The Gift of the Sea- Fjord's Theme- The Rise Undaunted

So i uploaded this song a while ago but i absolutely HAD to repost because of this INCREDIBLE artwork i received from sinlaire on deviantart! Is it not just the most beautiful thing you've ever laid eyes upon?! The song is pretty ok too i guess;)
So excited to be a new inductee of the Critical Role community! Hope you all enjoy this as much as i enjoyed making it!
Bidet
Twitter: @T_R_U_music
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/theriseundaunted
major props to sinlaire please go show that beautiful human some love
sinlaire deviantart: sinlaire.deviantart.com/
sinlaire youtube channel: / @sinlaire_art

[@theriseundaunted1690]

holy ravioli people we broke 20k views! im absolutely blown away! as you guys can see this is one of the few things i've ever posted online. thank you so much for your awesome feedback! Critters are officially the best people around! i am already working on some other songs for the mighty nein! i very excited to show them to you once they are finished! also i found out about the "love" button so look forward to that haha.

[@GeeGe.]

IS IT ON SPOTIFY YETTTTTT

[@typerez1251]

Soooo Goood! Can’t wait for your other ones!!

[@kfagan0406]

theRISEundaunted Oh my God this is so good... Cannot wait to hear what other songs you create, especially for Jester and Beau... much love!

[@xotube2206]

51k boiii

[@ThatBooRadley]

Did you actually go through all the hassle of assembling an orchestra of people to actually play some of the parts or was it all digitally made?

[@cmrobbins88]

I think out of all the Mighty Nein, Fjord is the only one that has been on a true hero’s journey. He has an innate knack for leadership, good hearted but not incorruptable to the lure of great power, a negotiator, has had significant growth that didn’t pertain to a dark and brooding past. His journey was one of accepting himself for who he was and to become stronger without Uk’otoa or his adopted persona of Vandarin. And he remains comical and relatable with his present weaknesses and Travis rp’s him so well. He is the de facto leader of the Nein even if he won’t accept it.

[@looneypersoney]

Give him necrofex collosus as his ship and he is set 😂

[@devilsadvocate6381]

Veth I imagine would have some very strong opinions about what you just said but I digress

[@Alassandros]

And without Caduceus, Fjord wouldn't have ever realized his potential. Cad helped many of the Nein.

[@Sarcastic_Sophist]

Fjord's arc had a lot of immensely positive messages about self acceptance and the strength of both leaning on other and letting them lean on you. I know Travis went a little closer to home with this character than grog. However, it payed off immensely and was awesome. Still wish caleb's arc got more in the end but I am content with what the CR crew provided.

[@Shaso-xv3tw]

Alassandros I would say Cad doesn’t go through a hero’s journey, he acts as a grounding mentor for the group. A good character but one who ultimately doesn’t grow or evolve much outside of being exposed to society. Veth I think also has a heroes journey and Caleb definitely has one.

[@WillyWillow]

I'm DMing a small game right now, and currently, the players are about to engage on a boss fight against a warlock who is based around ice and water, and spears. Found the boss theme.

[@TunerFall121]

How did it go?

[@MrFreetime99]

Basically Undyne

[@chromatic_fate7114]

@@MrFreetime99 AAHHHHHHHERRGGG!!!

[@buddyb3165]

@@MrFreetime99 Fjord Eldritch Blasts a Giant Bolder, just because he can.

[@joshkorte9020]

All hail the Texblade

[@sadstarfish7]

this actually made me laugh

[@serphdia8376]

SPOILERS EPISODE 73 CAMPAIGN 2 Now neither tex nor blade.

[@damobeck1]

Still has a blade.

[@takinggaming6640]

A better blade

[@davidbodor1762]

@@damobeck1 He had no blade for a while. Poor powerless weaponless Fjord

[@shadowkingz135]

i dont think i have ever imagined a lvl 3 player to look so badass

[@theriseundaunted1690]

consider this a prophecy then;)

[@davidbycroft]

He just needs to get a PBAOE spell so he can have swirling seawater like in the art

[@ShurikenSean]

Level 4! level 4! level 4! level 4! level 4! (after last episode)

[@blakebrockhaus347]

David B PBAOE? am I dumb or is that obscure?

[@davidbycroft]

Point Blank Area Of Effect - an AOE centered on himself like Thunderwave or the icy ground effect like on Investiture of Ice

[@Aerostorm56]

someone should send this to Travis so his character has walkout music

[@theriseundaunted1690]

sinlaire posted on twitter a while ago and im not even sure if they saw the picture lol heres the post: twitter.com/MukhlisNur/status/977399925708283904 critters, do yo thang ;)

[@timandshannon03]

That'd be awesome!

[@murhaug8401]

YALL INTENSIFIES WATERBENDING INTENSIFIES TEXAS INTENSIFIES

[@dinosuarman13]

😂

[@Davzan]

please say that you're going to do the whole of The Mighty Nein's themes

[@theriseundaunted1690]

oh its definitely in the cards my love

[@Visy23TheElf]

well. Im subscribing.

[@AncientSlugThrower]

theRISEundaunted No pressure, I look forward to Jester's theme.

[@AmikaChill]

theRISEundaunted oh I can't wait for the Nott's one

[@sidd8706]

theRISEundaunted is that a mollymauk reference?

[@Quadraxis]

Would love to see this theme being used when Fjord has a shining moment later in the campaign.

[@deffdefying4803]

Maybe if he gives up his patron?

[@dynamicworlds1]

@@deffdefying4803 I mean...

[@veng3r663]

@@deffdefying4803 And maybe go Paladin for the Wild Mother..?

[@deffdefying4803]

@@veng3r663 Hmm yes about that

[@Luan-st2gb]

@@veng3r663 not everyone gets what they want in life Except you You do

[@IshmaelJP]

Bloodied and battered atop the crows nest of the Ball Eater, with his magical broadsword in hand amidst the rough seas... All hail Captain Tusktooth.

[@bdletoast09]

An armor of ice crystals shines faintly into the dim light of the cloud covered sun, on the hilt of his sword, a glowing yellow eye is looking right at you... The last words you'll ever heard will be "Eldritch Blast" as you're submerged by the power of the sea.

[@looneypersoney]

@@bdletoast09 "Eldritch Blaest"

[@grobanlover292]

I love that we can hear Orly's horns coming through on this. Idk if this was made before or after they met him, but it fits so well. His journey couldnt have happened without all his friends and he'd never let himself be acknowledged without them being acknowledged too.

[@FlailSnail222]

“I would like to cast... Armor of Agythys on myself... At third level”

[@xelyd7989]

Thats one hefty spell for a warlock

[@quill9648]

@@xelyd7989 It's arguably one of the single best spells in the whole system. Temp hp that deals dmg EQUAL TO ITS INITIAL VALUE as long as you have at least 1 point, no save at all for enemy, one of few spells to cast on oneself in a pinch when someone is trying to Power Word Kill or Finger Of Death you. 45 free hp and dmg is no small thing, especially that not every hit on 18-20 levels slams like a tanker ship dropping from low orbit.

[@JudgeMagisterSnow]

Playing an Undead Warlock, I activated Form of Dread and then cast this. DM: "Temp HP doesn't stack, so you wasted th-" Me: "And your bandit is about to hit me twice and suffer Armor of Agathys twice. The others are going to run away as I've magic they don't understand rips him apart. This is deterrence."

[@XpVersusVista]

@@quill9648 powerword kill is not affected by the spell, since temp HP don't count. Power Word Kill only cares about actual HP. But if you can keep your HP above 100 due to agathys blocking other damage then yeah it helps.

[@lucieeatssnekkers2756]

( u k ' o t o a )

[@IllShitYourPants]

uk'otoa...

[@mizt_strider8003]

Uk'otoa

[@cormorantcolors6791]

_ᵘᵏ’ᵒᵗᵒᵃ_

[@beckypynigar6719]

U'kotoa...

[@beckypynigar6719]

(U'kotoa)

[@danguhzone5130]

Probably the coolest character theme I've ever heard

[@Dsjs10]

I absolutely love this song. The one bit of criticism I have for it is that there's not much of a climax at the end. The epic feel of the music makes it feel like it should swell into a kind of symphony with multiple layered parts, but it feels like it peters out a bit. Aside from that, I loved it and can't wait to hear more!

[@charliegordan6354]

Complexity doesn't mean good

[@eryvac0074]

Beauty in simplicity, friend

[@alexzander7386]

Fjord is a smple character. Sure he has lots of interesting points but you understand him. You never are co fused by him, never miss a beat in his song. He is clear, and you know when his intention when horns and drums come to you.

[@predictablychaotic]

@@alexzander7386 or, and this is just spitballing here, all the Nein's themes could maybe eventually blend together? Because while they each alone are interesting and amazing, yes, together they are something far greater. (Probably an impossibility, but it feels like a cool idea)

[@stella1996able]

The Gift of the Sea... Jester's mother is the Ruby of the Sea... 🤔 Great work, I love it!

[@cyboybit2241]

Dobby98 Fjord is Jester's dad confirmed?

[@Never_heart]

cyboy bit Naw it just means Jester and Fjord are fated to be together.

[@beauvillamor621]

well being the players are married in real life, id be shocked if it didnt happen

[@AncientSlugThrower]

cyboy bit Probably not. But Mollymauk is currently high in the running in my own opinion.

[@damobeck1]

*Ahem* “Oskar.”

[@HollabackNerds]

Thank you for providing the most epic road trip music last night, this is brilliant

[@theriseundaunted1690]

the legend has shown his face. thank you for your amazing contributions. as a long time fan of ERB i absolutely lost my mind thanks to you. keep it real. thanks for stopping by!

[@ChitenBugMan]

Well looky here, 2thirds of mu favorite musical Critters are on the same comment section. You're both just so amazing, thanks to both of you for your contributions to the fandom 🤩🤩

[@tomothy1625]

You know you’re a badass when your theme is two times longer than the group theme

[@AncientSlugThrower]

It's like if Skyrim and Highlander had a baby. EDIT: Skylander?

[@drewbushive]

AncientSlugThrower ok, I'm proud of you for that.

[@scook9999]

That's much better than Highrim.

[@mingfeng3282]

AncientSlugThrower Funny thing. Skylander is actually a game

[@JasperForge]

Shadow Fengz i think thats the joke

[@borisbutterscotch9482]

I hate skyrim now that it's associated with skylander. Thanks.

[@nikitamalikov6683]

The cold of the sea Stole the life from me And the great eye gave it back The seas be ours By the powers Sea green, yellow, jet black An Eldritch Blast A sword of frost A Goddess of nature and will Steel in my grip Kingdoms to tip And a purpose to fulfill The eye is cold Its shine is bright But bright with what, I fear? I won't unchain An evil fain I won't let cruelty near An Eldritch Blast A sword of frost A Goddess of nature and will Steel in my grip Kingdoms to tip And a purpose to fulfill So I fulfill Melora's will She gave me up a raft Caduceus Clay Will be my stay As I learn this new craft An Eldritch Blast A sword of frost A Goddess of nature and will Steel in my grip Kingdoms to tip And a purpose to fulfill Now some have died And some are alive But not for very long I know my place And there is no grace For those performing wrong An Eldritch Blast A sword of frost A Goddess of nature and will Steel in my grip Kingdoms to tip And a purpose to fulfill

[@xerodd13]

Hey dude? Fuckin nice.

[@eryvac0074]

I thinky our put more effort into this than Travis did into the actual character. Great job

[@zerggedxh1054]

Can we have a cover? Please? Set something up!

[@dinosuarman13]

This kinda sounds metal af lol 👌🤘

[@doomslayerplushie6662]

@@dinosuarman13 it's like a power metal lyrics

[@kuroblack794]

Damn when i think of it, Fjord is the ultimate weapon against vampyres! He could stand his ground against the Briarwoods!

[@blakebrockhaus347]

Kuroblack not at level 3

[@eryvac0074]

That's a fight I would watch

[@whocaresthisdoesntmatter9961]

This is probably the best piece of music I've heard it captures the spirit of Fjord's character so well and it's just so intense and enjoyable. I hope you do more like this for the other characters because this is magnificent

[@adambear4306]

as a future Fjord cosplayer, you got yourself a new subscriber. cant WAIT to see what else you make

[@patrickfrost9405]

Hey Chill.

[@GeeGe.]

Stay Frosty, Patrick.

[@alecchristiaen4856]

be cool, G.

[@kidwithcards2390]

Ice to meet you.

[@unhackerthelaziestbastardo6083]

Cool Party!

[@WadaWander]

Im stunned frozen by your words

[@drunkenrobot7061]

This song ebbs and flows like the waves and the tides.

[@ruthannefiore862]

This is so awesome!!!!!! PLEASE do the rest of the Mighty Nein. I can’t wait to see what else you can make!! I really want to hear what Molly’s theme would be like.....

[@timandshannon03]

Ruthanne Fiore I want to hear Yasha and especially Nott's!!!!!!!! Both could be AMAZING!

[@kitparsons6680]

Ah rip molly tho.

[@deffdefying4803]

Literal carnival music

[@CoffeeCup605]

This is a dark joke: Molly’s theme; Funeral Music

[@eryvac0074]

@@CoffeeCup605 god damn it, Morgan, too soon

[@neji15320]

This song gave me goosebumps at the end. Dear Sir/Lady, you have found a new fan. Thanks for your Work

[@theriseundaunted1690]

thank you so much! im glad you like it! more will come my friend!

[@neji15320]

theRISEundaunted im looking forward to it :) Critters are a nice bunch and the music is awesome. I think a few subs will be comming soon ;)

[@neji15320]

Hi. its been a few weeks, i knew i was right ;) congratz, man

[@GeeGe.]

Please, please PLEASE get this on Spotify!

[@tinianmusic3101]

This sounds awesome, definitely captures the feeling of what we know about Fjord so far very well. It's also very inspiring to me as a musician myself, as I was too scared so far to tackle a player character theme myself. There are quite a few talented musicians in the critter community, I kinda feel like we need a place to collect all this amazing music. Out of curiosity, what libraries did you use in creating this theme?

[@theriseundaunted1690]

dude thank you so much! i mostly used EWQL!

[@jesseharding346]

Quick question! *HOW DO I MAKE THIS A RINGTONE?!*

[@joshuadixon4090]

Probably download it to start? After that it would depend on your phone

[@gabepatton9851]

this is so perfect, starts with a bit of sea shanty but doesn't take long to develop some dark and mysterious undertones and then both sides slowly build towards one another in the perfect Metaphor for the character. Hell yeah!

[@TK_Goatman]

This here is another reason why I love the Critter community; so much amazing stuff made by talented people! Certainly going to check out the rest of your channel.

[@xhopsalong]

Mannnn I've listened to this >once a day since it came out and I'm still so jazzed about it. This is so good!! Thanks, love it.

[@theriseundaunted1690]

dude thank you! im so happy you like it! your awesome!

[@stormaggeden]

This is so well made, great job! It envokes such beautiful visions of adventures at sea and some darker mystery behind it. You truely encapsulated him so well through music! :D

[@IHateNumbersOnNames]

So many new people making music for the characters aaaaaaa this is awesome keep going

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

he sank to the depths of the dark ocean, only to rise on the tide of change

[@kazetasjstahl6650]

Amazingly well done!!! Gave me chills, I love it!

[@braxtonwalden8365]

Love the work done here! The shanty-inspired violins and piano in the foreground with a chant and deep drums in the background. Fabulous work here.

[@exoticTaebiased]

This is awesome !! As someone who loves music I am glad this matched my unexpected expectations !! This is great ! Love it ! Can't wait to hopefully see the other member's themes

[@wolfofsummerbreeze]

Thia is what got me into CR. The art and the song together made me so curious. Thank you for making it

[@ardious710]

Just.. Wow! You got my subscription!! Fantastic job on this and the Caleb theme!!

[@TheGhastlyPenguin]

just saw this in my feed. thank you for making my day. hope to see more. :D

[@raynaldorivera9065]

I am definitely going to leave this playing on a loop for my next D&D session. This was amazing, and you deserve way more views and subs.

[@AegisRamble0]

Alright, this one wins me over! I'm subscribing to you and your beautiful, amazing talent! 1000/10 for everything you've done, you're beyond impressive

[@Bellandora]

This is so epic!

[@temotoes9182]

Damn the artwork and the song are both great and really fit the sea theme Fjord has going on with his warlock. Props to both you and sinlaire!

[@temotoes9182]

Oh cool my first highlighted comment on KZbin. Thanks! Welp time to screenshot this and put a picture of it on the fridge.

[@kadrewilliams1513]

You have no IDEA how long I've been searching for this blasted banger. FINALLY I FOUND YOU

[@tedbushman3956]

Hey! I've been using this piece as background for a Numenera tabletop RPG I've been running! One of my players really enjoys it and has started humming along whenever it comes on! Thanks for writing this!

[@gindarfthegay9579]

Its amazing with all his growth through the levels this evoke his characters spirit at any and all points in the campaign!

[@BroadcastingtoAll]

This is a wonderful song! Very fitting to the character!

[@theriseundaunted1690]

thank you so much! glad i was able to get something that fit fairly well!

[@randomdud668]

This is amazing, been listening to it on repeat for hours holy moly.

[@TrainingOffer]

I just found this songs and your channel and jeeez I'm freaking blown away by your music! There is so much emotion and story in the music itself! I hope you're doing alright (since the last posted video was 1 year ago) and that you are still producing music (if you still enjoy it) as you are freaking good with it!

[@giordihero]

Love it, I hope to see more of these kind of videos with the other characters too.

[@vanguardbreaker8826]

Everyone's talking about how epic the music is, while I'm just sitting here in awe of that stellar art piece.

[@zacharythompson4894]

This reminds me a lot of the Dead Cells soundtrack, well done!

[@zeterzero4356]

That art is really solid. That music is really good. These things are both really good.

[@Drakeneo1]

I'm throwing down that subscribe because this is a great jam, and i really want to hear more, so keep it up. This is great background music to listen to if you really want to pump yourself up for something, especially when those strings and the pipes come in after the long drum build ups. Good job all around, and keep it up, i'm rooting for you

[@LordKazake443]

Omg this is perfection 😍😍😍 more please!

[@mort0303]

This is a beautiful piece of music. It gives the feeling of sailors and the ocean throughout the piece. there's the sense of danager which follows his hexblade patron

[@Elighght]

That art. That music. That everything

[@jacksoncutts3319]

The art. The song. Damn, Critters have got to be some of the most talented people on earth. Thank you so much creators, for sharing this with us!

[@costanza113]

more please

[@ddhawaii6059]

The celtic feel of it all is so epic! I love it!!!

[@fiend-ishh3665]

Watching this and Caleb's theme gave me goosebumps... these are incredible! If you do more of the Mighty Nein I can't wait to hear them - and hopefully the cast of Critical Role sees this too.

[@MonoLadForce]

Watching Ep 98 Live when it happened......had to come here.

[@MrMagmaGaming]

Ow Man, keep this coming, this is awesome music for during DND sessions!

[@uhkingdom]

Seeing art of Fjord without his fully grown tusks and hair is insane anymore, but goddamn that was our boy a little over a year ago in game time. He got STRESSED the FUCK OUT since then

[@MrPingn]

Strong with the bagpipes right out the gate. Set the tone perfectly. Well done.

[@sirbraveheart6535]

This is so badass, I absolutely love it!

[@jmad2197]

Dude this is amazing. I wish it was on spotify or something so I could add it to my collection of soundtracks

[@darkroselight3835]

This whole collection is just excellent.

[@kyrogamingvt9716]

Why am I only seeing this now??!!! This is amazing!!

[@rubyandjade7879]

I love all your Critical Role songs, can't wait to hear the songs for the rest of the group (if you decide to make them, no pressure).

[@Quadraxis]

Before, it was a curse, but now, it is a gift. Fjord Tusktooth, guardian of the wild and the seas, wielder of Dwueth'Var, refjorged razor of stars.

[@Andy_Anonymous]

the art is outstanding!

[@5had0wThi3f]

This gave me inspiration for a fighter character. Thank you.

[@nicopoultney953]

Mate. The gentle creaking of a ship's structure. Just... Muuah! Beataful.

[@okthen623]

I like how Fathoms (Fjords Theme on Autumn Orange's channel) leans heavily into the yeehaw/lone rider part of Fjords character which I love very much, but this focuses on the sailor/sea-fairing warrior side of Fjord. Its very pirates of the Caribbean and has a weight to it, i like it a lot

[@mikeage9824]

I was very late finding these but between this one and calebs I was blown away by how much they really nail the feels i get from these characters. If they ever do a show for campaign 2 they better reach out to you for music for the characters I could see an epic sea Scene play out with this in the background

[@ElJorro]

Excellent. Evokes the ocean deep.

[@Naim_less]

Amazing. Instant sub.

[@Slugger1990]

i cannot get enough of this tune. I'm a huge fan of the the sea and ships and water and boats and this is hitting all the right notes for my personal tastes.

[@CrowXIII]

the music reminds me a lot of the music in dotHack with a dash of Voltron, and I love it.

[@Aftermost3590]

Only thing better would be if the string instrument had a slower attack

[@theriseundaunted1690]

eyo now thats some solid advice, i am realizing i totally forgot to adjust attacks before publishing! i was a little excited to get it out there haha

[@Aftermost3590]

theRISEundaunted it's really great sounding overall!

[@soygenial111]

I cast Armor of Agathys on myself...

[@Kaeya868]

Fantastic songs you make

[@namtran8186]

I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS?

[@themoviecritic1092]

This is beautiful

[@CommieCrab]

I'm a sucker for bagpipes. Awesome work!

[@ros9823]

I love the "sea" vibe of this song. It's a bit of Pirates of the Caribbean mixed with Lord of the Rings and just a bit of The Witcher.

[@LadyLier17]

i love this!! amazing for Fjord!!! the epicness we knOw NOTHING!!!

[@frozensky3838]

theRISEundaunted, you just got a new subscriber!

[@Usagi33353]

I don't know why, but this sounds amazing at 1.5x speed

[@csgamer89]

Consume! Ahem, I mean this was another amazing piece of musical fan work lol. Joking aside, while I did enjoy the other themes more so far, you still did an incredible job for everyone's new favorite warlock. While unlikely, I'm actually curious if you'd be willing to do something for Zahra from season 1, but otherwise I'm very glad I found this bunch of songs when I did. Thank you Rise and keep up the amazing work!

[@alexiskouvelas9802]

Awesome music love the nordic-esc vocals

[@theundefeatedfangirlforlif2416]

I don't know why but this give me so much euphoria and power. And I love it

[@variansloth]

very nice piece!

[@neventomicic330]

I adore it!!

[@bettylemus8977]

so i just found out your channel and your themes for the M9 and holy shit i got c h i l l s. its an outstanding job dude, the best out there!! congratulation and i look forward to see what you do next!!

[@7OwlsWithALaptop]

Now we just have to hope this shows up in the series when fjord does something really badass