Assassin's Creed III soundtrack

Assassin's Creed III (original game soundtrack)
Composer	Lorne Balfe
Number of discs	1
Number of tracks	25
Total playtime	1:03:43
Media type	Soundtrack

The Assassin's Creed III soundtrack was created by Scottish composer Lorne Balfe, who also composed the soundtrack of Assassin's Creed: Revelations in collaboration with long-time Assassin's Creed composer Jesper Kyd.

Background

On June 14, 2012 Lorne Balfe confirmed on Twitter that he would be the sole composer for Assassin's Creed III.

In mid-October of 2012, Ubisoft released several 30-second samples of all the tracks within the Assassin's Creed III soundtrack on a French website.

Track listing

1. Assassin's Creed III Main Theme - 3:06
2. An Uncertain Present - 2:10
3. Escape in Style - 2:15
4. Welcome To Boston - 2:34
5. Freedom Fighter - 2:16
6. A Bitter Truth - 1:36
7. Through the Frontier - 3:02
8. Connor's Life - 4:56
9. Trouble in Town - 2:25
10. Farewell - 1:05
11. Homestead - 3:02
12. The Battle of Breed's Hill - 2:18
13. Speck of Dust - 2:52
14. Modern Assassin - 3:05
15. Desmond's Destiny - 1:38
16. The Aquila - 2:18
17. Fight Club - 2:05
18. Eye of the Storm - 2:07
19. Temple Secrets - 1:41
20. Beer and Friends - 1:10
21. Battle at Sea - 4:02
22. Breaching the Walls - 3:32
23. Wild Instincts - 2:44
24. What Came Before - 4:11
25. Assassin's Creed III Main Theme Variation - 1:33

The Tyranny of King Washington

Balfe's soundtrack for The Tyranny of King Washington DLC was made available to download from iTunes and Amazon on April 23, 2013.

1. Assassin's Creed III Main Theme (Wall of Sound Remix) - 3:08
2. Ratonhnhaké:ton - 2:30
3. The Tyrant - 3:19
4. Frozen - 2:56
5. Solitude - 1:38
6. Frontier At Arms - 3:19
7. Winter's Grasp - 3:10
8. You Must Succeed - 2:16
9. Seekers - 1:28
10. Tracking the Prey - 2:53
11. Against All Odds - 2:35
12. He Is Our Beacon - 2:00
13. The Betrayal - 3:35
14. Swift and Silent - 2:31
15. Rooftop Chase - 2:28
16. Dark Alleys - 2:06
17. The Key - 2:14
18. Escape Artist - 1:50
19. Closed City - 2:18
20. Helpless - 2:26
21. The Ruse - 2:48
22. Nightmares - 2:20
23. The Redemption - 2:54
24. Fallen Warriors - 2:34
25. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - 1:11
26. Taking Up Arms - 1:39
27. The True Rulers - 1:21
28. Risking Everything - 2:12
29. Alone Against All - 2:53
30. Unwavering Resolve - 1:41
31. Laying Up the Trap - 0:59
32. The Will to Endure - 2:18
33. King Washington - 3:36
34. Ghost Trail - 2:30
35. Duel At Dawn - 2:17
36. Man With the Wolf Hood - 2:23
37. The Betrayal (Alternate Version) - 3:34
38. The Redemption (Alternate Version) - 2:54
39. King Washington (Alternate Version) - 3:37
40. King Washington (Revisited Version) - 1:48

Trivia

• The Assassin's Creed III soundtrack is the first soundtrack of the series' main games not to feature Jesper Kyd.
• There are several tracks from the game which are not present on the soundtrack. These include music from the first encounter with Faulkner and the Aquila, the music which plays whilst in a restricted area, and the fight music which plays when contesting a Templar fort in the Frontier.
• The track: 'Assassin's Creed III Main Theme' appeared in 'Top Gear' on Sunday 7th July on BBC Two at 8pm. It was featured while street-racing in Madrid, Spain as Jeremy Clarkson performed his lap of the circuit.

External links

• iTunes - Assassin's Creed III soundtrack
• Amazon - Assassin's Creed III soundtrack
• Lorne Balfe's website - Unreleased tracks