"Valor & Honor" from The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard on the PC (1998)
Composer: Chip Ellinghaus & Grant Slawson
Album: The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard Original Game Audio
Label: Bethesda Softworks
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Softworks
It has been a couple of years since I played The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard and I guess I never wrote a full-on review article, but I did play and finish this back in 2016. The game takes place on the small island of Stros M'Kai in the Hammerfell province during the 2E 864 while Tiber Septim is consolidating his power and bringing the various parts of Tamriel under his rule.
The song opens somewhat militaristic ally, which you could argue for either the Crowns or the Forebears depending if you are against or for Imperial rule. The second theme opening with the flute (1:55) could be showcasing more of the island as a quiet and tranquil place, but then that is disrupted by the third theme (2:16) which is the music that crops up nearly every time you are engaged in combat, which happens a lot in this game.
I like this track because it showcases three different sides to TESA:R, being the Imperial occupation of a small port city, wind through palm trees, and engaging in combat against a fellow Redguard pirate or a enclave of goblins living behind a waterfall. It is just good showcase of music from a game that I, for the most part, enjoyed playing.
~JWfW/JDub/The Faceplantman/Jaconian
Fraught With Danger And Travail
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