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lostburgerprince · 2 months ago

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i need to write my love letter to rook's theme (not the chosen one) because it's possibly my favorite game track ever. like i love how character driven veilguard's ost is as a whole, but rook's is easily the best. i feel like it speaks to the character i made, but it feels moldable, like i can make other rooks and it'll still say something about them. i love that they'll throw in that harpsichord sting whenever rook takes charge of a scene. i love the breathy and percussive synths. i love the running string line. i love the key change. it conveys so clearly how rook doesn't have time to stop and take a breath, and how they're forced to take up the mantle in a situation they had little control over. when it plays in the opening bar scene (at least in the fight version) it's almost like an omen of that forthcoming reality. i love that the final phase of elgar'nan's boss fight is a reprise rook's theme music. it has such a great chello (?) solo in it that's so sad and mournful, puncuated by these intersitial drum breaks. i also love that they'll sometimes weave it in with the veilguard theme.

like i think bookending the game with this track is so good. rook's not the chosen one but it is rook's story. with the other tracks i think what they say about the companions is pretty evident, but with not the chosen one you get to define what these motifs mean for rook and you.

idk i just highly recommend listening to the ost album and then the in-game cuts of the soundtrack (playlists here and here) and really soak in how they layer the instrumentation and bring in different motifs from all the themes throughout. (and tbh one of my critiques is they could have done this even more) like yes, it's a high budget fantasy ost, but i think it's a lot more complex and interesting than people give it credit for.

#dragon age the veilguard #dragon age #linking an unofficial upload of rook's theme bc i don't want to so directly give zimmer money lmfao #the struggle of wanting to talk about how the veilguard ost is good actually but not wanting to be a keyboard warrior for the zims #the other protags technically have themes but i feel like it's not as intentional as this and in retrospect it makes me sad #and we have never gotten themes for *all* the companions and i think it's great we did with veilguard #and don't even get me started on varric's theme or solas or ghil or elgar'nan #anyway these have been thoughts from a former hardcore band kid and voracious ost listener #and veilguard good isn't even my hottest take bc i think anthem is bioware's best ost

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