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Cover art of the Skyrim soundtrack
Skyrim's music was composed by Jeremy Soule, who also composed the music for both
Oblivion and Morrowind.
The complete in-game music is almost 4 hours in length.
Contents
[hide]
1 Soundtrack
2 New arrangements
3 Extracting the PC version music
4 Notes
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack is being released as a four-disc set through DirectSong (click on "my account"
there for music samples).
Disc
Track
number
Title File Name Length Type
01 01 Dragonborn mus_maintheme 03:57 Special
01 02 Awake mus_special_cartintro_01 01:34 Special
Disc
Track
number
Title File Name Length Type
01 03 From Past to Present
mus_town_day_02 /
mus_explore_day_02
05:06 Town
01 04 Unbroken Road mus_explore_day_06 06:26 Explore
01 05 Ancient Stones mus_town_day_04 04:47 Town
01 06 The City Gates mus_town_day_01 03:48 Town
01 07 Silent Footsteps mus_dungeon_03 02:53 Dungeon
01 08 Dragonsreach mus_castle_stormcloaks 02:22 other
01 09 Tooth and Claw mus_combat_01 01:50 Combat
01 10
Under an Ancient
Sun
mus_explore_day_01 03:43 Explore
01 11 Death or Sovngarde mus_combat_06 03:02 Combat
01 12 Masser mus_explore_night_03 06:06 Explore
01 13 Distant Horizons mus_explore_morning_02 03:54 Explore
01 14 Dawn mus_explore_morning_01 03:59 Explore
01 15 The Jerall Mountains mus_explore_day_04 03:21 Explore
01 16 Steel on Steel mus_combat_02 01:45 Combat
01 17 Secunda mus_explore_night_02 02:05 Explore
01 18 Imperial Throne mus_castle_imperial_01 02:22 other
02 19 Frostfall mus_explore_day_03 03:28 Explore
02 20 Night without Stars mus_dread_04 00:43 Dread
02 21 Into Darkness mus_dungeon_01 02:54 Dungeon
02 22 Kyne's Peace mus_explore_night_01 03:51 Explore
02 23 Unbound unknown 01:34 other
02 24 Far Horizons mus_explore_day_08 05:33 Explore
02 25 A Winter's Tale mus_tavern_03 03:21 Tavern
02 26 The Bannered Mare mus_tavern_02 02:30 Tavern
02 27
The Streets of
Whiterun
mus_town_day_03 04:06 Town
02 28 One They Fear mus_combat_boss_02 03:16 Combat
02 29 The White River mus_explore_day_05 03:31 Explore
02 30 Silence Unbroken mus_dungeon_02 02:23 Dungeon
02 31 Standing Stones mus_explore_night_06 06:38 Explore
02 32 Beneath the Ice
mus_dungeon_ice_01 /
mus_dungeon_ice_02
04:16 Dungeon
02 33 Tundra mus_explore_dusk_02 03:51 Explore
02 34 Journey's End mus_explore_day_07 04:09 Explore
03 35 Before the Storm mus_intro 01:09 Special
Disc
Track
number
Title File Name Length Type
03 36 A Chance Meeting mus_tavern_04 03:11 Tavern
03 37 Out of the Cold mus_tavern_01 03:04 Tavern
03 38 Around the Fire mus_tavern_05 03:11 Tavern
03 39 Shadows and Echoes mus_dungeon_cave_03 02:21 Dungeon
03 40 Caught off Guard mus_combat_03 01:12 Combat
03 41 Aurora mus_explore_night_05 07:23 Explore
03 42 Blood and Steel mus_combat_04 02:12 Combat
03 43
Towers and
Shadows
mus_dungeon_fort_02 02:23 Dungeon
03 44
Seven Thousand
Steps
mus_discover_highhrothgar 01:08 other
03 45 Solitude mus_explore_night_04 02:12 Explore
03 46 Watch the Skies mus_combat_boss_03 02:22 Combat
03 47 The Gathering Storm mus_explore_dusk_01 02:55 Explore
03 48
Sky Above, Voice
Within
mus_explore_dusk_03 03:58 Explore
03 49
Death in the
Darkness
mus_dungeon_cave_01 02:37 Dungeon
03 50 Shattered Shields mus_dungeon_fort_01 02:40 Dungeon
03 51 Sovngarde mus_sovngarde_chant_lp 03:38 other
03 52 Wind Guide You mus_explore_day_09 09:05 Explore
04 53 Skyrim Atmospheres none 42:34 other
[edit] New arrangements
Although most of the music is new, a few motifs from Morrowind and Oblivion make a
recurring appearance:
"Dragonborn" is the latest version of what Todd Howard has called the "Elder Scrolls Theme". It
first appeared as "Call of Magic" (aka "Nerevar Rising") in Morrowind and then as "Reign of the
Septims" in Oblivion. The latest version is the first to include lyrics, sung by a men's choir in the
dragon tongue. The original version and a translation appear in-game in the book Songs of
Skyrim.
The track "The Jerall Mountains" originally appeared in Morrowind as "Rise to Reality" ("Silt
Sunrise" in the Special Edition soundtrack) and in Oblivion as "Through the Valleys".
The piece "Wind Guide You" is a remake of "Minstrel's Lament", which also appeared in
Oblivion.
[edit] Extracting the PC version music
In previous games the music was available as MP3 files in the main game directory, but for
Skyrim the files have been included in Skyrim - Sounds.bsa, and encoded with a ".xwm"
extension. Once extracted from the BSA, they can be played using the VideoLAN media player,
this is also able to convert them to other formats, such as MP3.
The music can be converted to wav via xWMAEncode.exe found in the Microsoft DirectX
Software Developer's Kit. The SDK is about 500MB compressed and requires installation, but
the basic exe is a standalone encoder/decoder, thus best found and used without the kit.
The Main Theme can be found in the "special" directory.
[edit] Notes
The compression algorithms used by the game can cause parts of the soundtrack to drop out or
be over-emphasized. For instance, the percussion section is far more audible in the in-game
version of "Tooth and Claw" than in the soundtrack version. Compare the in-game version of
"Tooth and Claw" to the soundtrack version.
"Skyrim Atmospheres" is comprised of various pieces of ambiance, sound effects, and music
from the game, notably the mus_palette tracks.
Two extended pieces of music are missing from the official release: mus_combat_boss and
mus_dungeon_cave_02. Most of the shorter tracks have also been excluded