Cottonmouth Cut

Survivor ~ Track 8 ~ Overloading

A catastrophic system failure forces immediate action. Red lights flash across the cabin. Alarms scream. The protagonist moves with deliberate precision under extreme pressure, his hands flying across emergency protocols.

This sequence called for something different than hectic chaos. I wanted controlled intensity - almost like a thriller. I thought of the TV show Silo as a reference point: that sense of mounting pressure contained within precise, deliberate action.

The first half of the cue is restrained: long sustained notes hover over a subdued but driving beat. The tension is coiled, controlled. The camera work matches this - measured cuts between his face and his hands as he methodically works through the crisis.

But as the situation escalates and becomes more hectic, the music transforms. Fast string ostinatos begin to build, layering on top of each other. Taikos gradually increase in intensity, their thunderous hits punctuating each critical decision point. Status displays show failures escalating toward catastrophe.

Finally - success. The systems stabilize. But rather than release into relief, the cue explodes into a defiant, intense rendition of the Protagonist Theme. Purpose begins to crystallize in that moment - this is just the beginning.

08 ~ Overloading

Triangulum

The Backing music for the Beyond Skyrim: Morrowind Promo from March 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0QBfC75FwI&t=1s

Fire and Blood (Morrowind PROMO March - 2018)

Ancient Snakes

Beneath Our Feet

Blood And Strife (Roscrea PROMO August - 2018)

The Frozen Path

Uriel's Conquest

Winds Of Frulthuul | Beyond Skyrim - Roscrea

Mountain's Memory (feat. Hannah) | Beyond Skyrim - Roscrea

Composer for Beyond Skyrim: Morrowind, Cyrodiil, and Roscrea. Featured on BBC Radio alongside Bear McCreary and Inon Zur. Crafting cinematic worlds through music — from The Elder Scrolls to Warhammer Fantasy

Blood And Strife (Roscrea PROMO August - 2018)

Eric Gordon Berg