Assassin's Creed: Valhalla: The Siege of Paris soundtrack

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The Assassin's Creed: Valhalla: The Siege of Paris soundtrack is a collection of music tracks written by American composer Stephanie Economou, featuring vocals by American singer Ari Mason, that were used as background music in the Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content The Siege of Paris. It will release digitally on August 12, 2021.

Background

On 26 June, 2021 the track single "Hásæti" was released as a preview for the then-upcoming August debut of The Siege of Paris.

Composition

Prior to writing the music, the first thing Economou did was research the period surrounding the Siege of Paris from 885–886 CE by the Viking leader Rollo in an attempt to find any record of what contemporary France. Unfortunately, most of what survives were liturgical pieces from Christian church services, so Economou decided to instead borrow sound palettes from later periods like the Medieval Ages and the Renaissance.

The resulting score was thus full of various stringed instruments, namely, the lyre, {{Wiki}kantele}}, hammered dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, and the viola da gamba. These were all backed by frame drums and didgeridoo. More modern instruments like the cello, viola, and bass were also included, but as they still had hundreds of years at the time of the siege until they developed into their current form, all three of them were played by hitting the strings with sticks or aggressively scratching them instead of bowing as is typical.

Track listing

1. Francia
2. The Siege of Paris
3. Hásæti - 1:48