"Tavern 5" from Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning on the Nintendo Switch, Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 (2020-2021)
Composer: Mark Cromer
Album: Not Released on the Official Soundtrack
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Developer: Kaiko, Big Huge Games
I'm not going to assume that I know the instruments in this song, be they balilaikas, bouzoukis, mandolins, guitars, citterns, or lutes. They're plucking and strumming instruments, and we'll leave it at that.
I probably first heard this particular tavern music while visiting The Silken Seat in the village of Canneroc; it's the town that makes their living from the gossamer threads of the normally non-aggressive spiders in the Webwood. While doing the various quests for the citizens of Canneroc, I didn't really register this music apart from being catchy tavern music. After my character purchased a home in the town, and since I wasn't able to install a blacksmithing station in the house, I found myself frequenting The Silken Seat to visit the local blacksmith to repair armor and sell all my unwanted goods. As I made more and more trips to The Silken Seat over the 100+ hours I've (currently) put into Kingdoms of Amalur, this song has really grown on me. I love that I can hear a muffled version of it as I approach The Silken Seat, as if everything is already in full swing when my character arrives to offload a bunch of gear and to repair what she's wearing.
So I hope y'all enjoy this song from a game that almost had too much going for it for it to succeed, but at least the Re-Reckoning remaster is still widely available.
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