There’s free video game music all over the place this week. Hot on the heels of BioWare, who recently released Dragon Age: Inquisition’s tavern music at no charge, comes a similar offer from League of Legends developer Riot Games.
You can download the entire first volume of new album Music of League of Legends for free via the studio’s site.
Even if you’re not a diehard eague of Legends fan, the orchestral music that accompanies its MOBA action is of impressive quality. There are some surprisingly beautiful pieces on here – the haunting melody of “Curse of the Sad Mummy” stands out, though I could have done without the vocals to be honest.
For more on the music of League of Legends, you might want to check out Frequencies, a forty-five minute documentary looking at the audio of the game. You can check out the trailer above. Head here to watch the whole thing for free on Youtube.
“Music and games share an intertwined history stretching back to neon-soaked arcades and dusty living rooms crowded with tangles of twisting plastic controller cords,” reads the description on Riot’s website. “From chiptune scores to the sweeping symphonies of expansive fantasy worlds,the relationship shared between games and music simultaneously elevates both art forms. Frequencies is a behind-the-scenes look at that harmony at Riot; the moment when creativity, collaboration, and passion collide to forge and reinforce story through music.”
