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by Aiden James Kosciesza 
Feb 16th 2011 at 8:00AM
World of Warcraft is a game with great sound and great sound design. Players might not always notice it, but for those of us who play with the music on, these themes can really set the tone for the game. Ashenvale music never fails to remind me of my first foray into the zone; after Darkshore, which was a bit bleak, my baby druid stepped into Ashenvale and it seemed like all of Azeroth opened up, wide and colorful and filled with swelling orchestral tracks. Though the game world seems much smaller to me now, I still remember that moment whenever I hear the Ashenvale theme.
My favorite piece of WoW music, however, has got to be the one in Mulgore. I play mainly Alliance, so I don't go there often, but every time I visit the zone for the Darkmoon Faire or head to Thunder Bluff for some holiday achievement, I'm struck by the beauty and tranquility of the Mulgore music. It really fits the environment, and it never fails to relax me when I fly through. The slow, soft yearning reminds me of the Tauren people and their culture, while the undercurrent of tension hints at the conflict brewing in the world outside that secluded valley.
What's your favorite piece of WoW music? Does it remind you of a particular time or a nostalgic feeling, or is it the pure beauty of the composition that you admire? When do you feel the WoW music is at its most epic?
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Reader Comments (Page 3 of 8)
dodgeballer2005 Feb 16th 2011 8:20AM
The new Elwynn Forest music/Westfall/Redridge music has to be my favorite. i could listen to it over and over again. It's a breath of fresh air mixed with a little nostalgia. There is also some invigorating Night Elf music I could hear in Hyjal, but I never could get its name either.
Spider Feb 16th 2011 8:23AM
Since Cataclysm came out I gotta say that
Night Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7639iIMqZ8
Is a complete favourite. What an amazing piece of music.
Caelaza Feb 16th 2011 11:38AM
YES!!! I love this song to death. I'm using it as a solo for a Dance creation class this semester.
Sorcha Feb 16th 2011 1:09PM
Amazing amazing amazing song. I don't even play a night elf but I wish I did when I hear that, it's everything that being a night elf is.
Rift of Aln is fantastic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWaMhz7HO6Q
I really like Feralas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su6mGRJHVS0
The one I can't stand is the one they use in Eastern Plaguelands and Felwood (I can't find it on Youtube.) It's got this blaring 'duh duh duh duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh' sound repeated every so often that I find really unpleasant (which is the point, I suppose!)
Kriegle Feb 16th 2011 1:50PM
All of the Night Elf music is amazing, the new ones included. My all time favorite will always, always, always be Song of Elune. I was running through Ashenvale at some point on some long lost toon when I heard it for the first time... it was one of those times you can feel your stomach stirring and your eyes watering when a piece of music washes over you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhhvWeXHjP0
Spider Feb 16th 2011 6:11PM
@Sorcha
Ugh, I know what music you're referring to, and I completely agree. It certainly gives off the right mood, but if you're actually in the zone for any period of time it's absolutely teeth-grinding to hear it repeat over and over. I have to turn the music off for that piece, it's just annoying as hell. I have the same feeling about Icecrown zone music as well. Same thing, a repetitive dull sound.
themightysven Feb 16th 2011 8:24AM
Grizzly Hills makes me want to learn the fiddle
Farli Feb 16th 2011 8:25AM
For me, it's a toss up between "Cold Mountain" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q45qsQEtlG4) and "Arthas, My Son" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBTThmI99Vo).
The former I heard one early morning when I'd stopped mid-flight while doing Archaeology, and there was something incredibly sweeping and magestic, yet held an almost sorrowful tone that caught my attention.
"Arthas, My Son" was simply an epic track that built up and up, telling the opening story for WotLK as much as the actual cinematic did. I adore Invincible, but this one beats it out for sure.
Nacirema Feb 16th 2011 8:25AM
Grizzly Hills is far and away my favorite.
PeP Feb 16th 2011 11:23AM
My very frist char was a NE HUNTER, six years ago, so Ashenvale theme is what most remind me of WoW ever, just give me some extrange sensation when i rear it, so much change since that time (in my life, and wow too)
RWZBomber Feb 16th 2011 8:26AM
Lament of the Highborne and the song in Gilneas have to be my favorites.
Balager1 Feb 16th 2011 8:42AM
this! A thousand times
JT Feb 16th 2011 8:26AM
Does anyone know if there's an addon to call up a specific piece of music ingame?
(Other than iTunes, of course.)
Elrandir Feb 16th 2011 8:44AM
Grizzly Hills is my absolute favorite
Winter Feb 16th 2011 8:28AM
As @lowlight says, Grizzly Hills always comes to mind first, but I'm finding all the Cata music incredibly evocative. The track on the CD called "Defenders of Azeroth" (which plays at a number of locations around the game, including Elwynn I believe) makes my heart ache. There is less that feels as fiercely heroic in Cata compared to Wrath's areas, but I think Cata is more sweepingly epic.
I heard Blizzard's music live at Blizzcon 4(?) years ago, when they brought VideoGamesLive! to the finale of the convention, and I've never heard the game's music quite the same way after that -- it's not just background music I can ignore, but a living breathing element of the game. I'm impressed (guess you can tell, eh?)!
angus Feb 16th 2011 8:29AM
The music from Karazhan fits the theme of that place perfectly.
Guyzxhar Feb 16th 2011 8:30AM
OLD Durotar's music and the OLD barrens one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3m9UDUtZBs
Especially http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJJ6Ey3oOHU
Shade Feb 16th 2011 8:30AM
The Opera House (Karazhan)
kklsid Feb 16th 2011 8:34AM
Moonfall.
Fuzzl Feb 16th 2011 8:36AM
I think Blizz took it out at some point (maybe it's back in now though?) but I love the music that used to play when you took a zeppelin to Northrend. It reminds me of the night Wrath first came out and I first boarded the zeppelin, ready to grind my way to 80.
For reference, this is the music I'm talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcvVu8mCGIM