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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Official Soundtrack features an original score similar to Oblivion. The soundtrack has strong similarities with previous games in the series, including the main theme. The Skyrim theme has been released and its lyrics are written in the language of the dragons.

The soundtrack's instrumentation was recorded digitally by composer Jeremy Soule "with a midi keyboard and my two hands."[1]

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Release

The four CD set (autographed by composer Jeremy Soule) was originally released the week after the game's North American release date. The set was originally only available via Directsong for $29.99 USD, however it became available on iTunes in January 2013 for $15.99 USD.

Cover images

Front cover. Back cover. Four LP Ultimate Edition box set cover ("Onyx Circlet" NYCC Exclusive Variant).

Track List

No. Song Name Artist Length Disk One 1 Dragonborn Jeremy Soule 3:55 2 Awake Jeremy Soule 3:31 3 From Past to Present Jeremy Soule 5:04 4 Unbroken Road Jeremy Soule 6:23 5 Ancient Stones Jeremy Soule 4:44 6 The City Gates Jeremy Soule 3:46 7 Silent Footsteps Jeremy Soule 2:51 8 Dragonsreach Jeremy Soule 2:20 9 Tooth and Claw Jeremy Soule 1:48 10 Under an Ancient Sun Jeremy Soule 3:39 11 Death or Sovngarde Jeremy Soule 3:00 12 Masser Jeremy Soule 6:04 13 Distant Horizons Jeremy Soule 3:52 14 Dawn Jeremy Soule 3:56 15 The Jerall Mountains Jeremy Soule 3:16 16 Steel On Steel Jeremy Soule 1:42 17 Secunda Jeremy Soule 2:03 18 Imperial Throne Jeremy Soule 2:16 Disk Two 19 Frostfall Jeremy Soule 3:24 20 Night Without Stars Jeremy Soule 0:41 21 Into Darkness Jeremy Soule 2:52 22 Kyne's Peace Jeremy Soule 3:48 23 Unbound Jeremy Soule 1:32 24 Far Horizons Jeremy Soule 5:29 25 A Winter's Tale Jeremy Soule 3:19 26 The Bannered Mare Jeremy Soule 2:28 27 The Streets of Whiterun Jeremy Soule 4:01 28 One They Fear Jeremy Soule 3:07 29 The White River Jeremy Soule 3:29 30 Silence Unbroken Jeremy Soule 2:21 31 Standing Stones Jeremy Soule 6:35 32 Beneath the Ice Jeremy Soule 4:12 33 Tundra Jeremy Soule 3:46 34 Journey's End Jeremy Soule 4:07 Disk Three 35 Before the Storm Jeremy Soule 1:05 36 A Chance Meeting Jeremy Soule 3:09 37 Out of the Cold Jeremy Soule 3:00 38 Around the Fire Jeremy Soule 3:08 39 Shadows and Echoes Jeremy Soule 2:18 40 Caught Off Guard Jeremy Soule 1:10 41 Aurora Jeremy Soule 7:18 42 Blood and Steel Jeremy Soule 2:09 43 Towers and Shadows Jeremy Soule 2:21 44 Seven Thousand Steps Jeremy Soule 1:04 45 Solitude Jeremy Soule 2:10 46 Watch the Skies Jeremy Soule 2:16 47 The Gathering Storm Jeremy Soule 2:51 48 Sky Above, Voice Within Jeremy Soule 3:56 49 Death in the Darkness Jeremy Soule 2:33 50 Shattered Shields Jeremy Soule 2:38 51 Sovngarde Jeremy Soule 3:35 52 Wind Guide You Jeremy Soule 9:02 Disk Four 53 Skyrim Atmospheres 42:38

Lyrics

Not to be confused with The Dragonborn Comes.

The lyrics for this piece are transcribed in the book Songs of Skyrim and in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Game Guide.[2][3]

In the dragon language

Length: 0:29 Description: Skyrim's theme song 'Dragonborn' by Jeremy Soule, from 2:06 to 2:35

Dragonborn Lyrics

Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin, naal ok zin los vahriin,

Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!

Ahrk fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan,

Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!



Huzrah nu, kul do od, wah aan bok lingrah vod,

Ahrk fin tey, boziik fun, do fin gein!

Wo lost fron wah ney dov, ahrk fin reyliik do jul,

Voth aan suleyk wah ronit faal krein



Ahrk fin zul, rok drey kod, nau tol morokei frod,

Rul lot Taazokaan motaad voth kein!

Sahrot Thu'um, med aan tuz, vey zeim hokoron pah,

Ol fin Dovahkiin komeyt ok rein!



Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin, naal ok zin los vahriin,

Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!

Ahrk fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan,

Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!



Ahrk fin Kel lost prodah, do ved viing ko fin krah,

Tol fod zeymah win kein meyz fundein!

Alduin, feyn do jun, kruziik vokun staadnau,

Voth aan bahlok wah diivon fin lein!



Nuz aan sul, fent alok, fod fin vul dovah nok,

Fen kos nahlot mahfaeraak ahrk ruz!

Paaz Keizaal fen kos stin nol bein Alduin jot,

Dovahkiin kos fin saviik do muz!



Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin, naal ok zin los vahriin,

Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!

Ahrk fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan

Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!



In English

Dragonborn Lyrics

Dragonborn, Dragonborn, by his honor is sworn,

To keep evil forever at bay!

And the fiercest foes rout when they hear triumph's shout,

Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray!



Hearken now, sons of snow, to an age, long ago,

And the tale, boldly told, of the one!

Who was kin to both wyrm, and the races of man,

With a power to rival the sun!



And the voice, he did wield, on that glorious field,

When great Tamriel shuddered with war!

Mighty Thu'um, like a blade, cut through enemies all,

As the Dragonborn issued his roar!



Dragonborn, Dragonborn, by his honor is sworn,

To keep evil forever at bay!

And the fiercest foes rout when they hear triumph's shout,

Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray!



And the Scrolls have foretold, of black wings in the cold,

That when brothers wage war come unfurled!

Alduin, Bane of Kings, ancient shadow unbound,

With a hunger to swallow the world!



But a day, shall arise, when the dark dragon's lies,

Will be silenced forever and then!

Fair Skyrim will be free from foul Alduin's maw!

Dragonborn be the savior of men!



Dragonborn, Dragonborn, by his honor is sworn,

To keep evil forever at bay!

And the fiercest foes rout when they hear triumph's shout,

Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray!

Trivia

The verse "Ahrk fin kel lost prodah, Do ved viing ko fin krah, Tol fod zeymah win kein meyz fundein! Alduin, feyn do jun, kruziik vokun staadnau, voth aan bahlok wah diivon fin lein!" Is featured in its translated form in an in-game loading screen.

The song Dragonborn is sung by 30 people 3 times, so that 90 voices are heard on the final track.

Upon the soundtrack's release, all copies ordered before December 23, 2011 would be signed by Jeremy Soule himself. Due to unexpectedly high demand however, personally signed soundtracks have been on sale as late as April 2012.

The Tracks, One They Fear and Watch the Skies , are both used as combat music for Dragons. One or the other will begin playing whenever you enter combat with one, this tends to serve as an early warning system as one may not be aware of a Dragon's presence until the songs play, giving you a second or two to prepare.

and , are both used as combat music for Dragons. One or the other will begin playing whenever you enter combat with one, this tends to serve as an early warning system as one may not be aware of a Dragon's presence until the songs play, giving you a second or two to prepare. Sovngarde (track 17 on Disk 3) has the same lyrics as Dragonborn, implying this is the original tune that is lost to the ages, as it is sung by the heroes in the Hall of Valor who would know the original tune.

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