Breakfast Topic: Where's the best music in WoW?

A while ago, I asked all you wonderful people what you listen to while playing WoW. I personally have various tasks I accompany with music, but particularly when questing, I play the game music all by itself. Especially when I'm in a zone I've never been in before (which, sadly, is ever rarer), having the background music turned up loud really adds to the atmosphere of the zone. It makes an already immersive game even more immersive. Music wraps around your brain somehow and pulls you in.
So where or what has the best music? I quite like the atmospheric background in the undead starting areas. I love the happy, brassy tones of Dun Morogh. I also, strangely, really like the tail end of the "you've been disconnected" music -- if you ever have the chance, listen all the way through that!
What do you like? Where has great music? Do you even listen to the game's music? And, of course, why?
By the way, if you really love the music in WoW, it's all available here.
So where or what has the best music? I quite like the atmospheric background in the undead starting areas. I love the happy, brassy tones of Dun Morogh. I also, strangely, really like the tail end of the "you've been disconnected" music -- if you ever have the chance, listen all the way through that!
What do you like? Where has great music? Do you even listen to the game's music? And, of course, why?
By the way, if you really love the music in WoW, it's all available here.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
Vaniya-WRAElune Mar 4th 2012 8:04AM
For me, I always love the Temple of the Moon, but recently trying out the Horde, it's kinda hard to hear ;) but the music of SMC and Everson Woods is amazing.
jeansteffano Mar 4th 2012 10:04AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UMHnEx12mg&feature=related
Berna Mar 4th 2012 1:05PM
I love the music in the Temple of the Moon, but this is the best music in WoW for me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaXWd_w3buM&list=FL6fK7U1mayXk2dGNNBq7PUg&index=16&feature=plpp_video
You hear that in several places; being Alliance, I first heard it in-game in Winterspring, at Lake Kel'theril.
stormaxe1 Mar 4th 2012 8:07AM
Ironforge.
Jamie Mar 4th 2012 8:57AM
This a thousand times, if you're coming into World of Warcraft for the first time as a less than average height character and don't feel anything as you come up the hill into the Gate of Ironforge then you're playing the wrong game.
Quark1020 Mar 6th 2012 11:26AM
Especially since that dwarf from the cinematic is probably the most bad-ass character in it, and the cinematic has AWESOME music in it.
Luotian Mar 4th 2012 8:07AM
Lately I've been playing without music, with the ambiance turned way up. I find that far more immersive.
But, don't get me wrong, I think WoW's music is spectacular. Silvermoon and Grizzly Hills probably have my favorite music, over all.
Corrso Mar 4th 2012 8:22AM
My vote is also for "Totems of Grizzlemaw" (grizzly hills). Its beautiful and fits the zone perfectly.
ejunk Mar 4th 2012 8:39AM
Grizzly hills and howling fjord. ICC is good, too.
Unexplained Bacon Mar 4th 2012 10:43AM
I agree with Grizzly Hills. "Totems of the Grizzlemaw" is an amazing composition. I've got that on my iPod and listen to it over and over when I need to calm down from the stresses of work.
StClair Mar 4th 2012 12:01PM
Grizzly Hills and Storm Peaks win for WotLK, no question.
cloudhopper013 Mar 4th 2012 1:48PM
Errbody loves Grizzly Hills. But for some reason, I don't see much love for some of the underappreciated gems found in the revamped EK and Kalimdor zones. Specifically, this amazing little ditty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54lhi3hBn2s
Even MORE specifically, 0:23 to 0:45
If that DOESN'T give you goosebumps or even a slight urge to cry, then you're doing it wrong.
Oteo Mar 4th 2012 2:10PM
I love the Night Music from Grizzly Hills. I think Blizz did an excellent job of setting the atmosphere up in Borean Tundra, Grizzly Hills and Howling Fjord: these are the 'natural' zones of Northrend, the wild areas that haven't really been tampered with, and they demonstrate the raw beauty of Northrend... which made it feel so unfortunate that Northrend had that unfortunate blight of the Lich King in Icecrown.
Flying over Borean Tundra or riding through Howling Fjord and Grizzly Hills still takes my breath away, even though I have 5 85s (and a lv 83). Even though the Cataclysm zones were richly detailed in their own right and lovely, none of them give me the same feeling.
danny.stout723 Mar 4th 2012 8:08AM
Is it wrong that I wanted to answer "On the bonus sound track CD that comes with the collector's edition"?
On a more serious note, Booty Bay.
kevinhall1337 Mar 4th 2012 8:08AM
After camping for the rare spawn Skoll, in Storm Peaks back in Wrath, I realized that I had found my favorite zone for music in WoW.
Melissa Mar 4th 2012 10:54AM
I love the music in Storm Peaks. I was recently working on the Argent Tournament dailies, and if one quest was on Storm Peaks I would stay there and listen to the music before heading back to Icecrown.
VegetaPrime Mar 4th 2012 8:16AM
Howling Fjord and Grizzly Hills, best zone music in the game. The Ulduar raid comes very close.
Revnah Mar 4th 2012 8:36AM
This, so much this.
Apart from that, I love the "Tauren theme" you here when you enter Thunder Bluff. Gorgeous.
Revnah Mar 4th 2012 9:01AM
hear*
Good morning, Revnah...
razion Mar 4th 2012 9:14AM
Another vote here for Grizzly Hills.