Frieren promotional poster
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Developer:
Madhouse
Release Date:
Sep 29, 2023
Genres:
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

The composer Evan Call has also composed the soundtrack for the anime Violet Evergarden , which is another series that explores similar emotional themes.

The main theme is clearly inspired by english (Irish?) folk-music. The start of it reminds me a bit of the sea shanty Leave Her Johnny .

There are some great epic orchestral battle theme’s here, especially:

  1. Dragon Smasher
  2. Knife to the Throat
  3. Evolution of Magic
  4. Zoltraak

However most of the soundtrack consists of more laid-back and soft tracks, such as:

to mention a few.

Where the Blue-Moon Weed Grows is especially calm and emotional evoking a sense of nostalgia.

Tagged some of the tracks here using ChatGPT, but I realized after a while that it seems to put the same 10 tags for all the tracks I asked for 😅.

Favorites

  1. Dragon Smasher
  2. Evolution of Magic
  3. Zoltraak
  4. Knife to the Throat
  5. Time Flows Ever Onward

Changed my mind a couple of times here, but Dragon Smasher is just such an epic, dynamic and driving composition that it has to be put on top.

The three following are a bit of a tossup, but clinched by Evolution of Magic for it’s fast-paced and adventurous dancing flute. The way the strings join in at around 1.30: 👌👩‍🍳😘.

Zoltraak sounds like a more complex and epic composition than the others and I might have put it above if it evoked the same imagery and feeling the other ones does.

Published:
Monday, 24 February 2025
Last Updated:
Sunday, 25 May 2025
  1. Journey of a Lifetime ~ Frieren Main Theme cinematic emotional fantasy
  2. The End of One Journey soft introspective melancholic
  3. The Party of Heroes Returns
  4. A Well-Earned Celebration
  5. For 1000 Years
  6. One Last Adventure
  7. Farewell, My Friend
  8. Departures
  9. Time Flows Ever Onward orchestral melancholic mood:peacful
  10. Heiter's Request
  11. The Precious Moments We Share
  12. Life Is Worth Living
  13. Before the Light Fades melancholic reflective emotional
  14. Grassy Turtles and Seed Rats lighthearted whimsical playful
  15. Where the Blue-Moon Weed Grows orchestral mood:peacful melancholic
  16. Growing Up
  17. Phantoms of the Dead
  18. Magical Defense Training
  19. Qual
  20. Evolution of Magic battle-theme epic orchestral
  21. In Times of Peace
  22. The Land Where Souls Rest
  23. Where Hidden Magic Sleeps
  24. Great Mage Flamme
  25. Goodbye for Now, Eisen
  26. More Than Mere Tales
  27. The Warrior's Path
  28. Fear Brought Me This Far battle-theme
  29. Dragon Smasher
  30. Lift My Head From Shadow
  31. Life and Legacy
  32. Memories for My Master
  33. To Travel for Aureole
  34. Beyond the Journey's End
  35. Zoltraak battle-theme epic powerful
  36. Frieren the Slayer battle-theme epic powerful
  37. Across the Northern Lands
  38. Gone, but Not Forgotten
  39. Things That Scheme in the Dark
  40. Deep in the Dungeon
  41. Time Flows Ever Onward - Short Version
  42. Sleepy Frieren
  43. Shipwrecks and Treasure
  44. A Sunrise Worth Seeing
  45. New Friends and Old Faces
  46. Sneaking and Shopping
  47. Drunkards and Mimics
  48. Stark the Pure
  49. Odd Clouds
  50. To Catch a Stille
  51. A Beautiful Word
  52. Ancient Magic
  53. Knife to the Throat battle-theme energetic intense
  54. Demon's Bane
  55. Seeds of the Past Bear Today's Fruit
  56. Headpats and Praise
  57. From the Heart
  58. Pudding With Friends
  59. Fern's Birthday
  60. Privilege of the Young
  61. Super Secret Magic Potions
  62. Handsome Pose Collection
  63. Too Many Grimoires
  64. Stories Yet Untold
  65. Old Man Voll
  66. The Magic Within battle-theme
  67. New and Dangerous Magic adventurous battle-theme cinematic
  68. Waltz for Stark and Fern
  69. Mirrored Lotus
  70. Song for the Beyond