The Banner Saga 3, by Austin Wintory

The Banner Saga 3

by Austin Wintory

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Jordan Vauvert La trilogie The Banner Saga est sortie sur une intervalle de six ans : on pourra facilement comprendre à quel point elle est importante pour Austin Wintory. Si on peut écouter les deux premiers volets pour leurs ambiances, le troisième s'apprécie vraiment pour sa technique et sa maturité. Austin Wintory accentue la pression à grands renforts de cuivres et n'hésite pas à aller vers la cacophonie ("Steel flowing as water") et même la dissonance ("Blades sing from below"). La meilleure des trois ! Favorite track: With a mighty grief that was ours and theirs.

Kenogu Labz This soundtrack is more sharply dissonant than the prior two, in the best of ways. At times cacophonous, there's many times - especially in the 30m of the blockbuster finale in tandem with the three prior build-up pieces - where musical phrases cut short before they've completed. That's what the album feels like: something's deeply wrong with the world, and lives are cut short before their time. It's desperate, on edge, and every minute of that finale is worth it every time. Favorite track: With a mighty grief that was ours and theirs.

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For THE BANNER SAGA 3, Stoic Studio and I have once again partnered with iam8bit for this double LP release. Stoic's Art Director Arnie Jorgensen has yet again created gorgeous art, and the music specially re-mastered by my engineer guru Steve Kempster. VERY limited quantity this time around!

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1.	Steps, into memory 01:27 video		buy track
2.	The true hero comes reluctantly 03:31		buy track
3.	Encircled wolves 03:05		buy track
4.	Darkness rises 01:45	lyrics	buy track
Baðað ljósi magnast myrkur. Undir eilífðar sól loks af friður hlýst. Áfram. Showered in light, darkness rises. Under the endless sun. At last peace descends. Onward
5.	Raising high their shining light 02:57		buy track
6.	Shadows under shadows 01:01		buy track
7.	Steel flowing as water 04:15		buy track
8.	Into the hurricane 02:10		buy track
9.	Ruin beyond the walls 04:10		buy track
10.	Dust settles on the crown 02:05		buy track
11.	Trees cannot grow in a moonless sky 01:09	lyrics	buy track
Það vex ekkert tré myrku hvolfi í Og í heiðríkju Við kveðjum okkar hraustustu menn. The trees cannot grow in a moonless sky. And in endless light, We bid farewell to the best of us.
12.	The hounds are a-hungered 02:08		buy track
13.	Lightning and stonework 03:33		buy track
14.	Give us luck 01:55	lyrics	buy track
Við hljótum lán og fögnum. Við lærum lán og döfnum. Give us luck, we rejoice. Teach us luck, we prosper
15.	We live as we will live 03:16		buy track
16.	Blades sing from below 05:34		buy track
17.	Feet and shields planted 04:10		buy track
18.	Forward or downward 05:58		buy track
19.	With a mighty grief that was ours and theirs 11:40		buy track
20.	On the promises of twilight 04:42		buy track
21.	Fate, chosen 02:54		buy track
22.	Only we few remember it now 03:28	lyrics	buy track
Baðað ljósi magnast myrkur. Undir eilífðar sól Og við sverðs míns egg Loks af friður hlýst. Er sól loks til viðar leggst, við hinsta andardrátt, Land gunnfána og beina Engin stjarna skín, lúðragjall, né heiður Sigur í svefni hlýst. Við örfáir, minnumst þessa nú Showered in light, darkness rises. Under the endless sun, And by the edge of my blade, At last peace descends. There will be no stars, nor fanfares, nor honor. Victory shall be sleep. When the sun finally sets, and final breaths are drawn, The land, of bones and banners. Only we few, remember it now.

about

It's difficult to know what to say about this game or franchise after spending the last 6 years basking in it. To call it one of the best experiences of my life is certainly accurate, but it's more than that. Few projects have ever catapulted my personal growth as an artist more than these have, and the 3rd title probably the most of all.

I feel intensely grateful to Stoic for so openly inviting all my musical instincts on these games, and letting me wander off into the forest with some truly harebrained ideas. Rarely could I imagine more trusting collaborators.

Similarly, these scores would never be what they are without the army of amazing musicians. From the orchestra in London to the various soloists around the world, I can't possibly overstate my gratitude. In particular, my trio of Youtube stars who've ridden the wave from day 1: Taylor Davis, Malukah and Peter Hollens.

I hope you enjoy this final installment, and find delicious the dread and darkness I had the privilege of conjuring up.

credits

released July 26, 2018

Music composed, conducted and produced by Austin Wintory

Performed by The London Studio Orchestra

Featuring:
Richard Watkins – French horn
Alistair Mackie – trumpet
David Bishop – baritone saxophone

Featured solos:
Taylor Davis – violin
Kristin Naigus – solo winds
Malukah – vocals
Peter Hollens – vocals
Johann Sigurdarson – vocals
Anthony Parnther – bass sarrusophone
Noah Gladstone – bukkehorn
Mike Neimietz – prepared electric guitar
Randin Graves – didgeridoo
Austin Wintory – accordion

And specially featuring vocals by Eivør

Orchestrations – Susie Seiter and Austin Wintory
MIDI transcription – M.R. Miller
Copyist – Steven Juliani Music
Librarian – Jill Streater Global Music Services
Orchestra contractor – Amy Stewart for Isobel Griffiths Ltd.

Score engineered by Jake Jackson
ProTools digital recordist – John Prestage
Score mixed and mastered by Steve Kempster
Music editor – Kevin Globerman
Mix assistant – Matt Friedman
Score implementation – John Watson and David Grayson

Lyrics by Austin Wintory and Alex Thomas
Translations by Stefán Már Magnússon
Album art direction by Arnie Jorgensen
Eivør appears courtesy of A&G Songs

In memory of Brian O’Connor.

Austin Wintory wishes to thank: the incredible soloists, the amazing London orchestra, Amy Stewart and Isobel Griffiths, Jill Streater, my extraordinary London and Los Angeles crews, Eivør, Roy Lidstone-Jackson, the brilliant Sarah Kovacs and Kraft-Engel team, my family and my inspiring muse Angela Bermúdez.

And finally, a very special thank you to Stoic Studio for giving me one of the most rewarding experiences of my career and life.

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