Far Horizons - London Philharmonic Orchestra (Skyrim cover)

[@IndyTheGreat]

Of all songs from this game, I'm so glad they chose this one.

[@hashtray33]

it was either this one or secunda I'm glad it was this one too

[@DarkSignal59]

+Indy The Great the streets of whiterun would've been more epic imo

[@JonatasMonte]

+iAmDaos It is not about epicness in this case. This music is iconic

[@DarkSignal59]

JonatasMonte and the streets of whiterun isn't?

[@DerisedEgami]

+Indy The Great - Right on. Best track of them all.

[@WoHJosh]

This is a song that would literally make me stop whatever I was doing in the game just to listen to this masterpiece.

[@censorduck]

Joshua Laporte or simply great for riding over the planes outside Whiterun.

[@Patton1944]

Joshua Laporte You know the misc quest where you get a sailor's remains and put him to rest by cremating him in the lighthouse? This song just started playing as I went to the top of the lighthouse to finish the quest. So I was on top of the tower, the ocean to one side and snowy mountains along the coast and to my back with this masterpiece playing. That was probably the most immersed I've ever been in a video game.

[@davailama1254]

GreatGranpapy I've had that moment as well

[@DomUrbain]

Joshua Laporte climb a mountain like i did at Mont-Tremblant (875m), Québec and listen to that song while looking at the horizon :) It's epic !

[@theicemanleaveth]

Climbing to the peak of some unexplored mountain, looking around, and being simply amazed at the beautiful snowy world around you.

[@jbarkerhill92]

It's pretty rare for a videogame to reach this level of artistry. The music elevated the game to an even higher level. I was pretty late to playing this game, didn't want to jump on the bandwagon. But I eventually bought it and devoted a whole summer to the game, good memories

[@rylansparkyschneider]

I did the same and it made it the best summer for sure. But at least to me, the music makes the game infinitely better.

[@IndyTheGreat]

jbarkerhill92 Xenoblade definitely matches this game in artistry. So does the Half-Life and Bioshock games.

[@jbarkerhill92]

+Indy The Great Bioshock was definitely a great game, loved the atmosphere and music, only played the first one though

[@coasterguy1000]

+jbarkerhill92 You should totally try Bioshock Infinite along with the Burial at Sea DLC. Although I heard the first Bioshock was a tad better, Infinite was overall very good and Burial at Sea made me want to play the first Bioshock for closure. :)

[@leonkennedy7776]

+jbarkerhill92 same here. devoted whole season playing the game and hearing these great musics

[@EtoGmajor]

As a French horn player, I will say that the opening melody is NOT easy to play. The top note is very close to the instrument's upper limit. It's hard not to sound awful when playing that high or even play that high at all.

[@charlie5752]

that's why I play trumpet or saxophone...

[@micahabramson797]

I agree as a clarinet player this piece is extremely hard in not only on a note level but also on a dynamic level. (tune, Forte, decrescendos, etc.)

[@alexsitaras6508]

it just sounds easy because the person who played it is an incredible musician

[@thebrasshole6204]

^^^^^ Decresendos?! I think you mean diminuendos

[@noobcastle]

TheBrassHole same thing; different name.

[@BoredErica]

Let's give some credit to the London Philharmonic too. Their arrangement of this song was spot on. The brief quiet moment with the piano was a nice pause and change of pace, but still felt like it belonged in the original track. Excellent, excellent piece. Showed to multiple people and got positive responses all around, and none of them are Skyrim fans.

[@JonatasMonte]

+Eric Lin I still preffer the original with some exceptions but this arrangment is also good and that's what good music is about, allowing you great possibilities to work with it

[@tripleO16]

yeah after listening to this i couldn't go back to the original that piano part was so good

[@alexmartinelli6231]

fun fact jeremy soule didn't like the piano part

[@bacicinvatteneaca]

@@alexmartinelli6231 I understand him, it makes it more generic and poppy

[@Malboja]

I am pleased to say I saw this live

[@highlord6853]

P.O.V youre coming back to watch this after a few years to just absorb the beauty of this masterpiece

[@dankershaw8388]

Always. One of the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard

[@muER76]

I have spent 700 hours in Skyrim, and still miss it

[@mortezaeshaghi6391]

Mee too🥲😪

[@knn6204]

From the countless games I have played HMM3 & Skyrim have a very special place in my heart. They will never be replaced. ❤

[@oceanmachine2029]

Out of all outcomes in time and space that I could have been a part of. I'm glad I existed at the time this song was released.

[@NebulousClouds]

Be thankful and your life ain't waisted.

[@vincentamiel4938]

2:00 this is like reaching the most distant stars and travelling through the marvels of the cosmos. This passage is supernatural.

[@Messi-rw9ng]

+Vincent Amiel Agreed.

[@LarsVonTrier2007]

If I die and go to heaven, I would like to be received with this masterpiece.

[@drwolfie]

I didn’t think today would be a crying day but here we are 😭

[@Alberich_Prince_of_Dwarves]

If only all of Skyrim's soundtrack was performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra, it'd make my hairs stand even more on end. It's so beautiful it makes my skin crawl.

[@J1283-s1k]

A bit late but the London Symphonic Orchestra covered a lot of tracks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5LWnKuBm8p5pNE

[@federicogarland272]

they just released a whole concert a few months ago!

[@Alberich_Prince_of_Dwarves]

@@federicogarland272 thanks bro!

[@cordelephant]

3:01 Camera pans over a crowd of people gathered on a dimly lit eve in Whiterun 3:16 You see the faces of the ones gathered up front of the crowd. Lydia, Jarl Balgruuf, the Companions, several other close ones to Dovahkiin. 3:27 They are all silent, with their heads down, sad and in mourning. 3:31 Camera pans through the still crowd toward the Skyforge where the Dovahkiin lies on a bed of wood planks accompanied by an old Iron Helmet 3:45 The wife, tearing up, holds her face in her hands, until she slowly gazes upward and looks to the sky 3:53 The wife's teary eye widens in astonishment 4:00 Camera looks up revealing Odahviing, Paarthurnax and countless dragons circling peacefully overhead, honoring the Dovahkiin Funeral of the Dragonborn.

[@blackeyedrock7427]

Dang that was beautiful.

[@PepeTheJonkler]

Is there a reason you didn't write the final episode of Game of Thrones? My God, this would have been perfect.

[@maxcody5040]

Absolutely love this.

[@Pneu_]

this was poetically moving and beautiful, my heartfelt congratulations on your creativity.

[@Lucos546]

It was so, artistically done…

[@FeralGameing]

By the nine... i dont listen to this music... i just feel it... in my soul... it is beautiful...

[@TheChatterbox1991]

the name Jeremy Soule (Skyrim's composer) is very apt then

[@flashplayinc5616]

In the name of the jarl, cry right here!

[@aqshelraditya3677]

*eight

[@stalledrain4093]

@@aqshelraditya3677 imperial bastard! Praise be to Talos.

[@anuneducatedstudent]

This is music. Not some of the crap you hear on the radio these days, but real emotion woven in symphony. This is beautiful.

[@Bunnut]

Couldn't have said it any better

[@ohnomybones7318]

Too true, all music nowadays is exactly the same, its all about "love" and "money"... No originality at all!

[@Fishhunter2014]

+The Gaming Hippo More like "sex, drugs, and money" but I know what you mean.

[@antonlanthier5122]

inb4 "I WAS BORN IN THE WRONG GENERATION HURR DURR!!!"

[@moregasmthepowerful2959]

Nope, just hate modern music, modern life is pretty great all things considered but some things needn't be as bad as they are especially if we've done better before.

[@BeIrie247]

This game is on a whole different level, I hate to even call it a game. I just call it a masterpiece...

[@sjcb]

Couldn't agree with you more. Skyrim truly is a whole different breed of "gaming".

[@DaveFallows]

The console versions were a mess. Only spending up to a month installing three years worth of community mods for the PC version gives you a true Skyrim experience.

[@3p1cC4nuck]

David Fallows Hey, come on now. I play Skyrim on the PS3 and still enjoy it as much as any PC player would. The ~200 hours I've spent playing this amazing game is testament to that.

[@DaveFallows]

Once you experience a modded experience on the PC you will wonder how you ever did without it.

[@djtrixen]

Fred Nieuwoudt Or in the knee... sorry, it had to be said. >

[@SarahConor-l4k]

One of my favourite song, it's so heartwarming and magical. I could listen to this over and over

[@Grayfox541]

This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music that I have ever heard...

[@kanethao8874]

Made me cry tears of joy. Reminds me of why I am a musician.

[@Heavymetalthunda3]

This kinda music isn't heard. Your soul just absorbs it.

[@DontoPivotDude]

Right in the feels, where it belongs.

[@cordelephant]

your Soule* 😎

Witcher 3 and Skyrim have some of the best soundtracks I've ever heard.

[@Ryan1993uk]

and Halo 3

[@alsenar2]

I agree with both of you but let me add Dragon Age: Inquisition!

[@Relinquicide]

a lot of Skyrim's music was originally from TES:3 Morrowind, which is still my favourite game to this date. :)

[@Invocated_Agitator]

What about Gothic 3? There was nothing better in history of games than Gothic 3 Soundtrack!

[@AdamHaycee]

Ivan Haboić Damn I need to play The Witcher 3. I don't know what's taken me so long

[@kmstirpitz4285]

No joke, but I was on the verge of sleeping when I was napping this one time, but in the background on KZbin, this music was playing. My house was white as snow because of the lighting of my house, and there was a cold breeze coming from my AC above me, like a winter breeze. That, along with this music, literally made me think for a good few minutes, that I was actually in Skyrim, or some faraway place, awakening to the cold winter snow. I was sort of disappointed to find out that I was still on Earth, but it goes to show you how powerful music can be. :P 4:00 is so powerful.

[@georgeboktor6254]

It will always be Skyrim that opened my eyes to the world of the fantastical: gallant Elves weaving their magic, Burly Nord blacksmiths hammering away at crude plates of wrought-iron as Secunda clears the horizon. Every snow-carpeted dale, surmounted by jagged mountain peaks similarly worn in snow, uplifted the Wanderer in me. From the sprawling crypts of Ancient Nordic warriors to the plethora of cottages hidden in the deepest reaches of the forest. Lore stowed away in old wood-worked shelves awoke a hunger in me. If not for Skyrim, I wouldn't be where I am today and for that I am eternally grateful.

[@sithisrants4154]

I want this song played at my funeral.

[@Backdrifter88]

One of the most beautifully enchanting pieces of music I have ever heard. Goosebumps... every single time.

[@RoboticsBay]

Memories are strong.

[@sepulchurr]

Painful nostalgia

[@karanvirsingh7829]

RoboticsBay Memories? HAH! I never left Skyrim

[@bashersully7667]

Karan vir singh HAH FINALLY! I thought I was the only one who never stopped playing it those 5 years.

[@darksidegaz]

Me too. My favorite game of all time.

[@moos280]

Makes me think of a low sun in Autumn. Just incredible this music

[@arthurloginov4722]

This is one of the best sides of our human nature -- feelings. Only true living soul could create such a beauty. This is the music I will always remember when seeing a sun rising over our world. Who knows? Maybe there is indeed another world full of magic, that this music portrayed so good.

[@joshcross9226]

man this game is my favorite of all time....the soundtrack is amazing and beautiful and the gameplay is just so atmospheric and relaxing paired with the music. my favorite. part about the game isn't the story or the dragons or any of that, its just wandering skyrim. I can't wait for elder scrolls 6...

[@ThomasM936]

Same mate. Astonishing creation.

[@joako5262]

Yess..the best game ever

[@joeyscheets2978]

I devoted a full year of my life to this game. Every day after school I would play the game. It made my childhood full of adventure. Amazing memories.

[@Heartracer]

Best piece of video game music ever written

[@victormiguel4107]

Absolutely fantastic. It made me cry. Sound even more sensible than the original one.

[@OriginalRubes]

The nostalgia is real

[@IndyTheGreat]

GANDALF YOUSHALLNOTPASS This game is 4 years old...

[@OriginalRubes]

Indy The Great ye ik

[@malignantastralinfestation5834]

+Indy The Great That doesn't change anything. Nostalgia doesn't have to be from a time long long ago like in , it's when you feel something good about a different time. He means the thrill of exploring the world for the first time because that is a feeling that can never be replicated. Whether it's four years ago or forty, nostalgia isn't a feeling that needs to be held by a decade and up.

[@anuneducatedstudent]

+GANDALF YOUSHALLNOTPASS I've never owned a gaming PC, but the idea of buying one just so I can enjoy games like Skyrim forever is extremely tempting

[@OriginalRubes]

Pj Foley Haha, do it.

[@kelpnougatcrunch9430]

3:55 I died and went to sovengard

[@SkoomaSam]

I was surprised to have heard this on the radio just now!

[@aman113]

I have heard this now so many times and every time I feel just as though I am in fantasy world.

[@derpsterdmad2755]

I now have chills. I want to learn this french horn part *now*

[@michaelpaget2365]

.Skyrim .Oblivion .Halo 2 .Witcher 3 .Bully .Red dead .Ac2 .Fallout 4 .LA Noire .Gears of war 2 .Call of duty wow These are some of my favourite game soundtracks. You know a theme is good when you don't want to leave the main menu.

[@ShrekDaGlitcher]

I dont remember playing Call of duty: wow

[@larathetrashcan3030]

Michael Paget Alice Madness Returns Undertale Add those to your list and same

[@irenaurban7696]

Planescape: Torment ;)

[@skrause88]

ori & the blind forest

[@michaelpaget2365]

ShrekDaGlitcher Yeah, Call of Duty World Of Warcraft. Don't you remember?

[@thechakkim7993]

I can feel the cold air on my skin and smell the crisp winter of Skyrim when I hear this song.

[@thewarriorhk]

Tears flow down my cheek when i hear this. So epic, so emotional. Long live Skyrim long live the Stormcloaks

[@AUSHTEEN]

Some amazing homework music right here.

[@AlvaroLemos]

This song is soooo beautiful, makes me cry everytime I play the game. Thanks!

[@eleftherioschristodoulou4995]

Been listening this music for 3 years now while studying or trying to relax . cant seem to get tired of it , its just amazing

[@maxmattt]

I don’t mind admitting it, I was moved to tears with how epic that was. Hearing this music while exploring Skyrim in VR gives me goosebumps.

[@TheWanderer1000000]

Jeremy Soule. Thank you so much for making my life and everyone elses' lives what they are today.

[@krognak]

These fantasy games and songs really bring out the desire for me to return to a simpler life. I love gaming, KZbin and streaming movies - but it's so suffocating. Unless you have sacks of cash or savings, to live so far out in the countryside amongst the dramatic scenery can be a hard life of poverty and daily toil. I'd take the fresh country scenery over suburbia anyday if I were some oil baron who could afford to explore endlessly and soak in the magic.

[@triforcepower73]

The Rob I get the general gist of what you're saying, but the time period that these games are representing were by no means "simpler." And even if you were living in the world of Skyrim, it still wouldn't be simple at all. If you aren't a poor, hut-dwelling citizen who has to deal with a dull, monotonous life of harvesting the crops, fending off wolves and wild animals, then you might be a higher-up, wealthy citizen who still has to deal with the Stormcloak vs Imperial civil conflict as well as the rising number of dragons.

[@arizonacardinals94]

sounds soooo nice, makes me want to adventure in skyrim right now

[@enestahirovic3356]

I had a smile on my face up until the 1 minute mark, then the whole orchestra kicked in and I teared up like a bitch. The thought of all these wonderful players of London Philharmonic playing with such devotion and respect tugged on my heartstrings.

[@Mnogomer]

Thank you Jeremy so much

[@tibby499]

I find the part after 3:27 the most beautiful :)

[@blazereaper7890]

God this is beautiful. It puts my mind at ease.

[@jondon8941]

What i listen to during my travels, it really fits when exploring new places by foot.

[@iggswanna1248]

my absolute favourite song from Skyrim, it perfectly encapsulates the sense of deep nostalgia that game brought me over the course of 12 years. i was starting my adult life when the game cam out and am now a 40-year-old guy who thinks about those times fondly.

[@d.a.baracus]

I load up this song & take long walks, tho I find myself having to resist the urge to pick flowers.

[@wartune942]

oh how my heart aches for a world like this.. i would break down hearing this played live.. and cry my soul out

[@wartune942]

4:00 represents one of the most sublime moments ever created

[@cHackz18]

in honour of my big brother from another mother, Darren Dilnot. May he rest in peace traversing the mountains, valleys, forests, deserts and lands of his own vivid imagination. miss you so much mate, you left a darren sized hole in me I cant fill. I think about you everyday, sat in ur chair playing skyrim or lotro of wow or shadow of war or reading ericson, tolkien or janny wurts. if it wasnt for you i would never have found my love for fantasy. thank for opening my eyes. miss you loads Mr D, with tears in my eyes, love from Mr T!

[@MiljanBojovic]

By the Gods! I feel like I lived an entire life in Skyrim and Oblivion also :D

[@wesleythetrombonist]

come back to this to cry once every while. it’s hard growing up.

[@jusolepiano]

This song is so special, and so is thie cover. Thanks for sharing, best cover of this song I've found so far. So powerful man...

[@davecorry7723]

Jesus, what a score. What a game. What a memory.

[@korialander1518]

In the heat of playing a magnificent game such as TES V: Skyrim, you often forget the other elements that go into making this such a great game. This piece of music is probably the best I have heard in a long while that can evoke the emotions of wonder and exploration coupled with the memories that this game have made for most who have played it. The ability to evoke such great emotion is simply too amazing to put in words fully ;.;

[@LazarusDiGi]

Sephiron

[@ReddZArtz]

This is just so beautiful and calming... I always love when it begins playing as I roam the lands of Skyrim...

[@Drummafolife]

that picture of lydia and the dragon is so great

[@cubancucumber]

This is absolutely amazing. I want this played at my wedding and funeral.

[@FaizanNizami]

This reminds me so much of my home, the mist and the clouds covering the distant mountains (and o'course me playing Skyrim as an orc battlemage, exploring the northern tip of Tamriel!)..this is just wonderful :)

[@shanejohnson87]

The thing that makes this so much better than the original is, I think, the resources. Can you imagine if Jeremy Soule had access to the philharmonic orchestra for all the songs? It would be the best soundtrack ever. The talent that the members of this orchestra posses is incredible.

[@Alterpunk]

Wow, it's much better than original ost

[@AFGuidesHD]

Come Stanley... it's an adventure

[@kartermarcus3565]

a tip : watch movies at flixzone. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies these days.

[@izaiahyahir3378]

@Karter Marcus definitely, have been using Flixzone} for months myself =)

[@arixander7913]

@Karter Marcus Definitely, have been using Flixzone} for since november myself :D

[@sebbie_gonzo]

My favourite track from the game by far. I love looking at the beautiful art and remembering all of the wonderful experiences this game threw at us. Who *doesn't* remember their first time getting here 2:00? Or here 3:01? Or seeing Bleak Falls Barrow in the distance and wondering if you could get there 4:15? Some truly memorable encounters and experiences to be had... What a game!

[@BoogaBruno]

The one word that comes to mind whenever I hear this is "wanderlust".

[@alexandrapaiva3700]

You took the words right out of my mouth. This theme plants and makes the seeds of wanderlust grow strong and pure.

[@sonicfan2651]

I can say that after hearing this for the first time, I just had to wipe the tears out of my eyes before I could type this out

[@Manwendlil]

"the road goes ever round and round..." =)

[@censorduck]

Boogaman All that's missing is the sound of hooves on snowy earth.

[@EPÏKUS.MUSÏC]

Serene...truly serene.

[@Mnogomer]

Feels like I was there...

[@Ms.Robot.]

This music says so much, without speaking a single word. Thank You.

[@flipflopfrog602]

Getting a bit of a John Barry vibe from this, it's so beautiful!

[@Nightfallen.]

İ think its the perfect music. Just like, Those french horns and that Harp is perfect plus the flute makes it heavy as the wind. İ can feel the warm, gentle air that comes from far horizons...

[@jonbaxter2254]

this song just brings back so many wonderful memories of that joyous plain known as Skyrim. I think I might boot up steam and give it another go :)

[@wahidtrynaheghugh260]

Jeremy soule is a god

[@IsraelSocial]

He is a truly master!

[@sey9034]

how can you kill a god

[@Delta547]

@@sey9034 WHAT A GRAND AND INTOXICATING INNOCENCE

[@hans_____]

Ascended like Talos

[@highlord6853]

He truly is the patron daedric prince of all bards

[@tyrstark8673]

The Star Wars phillarmonic playing the best piece of Skyrim's sountrack? This is a complete eargasm.

[@cacaman15]

Love the images used in the video. Awesome mix!

[@WurstWasser617]

My god they've got this perfect

[@konspiracybeats]

this song is so beautiful I just want to ugly cry every time I hear it :') what lucky people we are to exist in the time of this series

[@XxXgamerkidXxX1]

skyrim will always be my favorite game

[@BrianHamlin117]

I wrote an entire backstory for my character in Skyrim a few years back. He had quite a troubled life before Helgen, and I chose this melody to represent it. So to me, this is really Skyrim's theme.

[@bwowo443]

+Brian Hamlin To me, this song represents the beauty and nature of Skyrim, not so much the story or lore. I would choose this song over any of the new songs on the radio these days.

[@spell-bloom]

3:00 i love this part so much

[@mclovin2155]

Such a masterpiece of a cover. You can hear the differences, but either would be perfect.

[@Rhulken]

oh my god the horn in the beginning just sent shivers down my spine...

[@AlBQuirky]

Beautiful screenshots to go along with the beautiful music... Thank you :)

[@mikelangley3919]

This song is so haunting...but in a good way. It takes me away when I am doing my artwork. It stirs my inner soul....Thanks Skyrim!

[@volo7]

lets journey with me to norway in the winter season and don our headphones with this music playing and take a stroll in nature

[@deetznutz5359]

this song managed to make me cry. it's s beautifully crafted song that receives all the praise it should get, it brings back memories of walking through what seemed like an endless grasslands. when i first heard this i felt relaxed more relaxed than i've felt in years. when a song possesses the power to calm you, you know you've found true beauty in music. it really sucked having this interrupted by some wolves or bandits and fucking stray dragons.

[@Drummafolife]

you know you made a masterpiece when the phukkin london philharmonic is covering it

[@elmartinezPL]

Absolutely love when song ends and you have to wait a few seconds to subside the emotions

[@ChakaWhatTheDovahkiin]

No matter how many other games I play, this song always reminds me of my truest love.

[@suecondon1685]

An absolute masterpiece, gives me shivers it's so lovely

[@donm-tv8cm]

Pure epicness! LOVE this track from the game, and they performed it very well!

[@llamaking1011]

damn. Thanks Bethesda and the London phil for being such artists! also thanks uploader for providing beautiful artwork and good sound quality.

[@dankershaw8388]

It was composed by Jeremy Soule - but I am sure you knew that

[@Aghro]

I just cry everytime I listen to this song... Not even kidding, this is just not human.

[@00KonaKoffee]

Beautiful and perfect rendition of my favorite Skyrim song. Thank you.

[@babeurreroger9639]

Th song is so epic. Reminds me Skyrims's great memories, and take me to another world every f...ing time. One of the best video game theme ever, to me.

[@maxchronos4567]

Shit. that 3:59 at the music makes my soul ascend.

[@waveculture9457]

I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the Dragontail Mountains. I hope to see Ulfric and shake his hand. I hope the Sea of Ghosts is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope. (Red-guard)