I might not be a fan of the Scrolls games but I do love the music of the series itself. It's a shame that he won't be coming back to compose the game's music.
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Jeremy Soule currently not involved with composing The Elder Scrolls 6
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Probably better to frame this as "not currently composing TES 6". It's so early on in pre-pro from the sounds of it, I doubt they've talked to anyone about composing music.
I had the impression that The Elder Scrolls VI is so far out that it will probably be years before Bethesda needs to consider who the composer would be.
No shit. It doesn't say that he won't be composing the music at all. He may as well have said "To confirm, no one is currently involved with TES VI".
That's something of a leap in the title.
Edit: There was something of a leap in the original title.
Edit: There was something of a leap in the original title.
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TES 6 is like, 5 years out minimum in my own estimation. Why would anyone commit to a job that is so far away? More like 8 years if we are unlucky.
Love his work on the series, but it's probably a bit too soon for him to be involved anyway considering that Starfield still needs to be wrapped up before TES6 goes into full production. I would love to see what Inon Zur could do with TES after hearing his great work on Fallout.
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Speaking of him, what's the last news about that kickstarter project of his? Last I heard it's riddled with problems.
I mean, we're still 3-4 years away minimum, right? Bethesda would be absolutely nuts not to bring Soule aboard for ES6
Then again, reading his posts in the comments below that, he said he was very involved in the early processes of Skyrim. So, who knows what Bethesda will do. I have so many doubts Bethesda themselves can still pull off an Elder Scrolls that's going to match the massive hype machine.
Then again, reading his posts in the comments below that, he said he was very involved in the early processes of Skyrim. So, who knows what Bethesda will do. I have so many doubts Bethesda themselves can still pull off an Elder Scrolls that's going to match the massive hype machine.
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I'd say 2021 Starfield, 2023 TES 6 at best. So yeah, 4 years minimum.
Seems like the only "problem" is his procrastination. Lol.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure music isn't incorporated until around the Alpha stage of production so that the composer has a general idea of the tone of the game. Then there's any cutscenes that may need to be synced to a composition.
I doubt ES6 is anywhere near that at this moment in time. So the likelihood of him being involved at the moment isn't shocking.
I doubt ES6 is anywhere near that at this moment in time. So the likelihood of him being involved at the moment isn't shocking.
As others have said, TES6 exists as nothing more than the trailer you've all seen, and a few doodles in Todd's latest notebook. It's far too early to get a composer on board. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if even Starfield's lead composer hasn't been 100% confirmed yet (please be Marty O'Donnell).
Also worth noting, you shouldn't be bothered if Soule gets ignored anyway. After the success of Skyrim he started a Kickstarter for an album called the Northerner: Soule Symphony Number 1. He asked for $10k and raised over $120k. Estimated delivery was 2013. He took that $120k and poured it all into a new startup trying to create a tech successor to the MIDI sound format instead. The album has never been released. He ignored backers and hired an agency to correspond with them in his place, who were so bad at it they even copy/pasted comments from fans pretending to be from Soule, in the few times they ever posted updates at all. Soule himself seems to have wiped his hands clean of the project long ago as, and I shit you not about this, he has now started a Patreon to fund personal music writing. This guy has no shame. He used his TES fame to bleed his fans for their cash, spent it on something completely different to what he promised them, and is now asking for more of their cash on Patreon. Losing out on TES6 is what he deserves.
Also worth noting, you shouldn't be bothered if Soule gets ignored anyway. After the success of Skyrim he started a Kickstarter for an album called the Northerner: Soule Symphony Number 1. He asked for $10k and raised over $120k. Estimated delivery was 2013. He took that $120k and poured it all into a new startup trying to create a tech successor to the MIDI sound format instead. The album has never been released. He ignored backers and hired an agency to correspond with them in his place, who were so bad at it they even copy/pasted comments from fans pretending to be from Soule, in the few times they ever posted updates at all. Soule himself seems to have wiped his hands clean of the project long ago as, and I shit you not about this, he has now started a Patreon to fund personal music writing. This guy has no shame. He used his TES fame to bleed his fans for their cash, spent it on something completely different to what he promised them, and is now asking for more of their cash on Patreon. Losing out on TES6 is what he deserves.
I just saw this myself and came to post about it
https://www.patreon.com/JeremySoule
Is he for real? Fuck off.
An ES game without him as composer would hit me hard. Surviving a near death car accident inspired the music he composed for Oblivion. There so many incredible tracks from these games that I only need to hear a few notes to immediately take me back to how I felt playing them.
The audio director of BGS Mark Lampert, said in a NoClip documentary, that Bethesda start working with the composer super early to shape the game along with the music.
So if he's not been called..
So if he's not been called..
Yeah, I'd assume this is just because of how far out the game is. Far Horizons is one of my favourite pieces in video games, always takes me back to the game if I hear it.
Because Bethesda have other projects. Bethesda is a company that has been around for a long time, they are not about pumping out sequels. And when they tried to pump a game out quickly, we end up with Fallout 76.
They don't work on it yet because, as they explained it, the next generation console is needed to do what they wanted to do. That is, unless you want TES6 to be a PC exclusive. And Bethesda is earning too much money from consoles to do that.
