Hey folks. As always, I'm so grateful to all the fans who continue to listen and support the music of GW2. I can't believe we keep getting to put out this kind of thing, and it wouldn't happen without your support!
I'm obsessed with the way this thing looks, and keep in mind it's just a mockup. If the other three collections are anything to go by, it's going to look even more incredible in person.
Do you think maclaine cares about my opinion?
Be nice, please.
I love how the music gets the most intense and sinister sounding right when we see the cats.
This is the most joy I've ever gotten out of how my music has been used to promote something for the game.
Real shame that it is all samples though, clearly a victim budget and/or time constrictions. I think PoF and EoD are the best sound tracks because they actually work as sounds tracks with clearly established motives and themes - i.e. telling a story through music. BUT, a major advatage they had was being played on actual intruments. That said, from a gameplay-music interaction perspective, this is well done. The eiry meditative drones complement the exploration of the bizarre landscapes you explore very well. I do hope that we get some kind of arranged version, even it is just medley like with the S4 soundtrack as, inevitably, the synth strings and percussion sound flat and plasticky. That is of course not a fault of the composers, they were working with what they had.
All of the core orchestra (strings, woodwinds, and brass) was recorded live in Nashville back in May. The only samples in the music are the same as they've always been since Living World Season 2, i.e. choir, percussion, harp, and miscellaneous synths and things. In a perfect world with a blank check, we'd get to do everything possible live, but that's not the reality of our situation. However, we work hard to make sure the heart of the music is done live for these expansions, and I think the musicians did a phenomenal job.
I would have loved that. But since the guy who wrote their songs passed away, I understand why ANet wouldn't do something like that.
Just for the record, Stan LePard, the person who passed away a few years ago, did not write the Metal Legion songs. That was Joseph Clark, who is still at ArenaNet. Stan wrote some ambient and combat music for a couple of those content updates, in addition to his many years of work on the game as composer and orchestrator prior to that.
Hi all. Normally I wouldn't come here to shill something like this, but this may be the only opportunity to get a copy of the End of Dragons vinyl if you missed the pre-order. Don't hesitate! It's incredible looking and a perfect compliment to the Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire collections.
They'll be available on the iam8bit website on Tuesday Feb. 7th at 10 AM Pacific Time.
Read moreThey look great all together! I just got a couple copies of the EoD vinyl last week and it looks amazing. Thanks for supporting and listening!
OK, this is very funny, and I'm NOT sorry ;)
Quick kinda unrelated question... Are the ascended minstrel's equipment named after you?
I think technically it's named after the in-game NPC, which of course is named after me.
Is this my favorite piece of music I've written for the game?
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Maybe...
Just to clear up some potential confusion, this doesn't mean that we're one of the final nominees. The process works like this:
So, while this is a big step and I'm VERY excited about it, we still have a couple more stages to pass through. Thank you all for your support of the EoD music since launch!
This is incredibly cool! I love the look of old illuminated manuscripts and medieval tapestries and their bizarro interpretations of animals and anatomy. This captures that perfectly. Thanks for sharing!
Please write more music with Joyce Kwon. We need an entire album.
I would love to! Who knows what the future holds? In the meantime, though, you can find an entire album by her on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms. Her music is so great!
Thanks, Deeg! This was a really fun chat and I got to cover some things I don't usually get to talk about in other interviews.
Thanks for sharing! This is so cool. Some backstory for anyone who cares:
This organization reached out to the me FIVE YEARS ago about this project. It took a long time to decide on which pieces to include and how to gracefully transition between them all. The concert had its premiere at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. (pretty awesome in its own right) and was then set to hit the road nationally. That is in the spring of 2020...so you can guess what happened. This is actually my very first time hearing it all put together and played by a live orchestra.
I was worried that would be the end of it and was feeling bummed for all the people who had worked so hard to put it together. Fortunately, they seem to have survived and are finally going back on the road with it. If you're interested, PLEASE keep an eye on any upcoming dates announced on their site. Sign up for email updates!
Read moreCool! I can't believe it hits such low notes while being so small, and United Legions is probably my favorite Icebrood Saga track.
I'm also baffled by the physics of it, but it has a great, hefty sound to it. And thanks for the kind words!
Whoa, this is awesome! I don't know if Michael is on Reddit at all, so I'll share it with him. Thanks, OP!
u/maclaine I feel like a have a million questions but I'll limit myself to 1: do you have a picture of this "travel" didgeridoo?
I'll do you one better. Here's a video!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Qmj2jhP7T/
This is the track I used it on.
He's a downvote farmer, he doesn't have time to click links
I know. It's just crazy to me how some people spend their time. Anyway, moving on.
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