Announcing: Bardic Inspiration Vol.1

It's been incredibly difficult to contain our excitement these last few weeks!

It might not seem like it, but Bardic Inspiration has been around since last summer, with our first episode about Bruenor Battlehammer back in June 2020. If you had told us nine months ago that we would eventually record some of these songs in a studio and release them to the public, we wouldn't have believed you!

Allow us to finally and officially announce that Bardic Inspiration Vol.1 arrives with the Spring Extravaganza on Wednesday, March 31st as DLC on Steam!



Bardic Inspiration Vol.1 features eight original songs composed by Jason Charles Miller and Dylan Wilks during the first twenty episodes of Bardic Inspiration, which were recorded at Central Command Studios in Los Angeles over the winter.

Starting with "The Greatest Dwarven King," the anthem for Bruenor Battlehammer written during the very first episode, Bardic Inspiration Vol.1 includes a diverse selection of musical genres, including classic rock, goth/alternative, punk, country, heavy metal, swing, folk, and even a pop song for Tiamat, Queen of Evil Dragonkind. In addition to these eight studio-quality songs, there are also eight corresponding Instrumental versions for those who prefer their music without vocals. The full tracklist and production credits are below.

And that's not all: all 16 tracks are coming to Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms! Players have been asking us to expand the soundtrack for Idle Champions for years; starting on March 31, players will be able to select their favorite Bardic Inspiration tracks from Bardic Inspiration Vol.1 to play during their adventures with the new in-game music player.

Anyone interested in hearing studio-quality recordings of the songs will be able to purchase the Bardic Inspiration Vol.1 DLC through the Idle Champions Steam Store page as of March 31 and download MP3s and FLAC files of each track. Everyone else will be able to listen to the soundtrack for free in-game. Of course, we encourage you to purchase the DLC; if we can sell enough of them, this kind of project might be able to happen again ;)

Disk 1	Disk 2
The Greatest Dwarven King	The Greatest Dwarven King (Instrumental)
Drop of Time	Drop of Time (Instrumental)
Brimstone Angels Go Go Go	Brimstone Angels Go Go Go (Instrumental)
Deekin's Tale of Doom	Deekin's Tale of Doom (Instrumental)
Savage Fire	Savage Fire (Instrumental)
The Viper's Fangs	The Viper's Fangs(Instrumental)
The Moneylender, Mirt	The Moneylender, Mirt (Instrumental)
You Could Be My Dragon Queen	You Could Be My Dragon Queen (Instrumental)

Bardic Inspiration Vol 1 Credits

• The Greatest Dwarven King
  Jason Charles Miller – Vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, programming
  Gary Joseph Potter Jr. – Lead guitar
  Mixed by Stewart Cararas
  
  
• Drop of Time
  Jason Charles Miller – Vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, programming, keyboards
  Mixed by Stewart Cararas
  
  
• Brimstone Angels Go Go Go
  Kenley Shea – Vocals Jason Charles Miller – Guitar, bass, percussion, programming
  Erin M. Evans – Additional Composition
  Mixed by Stewart Cararas
  
  
• Deekin’s Tale of Doom
  Jason Charles Miller – Vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, programming
  Adam Hall – Dobro
  Mixed by Stewart Cararas
  
  
• Savage Fire
  Jason Charles Miller – Vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, programming
  Gary Joseph Potter Jr. – Lead guitar
  Mixed by Stewart Cararas
  
  
• The Viper’s Fangs
  Jason Charles Miller – Vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, programming
  Gary Joseph Potter Jr. – Lead guitar
  Vivid Vivka – Additional Composition
  Mixed by Stewart Cararas
  
  
• The Moneylender, Mirt
  Jason Charles Miller – Vocals, guitar
  Aubrey Richmond– Fiddle
  Mixed by Stewart Cararas
  
  
• You Could Be My Dragon Queen
  Kenley Shea – Vocals
  Jason Charles Miller – Guitar, bass, percussion, keyboards
  Mixed by Stewart Cararas

This album exists thanks in large part to the audience of Bardic Inspiration, who accompanied Jason and Dylan on this songwriting journey. Thank you all so much. We hope to do this again! You can catch Bardic Inspiration live on Tuesday from 1-3 PM Pacific on our Twitch Channel.