Soule has been working in the music industry since 1994 when he became an employee of Square. He then left to join Humongous Entertainment, where he composed for several children's games as well as Total Annihilation, his first award-winning score. He left to form his own music production company, Soule Media in 2000, now called Artistry Entertainment. Through this company Soule has created several award-winning soundtracks. In 2005 he founded DirectSong. Soule's works have been played in several live concerts such as the Symphonic Game Music Concert in Germany and the international Play! A Video Game Symphony concert series.
A change in musical style may be felt by listeners of his compositions past 2005. As Soule had a near-death experience in a car crash about which he reportedly stated in an interview for FiringSquad: "I ended up rolling in my car several times on an interstate while flying headlong into oncoming traffic ... I felt no fear ... I simply just acknowledged to myself that I've had a good life and I would soon have to say goodbye to all of it in a matter of seconds".
He has produced and composed music for:
* Armies of Exigo
* Azurik: Rise of Perathia
* Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
* Company of Heroes
* Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
* Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
* Dungeon Siege
* Dungeon Siege II
* The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
* Final Four
* Giants: Citizen Kabuto
* Guild Wars
* Guild Wars: Factions
* Guild Wars: Nightfall
* Guild Wars: Eye of the North
* Guild Wars 2
* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone
* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
* Icewind Dale
* Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter
* Impossible Creatures
* IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
* Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
* Mass Effect
* Neverwinter Nights
* Prey 2006
* Secret of Evermore
* SOCOM
* Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
* Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
* Supreme Commander
* Total Annihilation: Kingdoms
* Total Annihilation: The Core Contingency
* Total Annihilation
* Unreal II
* Warhammer: Mark of Chaos
* Warhammer40K: Dawn of War
Jeremy Soule recently took legal action against KHInsider, a website dedicated to digital music piracy. The owner of the site decided to remove the offending material in order to avoid being sued by Soule, who was not only trying to have his own music removed, but all the music on the site. At the same time, many customers of DirectSong have had been waiting months if not years for their physical CDs to arrive and so some filed a lawsuits against DirectSong. DirectSong no longer offers its music in physical media.
Main Theme
Jeremy Soule Lyrics
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Naal ok zin los vahriin
wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal
ahrk fin norok paal graan
fod nust hon zindro zaan
Dovahkiin fah hin kogaan mu draal
Huzrah nu, kul do od, wah aan bok lingrah vod
Wo lost fron wah ney dov
ahrk fin reyliik do jul
voth aan suleyk wah ronit faal krein!
Alduin, feyn do jun,
kruziik vokun staadnau,
voth aan bahlok wah diivon fin lein!
Nuz aan sul, fent alok,
fod fin vul dovah nok,
fen kos nahlot mahfaeraak ahrk ruz!
Paaz Keizaal fen kos stin nol bein Alduin jot!
Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin
naal ok zin los vahriin
wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!
Ahrk fin norok paal graan
fod nust hon zindro zaan
Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!
Dragonborn Dragonborn
By his honor is sworn
To keep evil forever at bay
And the fiercest foes rout
When they hear triumph's shout
Dragonborn for your blessing we pray!
Hearken now, sons of snow, to an age, long ago
and the tale, boldly told, of the one!
Who was kin to both wyrm
and the races of man
with a power to rival the sun
Alduin, Bane of Kings,
ancient shadow unbound,
with a hunger to swallow the world!
But a day, shall arise,
when the dark dragon's lies,
will be silenced forever and then!
Fair Skyrim will be free from foul Alduin's maw!
Dragonborn, Dragonborn
by his honor is sworn
To keep evil forever at bay!
And the fiercest foes rout
when they hear triumph's shout,
Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray!
The lyrics to Jeremy Soule's Main Theme are a call to action for the Dragonborn, the singer of the popular video game, Skyrim. The Dragonborn is a character with the ability to absorb the souls of dragons and use their power to save the world from an ancient dragon named Alduin.
The opening lines, "Dovahkiin Dovahkiin, naal ok zin los vahriin," translate to "Dragonborn Dragonborn, by his honor is sworn." The Dragonborn is honor-bound to keep evil at bay and triumph over the fierce foes. The song speaks of an age long ago, when the Dragonborn's power rivalled that of the sun, and how Alduin, the Bane of Kings, with a hunger to swallow the world, threatened to destroy everything. But the Dragonborn's power would bring the dark dragon's lies to silence and free Skyrim from Alduin's grip.
The song is a powerful ode to the Dragonborn, whose mere presence inspires courage and hope in others. It is a reminder that the responsibility of the Dragonborn is great, but the rewards of victory are greater.
Line by Line Meaning
Dovahkiin Dovahkiin
Dragonborn Dragonborn
Naal ok zin los vahriin
By his honor is sworn
wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal
To keep evil forever at bay
ahrk fin norok paal graan
And the fiercest foes rout
fod nust hon zindro zaan
When they hear triumph's shout
Dovahkiin fah hin kogaan mu draal
Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray!
Huzrah nu, kul do od, wah aan bok lingrah vod
Hearken now, sons of snow, to an age, long ago
Aahrk fin tey, boziik fun, do fin gein!
And the tale, boldly told, of the one!
Wo lost fron wah ney dov
Who was kin to both wyrm
ahrk fin reyliik do jul
and the races of man
voth aan suleyk wah ronit faal krein!
with a power to rival the sun
Alduin, feyn do jun,
Alduin, Bane of Kings,
kruziik vokun staadnau,
ancient shadow unbound,
voth aan bahlok wah diivon fin lein!
with a hunger to swallow the world!
Nuz aan sul, fent alok,
But a day, shall arise,
fod fin vul dovah nok,
when the dark dragon's lies,
fen kos nahlot mahfaeraak ahrk ruz!
will be silenced forever and then!
Paaz Keizaal fen kos stin nol bein Alduin jot!
Fair Skyrim will be free from foul Alduin's maw!
Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin
Dragonborn, Dragonborn
naal ok zin los vahriin
By his honor is sworn
wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!
To keep evil forever at bay!
Ahrk fin norok paal graan
And the fiercest foes rout
fod nust hon zindro zaan
when they hear triumph's shout
Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!
Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray!
Contributed by Henry L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.