arrangers: []
catalog: N/A
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/12474
  names:
    en: Austin Wintory
covers:
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/04/158940/158940-a48a5e57c642.jpg
  medium: https://media.vgm.io/albums/04/158940/158940-a48a5e57c642.jpg
  name: Front
  thumb: https://media.vgm.io/albums/04/158940/158940-a48a5e57c642.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: '53:00'
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Father and Daughter
    track_length: '2:44'
  - names:
      English: The seeds of my journey
    track_length: '1:53'
  - names:
      English: House of Wisdom part 1
    track_length: '2:22'
  - names:
      English: Edge of the Mystic Realm
    track_length: '3:56'
  - names:
      English: Knowledge without Discipline
    track_length: '6:01'
  - names:
      English: Help me with the sails
    track_length: '1:19'
  - names:
      English: The Silence Answers
    track_length: '4:17'
  - names:
      English: Where unfinished thoughts are buried
    track_length: '7:07'
  - names:
      English: Growing pains of deeper understanding
    track_length: '6:23'
  - names:
      English: House of Wisdom part 2
    track_length: '2:41'
  - names:
      English: Memories
    track_length: '5:03'
  - names:
      English: Stumbling in the Dark
    track_length: '2:55'
  - names:
      English: House of Wisdom part 3
    track_length: '2:34'
  - names:
      English: Whispers and Dreams
    track_length: '3:45'
link: album/158940
lyricists: []
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2026-04-08T10:38
  edited_date: 2026-04-08T10:38
  fetched_date: 2026-06-06T17:05
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 184
name: The House of Hikmah
names:
  en: The House of Hikmah
  ja: The House of Hikmah
  ja-latn: The House of Hikmah
notes: 'Years ago I connected with the lovely Faris Attieh, equally bonding over love
  of games and film, and our shared experiences grieving for our departed fathers.
  He vowed to make a game in which to explore grief, set in a mythical version of
  the Islamic Golden Age, and after so much time, he succeeded. I had promised in
  those early days to support the project, but my one wish was that we would derive
  the score from recordings of Arabic musicians recorded locally.

  Faris, as with every other aspect of this project, made it all happen! I got to
  spend a truly enlightening week of long days and nights in the studio in Riyadh,
  Saudi Arabia working with a wide range of musicians, exploring and creating. The
  entire essence of this score was created there, and then later augmented with some
  additional sounds and performances.

  It was a dream! And a deeply cathartic experience. My endless gratitude to Faris,
  and likewise A Shell in the Pit for the lovely collaboration on the implementation
  in-game.

  Music by Austin Wintory

  Featuring:

  Oud Abdulaziz Shannan - Oud

  Anas Khaled Mukhtar - Nay

  Ibrahim Al-Mouji - Cello

  Sohail Muhammad Al-Habashi - Violin

  Muhammad Ghazi Al-Qahtani - Rababah

  Yazid Al-Fayaidi - Qanun

  Rami Basahih - Simsimiya

  Nouri Ahmed Al-Khalaf - Accordion

  Reem Tamimi - Vocals

  Muhammad Raja''a - Vocals

  Ahd Al-Saif - Vocals

  Maha Al-Ghamdi - Vocals

  Tom Strahle - Guitars

  Kristin Naigus - Flutes

  Ro Rowan - Cello

  Dana Zulpykhar - Violin

  Additional synth programming: Joris Hoogsteder

  Additional synth programming: Shireen Ghosh

  Mixed and mastered by Austin Wintory'
organizations:
- &id001
  names:
    en: Austin Wintory
    ja: Austin Wintory
    ja-latn: Austin Wintory
  role: publisher
performers: []
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picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/04/158940/158940-a48a5e57c642.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/04/158940/158940-a48a5e57c642.jpg
platforms:
- PC
products:
- link: product/24272
  names:
    en: The House of Hikmah
    ja: The House of Hikmah
    ja-latn: The House of Hikmah
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '2026-04-09'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: USD
  price: 5.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/the-house-of-hikmah
  name: Bandcamp
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/158940?perpage=99999
vocals:
- names:
    en: Reem Tamimi
- names:
    en: Muhammad Raja'a
- names:
    en: Ahd Al-Saif
- names:
    en: Maha Al-Ghamdi
votes: 0
