The Witcher IV official Cinematic Reveal Trailer soundtrack now available!

[veryfishysushi]

You've seen the reveal trailer for The Witcher IV... Now immerse yourself in its music accompanying Ciri during her quest in the village of Stromford!

The official Cinematic Reveal Trailer soundtrack, No Gods, Only Monsters, was composed and produced by P.T Adamczyk from CD PROJEKT RED, with lyrics written by CD PROJEKT RED's Borys Pugacz-Muraszkiewicz.

You can listen to No Gods, Only Monsters right now — the track is available on all major streaming platforms and the official YouTube channel of The Witcher series of games!

 

[Draconifors]

The quality of music associated with the Witcher series remains excellent. To nobody's surprise.

 

[0248991]

Excellent

 

[Princess_Ciri]

When the singing starts this track really pops off!!!!! Awesome work

 

[LeKill3rFou]

The very first song of TW4 published is, well... obviously amazing!
No surprise, by P.T Adamczyk

 

[0248991]

By the way, does anybody know how is such high-quality music (movies, video games,...) recorded nowadays, considering advancements in technology?
Is it recorded live in studios with all the musicians and instruments present?
Was the choral part sung live by people?

I would think it could be faster, cheaper, and simpler to e.g. generate (at least some) parts on computers, let musicians record their parts at home using e.g. modern smartphones with possibly high sound quality, and then mix all the parts together...

I watched a few Witcher 3 documentaries, and if I understood correctly, the music was (mostly) recorded live in the studio.
And Witcher 3 used some rare instruments.
Do musicians have to pack up their instruments and fly to the studio?
I find only the thought of it crazy :O

 

[GrimReaper801]

By the way, does anybody know how is such high-quality music (movies, video games,...) recorded nowadays, considering advancements in technology?
Is it recorded live in studios with all the musicians and instruments present?
Was the choral part sung live by people?

I would think it could be faster, cheaper, and simpler to e.g. generate (at least some) parts on computers, let musicians record their parts at home using e.g. modern smartphones with possibly high sound quality, and then mix all the parts together...

I watched a few Witcher 3 documentaries, and if I understood correctly, the music was (mostly) recorded live in the studio.
And Witcher 3 used some rare instruments.
Do musicians have to pack up their instruments and fly to the studio?
I find only the thought of it crazy :O

They are still typically recorded in studios. It's not just about the quality of whatever is used to record, it's because studios have very specialized acoustics.

Reproducing that at home would not only be inconvenient because it requires a dedicated room, it's also very costly.

Then there is the recording equipment. While modern smartphones, to use your example, are miles ahead of where they were even 5 years ago, they still don't compared to specialized equipment.

I doubt most musicians are flown in, if any. Most likely, they're fairly local and able to get to the studio. It is their job after all.

Lastly, it might appear like working from vast distances without flying in or on "home" equipment might be cheaper at first glance but in practice that can also mean many back and forth and re-recordings over slight adjustments. Which is so much simpler and more efficient in person.

Doubtful that it's not purely happening in a studio.

 

[0248991]

Hey,
What about the lyrics? (The choir part). Are those real words? If so, has anyone caught on to what they say?

Edit:
Chatgpt says it's Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est, with the lyrics being:

Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.
Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor.
Exsultemus et in ipso jucundemur.
Timeamus et amemus Deum vivum.
Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero.

I don't hear any of the words in the trailer, lol :>
Anyway, it also suggests the song is about things like God, love, charity,...
The villagers and Ciri also mentioned Gods.
Interesting...

Edit:
I found a song that could suit a Witcher 4's tragic moment, possibly Ciri feeling lost, Ciri looking for someone, Yennefer looking for Ciri,...