This is a fact: I have 186 Jeremy Soule songs. That's more than Blur (125, not counting Damon's side projects), but less than Oasis (200). Apparently I buy enough Fantasty/Role Playing Games (with free soundtracks) that it built up quite a collection, even though these soundtracks are really not my cup of tea.
Jeremy Soule is like the Danny Elfman (in his hey day) of video game soundtracks. He's scored over 30 gaming soundtracks, starting with Secret of Evermore for SquareSoft in 1995. The last couple of games (all in 2005-2006) with his music were: Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, Guild Wars Nightfall, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion , and Dungeon Siege II. That's a lot of work, and they all sound the same to me (please see my comment about this not being my cup of tea). Some of songs are derivative or variations of some of the video game's themes, but that's really the nature of background soundtracks.
Anyway, the song I've picked out is "Devona's Theme", which starts off like a heroic theme and then drifts to this ... lurking evil danger. It's kind of hard to explain, there's definitely a shift in the tone of the arrangement. Also, there is a background choir if you listen closely.
Trivia: Guild Wars is one of the most successful online game, second only to Blizzard's World of Warcraft. The reason why they do so well is because ArenaNet does not charge a monthly fee that most online games requires, but instead focus on selling new campaigns. There's been three so far, and my favorite is Nightfall. You can test out all three campaigns by downloading a client, which is only good for ten hours of play, over at www.guildwars.com.
