Your Turn to Roll

Your Turn to Roll is the theme song of Critical Role. 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. The lyrics were written specifically for the opening of The Legend of Vox Machina. The song features violin by Colm McGuiness, 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

 * Six versions of the theme song have been released so far.
 * Only two versions feature vocals.
 * 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.