The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard
Darkly brooding
Despite the huge number of mods and total conversions from the loyal fan community, which mean that Skyrim still looks good and offers tons of new content, a total of three official DLCs were also released, although only two of these were provided with new music tracks. Unfortunately, there are also no OSTs, which is why we have to make do with a gamerip for Dawnguard and Dragonborn.
In terms of content, Dawnguard revolves around a group of vampire hunters who have set themselves on the heels of the bloodsuckers. It is up to us to decide which of the two factions we want to join. In terms of both the story and the music, we are transported to musty castles and abandoned crypts, which sounds just as entertaining as it ultimately is. With just four tracks, the gamerip is listened to much faster than the adventure is played through.
Where Soule had a whole world open to him in the main game, the instanced detour into the world of the sun allergists offers little room for musical masterclass. In fact, only the piece by the eponymous Dawnguard, What’s Left of the Snow Elves / The Forgotten ValeJeremy Soule, is worth mentioning, even though it ironically remains rather bloodless despite its soulful approach. The vampire counterpart Vampires of Clan VolkiharJeremy Soule sounds like typical dungeon muff à la Oblivion, and the last two tracks Ancient Depths (Ambience)Jeremy Soule and Vampiric Depths (Ambience)Jeremy Soule are ambient. Too bad.
