Morrowind:Music

Cover art of the regular soundtrack

Cover art of the Special Edition soundtrack, packaged with the Morrowind Collectors' Edition

Morrowind's soundtrack was composed by Jeremy Soule, who also composed Oblivion's soundtrack and Skyrim's soundtrack. It is available for purchase from iTunes and DirectSong.

The soundtrack was nominated for the Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition award of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Science, but lost out to Medal of Honor: Frontline.

OTN	Original Title	RTN	Remastered Title	File Name	Length	Type
01	Call of Magic	01	Nerevar Rising	Morrowind Title.mp3	01:54	Special
02	Desperation	05	Bright Spears, Dark Blood	MW battle1.mp3	02:07	Battle
03	Dark Caverns	04	Over The Next Hill	mx_explore_1.mp3	03:05	Explore
04	Unity	03	Knight's Charge	MW battle2.mp3	02:05	Battle
05	Peace At Last	02	Peaceful Waters	mx_explore_2.mp3	03:06	Explore
06	Traveling Fanfare	07	Dance of Swords	MW battle3.mp3	02:14	Battle
07	Main Theme	06	The Road Most Travelled	mx_explore_3.mp3	03:15	Explore
08	Choices Made	11	Hunter's Pursuit	MW battle 4.mp3	02:19	Battle
09	Separation	08	Blessing of Vivec	mx_explore_4.mp3	03:16	Explore
10	Trick Suspense	09	Ambush!	MW battle5.mp3	02:34	Battle
11	Rise to Reality	10	Silt Sunrise	mx_explore_5.mp3	03:11	Explore
12	Break the Cycle	13	Stormclouds on the Battlefield	MW battle 7.mp3	02:11	Battle
13	Love Lost	12	Shed Your Travails	mx_explore_6.mp3	03:13	Explore
14	Forever There	15	Drumbeats of the Dunmer	MW battle 8.mp3	02:03	Battle
15	Ending Theme	14	Caprice	mx_explore_7.mp3	03:28	Explore
		16	Darkened Depths	mw_cavern.bik	00:51	Video
		17	The Prophecy Fulfilled	mw_end.bik	01:12	Video
		18	Triumphant	MW_Triumph.mp3	00:15	Special
		19	Introduction	mw_intro.bik	01:12	Video
		20	Fate's Quickening	MW_Death.mp3	00:18	Special
		21	Nerevar Rising Reprise		02:14	Bonus

Jeremy Soule's Comments

Jeremy Soule has shared some of his inspirations and background information about some of the tracks:

Over the Next Hill

• In a waking moment from a dream, familiarity somehow coexists with a strange newness that can overwhelm the senses. Anything tangible is overtaken by the feeling of being in two worlds, neither of which are distinct. This music was my impression of that state. It was an approach meant to diffuse aural focus in a shift to the visual nature of the Morrowind adventure. Melodic beats (which typically give strong narrative direction) were replaced with harmonic color, and the world becomes a dream. For this directionless frame of mind leaves an opening for many interpretations, all reinforcing a personal connection to the game.

Nerevar Rising Reprise

• Written as an exercise as a way to get my head back into TES, this was the very first track completed for Skyrim.
• Morrowind... as revisited right around the time I began work on Skyrim. So, the textures and arrangement were updated and inspired by the original. It was fun to come back and have another look at this theme, which is now a bit like an old friend.

Notes

• Most tracks were given a title on the soundtrack CD ("Original Title") included in the Collector's Edition of Morrowind, and later another title ("Remastered Title") when Jeremy Soule released a remastered version of the Morrowind soundtrack on DirectSong. The Original Title also corresponds to the 15-track CD seen on sites such as this one. The remastered album also contains three additional tracks and modified the order.
• Although the soundtrack is available for purchase from DirectSong, the same music can be found in the Morrowind data folder in MP3 format, except for Darkened Depths, The Prophecy Fulfilled, and the title theme reprise. Also, Introduction is not available as an MP3 in a Morrowind installation, but is embedded in the mw_intro.bik animation file played when starting a new game.
• Desperation and Call of Magic are available for download on the official site.
• Six songs from the soundtrack are featured in Shadowkey.
• All explore songs from the soundtrack (except the title theme, Call of Magic/Nerevar Rising) are featured in the Dragonborn add-on for Skyrim.