At the time I was told to write the Line of King themes with Gundabad in mind. The result was one overarching theme of hope, three ruin themes, another three for the Grey Mountains, three for the Iron Hills, two for the Zhelruka, three dragon themes, and four Line of Kings themes. (Well, technically it began when we entered Erebor in the Legacy of the Necromancer update, but at that point the Erebor theme wasn’t written with the intention of becoming one of the central themes in future updates.)īack then I was tasked with creating themes for various dwarven ideas and places: the grandeur of the Grey Mountains, the glory of great lines of dwarf kings, the mystery and long forgotten majesty of dwarven ruins, the hope of finding Thafar-gathol, the plight of the Zhelruka and their search for a new home and, among other things, one very prominent dragon. For me the road to Gundabad began back in 2018, when we first ventured into the Grey Mountains. Gundabad was a little different, however.Ĭomposing the music for Fate of Gundabad was first and foremost a challenge of bringing together several past themes and integrating them with new themes, while also creating a gratifying experience that closes out the Legacy of Durin in a fitting manner.
Usually at the start of an update I feel overwhelmed by the amount of music I want to write and the blank sheet of paper in front of me I never quite know if good ideas will come to me.