starting from the ending, which I wanted to be similar to a section
from the original song. I noticed the climactic two notes from there
matched my favorite line from the first piano piece in Goyescas by
Enrique Granados, so I adapted the ascending 8 note buildup from that.
I've always wanted to hear it played by an orchestra, and it merges with
the Oblivion part quite well.

You may notice the main tune has the same rhythm (at half the speed) as
another song...yes, it started out as the slow section of "Heartland
Vista", but that grew too long so I dropped it. The shimmering woodwind
background accompanying the 2nd occurence is actually 2 flutes and an
oboe, each playing random notes from a chord. I added that just as
temporary padding while I made other parts, but it worked out so well
that I kept it.

When I finally got round to writing the opening, I couldn't think of
anything special, so I just based it on the ending, which seems to give
it a nice circular feel.

Well, I hope both you and your horse enjoy listening to this as you
explore the lush greenery of Cyrodiil.

Had to post again to say I really love your music. The track named "The Forgotten Age" is simply outstanding. I have it on my iPod. :headphones:

Thanks for the new song.

I like it quite a bit, but I like http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=983&comment_page=4#Files just a little bit more. But, I mixed and matched some of your and his songs into my Oblivion music folder, and now, my Oblivion is a "Stop, don't battle that guy, cause the music that's playing is really good!" experience.

Finally found a bit of time to add another tune.

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=11436
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=2825

6. [Public] Last Haven.mp3

A fairly short and lightweight song this time, Last Haven starts off
sounding like several of the standard town tunes. The particular gimmick
this time round is a descending passage played on the harp or piano,
which repeats itself through most of the piece. It was probably derived
from the the harp tune at the end of "Watchman's Ease" (town_04.mp3)
judging by the distinctive rhythm.

The 2nd half is somewhat experimental, and was originally supposed to be
some random filler music while I waited to return to the first tune.
I recorded the piano backing (later split with the harp) and improvised
all sorts of things over the top, most of which I threw away. But
surprisingly, what I ended up with kind of stole the show, so I decided
to wrap it up with a repeat of the intro and leave it at that -- sometimes,
less is more.

Man, I realy like this music pack

i always love your art its just beautiful, keep up the good work, :goodjob:

I installed your tracks yesterday. They are outstanding. Keep em coming! Please!