This music should be the soundtrack to the trailer of some Hollywood blockbuster. Something fantasy and dynamic. Which is necessarily nominated for an Oscar. At least for the best music for the film. I listen to your work and feel delight. Thank you so often to please us - mere mortals - with the music of higher spheres.

Beyond Skyrim: Roscrea

🎧 Epica – A Cinematic Odyssey by Keith Richie

"Music is a potent mood regulator. Simply by listening, our frame of mind changes. It can open a portal to another dimension where all sense of normality vanishes. "

Epica is a sweeping, cinematic journey through sound — a richly layered, emotionally expansive album that fuses ambient electronica, Berlin-school sequencing, and science fiction themes into a single immersive experience.

Crafted by Texas-based composer Keith Richie, Epica builds upon the legacy of his prior work (Ambient Highways, Skylines, For the Willow Wept...) and draws clear inspiration from ambient and electronic greats such as Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Carbon Based Lifeforms, and John Carpenter. But what sets Epica apart is its deeply narrative structure — an album that plays like the score to an epic sci-fi or fantasy film that exists only in the listener’s imagination.

Each track serves as a chapter in a larger story: from the ethereal swell of “Remote Isolation” and the meditative pulse of “Rebirth,” to the childlike wonder of “Tiny Creatures” and the twilight tension of “Dusk.” The album peaks with the soaring title track “Epica,” where layered synths, cinematic drums, and Mimi Page’s haunting vocals conjure visions of interstellar heroism. The closing track, “There Are Other Worlds Than These,” named after Richie’s own publishing label and referencing Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, delivers a powerful finale — triumphant, textured, and emotionally resonant.

Like a great novel, Epica is filled with both wonder and tension, beauty and darkness. It’s music built not just for listening, but for feeling — perfect for dreaming, writing, reading, or escaping into other worlds. It invites replay after replay, each listen revealing deeper textures and hidden details.

Fans of sci-fi film scores, ambient storytelling, and imaginative soundscapes will find much to explore here. Epica is not just music — it’s a sonic universe waiting to unfold.

Digital Release: 10/15/2021

Find It on Your Favorite Platform:
links.krichie.com/epicaalbum

🌟 What Others Are Saying About Epica
A cinematic and emotionally expansive experience, Epica continues to captivate ambient and electronic music enthusiasts. Here’s what the critics have to say:

Journeyscapes Radio – "A cinematic-ambient opus that’s richly layered and deeply immersive."
👉 Read the review: www.journeyscapesradio.com/2022/07/album-review-epica-by-keith-richie.html

New Age Music Guide (Album Feature) – "Epica presents a powerful blend of ambient textures and soundtrack-like storytelling."
👉 Read the feature: newagemusic.guide/new-releases/keith-richie-epica/

New Age Music Guide (Single Feature) – "The title track captures the sweeping vision of the full album beautifully."
👉 Read the article: newagemusic.guide/newagemusic/keith-richie-epica-single/

“There Are Other Worlds Than These” is an original ambient composition by Keith Richie that explores the concept of alternate realities and unseen paths—emotional and cinematic in tone, with layered textures that pull listeners across invisible thresholds.

The title pays subtle homage to a well-known phrase from Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, but the piece itself exists as a personal meditation on change, choice, and the universes we build within ourselves.

🔊 A journey beyond the veil, through soundscapes shaped by wonder, loss, and imagination.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by Stephen King or The Dark Tower series. 

There Are Other Worlds Than These

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Majestic Flame (Epic Music)

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)

Healing Poison

Beneath Our Feet

Blood And Strife (Roscrea PROMO August - 2018)

The Frozen Path

Uriel's Conquest

Winds Of Frulthuul | Beyond Skyrim - Roscrea

Winter's Grace | Beyond Skyrim - Roscrea

The Endless Tale | Beyond Skyrim - Roscrea

Composed by Alex Jordon and Eric Gordon Berg

Voices Of The Deep - Roscrea Main Theme

A daytime/sunset ambient piece, to be played in all of Elsweyr's Anequina region.

Sun-Beaten Sands

A special thank you to Amalie for taking on the vocals for this track!

Alex Jordon
Soundcloud: ► https://soundcloud.com/alexzanderjordon
Bandcamp: ► https://alexzander1422.bandcamp.com/
Twitter: ► https://twitter.com/Alexzander1422
Instagram: ► https://www.instagram.com/alexjordon_composer/

ANFIEE
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJKnxpMKKoObO8sZyvsfHKg

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Beyond Skyrim - Roscrea's Soundtrack Artwork is from JohnVylcius
https://www.artstation.com/johnsherrill

"For the stars, they'd call
A sword of all
Or time un-done
Under the sun

For the sky, their eyes
will cry, of what is lost, to fire and dust

In the wind, a roar
His wings, would soar
On time un-sung
Over the sun

For the sky, their eyes
sing on, of what was lost, to fire and dust

As the stars align
They bring a sign
Of words begun
To best the one

For the sky, their eyes
still cry, of what was lost, to fire and dust"

Blood And Strife (Roscrea PROMO August - 2018)

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