The official Elden Ring soundtrack has been released on streaming services such as: Spotify (opens in new tab) today.Game composer Tsukasa Saito shared some thoughts and development details to mark the official occasion playstation blog (opens in new tab).
The most fascinating information for me was about the track.”song of honor (opens in new tab)Performed at Redmayne Castle at the Ladhan Festival. A haunting chant played during the event. Meet fellow warriors and listen to Jeren, who looks just like Slave Knight Gael, giving an enthusiastic speech. Really helpful. It sets the mood and it’s the soundtrack standout for me.
The music for Elden Ring was recorded by the Budapest Film Orchestra, and Saito originally planned to have a dedicated choir sing the track, but the composer had a better idea. Inevitably filled with skilled singers. Saito said, “I wanted to try a production that wasn’t specialized in vocal music, so I hurriedly asked the members of the brass section.”
That kind of lateral thinking is something that FromSoft’s games are more widely appreciated, and I think Song of Honor really paid off. It turns out that the brass section of the Budapest Film Orchestra is fitted with some pipes.
Easier than ever to inject iron godskin apostle (opens in new tab) theme, but this new addition to the streaming service also comes with some bad news.Sounds like the OST from Dark Souls Removed from Spotify (opens in new tab) Added Elden Ring in North America. I don’t have to cry openly anymore.”Gwyn, Cinder Lord (opens in new tab)It is unclear whether the removal of Dark Souls was intentional or permanent, and we have reached out to Bandai Namco for comment.
Another reason to stock up on physical media. And do you really want to see Spotify’s Year Wrapped reveal your top genre again to be “video game music”?
