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Jeremy Soule began life as a passionate composer of symphonic music at a very early age. Since the age of five, Soule took an intense interest in the symphony orchestra. “The Orchestra is the ultimate instrument. I find that it has the ability to define nearly every human emotion in existence” stated Soule from his Cascadian studio in the Great Northwest of America.
Mastering the art of orchestration, melodic composition and emotional context was no easy task for the British Academy Award winning composer...
“Every day is a challenge. I am not able to take anything for granted when it comes to music. Music is a literal language that is a life study for me. I find that the natural inspiration behind sound starts with the beauty of the human spirit. Everything in music is a reflection of who we are in Creation. Composers draw from the same sorts of places as other disciplines of the Arts in that we are all connected to some greater cause and energy. Defining our place in this energy is the beauty of our Art.”
That video games could be considered “Art” was unthinkable over 30 years ago during the debut of the first game machines such as the Magnavox Odyssey. The sights and sounds of the mid-eighties machines also did little to hint at the coming revolution. Today, video games feature development budgets in the tens of millions of dollars and often command some of the top talent in an ever-growing $20 billion industry.
For over a decade, Soule has provided music for some of the most successful and admired games of all time. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Harry Potter, Total Annihilation, SOCOM: The Navy Seals and the Elder Scrolls series can all attribute music to him. His versatility as a composer has also been demonstrated from his critically acclaimed traditional Asian score for Guild Wars Factions to his work with children’s properties such as Rugrats and Lemony Snicket and the Series of Unfortunate Events.
The year 2006 witnessed one of the best years yet for Soule with such critical and commercial success coming from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Guild Wars: Factions/Nightfall, Prey and the World War II epic Company of Heroes. Soule won the inaugural MTV Video Music Award in August for “Best Score” and was honored with his third career British Academy Award nomination in October. In November, Soule won another “Best Score” award from Spike TV and was the recipient of numerous press awards such as Game Daily’s “most iPod-worthy score”.
In feature films, Soule’s Walden Logo was used at the start of the $744 million earning film: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. His work with Narnia also continued with director Norman Stone’s critically acclaimed film C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia.
In concerts, Soule’s music was a component of the successful “Play Symphony” tour that featured prominently Elder Scrolls as well as Prey as part of their concert program. Performances were conducted with symphony orchestras in Vienna, Stockholm, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and Toronto. Future performances are scheduled in Stockholm, Sydney and Singapore. Visit www.play-symphony.com for more information.
A special note to our readers...
“I love my fans—especially young composers. I encourage anyone that wishes to contact me to write me here or at my website, www.jeremysoule.com. It may take me a little while to reply to everyone but be assured that I will respond, if not here, then via my website.” –Jeremy Soule
Thanks very much for friendship... I like this opportunity to share our worlds... The Life of a man is made up of a series of dreams which write our history, as well as our children, who then start to write their own. I decided to continue writing mine as soon as I began to dream in early childhood. One doesn't need to stop the journey along the way. It is necessary to believe that the stars which light our way will never go out, and to continue to follow our dreams which inspire us in the most beautiful moments of our lives. If not, why is my star helping me to write so many fine melodies? I composed a suite for my dream, called " Melody for an Oscar", and I am convinced that one day someone will help me to reach for that Oscar in Hollywood, which I have always imagined in my dreams. No matter what, my dreams have enhanced my musical creativity, and for that I am thankful. Didier EUZET www.euzet.com
Jeremy Thank you sooo much! first of all for accepting my request and for inspiring me and most likely thousands of other musiciens over the globe. Your score for morrowind was one of the best musical pieces i've ever heard and truly inspired me to become a composer.
hey how are you? we wanted you to check out our songs on our page. our sound is ambient, dark, orchestral & cinematic. keep in touch we'll see you soon! We have a show coming up with Korn, Black Eyed Peas & Shiny Toy Guns!
hey how are you? we wanted you to check out our songs on our page. our sound is ambient, dark, orchestral & cinematic. keep in touch we'll see you soon!
I just wanted to leave a comment thanking you for all you've done for the music-video game industry. Your score for Oblivion and other great games really got me back into music. I'm currently learning piano because of you. Thanks a million!
Hi there, Time To Train is something I back to often, so I can get a little motivation and positive energy. Thanks for posting this tune here! I was thinking - are you going to have in the directsong offer more of your works for games? Like Harry Potter games soundtracks or maybe Star Wars KotOR?
Hi jeremy love the work into IL-2 Sturmovik and would love to hear it hear so i can listen to it outside of the game if u can post here if your allowed to release it if you arnt could you send a message letting me know is thier a individual soundtrak available for il-2 or in the makings maybe