WoW Moviewatch: Lament of the Highborne fan video
by Michael Gray 
Jul 23rd 2009 at 12:00PM
The timing of Elizabeth's tip for Lament of the Highborne by katethegreat19 could not have been more fortuitous for me. For the first time, my fiancee and I have created and actually played Horde for more than a few levels. It was only yesterday that she encountered the in-game version of Sylvanas' song. While we've both certainly seen the videos before now, this is the first time we've seen it in game. And there's just something about having done the quest, and seeing the performance happen "live" in Undercity that's just a little special.
That's why I was pretty happy to see this video in the tip line. The video is not earth shattering, and I'll admit I debated with myself whether or not I could actually put it on Moviewatch. However, the musical work katethegreat19 put into the video was so amazing to me that I felt it overcame the lackluster visual portion of the piece. She basically recreated all the singing and acoustic pieces herself.
Don't get me wrong. The author found a lot of great art on Deviantart and pieced it together into an attractive montage which complemented her performance. It's just not a "movie" in the sense of what we usually feature here. Ultimately, I really liked kate's performance here, and will be downloading this to my iPod as soon as I figure out how.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Itanius Jul 23rd 2009 12:13PM
I agree that the movie itself wasn't anything spectacular, but she did a fantastic job with her vocals and her take on the musical score.
Bod Jul 23rd 2009 12:30PM
Agree, if the definition of moviewatch needs to expand to include beautiful pieces such as this, do it. Better this than random i pwn @ pvp so stfu vids we so often get.
Friday_Knight Jul 24th 2009 3:15AM
Don't debate any choices like this again Michael. It was a great movie despite the video being just scrolling deviant art fan art of blood elves. She did an excellent job on the vocals and arrangement. She has a very beautiful voice. Perfect for the song and what its about.
joachim_holmsen Jul 23rd 2009 12:14PM
Well, I can send you the mp3 file of it, if you want it Michael.
Dilwen Jul 23rd 2009 12:14PM
Beautifully done and gorgeous voice. Nice cello work too. Thank you for sharing. :D
venumus Jul 23rd 2009 12:18PM
you can use VLC to 'strip' the audio.
Ullaana Jul 23rd 2009 12:19PM
Never been a montage fan, but I am in awe of the interpretation of the music and the vocals. /Bow
Amana Jul 23rd 2009 12:19PM
It's Violin, not Cello.
Beautifully performed, and I didn't think the visuals were 'lack-luster' as Michael Gray suggests.
Dilwen Jul 23rd 2009 12:21PM
The latter part of the song feels too "bassy" to be violin... Could be mistaken though...
Amana Jul 23rd 2009 12:52PM
Aww sorry - didn't mean to come across as nitpicky =)
I read up on her YouTube profile about her studio gear etc, that's the only way I knew it was Violin. ~A~
Tricia Jul 23rd 2009 12:22PM
I really -lived- that music's remaster, and now I must put it on my iPod too :-) the artwork collage was nice but the music was definitely it's prime saving grace.
ZUR13L Jul 23rd 2009 12:23PM
I enjoyed that very much, thanks.
= ]
Narveid Jul 23rd 2009 12:32PM
Hmm .. I thought both the movie and singing was nice ..
catharsis80 Jul 23rd 2009 12:35PM
Oh my goodness, I love Kate's stuff! I can't listen to this yet cause I'm at work, but I can't wait to hear it later. I already know it's going to be good.
catharsis80 Jul 23rd 2009 12:37PM
And Michael, her stuff is always montages. Did she claim it to be a movie? Look at her stuff on YouTube.
catharsis80 Jul 23rd 2009 12:39PM
And Michael, her stuff is always montages. She is mainly a singer, not a video producer. Check out her stuff on YouTube.
catharsis80 Jul 23rd 2009 12:40PM
Weird, not sure why the first one didn't show up right away. That's why i posted a second time. Feel free to delete one of them.
Agerath Jul 23rd 2009 12:52PM
Hurk.
ladygamertn Jul 23rd 2009 12:59PM
When I first did the Horde quest where you find the necklace I was astonished at the incredibly powerful and hauntingly sad story of Sylvanas. Every horde character I roll does that one quest so I can re-live that amazing moment.
Great movie and amazing singing!
Randomrestodruid Jul 23rd 2009 1:22PM
Wow, that was incredibly beautiful, very good vocals, and the art choices were great too.
Although, why are all BE's depicted as blond in artwork? lol