Your Turn to Roll

"Your Turn to Roll" was the theme song of Critical Role until the start of Campaign 3, where it was replaced by "It's Thursday Night". It was composed by Jason Charles Miller, with lyrics by Sam Riegel.

Production
In 2015, Critical Role debuted their first episode opening with. It featured the original instrumental version of the song composed by Jason Charles Miller. The theme song was reworked with every new opening.

The first version to feature Sam's lyrics premiered with the animated Mighty Nein opening in 2018, with the episode animated by Karekareo. The lyrics were written specifically for the kickstarter trailer of The Legend of Vox Machina. The song features violin by Colm McGuinness, drums by Peter Habib, main vocals by Ashley Johnson and Laura Bailey, and backup vocals by Travis Willingham and Sam Riegel. The song was recorded at Outloud Audio in Burbank, California.

Lyrics
''The adventure begins ''They were always beside you ''Your nerdy best friends ''And the DM to guide you ''And they rise from the flames for the battles ahead ''Villains beware 'cause you're 'bout to be dead

''They got magic and flair ''They got falchions and cunning ''They don't see over there ''There's a monster incoming ''Inspiration is waiting ''Rise up, don't think twice ''Put your fate in your hands ''Take a chance, roll the dice

''Can you answer the call ''Dig in deep in your soul ''As the legend unfolds ''Now it's your turn To roll 

Trivia

 * As of March 2022, six versions of the theme song have been released.
 * Only two versions feature vocals, the phrase "daggers and cunning" replacing "falchions and cunning" in the Legend of Vox Machina version.
 * Laura recorded the vocals for the song while breastfeeding her newborn son, Ronin, in the sound booth.
 * Ashley's vocals were recorded in Sam's home studio.
 * Several tracks from The Legend of Vox Machina Soundtrack quote the melody of Your Turn to Roll.
 * A karaoke video with the instrumentals of the song was released in March 2020