Composed by Ben Houge, Arcanum's soundtrack features an unusual instrumentation by avoiding the predominantly symphonic orchestration common to RPG soundtracks. Instead, it is scored almost entirely for string quartet. The songs follow the conventional RPG soundtrack format: short, impressionistic vignettes which are looped in-game, with each area using different tunes, and alternative songs for combat. The soundtrack was produced by Ben Houge and Jeff Pobst, with Leonid Keylin on first violin, Kathy Stern on second violin, Vincent Comer on viola, Susan Williams on cello, Evan Buehler on marimba, and Ben Houge on djembe, rainstick and synthesiser. The game's soundtrack has been well received, and was listed amongst the 12 best video-game soundtracks of all time by Forbes in 2012.
The soundtrack, composed by Ben Houge, was not commercially released, but is available for free download (however the website that hosted the free music has been taken down so is now provided below). The sheet music is also provided.
Song Name | Download | Youtube Video |
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Main Theme | ||
Demise of the Zephyr | ||
Wilderness | ||
Tarant | ||
The Tarant Sewers | ||
Caladon | ||
Caladon Catacombs | ||
Dungeons | ||
Battle at Vendigroth | ||
Tulla | ||
The Isle of Despair | ||
Mines | ||
Cities | ||
Radcliffe's Commission | ||
The Vendigroth Wastes | ||
Villages | ||
Qintarra | ||
The Wheel Clan | ||
The Void | ||
Kerghan's Castle | ||
Towns | ||
Dwarven and Combat Theme | ||
In Memoriam (bonus track) |