Swains theme song? Your thoughts?

Killaburn··26 votes·1,871 views

For me i'm imaging this for his themes song

_NOTE: _: Just hear the specific time only and not the whole song

Go to 6:31 already

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bio99hoZVYI

I just like it, its like a king/general walking through his throne and will command his army to attack. And the background choirs brings epicness.

37 Comments

BestJhinUniverse20 votes

Not sinister enough. But something like that.

BananaKing726 votes

Yeah but i like this too maybe a sinister style of this :D

Killaburn1 votes

yeah maybe like this with a sinister style [slayer-jinx-wink]

Talvaren1 votes

Essentially what is trying to be said here is you got the right idea, but the tune needs to be more menacing and less majestic. Possibly.

Monsta Moo2 votes

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Not sinister enough. But something like that.

Or maybe swain greatly favors the "nobility" of it, possibly? Great evil paired with an angelic song, a thing where oil and water mix a little >:D

Jonnyboy10010 votes

Its nice! i like musics like an emperor going to fight something :D awesome

Killaburn1 votes

that's what i thought so too :D

Blood Magicks6 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8eL2CjzHw

I mean, they already said he will be inspired by Tywin Lannister.

Kingslayër4 votes

I really cant wait for his rework

WestTiger6 votes

Actually I think this unused track from LoL'a official Soundcloud fits perfectly for Swain: https://m.soundcloud.com/league_of_legends/voxos-samus

The track's name roughly translates to "Voice of the usurper finale". The track was uploaded to Christian Praeco Linke's personal YouTube page in late 2011, he is/was a composer who worked with Riot Games: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCClRirbFWVk83E_UvzyahOA

The Tyrant Swain skin would be released in May the following year along with the final JoJ issue. It was then uploaded onto the official Riot Soundcloud page not long after the skin release.

I really think this was meant to be Swain's theme for that whole event, maybe over an animated login screen. But because they ended up releasing the skin with no fanfare, the track was unused.

Nofytze3 votes

what? i didn't know that

Killaburn1 votes

me too lmao!

WestTiger1 votes

Yeah I think it was one of those dev things where they did commission for the theme song but ended up not finding the opportunity to use it.

I investigated a bit more and found the original composer's Youtube page, he actually uploaded several other LoL unused tracks he had made.

Since Riot then uploaded Voxos Samus Finalis to their official Soundcloud, guessing they didn't want the track to go to complete waste.

Killaburn1 votes

omg its so good. sucks riot didn't use it and i hope its swain's theme song. another catch is that it has the same thing as catch as the one i'm recommending and i love it

Lord Jericho1 votes

Not only the timing, but considering the background to the vid is Noxus (pre-lore retcon), this would've been all too perfect for Swain. Oh, I'd absolutely LOVE if Riot would use this track. It has all the epicness of the current music they use anyway.

WestTiger1 votes

To be fair, the background looks like a default the composer used on all his other tracks.

It really is a pity this track wasn't used, from its length, I suspect it was meant to be played over an animated login screen with the Tyrant Swain skin release. But you know, we never did get an animated login for it, so this wasn't used either.

strut4 votes

I personally couldn't take any character seriously with this music. It feels rather mediocre for somebody like swain. He would need a real orchestra with feeling not something so corny.

EZ123EZ3 votes

seems nice and a theme song with choirs is nice

Skorch3 votes

Um OBVIOUSLY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4QTqslN4

For real though Id (Purpose) is pretty great, i have that and together we ride (obviously) playing on Arena Ferox in smash.

Killaburn1 votes

it sounded so perfect :')

Odyssey Yasuo3 votes

Wayyyyyy too nice sounding for an evil tyrant.

Killaburn1 votes

is it a compliment? jk

Bârd1 votes

Not necessarily evil.

Cold, calculating, measured, and intelligent. He's not some bloodthirsty warlord (at least, not in his human form), he's a general whose mind was strong enough to make a nation built on strength bow to him.

Not the nicest guy, but not some mustache twirling sociopath chuckling while stroking a long haired cat.

Brutusness3 votes

This sounds very similar with the deep chorus and I think represents Noxus very well.

https://youtu.be/ao1HQAPRSwo

Whyte Lyon2 votes

The lyrics are pretty relevant. Except y'know, Swain will be Grand General not a king. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkU23m6yX04

So be prepared for the coup of the century!

Killaburn1 votes

i assume you didn't the "** king**/general" part of my paragraph.

Whyte Lyon1 votes

i assume you didn't *see the " king/general" part of my paragraph.

What I said was in relation to the lyrics of Scar's song, not to you. Whose the one truly assuming now?

Killaburn1 votes

ah ok. i thought it was related to my post.

PhoenixOfHeaven2 votes

Gotta love FE. If we're talking FE, it has a TON better tracks to fit him though. Such as... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7zKGsis8ec&t=8s As for yours, it sounds too holy, positive. A choir is a must, but it had to be an evil one.

Nifht2 votes

I really want an orchestral theme for my boy Swain, mostly due to his quote on Sona's Bio. I'd love to think that Swain's theme song would be something he enjoys listening. Maybe something along the lines of Bloodborne's soundtrack? first two songs to come to mind are the suite and the cleric's beast theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzdhTGaWzec (the whole piece is gorgeous, but Swain vibes start to clearly show up, at least for me, at minute 2:50)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICSk8-pJkX8

Project omen1 votes

I can think of a lot of themes for Vladimir (especially Blood Lord) but somehow it's harder for Swain. I guess this one kinda fits him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-MX__zgqZM Just imagine his battle cry and his transformation at 0:54 when the music begins.

Thefrostyviking1 votes

A bit light a tone i think, Swain is waaaay darker an sinister.

Poolparty Sauron1 votes

Drums Lots of drums

GudLunchHavFries1 votes

OH MY GOSH ID PURPOSE!!! FANBOYISM INTENSIFIES!!!!!

I love fire emblem, like alot, and id purpose is my fav song in all of video games. I love it SO much there was a point I trained myself to sing the whole song by heart (even though its in latin, and I dun know any latin. I studied a lyrics video VERY intensly)

Just wanted to say that. Seeing id purpose, one of the greatest creations mankind has ever made imo, on the boards for one of my fav games of all time, the fanboy in me could not possibly be more happy.

Only thing that could top the levels of happy fanboy I have rn is if somebody did a meme using a gif from Sora No Otoshimono, but I check boards every day for 2 years and still havent seen that. One can dream though.

Sorry for being unrelated to the post, so to say, but I just LOOOOOOOVE the song you linked. upvote just for that.

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