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This composer just remade the entire soundtrack of the first Elder Scrolls game: 'It really gives you a sense of…

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The Elder Scrolls: Arena is the first game in the series, and has an OST composed by Eric Heberling (who would also be on audio duties for The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall.) TES: Arena shipped in 1994 on MS-DOS, meaning that Heberling's orchestral-style compositions had to be compressed to fit the technology of the time, something he bemoaned in a 2011 interview : "The Elder Scrolls games used an 'orchestral' palette," said Heberling. "I mainly used the instruments offered by General MIDI. That said, I composed with a Roland Sound Canvas, when few players owned anything remotely similar. Inevitably, I had to convert them for FM Sound Blasters, etc. All the tracks suffered as a result. Especially the arrangements that relied on the timbre of the GM samples. Those I reinforced with counter-melodies fared better." Article continues below (Image credit: Bethesda) I ask Martin what he likes most about the Arena OST, and the remake track he's proudest of.…

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