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	For her tracks, Schachner drew inspiration from archaeologist Max Adams' book ''[https://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Viking_Wars.html?id=9O8_DwAAQBAJ The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred's Britain: 789–955]'',<ref name="Spin">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/11/assassin-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-interview/\|title=''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' Blends Traditional Viking Sounds With a Modern Gaming Soundtrack\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105175435/https://www.spin.com/2020/11/assassin-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-interview/\|archivedate=5 November 2020\|author= Chesler, Josh\|date=5 November 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Spin (magazine)\|SPIN}}''\|accessdate= 13 November 2020}}</ref> which sparked ideas on how to musically emulate the Viking and Anglo-Saxon cultures merging as the [[Norse people]] were absorbed into an Anglo-[[Scandinavia]]n society.<ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1142222-listen-to-tracks-from-the-assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack \|title= Listen to Tracks from the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Soundtrack!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726062104/www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1142222-listen-to-tracks-from-the-assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack\|archivedate=26 July 2020\|author=Ames, Jeff\|date=17 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Mandatory (company)\|ComingSoon.net}}''\|accessdate=13 November 2020}}</ref> When writing "The First Departure", Schachner wanted the somber tune to give listeners the auditory sensation of Vikings drawn to lucrative English farmlands<ref name="GameInformerFirstDeparture"/> while "The Sceptered Isle" came after reading in Adams' book about Vikings converting from their [[Norse mythology\|mythical beliefs]] to [[Christianity]] even after [[raid]]ing countless [[church]]es,<ref name="Spin"/><ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah2">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/1JpOrBDpGiQzuzdjJGnzJp/game-makers-podcast-sarah-schachner-on-the-music-of-assassins-creed-valhalla\|text=Game Makers Podcast – Sarah Schachner on the Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla\|archiveurl=https://static2.cdn.ubi.com/gamesites/ubisoft-news/GameMakersPodcast-SarahSchachner-TheScepteredIsle-Transcript.pdf\|subdomain=web.archive.org/web/20210122175132/https://news}}<br>↑ {{Cite web\|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XTxWpQdYMYmQgNKrW75aD\|title=Sounds of the Past - The Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla #3 with Sarah Schachner on Spotify\|author=''Ubisoft''\|date=January 2021\|publisher=''Spotify''\|accessdate=20 March 2023}}</ref> and so has Norse lyrics based on the [[Runes\|runic]] inscriptions<ref name="ComingSoon"/> on the {{Wiki\|Karlevi Runestone}} sung over an {{Wiki\|Old English}} liturgical harmony, all backed by minor effects from a {{Wiki\|Minimoog Voyager}} analog synthesizer. Because the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] had hit much of the [[Earth\|globe]] by the time she wrote the track, the choral arrangement was performed by herself, her boyfriend Kyle, and recorded excerpts of Einar's voice.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah2"/> To further musically foreshadow the two peoples joining, she incorporated a mix of instruments from each region that would all play in her cues, such as the Scandinavian [[lyre]] known as a {{Wiki\|talharpa\|tagelharpa}} and the [[Celts\|Celtic]] {{Wiki\|carnyx}} from [[Scotland]].<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/>		For her tracks, Schachner drew inspiration from archaeologist Max Adams' book ''[https://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Viking_Wars.html?id=9O8_DwAAQBAJ The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred's Britain: 789–955]'',<ref name="Spin">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/11/assassin-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-interview/\|title=''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' Blends Traditional Viking Sounds With a Modern Gaming Soundtrack\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105175435/https://www.spin.com/2020/11/assassin-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-interview/\|archivedate=5 November 2020\|author= Chesler, Josh\|date=5 November 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Spin (magazine)\|SPIN}}''\|accessdate= 13 November 2020}}</ref> which sparked ideas on how to musically emulate the Viking and Anglo-Saxon cultures merging as the [[Norse people]] were absorbed into an Anglo-[[Scandinavia]]n society.<ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1142222-listen-to-tracks-from-the-assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack \|title= Listen to Tracks from the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Soundtrack!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726062104/www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1142222-listen-to-tracks-from-the-assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack\|archivedate=26 July 2020\|author=Ames, Jeff\|date=17 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Mandatory (company)\|ComingSoon.net}}''\|accessdate=13 November 2020}}</ref> When writing "The First Departure", Schachner wanted the somber tune to give listeners the auditory sensation of Vikings drawn to lucrative English farmlands<ref name="GameInformerFirstDeparture"/> while "The Sceptered Isle" came after reading in Adams' book about Vikings converting from their [[Norse mythology\|mythical beliefs]] to [[Christianity]] even after [[raid]]ing countless [[church]]es,<ref name="Spin"/><ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah2">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/1JpOrBDpGiQzuzdjJGnzJp/game-makers-podcast-sarah-schachner-on-the-music-of-assassins-creed-valhalla\|text=Game Makers Podcast – Sarah Schachner on the Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla\|archiveurl=https://static2.cdn.ubi.com/gamesites/ubisoft-news/GameMakersPodcast-SarahSchachner-TheScepteredIsle-Transcript.pdf\|subdomain=web.archive.org/web/20210122175132/https://news}}<br>↑ {{Cite web\|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XTxWpQdYMYmQgNKrW75aD\|title=Sounds of the Past - The Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla #3 with Sarah Schachner on Spotify\|author=''Ubisoft''\|date=January 2021\|publisher=''Spotify''\|accessdate=20 March 2023}}</ref> and so has Norse lyrics based on the [[Runes\|runic]] inscriptions<ref name="ComingSoon"/> on the {{Wiki\|Karlevi Runestone}} sung over an {{Wiki\|Old English}} liturgical harmony, all backed by minor effects from a {{Wiki\|Minimoog Voyager}} analog synthesizer. Because the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] had hit much of the [[Earth\|globe]] by the time she wrote the track, the choral arrangement was performed by herself, her boyfriend Kyle, and recorded excerpts of Einar's voice.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah2"/> To further musically foreshadow the two peoples joining, she incorporated a mix of instruments from each region that would all play in her cues, such as the Scandinavian [[lyre]] known as a {{Wiki\|talharpa\|tagelharpa}} and the [[Celts\|Celtic]] {{Wiki\|carnyx}} from [[Scotland]].<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/>

	The existence and sound of the carnyx drew her particular attention when a family friend sent her a YouTube video of the [[United Kingdom\|British]] trombonist {{Wiki\|John Kenny (trombonist)\|John Kenny}} playing the instrument. After eventually contacting him through email, she asked him if he could play it for her in a recording session,<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/1JpOrBDpGiQzuzdjJGnzJp/game-makers-podcast-sarah-schachner-on-the-music-of-assassins-creed-valhalla\|text=Game Makers Podcast – Sarah Schachner on the Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla\|archiveurl=https://static2.cdn.ubi.com/gamesites/ubisoft-news/GameMakersPodcast-SarahSchachner-HalloftheAesir-Transcript.pdf\|subdomain=web.archive.org/web/20210122175132/https://news}}<br>↑ {{Cite web\|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4d5mkyfl0Lo9ZhuVwYQ3x1\|title=Sounds of the Past - The Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla #2 with Sarah Schachner & John Kenny on Spotify\|author=''Ubisoft''\|date=January 2021\|publisher=''Spotify''\|accessdate=20 March 2023}}</ref> to which he agreed.<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> Perhaps most importantly, Kenny is among a very select few people in the world who can actually play the carnyx<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> after he was invited by the Scottish composer Dr. {{Wiki\|John Purser}} to join the {{Wiki\|National Museum of Scotland}}'s reconstruction effort of the {{Wiki\|Deskford}} Carnyx based off its preserved bell.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/> Unlike some horns where the bell is decorative, the carnyx's bell is unique in that it is built to replicate a skull with a hinged jaw and moving tongue, making its sounds resonante. Additionally, none of its notes are perfect like modern brass trumpets due to its shortened cone at the bottom, instead adopting a {{Wiki\|Harmonic series (music)\|harmonic series}} made up of a {{Wiki\|major third}}, a {{Wiki\|diminished seventh}}, and a {{Wiki\|major seventh}}. Schachner described these unusual tone intervals as "sound[ing] wild [and] scary, but also beautiful at the same time" and was driven to include the instrument in the cues for Eivor's visions when reliving [[Odin]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] from [[Ásgarðr]]. To her, the notes captured a feeling of conflicting emotions, and including the horn in ''Valhalla''{{'}}s mythical parts felt like musical echoes of an ancient time leaking into the game's setting since the horn is older than the Viking Age. Because of the carnyx's limited note range, Schachner could not write a defined score for Kenny and instead had him explore what techniques like crescendos would work and how well in order to get sounds to build upon later. The pair did all their music within a single, 11-hour {{Wiki\|Zoom (software)\|Zoom}} call<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/> in early March 2020,<ref name="Bandcamp"/> during which Schachner would describe an emotional idea she wanted to give shape to and Kenny would play on the Deskford Carnyx, the reconstructed one from {{Wiki\|Tintignac}}, and two seperate reproductions for a variety of tones to choose from. Other instruments they tested included {{Wiki\|Conch (instrument)\|conch}} shells, a 12-foot {{Wiki\|alphorn}}, a rebuilt horn found in an [[Ireland\|Irish]] peat bog, and a guitar used in "Asgard – Hall of the [[Æsir]]" to harmonize with the carnyx's artificially-changed {{Wiki\|minor third}} pitches.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/>		The existence and sound of the carnyx drew her particular attention when a family friend sent her a YouTube video of the [[United Kingdom\|British]] trombonist {{Wiki\|John Kenny (trombonist)\|John Kenny}} playing the instrument. After eventually contacting him through email, she asked him if he could play it for her in a recording session,<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/1JpOrBDpGiQzuzdjJGnzJp/game-makers-podcast-sarah-schachner-on-the-music-of-assassins-creed-valhalla\|text=Game Makers Podcast – Sarah Schachner on the Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla\|archiveurl=https://static2.cdn.ubi.com/gamesites/ubisoft-news/GameMakersPodcast-SarahSchachner-HalloftheAesir-Transcript.pdf\|subdomain=web.archive.org/web/20210122175132/https://news}}<br>↑ {{Cite web\|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4d5mkyfl0Lo9ZhuVwYQ3x1\|title=Sounds of the Past - The Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla #2 with Sarah Schachner & John Kenny on Spotify\|author=''Ubisoft''\|date=January 2021\|publisher=''Spotify''\|accessdate=20 March 2023}}</ref> to which he agreed.<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> Perhaps most importantly, Kenny is among a very select few people in the world who can actually play the carnyx<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> after he was invited by the Scottish composer Dr. {{Wiki\|John Purser (musician)\|John Purser}} to join the {{Wiki\|National Museum of Scotland}}'s reconstruction effort of the {{Wiki\|Deskford}} Carnyx based off its preserved bell.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/> Unlike some horns where the bell is decorative, the carnyx's bell is unique in that it is built to replicate a skull with a hinged jaw and moving tongue, making its sounds resonante. Additionally, none of its notes are perfect like modern brass trumpets due to its shortened cone at the bottom, instead adopting a {{Wiki\|Harmonic series (music)\|harmonic series}} made up of a {{Wiki\|major third}}, a {{Wiki\|diminished seventh}}, and a {{Wiki\|major seventh}}. Schachner described these unusual tone intervals as "sound[ing] wild [and] scary, but also beautiful at the same time" and was driven to include the instrument in the cues for Eivor's visions when reliving [[Odin]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] from [[Ásgarðr]]. To her, the notes captured a feeling of conflicting emotions, and including the horn in ''Valhalla''{{'}}s mythical parts felt like musical echoes of an ancient time leaking into the game's setting since the horn is older than the Viking Age. Because of the carnyx's limited note range, Schachner could not write a defined score for Kenny and instead had him explore what techniques like crescendos would work and how well in order to get sounds to build upon later. The pair did all their music within a single, 11-hour {{Wiki\|Zoom (software)\|Zoom}} call<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/> in early March 2020,<ref name="Bandcamp"/> during which Schachner would describe an emotional idea she wanted to give shape to and Kenny would play on the Deskford Carnyx, the reconstructed one from {{Wiki\|Tintignac}}, and two seperate reproductions for a variety of tones to choose from. Other instruments they tested included {{Wiki\|Conch (instrument)\|conch}} shells, a 12-foot {{Wiki\|alphorn}}, a rebuilt horn found in an [[Ireland\|Irish]] peat bog, and a guitar used in "Asgard – Hall of the [[Æsir]]" to harmonize with the carnyx's artificially-changed {{Wiki\|minor third}} pitches.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/>

	As a Dane himself, Kyd was surrounded by exaggerated Viking lore all his life but felt a need for ''Valhalla''{{'}}s album to look past the wild stories and find the true history written down. He was particularly drawn to the notion of life stories being cyclical, ending and restarting in flames like the ''{{Wiki\|Poetic Edda}}''{{'}}s [[Ragnarök]] cycle, which was written during centuries of climate instability when volcanic ash plumes often blocked the sun and drastically inhibited farming attempts in higher latitude regions like Norway.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastJesper1"/><ref name="Spin"/> The idea of rebirth stuck with him and he tried to ensure that as much of his repertoire as possible was either from the Viking era or sounded like they would have naturally accompanied those instruments as they backed retellings of the epic cycles. His score predominantly used winds<ref name="Spin"/> and strings.<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> In his research, he found that much music claiming to be "Viking-inspired" was too dark and pulsating, reflecting how [[Modern times\|current society]] still sees them as no more than brutish warriors bent on violence.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastJesper1"/><ref name="Spin"/> By using lighter-sounding instruments, Kyd hoped to bring a sense of spirituality to ''Valhalla'', reminding players of the bonds of family<ref name="ComingSoon"/> or the rugged majesty of the snow-capped mountains and fjords, as he tried to convey in the track "Out of the North".<ref name="GameInformerOutOfTheNorth"/>		As a Dane himself, Kyd was surrounded by exaggerated Viking lore all his life but felt a need for ''Valhalla''{{'}}s album to look past the wild stories and find the true history written down. He was particularly drawn to the notion of life stories being cyclical, ending and restarting in flames like the ''{{Wiki\|Poetic Edda}}''{{'}}s [[Ragnarök]] cycle, which was written during centuries of climate instability when volcanic ash plumes often blocked the sun and drastically inhibited farming attempts in higher latitude regions like Norway.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastJesper1"/><ref name="Spin"/> The idea of rebirth stuck with him and he tried to ensure that as much of his repertoire as possible was either from the Viking era or sounded like they would have naturally accompanied those instruments as they backed retellings of the epic cycles. His score predominantly used winds<ref name="Spin"/> and strings.<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> In his research, he found that much music claiming to be "Viking-inspired" was too dark and pulsating, reflecting how [[Modern times\|current society]] still sees them as no more than brutish warriors bent on violence.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastJesper1"/><ref name="Spin"/> By using lighter-sounding instruments, Kyd hoped to bring a sense of spirituality to ''Valhalla'', reminding players of the bonds of family<ref name="ComingSoon"/> or the rugged majesty of the snow-capped mountains and fjords, as he tried to convey in the track "Out of the North".<ref name="GameInformerOutOfTheNorth"/>

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We can compromise to "just under 6hrs" until numbers properly crunched

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	On 14 July 2020, a 7-track {{Wiki\|Extended play\|EP}} titled ''Out of the North'' was announced as a promotion for ''Valhalla''.<ref name="GameInformerOutOfTheNorth">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/07/14/listen-to-an-exclusive-new-musical-theme-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|title=Listen To An Exclusive New Musical Theme From ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla''\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716024428/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/07/14/listen-to-an-exclusive-new-musical-theme-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|archivedate=16 July 2020\|author=Miller, Matt\|date=14 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Game Informer}}''\|accessdate= 15 July 2020}}</ref> Its first track, which shared the same name as the EP and would also be in the main album, was then released for preview.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=YPNJDJwhFFw\|text=Jesper Kyd - Out Of The North - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North (EP)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> The EP's second and final tracks, "The Sceptred Isle" and "{{Wiki\|Hrafnsmál}} - The Words of the Raven", were released early on 15 July<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://collider.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-listen-sarah-schachner\|title=Listen to an Exclusive ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' Track from Sarah Schachner's Score\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716083936/https://collider.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-listen-sarah-schachner/ \|archivedate=16 July 2020\|author=Chitwood, Adam\|date=15 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Collider (website)\|Collider}}''\|accessdate= 15 July 2020}}<br>↑ {{Youtube\|video=kqTsm4aGgrA\|text=Sarah Schachner - The Sceptred Isle - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> and 16 July, respectively.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=EW1Hklm_zvM\|text=Einar Selvik - Hrafnsmál - The Words of the Raven - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> A second EP titled ''The Ravens Saga'' was announced on 2 August with an expected release date of 7 August. The main theme for ''Valhalla'' was released for preview on 6 August.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=bFpqpl94KEM\|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Main Theme (feat. Einar Selvik)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> There were no further updates until 2 November, when a second track titled "Silent Ambush" from the main album was released for preview<ref>{{Youtube\|video=lm9XFck2q5Y\|text=Jesper Kyd - Silent Ambush - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Original Game Soundtrack\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> and fan site ''[[Access the Animus]]'' revealed its cover, number of tracks, and release date.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1323323254786981889\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Lakeshore Records and Under The Radar have shared a new track from #AssassinsCreed Valhalla's soundtrack, called "Silent Ambush" by Jesper Kyd, which you can find here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9XFck2q5Y youtube.com/watch?v=lm9XFc...] The full 47-track album has also be announced to be digitally released on November 13! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/El1jLL8XUAAaE-_.png pic.twitter.com/0RGC80GE90]\|image=File:ACV soundtrack details.png}}</ref> On 5 November, a third track titled "The First Departure" from the main album was released. It would be the final track publicly available to preview, as ''Valhalla'' launched internationally just five days later.<ref name="GameInformerFirstDeparture">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/11/05/exclusive-first-look-at-new-music-track-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|title=Listen To Exclusive New Music Track From Assassin's Creed: Valhalla With 'The First Departure'\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105203851/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/11/05/listen-to-exclusive-new-music-track-from-assassins-creed-valhalla-with-the-first\|archivedate=5 November 2020\|author= Ruppert, Lianna\|date=5 November 2020\|publisher=''GameInformer''\|accessdate=13 November 2020}}<br>↑ {{Youtube\|video=2RuMc6Gt_6E\|text=Sarah Schachner - The First Departure - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Original Game Soundtrack\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref>		On 14 July 2020, a 7-track {{Wiki\|Extended play\|EP}} titled ''Out of the North'' was announced as a promotion for ''Valhalla''.<ref name="GameInformerOutOfTheNorth">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/07/14/listen-to-an-exclusive-new-musical-theme-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|title=Listen To An Exclusive New Musical Theme From ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla''\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716024428/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/07/14/listen-to-an-exclusive-new-musical-theme-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|archivedate=16 July 2020\|author=Miller, Matt\|date=14 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Game Informer}}''\|accessdate= 15 July 2020}}</ref> Its first track, which shared the same name as the EP and would also be in the main album, was then released for preview.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=YPNJDJwhFFw\|text=Jesper Kyd - Out Of The North - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North (EP)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> The EP's second and final tracks, "The Sceptred Isle" and "{{Wiki\|Hrafnsmál}} - The Words of the Raven", were released early on 15 July<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://collider.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-listen-sarah-schachner\|title=Listen to an Exclusive ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' Track from Sarah Schachner's Score\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716083936/https://collider.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-listen-sarah-schachner/ \|archivedate=16 July 2020\|author=Chitwood, Adam\|date=15 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Collider (website)\|Collider}}''\|accessdate= 15 July 2020}}<br>↑ {{Youtube\|video=kqTsm4aGgrA\|text=Sarah Schachner - The Sceptred Isle - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> and 16 July, respectively.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=EW1Hklm_zvM\|text=Einar Selvik - Hrafnsmál - The Words of the Raven - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> A second EP titled ''The Ravens Saga'' was announced on 2 August with an expected release date of 7 August. The main theme for ''Valhalla'' was released for preview on 6 August.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=bFpqpl94KEM\|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Main Theme (feat. Einar Selvik)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> There were no further updates until 2 November, when a second track titled "Silent Ambush" from the main album was released for preview<ref>{{Youtube\|video=lm9XFck2q5Y\|text=Jesper Kyd - Silent Ambush - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Original Game Soundtrack\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> and fan site ''[[Access the Animus]]'' revealed its cover, number of tracks, and release date.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1323323254786981889\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Lakeshore Records and Under The Radar have shared a new track from #AssassinsCreed Valhalla's soundtrack, called "Silent Ambush" by Jesper Kyd, which you can find here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9XFck2q5Y youtube.com/watch?v=lm9XFc...] The full 47-track album has also be announced to be digitally released on November 13! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/El1jLL8XUAAaE-_.png pic.twitter.com/0RGC80GE90]\|image=File:ACV soundtrack details.png}}</ref> On 5 November, a third track titled "The First Departure" from the main album was released. It would be the final track publicly available to preview, as ''Valhalla'' launched internationally just five days later.<ref name="GameInformerFirstDeparture">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/11/05/exclusive-first-look-at-new-music-track-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|title=Listen To Exclusive New Music Track From Assassin's Creed: Valhalla With 'The First Departure'\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105203851/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/11/05/listen-to-exclusive-new-music-track-from-assassins-creed-valhalla-with-the-first\|archivedate=5 November 2020\|author= Ruppert, Lianna\|date=5 November 2020\|publisher=''GameInformer''\|accessdate=13 November 2020}}<br>↑ {{Youtube\|video=2RuMc6Gt_6E\|text=Sarah Schachner - The First Departure - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Original Game Soundtrack\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref>

	Even with the lengthy main album and two EPs, there was still more music to come, as the EP ''Wave of Giants'' was announced a mere two weeks later on 24 November with an expected release on 4 December<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1331326566111080450\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=.@LakeshoreRecs and @wardruna have announced a new #AssassinsCreed Valhalla Soundtrack album called "Wave of Giants", featuring original songs by @EinarSelvik1! Available on December 4th, it and can be pre-saved at this link: [https://smarturl.it/ACV-TWOG smarturl,it/ACV-TWOG] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnnSDipXEAM5olH.jpg pic.twitter.com/yl5BcBUwXQ]\|image=File:ACV - Wave of Giants EP announced.png}}</ref> and one of its tracks "Dagar eru Taldir - Days Are Numbered" was uploaded for preview.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=W_-tM2CgbNA\|text=Einar Selvik - Dagar eru Taldir - Days Are Numbered (Lyric Video)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> As the new year arrived, two more full albums of over two hours of music each were announced, with both ''Twilight of the Gods''<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1353765268154150913\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Scoreworld has released the tracklist for the newly announced "#AssassinsCreed Valhalla: Twilight of the Gods" soundtrack by @SarahSchachner! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsmKOTuW4AAuWQ6.jpg pic.twitter.com/JLubA5eosz]\|image=File:ACV - Twilight of the Gods announced.png}}</ref> and ''Sons of the Great North''<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1353765763761504256\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Scoreworld has also released the tracklist for the newly announced "#AssassinsCreed Valhalla: Sons of the Great North" soundtrack by @JesperKyd! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsmKvFhWMAADvga.jpg pic.twitter.com/9BhNr7l3eM]\|image=File:ACV - Sons of the Great North announced.png}}</ref> releasing together on 29 January 2021. Finally, a little over a year after ''Valhalla''{{'}}s debut, another EP was released on 26 November titled ''The Weft of Spears'', featuring six Norse songs written and sung by Einar.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1464221938608398343\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=.@Ubisoft, @LakeshoreRecs and @EinarSelvik1 have released a new #AssassinsCreed Valhalla soundtrack called "The Weft of Spears"! The album, which is made up of six tracks, is now available at these links: [https://open.spotify.com/album/3tIHTRt8HLdA6YnHEjNN61 open.spotify.com/album/3tIHTRt8...] [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LRGQH4D amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...] [https://music.apple.com/us/album/assassins-creed-valhalla-the-weft-of-spears-ep/1595182536 music.apple.com/it/album/assas...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFH1thHXsAA4cxI.jpg pic.twitter.com/AytfwLF5KZ]\|image=File:ACV - The Weft of Spears announced.png}}</ref> <!-- ~~Can~~ we please ~~verify~~ this ~~length.~~ I ~~just created~~ a playlist with all 7 albums ~~and manually~~ deleted the duplicates~~. Total runtime shows~~ 5 ~~hrs~~ 52 min -->		Even with the lengthy main album and two EPs, there was still more music to come, as the EP ''Wave of Giants'' was announced a mere two weeks later on 24 November with an expected release on 4 December<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1331326566111080450\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=.@LakeshoreRecs and @wardruna have announced a new #AssassinsCreed Valhalla Soundtrack album called "Wave of Giants", featuring original songs by @EinarSelvik1! Available on December 4th, it and can be pre-saved at this link: [https://smarturl.it/ACV-TWOG smarturl,it/ACV-TWOG] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnnSDipXEAM5olH.jpg pic.twitter.com/yl5BcBUwXQ]\|image=File:ACV - Wave of Giants EP announced.png}}</ref> and one of its tracks "Dagar eru Taldir - Days Are Numbered" was uploaded for preview.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=W_-tM2CgbNA\|text=Einar Selvik - Dagar eru Taldir - Days Are Numbered (Lyric Video)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> As the new year arrived, two more full albums of over two hours of music each were announced, with both ''Twilight of the Gods''<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1353765268154150913\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Scoreworld has released the tracklist for the newly announced "#AssassinsCreed Valhalla: Twilight of the Gods" soundtrack by @SarahSchachner! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsmKOTuW4AAuWQ6.jpg pic.twitter.com/JLubA5eosz]\|image=File:ACV - Twilight of the Gods announced.png}}</ref> and ''Sons of the Great North''<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1353765763761504256\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Scoreworld has also released the tracklist for the newly announced "#AssassinsCreed Valhalla: Sons of the Great North" soundtrack by @JesperKyd! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsmKvFhWMAADvga.jpg pic.twitter.com/9BhNr7l3eM]\|image=File:ACV - Sons of the Great North announced.png}}</ref> releasing together on 29 January 2021. Finally, a little over a year after ''Valhalla''{{'}}s debut, another EP was released on 26 November titled ''The Weft of Spears'', featuring six Norse songs written and sung by Einar.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1464221938608398343\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=.@Ubisoft, @LakeshoreRecs and @EinarSelvik1 have released a new #AssassinsCreed Valhalla soundtrack called "The Weft of Spears"! The album, which is made up of six tracks, is now available at these links: [https://open.spotify.com/album/3tIHTRt8HLdA6YnHEjNN61 open.spotify.com/album/3tIHTRt8...] [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LRGQH4D amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...] [https://music.apple.com/us/album/assassins-creed-valhalla-the-weft-of-spears-ep/1595182536 music.apple.com/it/album/assas...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFH1thHXsAA4cxI.jpg pic.twitter.com/AytfwLF5KZ]\|image=File:ACV - The Weft of Spears announced.png}}</ref> This was ''Valhalla''{{'}}s last music compilation, making the game's released score ultimately spread across an unheard-of 7 albums with a staggering total time of just over 6 hours and 45 minutes, excluding duplicated tracks. <!-- May we please confirm this run time, I made a playlist with all 7 albums, deleted the duplicates and have a run time of 5 hr 52 min -->

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	On 14 July 2020, a 7-track {{Wiki\|Extended play\|EP}} titled ''Out of the North'' was announced as a promotion for ''Valhalla''.<ref name="GameInformerOutOfTheNorth">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/07/14/listen-to-an-exclusive-new-musical-theme-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|title=Listen To An Exclusive New Musical Theme From ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla''\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716024428/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/07/14/listen-to-an-exclusive-new-musical-theme-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|archivedate=16 July 2020\|author=Miller, Matt\|date=14 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Game Informer}}''\|accessdate= 15 July 2020}}</ref> Its first track, which shared the same name as the EP and would also be in the main album, was then released for preview.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=YPNJDJwhFFw\|text=Jesper Kyd - Out Of The North - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North (EP)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> The EP's second and final tracks, "The Sceptred Isle" and "{{Wiki\|Hrafnsmál}} - The Words of the Raven", were released early on 15 July<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://collider.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-listen-sarah-schachner\|title=Listen to an Exclusive ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' Track from Sarah Schachner's Score\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716083936/https://collider.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-listen-sarah-schachner/ \|archivedate=16 July 2020\|author=Chitwood, Adam\|date=15 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Collider (website)\|Collider}}''\|accessdate= 15 July 2020}}<br>↑ {{Youtube\|video=kqTsm4aGgrA\|text=Sarah Schachner - The Sceptred Isle - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> and 16 July, respectively.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=EW1Hklm_zvM\|text=Einar Selvik - Hrafnsmál - The Words of the Raven - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> A second EP titled ''The Ravens Saga'' was announced on 2 August with an expected release date of 7 August. The main theme for ''Valhalla'' was released for preview on 6 August.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=bFpqpl94KEM\|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Main Theme (feat. Einar Selvik)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> There were no further updates until 2 November, when a second track titled "Silent Ambush" from the main album was released for preview<ref>{{Youtube\|video=lm9XFck2q5Y\|text=Jesper Kyd - Silent Ambush - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Original Game Soundtrack\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> and fan site ''[[Access the Animus]]'' revealed its cover, number of tracks, and release date.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1323323254786981889\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Lakeshore Records and Under The Radar have shared a new track from #AssassinsCreed Valhalla's soundtrack, called "Silent Ambush" by Jesper Kyd, which you can find here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9XFck2q5Y youtube.com/watch?v=lm9XFc...] The full 47-track album has also be announced to be digitally released on November 13! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/El1jLL8XUAAaE-_.png pic.twitter.com/0RGC80GE90]\|image=File:ACV soundtrack details.png}}</ref> On 5 November, a third track titled "The First Departure" from the main album was released. It would be the final track publicly available to preview, as ''Valhalla'' launched internationally just five days later.<ref name="GameInformerFirstDeparture">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/11/05/exclusive-first-look-at-new-music-track-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|title=Listen To Exclusive New Music Track From Assassin's Creed: Valhalla With 'The First Departure'\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105203851/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/11/05/listen-to-exclusive-new-music-track-from-assassins-creed-valhalla-with-the-first\|archivedate=5 November 2020\|author= Ruppert, Lianna\|date=5 November 2020\|publisher=''GameInformer''\|accessdate=13 November 2020}}<br>↑ {{Youtube\|video=2RuMc6Gt_6E\|text=Sarah Schachner - The First Departure - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Original Game Soundtrack\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref>		On 14 July 2020, a 7-track {{Wiki\|Extended play\|EP}} titled ''Out of the North'' was announced as a promotion for ''Valhalla''.<ref name="GameInformerOutOfTheNorth">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/07/14/listen-to-an-exclusive-new-musical-theme-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|title=Listen To An Exclusive New Musical Theme From ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla''\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716024428/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/07/14/listen-to-an-exclusive-new-musical-theme-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|archivedate=16 July 2020\|author=Miller, Matt\|date=14 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Game Informer}}''\|accessdate= 15 July 2020}}</ref> Its first track, which shared the same name as the EP and would also be in the main album, was then released for preview.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=YPNJDJwhFFw\|text=Jesper Kyd - Out Of The North - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North (EP)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> The EP's second and final tracks, "The Sceptred Isle" and "{{Wiki\|Hrafnsmál}} - The Words of the Raven", were released early on 15 July<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://collider.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-listen-sarah-schachner\|title=Listen to an Exclusive ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' Track from Sarah Schachner's Score\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716083936/https://collider.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-listen-sarah-schachner/ \|archivedate=16 July 2020\|author=Chitwood, Adam\|date=15 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Collider (website)\|Collider}}''\|accessdate= 15 July 2020}}<br>↑ {{Youtube\|video=kqTsm4aGgrA\|text=Sarah Schachner - The Sceptred Isle - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> and 16 July, respectively.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=EW1Hklm_zvM\|text=Einar Selvik - Hrafnsmál - The Words of the Raven - Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> A second EP titled ''The Ravens Saga'' was announced on 2 August with an expected release date of 7 August. The main theme for ''Valhalla'' was released for preview on 6 August.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=bFpqpl94KEM\|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Main Theme (feat. Einar Selvik)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> There were no further updates until 2 November, when a second track titled "Silent Ambush" from the main album was released for preview<ref>{{Youtube\|video=lm9XFck2q5Y\|text=Jesper Kyd - Silent Ambush - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Original Game Soundtrack\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> and fan site ''[[Access the Animus]]'' revealed its cover, number of tracks, and release date.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1323323254786981889\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Lakeshore Records and Under The Radar have shared a new track from #AssassinsCreed Valhalla's soundtrack, called "Silent Ambush" by Jesper Kyd, which you can find here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9XFck2q5Y youtube.com/watch?v=lm9XFc...] The full 47-track album has also be announced to be digitally released on November 13! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/El1jLL8XUAAaE-_.png pic.twitter.com/0RGC80GE90]\|image=File:ACV soundtrack details.png}}</ref> On 5 November, a third track titled "The First Departure" from the main album was released. It would be the final track publicly available to preview, as ''Valhalla'' launched internationally just five days later.<ref name="GameInformerFirstDeparture">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/11/05/exclusive-first-look-at-new-music-track-from-assassins-creed-valhalla\|title=Listen To Exclusive New Music Track From Assassin's Creed: Valhalla With 'The First Departure'\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105203851/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/11/05/listen-to-exclusive-new-music-track-from-assassins-creed-valhalla-with-the-first\|archivedate=5 November 2020\|author= Ruppert, Lianna\|date=5 November 2020\|publisher=''GameInformer''\|accessdate=13 November 2020}}<br>↑ {{Youtube\|video=2RuMc6Gt_6E\|text=Sarah Schachner - The First Departure - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Original Game Soundtrack\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref>

	Even with the lengthy main album and two EPs, there was still more music to come, as the EP ''Wave of Giants'' was announced a mere two weeks later on 24 November with an expected release on 4 December<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1331326566111080450\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=.@LakeshoreRecs and @wardruna have announced a new #AssassinsCreed Valhalla Soundtrack album called "Wave of Giants", featuring original songs by @EinarSelvik1! Available on December 4th, it and can be pre-saved at this link: [https://smarturl.it/ACV-TWOG smarturl,it/ACV-TWOG] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnnSDipXEAM5olH.jpg pic.twitter.com/yl5BcBUwXQ]\|image=File:ACV - Wave of Giants EP announced.png}}</ref> and one of its tracks "Dagar eru Taldir - Days Are Numbered" was uploaded for preview.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=W_-tM2CgbNA\|text=Einar Selvik - Dagar eru Taldir - Days Are Numbered (Lyric Video)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> As the new year arrived, two more full albums of over two hours of music each were announced, with both ''Twilight of the Gods''<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1353765268154150913\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Scoreworld has released the tracklist for the newly announced "#AssassinsCreed Valhalla: Twilight of the Gods" soundtrack by @SarahSchachner! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsmKOTuW4AAuWQ6.jpg pic.twitter.com/JLubA5eosz]\|image=File:ACV - Twilight of the Gods announced.png}}</ref> and ''Sons of the Great North''<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1353765763761504256\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Scoreworld has also released the tracklist for the newly announced "#AssassinsCreed Valhalla: Sons of the Great North" soundtrack by @JesperKyd! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsmKvFhWMAADvga.jpg pic.twitter.com/9BhNr7l3eM]\|image=File:ACV - Sons of the Great North announced.png}}</ref> releasing together on 29 January 2021. Finally, a little over a year after ''Valhalla''{{'}}s debut, another EP was released on 26 November titled ''The Weft of Spears'', featuring six Norse songs written and sung by Einar.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1464221938608398343\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=.@Ubisoft, @LakeshoreRecs and @EinarSelvik1 have released a new #AssassinsCreed Valhalla soundtrack called "The Weft of Spears"! The album, which is made up of six tracks, is now available at these links: [https://open.spotify.com/album/3tIHTRt8HLdA6YnHEjNN61 open.spotify.com/album/3tIHTRt8...] [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LRGQH4D amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...] [https://music.apple.com/us/album/assassins-creed-valhalla-the-weft-of-spears-ep/1595182536 music.apple.com/it/album/assas...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFH1thHXsAA4cxI.jpg pic.twitter.com/AytfwLF5KZ]\|image=File:ACV - The Weft of Spears announced.png}}</ref> ~~This was ''Valhalla''{{'}}s last music compilation, making the game's released score ultimately spread across an unheard~~-of 7 albums ~~with a staggering total time of just over 6 hours~~ and ~~45 minutes, excluding duplicated tracks~~.		Even with the lengthy main album and two EPs, there was still more music to come, as the EP ''Wave of Giants'' was announced a mere two weeks later on 24 November with an expected release on 4 December<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1331326566111080450\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=.@LakeshoreRecs and @wardruna have announced a new #AssassinsCreed Valhalla Soundtrack album called "Wave of Giants", featuring original songs by @EinarSelvik1! Available on December 4th, it and can be pre-saved at this link: [https://smarturl.it/ACV-TWOG smarturl,it/ACV-TWOG] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnnSDipXEAM5olH.jpg pic.twitter.com/yl5BcBUwXQ]\|image=File:ACV - Wave of Giants EP announced.png}}</ref> and one of its tracks "Dagar eru Taldir - Days Are Numbered" was uploaded for preview.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=W_-tM2CgbNA\|text=Einar Selvik - Dagar eru Taldir - Days Are Numbered (Lyric Video)\|channel=channel/UC0evg4WqWFxO_0Xa-bjsSRQ\|channelname=Lakeshore Records}}</ref> As the new year arrived, two more full albums of over two hours of music each were announced, with both ''Twilight of the Gods''<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1353765268154150913\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Scoreworld has released the tracklist for the newly announced "#AssassinsCreed Valhalla: Twilight of the Gods" soundtrack by @SarahSchachner! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsmKOTuW4AAuWQ6.jpg pic.twitter.com/JLubA5eosz]\|image=File:ACV - Twilight of the Gods announced.png}}</ref> and ''Sons of the Great North''<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1353765763761504256\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=Scoreworld has also released the tracklist for the newly announced "#AssassinsCreed Valhalla: Sons of the Great North" soundtrack by @JesperKyd! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsmKvFhWMAADvga.jpg pic.twitter.com/9BhNr7l3eM]\|image=File:ACV - Sons of the Great North announced.png}}</ref> releasing together on 29 January 2021. Finally, a little over a year after ''Valhalla''{{'}}s debut, another EP was released on 26 November titled ''The Weft of Spears'', featuring six Norse songs written and sung by Einar.<ref>{{Twitter\|AccessTheAnimus\|status/1464221938608398343\|AccessTheAnimus\|quote=.@Ubisoft, @LakeshoreRecs and @EinarSelvik1 have released a new #AssassinsCreed Valhalla soundtrack called "The Weft of Spears"! The album, which is made up of six tracks, is now available at these links: [https://open.spotify.com/album/3tIHTRt8HLdA6YnHEjNN61 open.spotify.com/album/3tIHTRt8...] [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LRGQH4D amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...] [https://music.apple.com/us/album/assassins-creed-valhalla-the-weft-of-spears-ep/1595182536 music.apple.com/it/album/assas...] [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFH1thHXsAA4cxI.jpg pic.twitter.com/AytfwLF5KZ]\|image=File:ACV - The Weft of Spears announced.png}}</ref> <!-- Can we please verify this length. I just created a playlist with all 7 albums and manually deleted the duplicates. Total runtime shows 5 hrs 52 min -->

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	For her tracks, Schachner drew inspiration from archaeologist Max Adams' book ''[https://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Viking_Wars.html?id=9O8_DwAAQBAJ The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred's Britain: 789–955]'',<ref name="Spin">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/11/assassin-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-interview/\|title=''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' Blends Traditional Viking Sounds With a Modern Gaming Soundtrack\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105175435/https://www.spin.com/2020/11/assassin-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-interview/\|archivedate=5 November 2020\|author= Chesler, Josh\|date=5 November 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Spin (magazine)\|SPIN}}''\|accessdate= 13 November 2020}}</ref> which sparked ideas on how to musically emulate the Viking and Anglo-Saxon cultures merging as the [[Norse people]] were absorbed into an Anglo-[[Scandinavia]]n society.<ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1142222-listen-to-tracks-from-the-assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack \|title= Listen to Tracks from the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Soundtrack!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726062104/www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1142222-listen-to-tracks-from-the-assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack\|archivedate=26 July 2020\|author=Ames, Jeff\|date=17 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Mandatory (company)\|ComingSoon.net}}''\|accessdate=13 November 2020}}</ref> When writing "The First Departure", Schachner wanted the somber tune to give listeners the auditory sensation of Vikings drawn to lucrative English farmlands<ref name="GameInformerFirstDeparture"/> while "The Sceptered Isle" came after reading in Adams' book about Vikings converting from their [[Norse mythology\|mythical beliefs]] to [[Christianity]] even after [[raid]]ing countless [[church]]es,<ref name="Spin"/><ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah2">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/1JpOrBDpGiQzuzdjJGnzJp/game-makers-podcast-sarah-schachner-on-the-music-of-assassins-creed-valhalla\|text=Game Makers Podcast – Sarah Schachner on the Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla\|archiveurl=https://static2.cdn.ubi.com/gamesites/ubisoft-news/GameMakersPodcast-SarahSchachner-TheScepteredIsle-Transcript.pdf\|subdomain=web.archive.org/web/20210122175132/https://news}}<br>↑ {{Cite web\|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XTxWpQdYMYmQgNKrW75aD\|title=Sounds of the Past - The Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla #3 with Sarah Schachner on Spotify\|author=''Ubisoft''\|date=January 2021\|publisher=''Spotify''\|accessdate=20 March 2023}}</ref> and so has Norse lyrics based on the [[Runes\|runic]] inscriptions<ref name="ComingSoon"/> on the {{Wiki\|Karlevi Runestone}} sung over an {{Wiki\|Old English}} liturgical harmony, all backed by minor effects from a {{Wiki\|Minimoog Voyager}} analog synthesizer. Because the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] had hit much of the [[Earth\|globe]] by the time she wrote the track, the choral arrangement was performed by herself, her boyfriend Kyle, and recorded excerpts of Einar's voice.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah2"/> To further musically foreshadow the two peoples joining, she incorporated a mix of instruments from each region that would all play in her cues, such as the Scandinavian [[lyre]] known as a {{Wiki\|talharpa\|tagelharpa}} and the [[Celts\|Celtic]] {{Wiki\|carnyx}} from [[Scotland]].<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/>		For her tracks, Schachner drew inspiration from archaeologist Max Adams' book ''[https://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Viking_Wars.html?id=9O8_DwAAQBAJ The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred's Britain: 789–955]'',<ref name="Spin">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/11/assassin-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-interview/\|title=''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' Blends Traditional Viking Sounds With a Modern Gaming Soundtrack\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105175435/https://www.spin.com/2020/11/assassin-creed-valhalla-soundtrack-interview/\|archivedate=5 November 2020\|author= Chesler, Josh\|date=5 November 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Spin (magazine)\|SPIN}}''\|accessdate= 13 November 2020}}</ref> which sparked ideas on how to musically emulate the Viking and Anglo-Saxon cultures merging as the [[Norse people]] were absorbed into an Anglo-[[Scandinavia]]n society.<ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1142222-listen-to-tracks-from-the-assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack \|title= Listen to Tracks from the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Soundtrack!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726062104/www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1142222-listen-to-tracks-from-the-assassins-creed-valhalla-soundtrack\|archivedate=26 July 2020\|author=Ames, Jeff\|date=17 July 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Mandatory (company)\|ComingSoon.net}}''\|accessdate=13 November 2020}}</ref> When writing "The First Departure", Schachner wanted the somber tune to give listeners the auditory sensation of Vikings drawn to lucrative English farmlands<ref name="GameInformerFirstDeparture"/> while "The Sceptered Isle" came after reading in Adams' book about Vikings converting from their [[Norse mythology\|mythical beliefs]] to [[Christianity]] even after [[raid]]ing countless [[church]]es,<ref name="Spin"/><ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah2">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/1JpOrBDpGiQzuzdjJGnzJp/game-makers-podcast-sarah-schachner-on-the-music-of-assassins-creed-valhalla\|text=Game Makers Podcast – Sarah Schachner on the Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla\|archiveurl=https://static2.cdn.ubi.com/gamesites/ubisoft-news/GameMakersPodcast-SarahSchachner-TheScepteredIsle-Transcript.pdf\|subdomain=web.archive.org/web/20210122175132/https://news}}<br>↑ {{Cite web\|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XTxWpQdYMYmQgNKrW75aD\|title=Sounds of the Past - The Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla #3 with Sarah Schachner on Spotify\|author=''Ubisoft''\|date=January 2021\|publisher=''Spotify''\|accessdate=20 March 2023}}</ref> and so has Norse lyrics based on the [[Runes\|runic]] inscriptions<ref name="ComingSoon"/> on the {{Wiki\|Karlevi Runestone}} sung over an {{Wiki\|Old English}} liturgical harmony, all backed by minor effects from a {{Wiki\|Minimoog Voyager}} analog synthesizer. Because the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] had hit much of the [[Earth\|globe]] by the time she wrote the track, the choral arrangement was performed by herself, her boyfriend Kyle, and recorded excerpts of Einar's voice.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah2"/> To further musically foreshadow the two peoples joining, she incorporated a mix of instruments from each region that would all play in her cues, such as the Scandinavian [[lyre]] known as a {{Wiki\|talharpa\|tagelharpa}} and the [[Celts\|Celtic]] {{Wiki\|carnyx}} from [[Scotland]].<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/>

	The existence and sound of the carnyx drew her particular attention when a family friend sent her a YouTube video of the [[United Kingdom\|British]] trombonist {{Wiki\|John Kenny (trombonist)\|John Kenny}} playing the instrument. After eventually contacting him through email, she asked him if he could play it for her in a recording session,<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/1JpOrBDpGiQzuzdjJGnzJp/game-makers-podcast-sarah-schachner-on-the-music-of-assassins-creed-valhalla\|text=Game Makers Podcast – Sarah Schachner on the Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla\|archiveurl=https://static2.cdn.ubi.com/gamesites/ubisoft-news/GameMakersPodcast-SarahSchachner-HalloftheAesir-Transcript.pdf\|subdomain=web.archive.org/web/20210122175132/https://news}}<br>↑ {{Cite web\|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4d5mkyfl0Lo9ZhuVwYQ3x1\|title=Sounds of the Past - The Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla #2 with Sarah Schachner & John Kenny on Spotify\|author=''Ubisoft''\|date=January 2021\|publisher=''Spotify''\|accessdate=20 March 2023}}</ref> to which he agreed.<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> Perhaps most importantly, Kenny is among a very select few people in the world who can actually play the carnyx<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> after he was invited by the Scottish composer Dr. {{Wiki\|John Purser}} to join the {{Wiki\|National Museum of Scotland}}'s reconstruction effort of the {{Wiki\|Deskford}} Carnyx based off its preserved bell.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/> Unlike some horns where the bell is decorative, the carnyx's bell is unique in that it is built to replicate a skull with a hinged jaw and moving tongue, making its sounds resonante. Additionally, none of its notes are perfect like modern brass trumpets due to its shortened cone at the bottom, instead adopting a {{Wiki\|Harmonic series (music)\|harmonic series}} made up of a {{Wiki\|major third}}, a {{Wiki\|diminished seventh}}, and a {{Wiki\|major seventh}}. Schachner described these unusual tone intervals as "sound[ing] wild [and] scary, but also beautiful at the same time" and was driven to include the instrument in the cues for Eivor's visions when reliving [[Odin]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] from [[Ásgarðr]]. To her, the notes captured a feeling of conflicting emotions, and including the horn in ''Valhalla''{{'}}s mythical parts felt like musical echoes of an ancient time leaking into the game's setting since the horn is older than the Viking Age. Because of the carnyx's limited note range, Schachner could not write a defined score for Kenny and instead had him explore what techniques like crescendos would work and how well in order to get sounds to build upon later. The pair did all their music within a single, 11-hour {{Wiki\|Zoom (software)\|Zoom}} call<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/> in early March 2020,<ref name="Bandcamp"/> during which Schachner would describe an emotional idea she wanted to give shape to and Kenny would play on the Deskford Carnyx, the reconstructed one from {{Wiki\|Tintignac}}, and two seperate reproductions for a variety of tones to choose from. Other instruments they tested included {{Wiki\|Conch (instrument)\|conch}} shells, a 12-foot {{Wiki\|alphorn}}, a rebuilt horn found in an [[Ireland\|Irish]] peat bog, and a guitar used in "Asgard – Hall of the [[Æsir]]" to harmonize with the carnyx's artificially-changed {{Wiki\|minor third}} pitches.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/>		The existence and sound of the carnyx drew her particular attention when a family friend sent her a YouTube video of the [[United Kingdom\|British]] trombonist {{Wiki\|John Kenny (trombonist)\|John Kenny}} playing the instrument. After eventually contacting him through email, she asked him if he could play it for her in a recording session,<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1">{{Ubisoft\|url=en-us/article/1JpOrBDpGiQzuzdjJGnzJp/game-makers-podcast-sarah-schachner-on-the-music-of-assassins-creed-valhalla\|text=Game Makers Podcast – Sarah Schachner on the Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla\|archiveurl=https://static2.cdn.ubi.com/gamesites/ubisoft-news/GameMakersPodcast-SarahSchachner-HalloftheAesir-Transcript.pdf\|subdomain=web.archive.org/web/20210122175132/https://news}}<br>↑ {{Cite web\|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4d5mkyfl0Lo9ZhuVwYQ3x1\|title=Sounds of the Past - The Music of Assassin's Creed Valhalla #2 with Sarah Schachner & John Kenny on Spotify\|author=''Ubisoft''\|date=January 2021\|publisher=''Spotify''\|accessdate=20 March 2023}}</ref> to which he agreed.<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> Perhaps most importantly, Kenny is among a very select few people in the world who can actually play the carnyx<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> after he was invited by the Scottish composer Dr. {{Wiki\|John Purser (musician)\|John Purser}} to join the {{Wiki\|National Museum of Scotland}}'s reconstruction effort of the {{Wiki\|Deskford}} Carnyx based off its preserved bell.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/> Unlike some horns where the bell is decorative, the carnyx's bell is unique in that it is built to replicate a skull with a hinged jaw and moving tongue, making its sounds resonante. Additionally, none of its notes are perfect like modern brass trumpets due to its shortened cone at the bottom, instead adopting a {{Wiki\|Harmonic series (music)\|harmonic series}} made up of a {{Wiki\|major third}}, a {{Wiki\|diminished seventh}}, and a {{Wiki\|major seventh}}. Schachner described these unusual tone intervals as "sound[ing] wild [and] scary, but also beautiful at the same time" and was driven to include the instrument in the cues for Eivor's visions when reliving [[Odin]]'s [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] from [[Ásgarðr]]. To her, the notes captured a feeling of conflicting emotions, and including the horn in ''Valhalla''{{'}}s mythical parts felt like musical echoes of an ancient time leaking into the game's setting since the horn is older than the Viking Age. Because of the carnyx's limited note range, Schachner could not write a defined score for Kenny and instead had him explore what techniques like crescendos would work and how well in order to get sounds to build upon later. The pair did all their music within a single, 11-hour {{Wiki\|Zoom (software)\|Zoom}} call<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/> in early March 2020,<ref name="Bandcamp"/> during which Schachner would describe an emotional idea she wanted to give shape to and Kenny would play on the Deskford Carnyx, the reconstructed one from {{Wiki\|Tintignac}}, and two seperate reproductions for a variety of tones to choose from. Other instruments they tested included {{Wiki\|Conch (instrument)\|conch}} shells, a 12-foot {{Wiki\|alphorn}}, a rebuilt horn found in an [[Ireland\|Irish]] peat bog, and a guitar used in "Asgard – Hall of the [[Æsir]]" to harmonize with the carnyx's artificially-changed {{Wiki\|minor third}} pitches.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastSarah1"/>

	As a Dane himself, Kyd was surrounded by exaggerated Viking lore all his life but felt a need for ''Valhalla''{{'}}s album to look past the wild stories and find the true history written down. He was particularly drawn to the notion of life stories being cyclical, ending and restarting in flames like the ''{{Wiki\|Poetic Edda}}''{{'}}s [[Ragnarök]] cycle, which was written during centuries of climate instability when volcanic ash plumes often blocked the sun and drastically inhibited farming attempts in higher latitude regions like Norway.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastJesper1"/><ref name="Spin"/> The idea of rebirth stuck with him and he tried to ensure that as much of his repertoire as possible was either from the Viking era or sounded like they would have naturally accompanied those instruments as they backed retellings of the epic cycles. His score predominantly used winds<ref name="Spin"/> and strings.<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> In his research, he found that much music claiming to be "Viking-inspired" was too dark and pulsating, reflecting how [[Modern times\|current society]] still sees them as no more than brutish warriors bent on violence.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastJesper1"/><ref name="Spin"/> By using lighter-sounding instruments, Kyd hoped to bring a sense of spirituality to ''Valhalla'', reminding players of the bonds of family<ref name="ComingSoon"/> or the rugged majesty of the snow-capped mountains and fjords, as he tried to convey in the track "Out of the North".<ref name="GameInformerOutOfTheNorth"/>		As a Dane himself, Kyd was surrounded by exaggerated Viking lore all his life but felt a need for ''Valhalla''{{'}}s album to look past the wild stories and find the true history written down. He was particularly drawn to the notion of life stories being cyclical, ending and restarting in flames like the ''{{Wiki\|Poetic Edda}}''{{'}}s [[Ragnarök]] cycle, which was written during centuries of climate instability when volcanic ash plumes often blocked the sun and drastically inhibited farming attempts in higher latitude regions like Norway.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastJesper1"/><ref name="Spin"/> The idea of rebirth stuck with him and he tried to ensure that as much of his repertoire as possible was either from the Viking era or sounded like they would have naturally accompanied those instruments as they backed retellings of the epic cycles. His score predominantly used winds<ref name="Spin"/> and strings.<ref name="UbisoftMainTheme"/> In his research, he found that much music claiming to be "Viking-inspired" was too dark and pulsating, reflecting how [[Modern times\|current society]] still sees them as no more than brutish warriors bent on violence.<ref name="GameMakersPodcastJesper1"/><ref name="Spin"/> By using lighter-sounding instruments, Kyd hoped to bring a sense of spirituality to ''Valhalla'', reminding players of the bonds of family<ref name="ComingSoon"/> or the rugged majesty of the snow-capped mountains and fjords, as he tried to convey in the track "Out of the North".<ref name="GameInformerOutOfTheNorth"/>