WARDRUNA Vocalist Composes ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ Song ‘Hrafnsmál’

17 July 2020

With the recent announcement that a new installment in the "Assassin's Creed" video game franchise was coming this fall also comes news of a pretty impressive soundtrack.

The Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Out of the North EP will arrive this Friday (July 17), and in advance of the new music, Loudwire has the premiere of "Hrafnsmál - The Words of the Raven," composed by WARDRUNA vocalist Einar Selvik specifically for the game.

Selvik first came to fame behind the drumkit for black metallers GORGOROTH, but has been putting his efforts toward the folk metal outfit WARDRUNA since 2003.

That folk metal influence can be heard in the stirring musical soundscape he's created for the "Assassin's Creed Valhalla" game titled "Hrafnsmál - The Words of the Raven," which can be heard in the player below.

As stated, there is a new soundtrack EP for the game titled Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Out of the North, which is arriving today (July 17) via Lakeshore Records. The seven-song set also includes guest appearances by composers Jesper Kyd and Sarah Schachner.

As for the game itself, Ubisoft recently announced a Nov. 17 release date for "Assassin's Creed Valhalla," which will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation4, the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store on Windows PC, as well as UPLAY+, Ubisoft's subscription service and Stadia.