First time I ever heard the Morrowind main theme, I was in total awe. A soft tune running in the background as I defined my character, only to escalate into an epic finale as I disembarked from the ship and saw terra firma for the first time. It then calmed down and I was greeted by the prisoner release officer. This was the first time I ever heard such an impeckable theme for a game, although I'd already been impressed before that game.

As for Oblivion, I first heard the cinematic trailer theme that was likely just gotten from some other game (although I still have no idea which game, maybe you guys could help me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0AmyQJafnU), similar to the Icewind Dale theme in the Neverwinter Nights trailer or the Prince of Thieves Overture in a Forrest Gump trailer. So, when I heard the Morrowind theme revamped later on, I initially thought it was a bad move by Bethesda - mostly because I loved that trailer theme as well. But then suddenly - "Behold, in darkness, a doom sweeps the land" - the theme cascaded into an opera as the camera span around the white tower of the imperial city. Once again, shivers went down my spine.

Now, Skyrim is keeping up with traditions. Never using the exact same theme, but improving on it and adding sound to it that fits the current game and setting. For Skyrim, it hits right at the spot to add the dovahzaan monks singing in the background and the building up of energy until the climix when the Dragonborn shouts "Fus Ro Dah" and we hear the familiar Elder Scrolls theme once again, albeit under a different guise.


Bethesda:

This is one of Jeremy Soule's very best compositions. As such, I think that you should create a new tradition for the Elder Scrolls, although it kinda seems like you already did. Let's rename this grand theme "The Elder Theme" and let it be the main theme of all future Elder Scrolls major titles. Morrowind started it, Oblivion grandeured it and Skyrim hit us like a freaking truck.

Let's keep this theme as one of the key features of all future TES games.


Discuss!

Yes. Just because it makes sense.

Yes, I like it.

this seems like it should be under the elder scrolls series discussion

also with the comment about Oblivion being ripped off it was the same thing as morrowind but with different instuments and those songs had similar chords that the reason they sound the same, but it doesn't mean it is ripped off. That is like saying everything that contains chords c d e in that order are a rip of ode to joy

Sure, but I doubt they could top this theme. The shout in leading into it in the trailer was entirely amazing.

It worked well for the Final Fantasy series....although I liked Oblivion's theme just fine. I was actually surprised they chose to go back to Morrowind's theme this time around. Either way its fine by me....in my mind Bethesda doesn't make mistakes.

Yeah have you heard this yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H7kjsRQG-k

YES YES YES!!!
Maybe TES: VI Summerset Isle (just made it up then) will hit us like an exploding supernova!
Edit:Woah, watching the oblivion one, even after finishing the game three times and watching Skyrim, still gave me the shivers!

I will always remember the nostalgia that I felt as soon as I heard the skyrim theme and recognized the morrowind theme in the background.

Let's decide to be conservative for eternity?

Seems odd to me.

As much as I like the Morrowind theme, I'd prefer something equally powerful and new with the next installment.

TES is change.

this thread made me watch the trailer again just to hear the song, and i realized - at 2:06, just as the camera's pulling up from the player as he's absorbing the dragon's power (and just as that grin starts to spread across his face), in the left channel you can faintly hear somebody laughing, then going "whoo!". give it a listen with a good pair of headphones, it's fantastic.

also it's pretty obvious they've already done this. they don't call it THE ELDER THEME but they've done it for three games now, so it's very likely they're going to continue doing it in future games.

i really don't think anything's going to top their syncing the shout to the start of the main theme, though. that was utterly flawless.

Thanks alot dude, great find. And I guess no, I haven't