As the hype continues to build forFallout 4, Bethesda have been very active releasing little tid bits on YouTube for us Vault Dwellers to enjoy. In case you didn’t know, Inon Zur is the principle composer for Fallout 4 and has worked on every Fallout since Tactics. No one knows the sound scape of the Wasteland better than Mr Zur and his music has underscored countless hours of exploration, fights, dialogue and memorable moments from the series.
In a post onBethesda.net, Zur talked about his inspiration for the main theme and his compositional style. One big part of his focus for Fallout 4 is his desire to make the score more personal:
“I have a very nice grand piano at home, and I recorded myself playing the main theme,” Zur says. Todd’s first reaction was mixed: He liked the idea of the piano, but he found the actual sound to be too bright, bordering on harsh. Todd and Mark wanted something warmer. “So I created a combination between a real piano and an electric piano sound,” Zur says. “A sound that is really round and not bright at all but very lush.” When Zur played this for Todd and Mark, both of them immediately knew this was what they wanted. “So following that lead on, there are multiple times that I use this,” Zur says. “You also hear it first in the main theme. This is not a mistake or just a random choice. The piano will stay with us throughout the whole score.”
Check out the video below of Zur playing the main theme on his grand piano at home, it’s something special for sure.
And if you want to hear the full orchestrated arrangement, then check this out:
Fallout 4 is released worldwide on November 10th 2015. Be sure to check out theFallout 4 wikifor all the most up to date information to help you survive in the Wasteland
