1   2  3   4  5   6   7   8  9 1 カ セ ゾ ノ ョ ソ ィ ゴ ケ 2 ム 。 ギ マ ブ ジ リ 〜 ゥ 3 ン ヅ タ ユ レ ア ビ ョ コ 4 ヌ ロ オ ヂ ヒ ォ イ ニ ホ 5 ル ・ ツ ウ ー ラ デ ッ ハ 6 ネ サ ミ ボ ワ エ メ テ ド 7 ス ゲ ガ フ ゼ ェ バ ヤ ュ 8 チ 、 ベ モ ザ ナ ト ※ シ 9 ズ ァ ク ダ ヲ キ ャ へ グ Numbered pairs are deciphered columns 1st, rows 2nd to find the correct katakana: 62 11 13 95 43 45 27 ジ カ ン ハ ユ ウ ゲ Ji Ka N Ha Yu U Ge 時間 は 有限 Time is limited 11 91 65 95 16 85 78 56 55 39 84 18 72 77 76 65 53. カ グ ラ ハ ネ ッ ト ワ ー ク ニ チ リ バ メ ラ レ Ka Gu La Ha Ne T To Wa - Ku Ni Chi Ri Ba Me La Re 欠片 は ネットワーク に 散りばめ られ Fragments are scattered throughout the network. 17 68 96 91 74 95 94 45 98 97 45 41 11 32 78 68 15. ス ナ ド ケ イ ハ ホ ウ シ ュ ウ ノ カ ギ ト ナ ル Su Na Do Ke I Ha Ho U Shi Y U No Ka Gi To Na Ru 砂時計 は 報酬 の 鍵 と なる The hourglass is the key to the reward. 74 61 99 37 83 74. イ ソ グ ガ ョ イ I So Gu Ra Yo I 急ぐ が 良い It's better to hurry. 1SS1SS9NS3R55D.COM/????????? = ASSASSINSCREED.COM/HOURGLASS [Despite indeed hurrying, this is unfortunately a placeholder site at time of writing, so we can’t say what teases or insights into AC:Shadows might be behind this URL!] 74 18 78 84 95 47 33 35 75 54 78 35 イ チ ト ニ ハ フ タ ツ デ ヒ ト ツ I Chi To Ni Ha Fu Ta Tsu De Hi To Tsu １ と 2 は  2つ で 1つ One and two are two in one. 26 13 59 98 15 84 95 78 69 59 42 86 サ ン ヲ シ ル ニ ハ ト キ ヲ マ テ Sa N Wo Shi Ru Ni Ha To Ki Wo Ma Te 3 を 知る に は 時 を 待て Wait until you know 3. 33 11 33 11 11 21 11 21 33 11 33 11 33 11 11 21 33 11 33 11 11 21 11 21 33 11 11 21 33 11 11 21 33 11 33 11 11 21 11 21 33 11 11 21 11 21 11 21 33 11 33 11 11 21 11 21 11 21 33 11 33 11 11 21 33 11 | タ カ | Ta Ka | 鷹 | Hawk = 0 11 21 | カ セ | Ka Se | 風 | Wind = 1 Converting the binary pairs into ASCII: 00110001 = 1 00110101 = 5 00110111 = 7 00111001 = 9 [1579, the year Yasuke arrived in Japan! Kudos to @edenoi_ / u/BPotatoes for deciphering all this themselves, and giving us all the breakdown!!! ;)] There was also one more minor puzzle seen solved by u/Ajxtt on Assassin’s Creed News:

Top 10 Jesper Kyd Assassin's Creed Tracks Breakdown Share 11 Oct 2026 Written By: Edited By: Gustav Poulsen (Gargudon) Gargudon Back To Database Next to every Assassin’s Creed game’s historical setting and location, a core part of every instalment has been the soundtrack; the sound of free-running, being in stealth, fighting enemies and more. A number of talented composers have had their crack at scoring the franchise over the years, from acclaimed games composers like Austin Wintory to Hollywood A-Listers like Brian Tyler and Lorne Balfe. But in the world of Assassin’s Creed, no one has created as many iconic tracks, nor scored as many games as legendary Danish games composer Jesper Kyd, having fully or co- scored a total of five games, starting all the way back with the franchise’s inception in 2007, continuing with the Ezio trilogy, and after a hiatus returning for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla in 2020. Having written and composed so many iconic tracks for all of these games, we take a look at the legendary composer’s Top 10 tracks from across the franchise. Let’s dive into it! 10. City Of Jerusalem - Assassin’s Creed As it happens, this is the very first piece of music heard in the franchise, featured in the opening cutscene when launching Assassin’s Creed . This track gets straight to the point, setting the tone for and instantly capturing the vibe of the the game’s Third Crusade Middle Eastern setting. Opening with a prominent cathedral choir, then switching to Eastern stringed instruments after but a few seconds, this perfectly captures the essence of the time period, and the clash of faiths and cultures it brought. After a sequence of Eastern stringed and airy instruments, brilliantly capturing the vibe of Damascus and Masyaf, to featuring direct Latin chanting symbolising the holy sites of Acre and Jerusalem, to switching back to and being a fuse of said cathedral choir and Eastern instruments, this track perfectly captures the vibe and essence of all of the game’s locations and their different cultures in its mere playtime of just over 3 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU_w0TxKe0I 9. Battle In Spain - Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood One of the shortest tracks off of the Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood soundtrack and on this list with a playtime of just under 2 minutes, but no less one of the most epic, intense and cinematic ones in Kyd’s discography. From slowly and quietly starting out with eerie and airy pads and a bell chime, to suddenly switching to heavy percussion, intense strings and epic choir vocals, the track perfectly captures the chaos of the game’s ending in the form of the Battle of Viana, Ezio running through hoards of soldiers on the battlefield to reach his nemesis Cesare Borgia, finishing him once and for all. While only featured during this specific sequence, it could very well perfectly go with just about any epic battle and or boss fight across the Ezio trilogy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8zKEYMgkY0 8. Ezio’s Family - Assassin’s Creed II It would of course not be fair to make a list of Kyd’s Top 10 tracks, without including the legendary ‘Ezio’s Family’. Originally from Assassin’s Creed II , indirectly serving as the game’s main theme, featured in the game’s opening and title sequence, as Ezio Auditore and his brother Federico look out over Florence, this track has gone on to become the main theme of the very franchise itself. The main theme of almost every game that has come after, has reused and implemented the track’s main melody, be it for a shorter or longer section, and sung or played on new instruments every time. During its full playtime of just under 4 minutes, the track captures a number of feelings and emotions, using an array of instruments, brilliantly setting the tone for the state of Ezio and his family’s life… And what is to come... From the beautiful choir and strings opening the track, capturing the peacefulness of Renaissance Florence and the Auditore brothers’ place in it, to the mysterious stripped middle section only featuring fingerpicked acoustic guitar, to returning to strings and choir, but creating a build-up and sounding more intense leading to the end, perhaps symbolising the tragedy about to strike the family, changing the life of Ezio forever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSVHx23ByhM 7. Out Of The North - Assassin’s Creed Valhalla One of the main themes from Kyd’s return to the franchise with the Viking epic of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla , this track perfectly captures the tone and might of Viking Norway, Norse mythology, and setting sail on longships for early Medieval England. Starting out relatively quiet with some light chanting, the track quickly builds and intensifies with hurdy gurdy, heavy percussion, deep chanting and more, eventually reaching the epic peak with a prominent, epic female lead vocal, brilliantly capturing the might of the Raven Clan, and the grandeur of the fjords and mountains of Rygjafylke, before winding down and closing itself out similarly to the track’s opening, some light chanting, stringed instruments and airy ambient sounds closing it out. An epic track, perfectly marking Kyd’s return to the franchise after 9 years, fusing instruments from the historical era with his signature ambient sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Cg-A9TQPU 6. Wetlands Combat - Assassin’s Creed II One of the more electronic and non-Renaissance sounding tracks off of the Assassin’s Creed II soundtrack, this track perfectly captures the intensity of as the title says, combat, while also brilliantly capturing the overall ominous tone of the game. With heavy chugging electric guitars and percussion at the core of the track, this perfectly captures being in the heat of the moment fighting off a number of enemies. The use of high pitch squeals and other mysterious airy electronic sounds, brilliantly symbolises the Animus and that everything seen is only a simulation, and captures the ominous feeling of Renaissance Italy in the past, as well as Abstergo and the Animus in the present. These sounds mixed with cajun style percussion about halfway through the track, not only ups the action and intensity of the track, but also puts the ‘Wetlands’ in the title, perfectly capturing combat specifically in the dark, swampy wetlands of Emilia-Romagna outside Forlì. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU2xgyZdC2Q 5. Home Of The Brotherhood - Assassin’s Creed II Perhaps one of the most eerie and mysterious tracks from Assassin’s Creed II , this track perfectly captures the overall ominous feeling of the game, through an ultimately simple combination of strings, choir, harp, acoustic guitar and pluck samples. Although, the elements making for said eerie feeling the most, have to be the choir getting louder for a but a few seconds, before transitioning into quiet harp, as well as the mysterious whispers prominent throughout the last minute’s time of the track, also heavily reminiscent of ‘Meditation of the Assassins’ from Assassin’s Creed . While played in-game when exploring San Gimignano and the surrounding Tuscan highlands specifically - the vibe of which it captures brilliantly on its own - the track’s vibe really suits all of the game’s locations, perfectly symbolising the facade beauty and romance of the Renaissance, but with the threat of the Templar conspiracy looming everywhere at the same time, shrouding the land in darkness and mystery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3LniOvkU0 4. Leonardo’s Inventions (Pt. 1 & 2) - Assassin’s Creed II One of the tracks from this game to have a Part 1 & 2, both parts of this track playing in-game when walking around the fortified Tuscan town of Monteriggioni, perfectly capture the vibe of the small town, as well as the overall ominous tone of the game. The track’s opening low strings, accompanied by piano, acoustic guitars, as well as a set of higher violins, create a very unique, mysterious and ominous vibe, perfectly capturing the feeling of walking around the small isolated town, surrounded by the Tuscan highlands for miles on end, with often grey clouds above. Where both Pt. 1 & 2 as said sound very mysterious, Pt. 1 sounds the most ominous, relying on haunting piano for the lead melody, and featuring a simpler, darker sounding arrangement. While Pt. 2 reuses many of the same elements, it relies on acoustic guitar for the lead melody making it sound less haunting, as well as an extended outro with additional melodies, making for a less ominous and more satisfyingly concluding ending to the track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xvMKl_IvN4 3. Sanctuary - Assassin’s Creed II One of the simpler, but ultimately also longer and more melodically advanced tracks off of the Assassin’s Creed II soundtrack, this track heard playing while exploring Venice, perfectly captures the overall vibe, beauty and hidden darkness of the game’s portrayal of Renaissance Italy. With piano as its main instrument, the track peacefully opens with a few simple toned down chords, before advancing to a number of beautiful lead melodies played alongside, accompanied by strings and a female vocal as the track progresses. The ambience and tone of the track, perfectly captures the feeling of exploring everything from the streets of Venice and Florence, massive cathedrals, to the mysterious undergrounds and secret vaults and more. A track that for its minor key can sound both peaceful and beautiful, as well as mysterious, capturing all the feelings of Renaissance Italy at once. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBYK2IvSNSM 2. Istanbul - Assassin’s Creed Revelations What makes this track unique, is that it is one of several tracks off of the game’s soundtrack, that feels like a smelting pot of cultures, and everything Kyd had written for the series before. The birth of the franchise in 2007 had a predominantly Eastern rooted score, then the next two perfectly captured the feeling and emotions of Renaissance Italy, then both met in the middle with this epic conclusion to the Ezio trilogy, the Italian Mentor heading east to Constantinople, as well as where it all began in Masyaf. From mostly relying on stringed and airy Eastern instruments as it opens, perfectly capturing the ambience of the Turkish city, to also implementing instruments like piano and strings, also capturing the feeling of exploring Florence, Venice, Rome and more of Italy. This only builds as the track progresses, and its last minute’s time of these instruments accompanied by a female vocal, similar to that featured on ‘Sanctuary’ and ‘Flight Over Venice’, perfectly captures the classic essence and emotion of both Renaissance Italy, and this new location in the heart of the East. Climbing to the top of the Galata Tower, watching the sun set over the city and surrounding sea, with the track playing in the background, might just have been one of the best, most ambient and cinematic moments of the game as a whole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x4bbLcVO6Y —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Honourable Mentions Before taking a look at Kyd’s absolute best track from the franchise, let’s have a quick look at some honourable mentions; tracks that as incredible as they are, could not fit onto this list. Desmond Miles - Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Heard when exploring Monteriggioni at night in the modern day, this track is a fairly simple, yet clever mix of swooping tremolo ambience, strings, eerie airy samples and more, once again capturing the ominous vibe of Assassin’s Creed II , as well as the eerie feeling of running around the small town alone at night, looking out over the Tuscan highlands shrouded in darkness, the nearest city lights seen far away in the distance, and having to make it back to the villa before sunrise with Abstergo watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7WawL_VLA0 Master Assassin - Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Heard playing in the background of the main menu when opening the game, the track continues the ominous and mysterious tone known from Assassin’s Creed II , yet also sounds new and revitalised with the use of Spanish style acoustic guitars, symbolising the game’s brighter, beautiful and lively Roman setting, and Ezio’s journey in becoming Mentor and leading his Brotherhood to victory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfDfYaGPnvM Chariot Chase - Assassin’s Creed II An epic, action packed track, brilliantly fusing orchestral strings with perhaps Nu-Metal adjacent tight bass guitar, pounding drums and heavy electric guitars, perfectly capturing the intensity and action of Ezio and Leonardo riding fast across the Apennines in their chariot, while being pursued by and fighting off guards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut6zu53-d3U Venice Combat Low - Assassin’s Creed II One of the predominantly electronics heavy tracks from the game, being a clever fuse of distorted swooping sounds, pounding bass, mystical percussion and acoustic guitars. As in the title, the track perfectly captures the intensity and chaos of combat in the city built on water and or surrounding wetlands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwHHX1Du8U8 Welcome To Konstantiniyye - Assassin’s Creed Revelations Another clever fuse of West meets East, the first minute’s time of this track captures a sound and feeling known from the two predecessors set in Italy, with the use of strings, ambient samples, a female lead vocal and more, before introducing Eastern stringed instruments, perfectly capturing the feeling and vibe of - in this case in Turkish - Konstantiniyye, as well as it does the likes of Florence and or Rome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJGBKkqfzIA Now, with the honourable mentions revealed, let’s take a look at Kyd’s absolute best track, from across the five Assassin’s Creed games he has scored. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1. Flight Over Venice (1 & 2) Probably one of the most iconic tracks off of the game’s soundtrack, ‘Flight Over Venice’ perfectly captures the feeling of flying free like an eagle using Leonardo’s flying machine, over the city on water at night as moonlight lights it up. Even in a minor key, the track does not feel dark or ominous the same way most other tracks from the game do. In fact, this one might just be the brightest and liveliest sounding track off of the soundtrack. Where Part 1 starts on a quiet, ethereal tone with glockenspiel before intensely building up with strings, and Part 2 throws you straight into the action with pounding percussion and mystical guitar harmonics, both parts lead up to and centre around the lively main acoustic guitar section, accompanied by strings and a female vocal, perfectly capturing the freedom and serenity of flying from Leonardo’s workshop to the Palazzo Ducale, as well as the festivities of the city. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0L4gvq-8f0 And that sums it up for our Top 10 favourite Jesper Kyd tracks, from across the five instalments he has scored, all the way back from the birth of the franchise in 2007, all the way up to Valhalla 13 years later. Make sure to also check out our landmark interview with Jesper from 2024, talking his Assassin's Creed scores, writing process and more, and stay tuned for more ranking lists, looking at the music from other games across the franchise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdLezhsRrBo comments debug Comments Write a comment Write a comment Share Your Thoughts Be the first to write a comment. About the Author Gustav / Gargudon is an active and versatile content creator, who started out in podcast hosting in 2016 - hosting the discussion based show “The Memory Corridor” - but today mostly specialises in video creation, interviews, writing and composing. He joined The Ones Who Came Before in 2019 for a merger, publishing new episodes - and reviving the show following nearly a year of inactivity - on our platforms, until phased out in 2023. Today, his landmark projects include the Sounds Of History project - an original Assassin’s Creed inspired instrumental music project, featuring five tracks inspired by as many different games - other original fan themes plus covers of iconic AC tracks, as well as video interviews with a number of high profile names in the world of AC, from Roger Craig Smith, Jesper Kyd and more. Fun fact, among his growing colourful tattoo collection, Gustav is the only member of our team to have the TOWCB logo inked. Gustav Poulsen (Gargudon)

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