Oblivion - Music & Ambience - Day & Night
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Published 2018-11-08
...Much has been made of the classical author Heimskr's characterization of Cyrodiil as a jungle or rainforest. My studies indicate that the use of the phrase "endless jungle" to describe Cyrodiil appears to be an error in transcription. Close study of the original, badly faded manuscript reveals that the phrase was miscopied, and should be more accurately rendered as "extensive uplands." The adjectives "an equatorial rain" as applied to the Nibenese forest do not appear in the original manuscript at all, and I would posit were added by the scribe in support of his previous erroneous use of "jungle." Lady Cinnabar of Taneth, of course, takes issue with this exegesis, but the flaws in her methods of scholarship have been well-documented elsewhere...
- Excerpts from the book “The Heartland of Cyrodiil” by Phrastus of Elinhir
...According to "The Heartland of Cyrodiil," by that old fraud Phrastus of Elinhir, the Nibenese valley and the Colovian hills have always enjoyed the temperate climate they have today, and early references to Cyrodiil as a subtropical jungle were merely errors on the part of one of the Heimskrs. Really? What, then, of the "waving fronds" of Vahtacen mentioned in the Hosiric Lays? What of Khosey's "dense-jungl'd shore of Rumare" in the Tamrilean Tractates? Are these, as well, the mistakes of errant copyists? No, I think it more likely that three millennia ago Cyrodiil's climate was warmer and wetter than it is today. The environment of the Heartland has changed. Which begs the question: how?...
...And that, I believe, is the answer to how the Heartland changed from subtropical to temperate: because once Men ruled in Cyrodiil, the local reality changed to meet their needs and wishes. Changed slowly, perhaps, almost imperceptibly, but inexorably—until Cyrodiil became the realm of temperate forests and fields we now know…
- Excerpts from “Subtropical Cyrodiil: A Speculation,“ a book by Lady Cinnabar of Taneth
0:00 - Glory of Cyrodiil
2:28 - Through the Valleys
6:48 - Minstrel’s Lament
11:29 - Auriel’s Ascension
14:34 - Wings of Kynareth
18:00 - King and Country
22:05 - Peace of Akatosh
26:17 - Glory of Cyrodiil
28:45 - Minstrel’s Lament
33:26 - Through the Valleys
37:45 - Auriel’s Ascension
40:51 - King and Country
44:57 - Wings of Kynareth
48:25 - Peace of Akatosh
52:37 - Minstrel’s Lament
57:19 - Auriel’s Ascension
Composed by Jeremy Soule.
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All Comments (20)
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"I saw a mud crab today." "I don't know you, and I don't care to know you." "Bye"
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My dad introduced this game to me when I was really young, I remember taking turns playing it late into the night. After he passed away the soundtrack always reminded me of him and the good times we had.
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Reminds of a time without worry, just taking a good life for granted and living in the moment not knowing all the shit that would happen later in your life. I miss 2007.
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This game will always be in my heart and soul.
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If you've got to travel, by the Nine Divines, stay on the roads
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2007, 14 years old. Back from school, I throw the bag on the bed and turn on my Xbox, go get myself a bowl of cereal and start my game, off to explore Cyrodiil. Damn I really miss 2007.
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This music makes me want to have my own farm or inn, and spend the day drinking ale
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YOU CAN'T WAIT WHILE IN THE AIR
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I grew up in the country, no friends and isolated from the rest of the world. This game was my youth, I'd roam around the forests near my house and pretend it was Cyrodiil by day, By night I would play oblivion and continue my grand adventures. I hold very fond memories of it and the soundtrack takes me back like nothing else
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12:00 that tune is just magic <3
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I can almost hear the restoration spell being cast with this music. Such a beautiful atmosphere.
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12:00 - i'm really crying
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This makes me want to play the game so much again...it's interesting how strong connection sound has in memory.
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Jeremy Soule is a legend. Breathed so much life and soul into this game.
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Pro tip: if you’re ever in France drink a bit of wine and/or coffee and explore some old cathedrals while listening to this music. Just try not to steal anything, the guards won’t like that IRL either.
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If you ever feel fear or uncertainty in life, just remember/know that Jeremy Soule composed this soundtrack based on the emotions he felt after his near-death experience. So I guess, things can't be that bad in the end, after all.
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The slight gentle wind breeze effect is so special in this game.
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Heard any news from the other provinces?
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Have you heard about the high elves?
