WoW Moviewatch: Project Lordaeron
by Michael Gray 
Jun 24th 2009 at 12:00PM
Project Lordaeron is a music video by Vinex. According to the author, this is his first video, and it doesn't have a "real" storyline. While that might be the literal truth, I think that Vinex's movie actually speaks to the tragedy and events that occured in Lordaeron. The movie features the well-known scene at the opening of the Culling of Stratholme, and goes on to show how the madness of Arthas radically changed what is now known as the Plaguelands. You're ultimately left with a haunting series of images that helps drive home the themes surrounding Arthas Menethil's story.
I found the music particularly interesting and very well suited to the pace of the video. Vinex and Xayo created the original score for Project Lordaeron, which instantly raised my opinion of the piece. I think it's exciting to see new authors creating their own music to go alongside their imagery, since it can often promise a more "whole" piece from the final product. I'm curious to see what music the pair might forge for other videos, as I'd be thrilled to see more and more complex soundtracks.
Overall, I like the work that Vinex has done, and I hope to see more from the auther in the future.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Neveryone Jun 24th 2009 12:24PM
Is it just me or does that sound like the new linkin park song from transformers? New Divide or whatever...
rex Jun 24th 2009 3:51PM
Agreed. It really does sound like New Divide, just a more "classical" take on it. Glad that I wasn't the only one who noticed! xD
But yeah, I downloaded it, its pretty catchy.
Urza Jun 24th 2009 12:24PM
Sweet video.
mike Jun 24th 2009 12:52PM
must be nice to have your own server to make that all on :(
Caz Jun 24th 2009 1:03PM
Is that how this is done? I was particularly interested in how the footage of Light's Hope Chapel, pre-plague was obtained.
mike Jun 24th 2009 1:22PM
that's the only way i could figure he was doing some of that stuff...
Squoze Jun 24th 2009 2:20PM
Some really bad font choices kinda ruined this for me.
skreeran Jun 24th 2009 3:24PM
I hope the auther of this article learns to spell "author." :P
Dbooker Jun 24th 2009 3:28PM
The text was a little hard to read, but I thought he did a really good job matching music to motion, and taking the various models for the Plaguelands and 'regressing' them to give the before and after was very cool.
It really helps it hit home everything those of us who played WC3 did to those places while giving the little fledgling Arthas Death Knight commands with that skeletal finger of a pointer.
Rylka Jun 24th 2009 3:47PM
A nice video. I like the fact that they make their own music. They even offer it up for download if you follow the link. Lots of creative potential in using their own music.
I look forward to seeing/hearing what they come up with in the future.
Pwnygirl Jun 25th 2009 2:30PM
He didn't use his own private server just a model viewer and map viewer.