| "Dragonborn" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Jeremy Soule | |
| from the album The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Original Game Soundtrack | |
| Language | Dragon-tongue |
| Released | November 11, 2011 |
| Genre | Classical music, Nordic folk music, video game music |
| Length | 3:55 |
| Label | Bethesda Softworks |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Lyricist(s) | Emil Pagliarulo |
| Producer(s) | Jeremy Soule Todd Howard Mark Lampert |
"Dragonborn" is the theme song for the soundtrack of the 2011 role-playing video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim from Bethesda Softworks, composed by the American composer Jeremy Soule. The composition is Nordic-influenced classical in style and features a chorus singing lyrics in a fictional language, Dragon-tongue, that was created by Emil Pagliarulo for the game. The composition borrows heavily from "Nerevar Rising", the theme from The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, as well as elements from music in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, both of which were also composed by Soule. "Dragonborn" was lauded by critics and audiences alike. It is featured in orchestral performances and spawned numerous covers, many of which combine the song with an in-game, English-language composition "The Dragonborn Comes". One such cover, by Lindsey Stirling and Peter Hollens, holds the Guinness World Record for most viewed cover version of a video game soundtrack.