Have i played it?: yes
The intro already puts you into the right mood. It throws few well-aimed hits and evolves into semi-epic tune. To me it sounds like a promise of hard times and good endings, but that might be just me, I have big imagination xD
My favourite part of Oblivion soundtrack are the 'explore' songs. They are very calming, gentle and they suck you right into the fields or forest or wherever you're just standing. Often I caught myself just staring down a cliff, listening to the music and resisting to urge to take a screenshot and make it into a "wish you were here" postcard. Especially this one makes me feel like that.
Then we have the "public" music. Not as much interesting as explore but still very good and fitting the environment. It's also calm and cheerfully sad in it's own way.
Dungeon music on the other hand is somewhat dull, BUT that also fits the environment. Creepy ambient music it is. I shall recommend it for listening on a stroll through emptiest part of a city or a forest during nights. It sure would set the right mood in.
So far so good but now i'm getting into the battle-ish part of soundtrack. I'm finding them quite similar to each other, they are definitely less imaginative than explore songs. And they practically lack introduction and immediately burst in full charge into your ears, which is understandable in-game. The enemy will not wait until the song has set up the mood, they will immediately chomp your legs off no matter what. So it's good for the game, but doesn't work as good outside.
But i decided to feature a battle song anyways, it's my favorite one
(also, just a note, at one point i got bothered by the in-game music.. but after a year of plaing so no wonder.. and replaced all the music with some new one. And put this song into a battle folder amongst many others. It backfired horribly, because it started plaing during the final boss fight. The worst mood-kill ever xD )
