» Fri May 27, 2011 6:02 pm
I think it should be done by the same composer (Jeremy Soule if I recall correctly) and like Oblivion use the same "central melody" that was introduced in Morrowind's title theme. To me that's pretty much become the "Elder Scrolls theme" and I'd be disappointed if that were discard for Skyrim in favor of something completely different. I only watched the trailer once and I don't think I was paying much attention to the music, so I'm not sure if elements of that melody were in it or not.
Edit: Watched the trailer again-could definitely here that "Elder Scrolls Melody" in there. There were a few bits that felt reminiscent of Morrowind's theme, mainly the drums. I have no idea why anyone wouldn't want to have that melody included at all-it's as distinctive, catchy and recognizable as the themes from Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter-the only difference is that it didn't appear until the third game, and well I was about to say it was a matter of technical limitations but there have been games like Super Mario Bros. long before The Elder Scrolls games even started. I guess it was sort of a matter of the fact that Morrowind was the series' first mainstream success and the first game to also appear on a console. Whatever the reason, I'm glad that melody has become a staple of the series, it's very nice and has lot of room for adding variations like any good theme melody should.
I really liked the take on it that's included in the Skyrim trailer, and of course we only here it in the last few moments.