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A Musical Proclamation from Lord British!

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by Lord British, Dec 5, 2013.

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  1. Lord British

    Lord British Lord British SOTA Developer

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    I am very proud to share some exciting news with all of you! We have secured a musical masterpiece from David Watson. David may be better known to many of you as Iolo, the great bard of Britannia! His most memorable piece by far is, of course, "Stones", which became so popular, it inspired, and continues to inspire, MANY renditions and remixes.

    What few may know, however, is that Iolo is famous for writing another great masterwork; "Karelia's Song". This beautiful piece touched the team so much, we had to secure the rights to use this marvelous melody for Shroud of the Avatar! And so it was proclaimed and made reality!

    Here is a link to an instrumental version of the piece, which you will of course find within the game!
    https://d2sx9mrt4zumaq.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Shroud_Karelias_Instrumental_v5.mp3

    And for all of you loyal fans of Britannia who enjoy vocal accompaniment, you can hear the voice of Master Iolo himself singing in this stunning piece. This rendition was recorded with our mutual, and very talented friend, Truly Carmichael. Please help support their work by visiting CD Baby: <http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/trulycarmichael>

    One more thing you might enjoy is the lyrics to this fine piece. It is a magical wonderful tale of the Barron of Eastmarch's daughter. More tales of which you will find in game!
    I am truly grateful to have been able to bring such memorable music into the lands of New Britannia. Special thanks to the Master Bard himself; David Watson, for sharing his talents with all of us.

    Enjoy,
    Lord British
     
  2. Fox Cunning

    Fox Cunning Localization Team

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    Brilliant! *Bows to Master Iolo*
     
  3. Isaiah

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    Awesome!
     
  4. Lord Baldrith

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    That's a beautiful song! Thanks for sharing. I can imagine hearing that in the Pub for sure!
     
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    Excellent Music!

    Stones was indeed a masterpiece too. Will it be included or is that not possible?
     
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    I hope more of Truly Carmichael's as well as Iolo's (of course) work makes it into SotA.
     
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    Congrats to David and Truly Carmichael.
     
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    Ohhh Iolo! and specialy stones! <3

    This instrumental sample tho, personaly not my like. Cant wait to hear other songs tho!
     
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    Wow... So beautiful. The music of Ultima was one of the most memorable and wonderful aspects to the series and this piece actually brought tears to my eyes, as it is another step closer to what all of us Ultima fans have been waiting a long time for. Thank you. :D
     
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    my thoughts exactly Lori.
     
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    Duke Gréagóir Legend of the Hearth

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    Great!!! Ultima really brought people into those games with the music changing when you enter/leave town, in the wilderness, battle, etc. That really immersed me into the Ultima franchise!
     
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    is everything.
    I think you meant "in the club".
     
  13. Lord Baldrith

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    I stand corrected :)
     
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    Thanks Iolo! This is such great work, and it takes me back to the music from the former games already. I really look forward to launching SotA straight into this score, do not pass go! :)
     
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    Browncoat Jayson Legend of the Hearth

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    Awesome song! Thanks for sharing it with us, and I look forward to hearing it in game. It was great to hear it sung by the master bard himself!
     
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    Maybe music can work like guitar hero?
    So for every instrument in the game you could have sheets that players could make the music on to either play or let others try and keep up with the notes?




    I actually meant to put this on another thread, but must of chose the wrong tab.
    I'll just leave here, not trying to take over the thread or anything. :D
     
  17. Duke Ezekiel Cooper

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    Very nice...
    My girl just fell in love with me all over again... :)
     
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    Sounds really good. I like it.
     
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    Sounds Great
     
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    I always loved the music from Ultima!
     
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