So... Is the title song for Dragon Age: Origins really fuckin good or is it just me?

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pimppeter2 said:
More than I should be. And I have this strange crush on Morrigan. Something that's never happened to me before in my gaming life.
I dunno man, her wierd skinny arm creeps me out... then again all the NPCs look a bit shit in the game, and she's definately got a personality a guy could go for.
 

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miracleofsound said:
pimppeter2 said:
More than I should be. And I have this strange crush on Morrigan. Something that's never happened to me before in my gaming life.
I dunno man, her wierd skinny arm creeps me out... then again all the NPCs look a bit shit in the game, and she's definately got a personality a guy could go for.
I don't get why people like Morrigan. The only time she ever agrees with you is when you go out of the way to be a dick. And doing that makes most of the other party members hate you.

Though I did find her theological arguments with Lelianna to be quite amusing.
 

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I don't get why people like Morrigan. The only time she ever agrees with you is when you go out of the way to be a dick.
a) Cos she comes across like she's probably pretty freaky in the sack

b) she reminds of us real women as a lot of them tend to fancy guys who are dicks (ducks behind nearest cover)

Neither of these can negate that wierd skinny twig-arm though.
 

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Bad Cluster said:
I was gonna mention Planescape Torment, but its music isn't epic at all, it is simply brilliant and for some reason it goes completely separate from this topic for me.
Actually that totally counts as mentioning it, so now I'm obligated to post this!


But on the topic of epic, Jeremy Soule has produced some fantastic work, such as this:
 

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Gildan Bladeborn said:
But on the topic of epic, Jeremy Soule has produced some fantastic work, such as this:
I've heard that song dozens of times and it still sounds just as epic. I love the soundtrack in all of the Guild Wars games.
 

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JackB said:
I love the music of Dragon Age: Origins. My Collector's Edition bonus disc had the entire soundtrack on it; yes, it is awesome.
Yes that was one of the best rewards for getting the collector's edition. Well that and the awesome cloth map
 

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Lost In The Void said:
JackB said:
I love the music of Dragon Age: Origins. My Collector's Edition bonus disc had the entire soundtrack on it; yes, it is awesome.
Yes that was one of the best rewards for getting the collector's edition. Well that and the awesome cloth map
That's true. Is it weird that I think the map smells good?
 

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JackB said:
Lost In The Void said:
JackB said:
I love the music of Dragon Age: Origins. My Collector's Edition bonus disc had the entire soundtrack on it; yes, it is awesome.
Yes that was one of the best rewards for getting the collector's edition. Well that and the awesome cloth map
That's true. Is it weird that I think the map smells good?
I should be slightly creeped out, but I'm not due to the fact that I now have in on my wall on display for all to dwell on. I've had to explain what it is so many times...
 

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Lost In The Void said:
JackB said:
Lost In The Void said:
JackB said:
I love the music of Dragon Age: Origins. My Collector's Edition bonus disc had the entire soundtrack on it; yes, it is awesome.
Yes that was one of the best rewards for getting the collector's edition. Well that and the awesome cloth map
That's true. Is it weird that I think the map smells good?
I should be slightly creeped out, but I'm not due to the fact that I now have in on my wall on display for all to dwell on. I've had to explain what it is so many times...
Wow. I keep mine in the case. It has a few loose strings on it and I'm afraid it will fall apart.
 

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It sounded like the music Hans Zimmerman and Lisa Gerrard did for Gladiator, but...


Soundtrack

The game's soundtrack comprised of orchestrated melodies, used both in-game and during cutscenes. The pieces were performed by the Northwest Sinfonia Orchestra, composed by Inon Zur.[42][43] The song "I Am the One" from Dragon Age won "Best Original Song" for a video game at Hollywood Music in MediaTM Awards. It was composed by Inon Zur and Aubrey Ashburn while being performed by Aubrey Ashburn. Dragon Age also won the award for "Outstanding Music Supervision" at the Hollywood Music in MediaTM Awards. The award was given in the name of Simon Pressey, audio director of Bioware.[44] [45]

Excerpts from the soundtrack were included with the collector's edition of the game,[46] and the entire soundtrack was released as an MP3 download on the 7th of December 2009.[47]
 

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GodsClown said:
Sounds largely similar to the song Leliana sings. It is weird, but in a good way.
Ugh, that song annoyed the hell out of me to no end. It was overproduced and completely artificial, which doesn't make any sense if the context is a single bard singing in the open. They should have had the person who voiced Leliana just sing it by herself (or get someone else that sounded similar) with minimal post-processing and no backing music. It's the same problem that Glee has with 90% of their songs in-show.

The main Dragon Age theme is pretty damn good, but my all time favourite still has to be:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWuNf4gxwuM Gives me the chills up and down my spine every time.

The newer version ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3EOibiVzq4 ) is also good but too overdone for my tastes

Off-topic: btw, how do you embed vids in this forum? Is there a guide to the html functions that work in the Escapist?
 

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It is a beautiful soundtrack, and the game is just great, I am loving it (don't know how I managed to have it in the house for ages and save it for Xmas) All the origin stories are worth playing before getting really into the game (not for the achievements, but for knowing why certain characters are at certain plot points, like Jowan for example) The music really compliments the game.
 

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It makes me want to forget the game and just sit in the main menu and listen to it over and over.
 

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Dragon Age's music is amazing but i doesn't trump these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3udu4SUsIc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0i6YFrSs6c
 

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Forget all the LoTR references everyone is tossing around..Sounds alot like BSG to me. :)

Well the begining anyway, also really good music.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-gvgPEtv4g