There are a ton of factors that go into making a game: graphics, UI, scripting, but one feature that really stands out and can make or break a game is the sound. Bethesda has released their latest podcast featuring Mark Lampert - Bethesda game studios Audio Director - giving a full look at what went into making the music and sounds of Skyrim. I've always found voice acting and soundtracks to video games such an interesting element, so it's always fascinating to see how much goes into it from the other side of the screen.

Check out the video below.

With an adventure this big and some great celebrity voice talents involved, we really get a feel regarding the size and scope of this game. Seeing Todd Howard in the video discussing how they got the theme is pretty epic: "The Elder Scrolls theme, sung by barbarians" pretty much sums it up! The game itself has so much character and then to have some great dramatic actors like Christopher Plummer, Joan Allen and Linda Carter to lend their voices, I feel the world will really feel fleshed out.

As always, you can head over to The Elder Scrolls Community page and check out the full podcast, as well as their flicker feed, which highlights some of the places the sound team went to get certain elements for the game.