History AwesomeMusic / WorldOfWarcraft

** [[https://youtu.be/Gkg5Q8Vc4bM Seasons of War]] leading into [[https://youtu.be/kD_-sIjRq5c Legends of Azeroth]], the first main theme.

* A few hours after the official release of Battle for Azeroth, the ''World of Warcraft'' official Website/YouTube account uploaded a truly amazing [[https://youtu.be/HCeQMe2xdJM cover]] of [[Music/{{Metallica}} "For Whom the Bell Tolls"]]. Sadly, the video has been long made private, but it can be found [[https://youtu.be/7xv6PpVu0UI here]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkg5Q8Vc4bM Seasons of War]] leading into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD_-sIjRq5c Legends of Azeroth]], the first main theme.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj-MaVMdMbg The Dark Portal]] which leads into ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ScuFO0Xhc The Burning Crusade]]''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86f_U_q4SFg Arthas, my Son]] to ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dh_IOIkRUw Wrath of the Lich King]]'' which started Blizzard's habit of making the intro themes into longer orchestral pieces.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLw5MX7bZqI Xaxas]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-bVd9t2XA0 The Shattering]] for ''Cataclysm''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZaSnfxWsBg Why Do We Fight?]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZaSnfxWsBg Heart of Pandaria]] for ''Mists of Pandaria''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK0L1MhMlYY Times Change]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ab4B0_xw4o A Siege of Worlds]] for ''Warlords of Draenor''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVifT8gbeKI Azeroth's Last Hope]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypO9WmmdUGQ Kingdoms Will Burn]] for ''Legion''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnzwK4In7iQ What Makes Us Strong]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9R4Mp9Y-qo Before the Storm]] for ''Battle for Azeroth''.

* The simply titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUmD0T-IYn4 "War"]] plays in several locations, the most notable of which is the Ragnaros fight in the Molten Core. It meshes so well with the tone of the battle and Rag's own quotes that it may well be [=WoW=]'s first occurrence of boss music.
* The original [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYidb1LvMs8 Stormwind theme]], a powerful piece that reminds all Alliance players why they love their faction.
* Likewise, the original [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF8Y6oeprZ8 Orgrimmar theme]] gave every Horde playing a feeling that at any moment they were ready to march to war.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dttGdK0l1G0 Call to Arms]], one of the original musical themes of ''World of Warcraft''. The OminousLatinChanting of "Desideratus Fatum, Desideratus Bellum" (first used in ''Warcraft III'') is essentially the {{Leitmotif}} of the entire franchise. Much of the soundtrack for ''Battle for Azeroth'' is based off of it.
* Even the OminousLatinChanting from when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKdb2GT4Taw Graveyard]] has a sad-but-calming feel to it.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6QLgK92TrQ The Molten Core]], which plays when you reach deeper into Ragnaros' lair and face his most powerful lieutenants before throwing down with the Elemental Lord of Fire himself, tense and building to an incredible climax. It also used to play in part of the Shadowfang Keep instance until ''Cataclysm'' and also and still plays in the Purple Section of Mauraudon when you're approaching and fight the section's second boss, Lord Vyletongue.

%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alWTyJr1Gro Durotar/Badlands.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do5s0MQvF9s Blasted Lands (also heard in the non-desert Barrens and Stonetalon Mountains).]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87DvpF2E3Fo Desolace (sometimes heard in parts of Tanaris and Silithus).]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0qIttZLLq4 Tanaris (also heard in the Terror Run subzone of Un'Goro Crater).]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKXzjONXAQ Silithus.]]

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gca_alIfxAs Hellfire Peninsula.]]
* They learned their lesson in the ''Burning Crusade'' expansion, and had a specific quest in mind when writing "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbO66QPIFlc Lament of the Highborne]]".
* Some of the ''Burning Crusade's'' ambient music is subdued but spectacular, be it the haunting swells of organs and strings in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IW1Qd-SE8 Terokkar Forest]], or the ominous chants of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFZMQyC1jJ8 Shadowmoon Valley]].
* The ambiance music in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HheNISaBHjc Auchindoun]] is absolutely fantastic.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCuJiVctshc Tempest Keep's ambiance music]]. It's serene and kinda ominous at the same time. Perfect for a base full of pretty but villainous elves.
* The haunting and idyllic music of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go0uhWqHqoU Azuremyst Isle]] makes the starting zone a favorite of many players who decided to roll a Draenei character. It is very evocative and it feels like the player is in another world that is not too alien yet not too familiar to Azeroth. It could be useful when studying or trying to relax.

* The sad but calming feel of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNstdF54ypo Eversong Woods]] remixes with "Lament of the Highborne" to reflect on the tragedy that befell on the once glorious High Elves before their near-extinction by the undead scourge. It has a slight theme of moving on from a troubled past and looking forward into a brighter future as it reflects the elves' determination to regain the lost power they had and rename themselves as "Blood elves" while still bearing the grim scars of their historical tragedy.
* The dark and ominous techo-sounding music of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vybA3Jow0oU Netherstorm]] helps make the zone the most Outlandish of well, Outland. It has a slight Science Fiction vibe with its riff and it can also remind someone of another game Blizzard had made, ''Starcraft''.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIGw0rvLlDc Draenei Outland Base]] is frequently heard in any Draenei populated settlement in Outland that, just like Azuremyst Isle, reflects the deeply spiritual theme of the Draenei race. It is favored music to listen in some of the minor iconic villages in Outland like Telredor and Telaar where they are in beautiful zones.
* One of the most favorite zones among the player base is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyJ9ntYLcvc Nagrand]] because of the grassy and green landscape that makes it a stark contrast to the barren and lifeless zones that are commonly seen in the promotional material, and the music has enraptured people when questing in the zone. It seems to be an odd mix of Mulgore and the Barrens but with floating islands and exotic wildlife that makes it seem like the player is in an African Safari in an alien world. The music has a slight sad theme of loneliness as it is the only remaining place of the original Draenor that is uncorrupted from the explosion that turned it into Outland.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38j_z8l2JpE Assault on New Avalon]] for the Lich King's offensive. Basically a heavily militarized version of Arthas, My Son.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syI9vpcI7ms Sindragosa.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV46qFZrOzk Invincible]], with chords which can be assumed to be Arthas' theme... except it's a dirge ''from Arthas' viewpoint'' about his horse, Invincible. [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes He really loved that horse]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFqVWvPr2yE Nightfall.]] The anthem for all Death Knights.
* The very soothing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhqQoCmiaDw keyharp theme that plays on the transports in Northrend]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpyInx0ldfo Another beautiful piece of Northrend music]] can be found in the found in the Grizzly Hills, a gorgeous redwood forest with a distinct old Pacific Northwestern vibe, complete with lumberjacks, trappers, beavers, grizzly bears, and Native Americans-erm, trolls.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85JLNFc4eT4 The epic bagpipes in Howling Fjord]] help mesmerize the player with the zone as though they're really in Scandinavia with the race of viking-like warriors called the Vrykul that inhabit the land, making it feel like an epic tale of your hero recently arriving in Northrend to brave the dangers of the icy continent.

* The theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bFof6GeW1Q Sholazar Basin]] seems to be out of place at first. The zone is a tropical paradise in contrast to the arctic environment of the rest of Northrend. Even still it manages to feel exotic and familiar at the same time as the Andean flutes and drums that play show that not all of Northrend is frigid and unforgiving as presented in the promotional material.
* The melodies of the Storm Peaks are quietly dignified and tend to give a feeling of sadness and great age. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH1ERCemdZ4 Mountains of Thunder]] includes some of them.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-9Vla35woc The Culling of Stratholme]] for the Caverns of Time 4th dungeon.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2-CabYoAUk The Antechamber of Ulduar]]. The majestic brass and haunting chants echoing through the ancient Titan fortress's vast halls and corridors... Perfection. Remade as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9xKv6aS1v4 Thaurissans Reach]] in Cataclysm, where it becomes the de facto dwarven national anthem.
* Yogg-Saron's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ-2gp2HJ1c Halls of Iron]]. It's taken from the portion of the Wrath of the Lich King main theme that plays at the Whisper Gulch/Howling Fjord portion of the ''Wrath of the Lich King'' Blizzcon Trailer (for context, Yogg-Saron is just as heavily involved in Howling Fjord as the Lich King). It is epic during the actual fight against Yogg-Saron, yet in the Wrathgate cinematic and Bolvar's ascension to Lich King it becomes ominous, as if [[ParanoiaFuel hinting that Yogg-Saron or the Sha resulting from his death are responsible for the events taking place.]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvKRNUEjStY Joust]] music, new to the game from Patch 3.2, is also pretty amazing.
* The background music to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlSh1ZDlAbg Trial]] of the Champion/Crusader instance is incredible at setting the tone of the instance. It's a lot more noticeable than the music in many other dungeons.
* The 5-Man Dungeons for Patch 3.3 have some very nice dramatic/epic sounding pieces. Such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ahoyn4R_lo The Forge of Souls Dungeon]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3jSY5fIeDA Boss Fight]] who is an Expy of Music/JamesBrown no less, or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3rtxfyu_Hc The Pit of Saron]] which has so far been appraised as an improvement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTUFxghzDoM The last of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBx9VWryw4M the three new dungeons]] where you finish with an escape from the [[BigBad Lich King]]. Certainly doesn't disappoint in the [[OminousLatinChanting dramatic factor]] either.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jJtySnwpA The gunship encounter]] from Icecrown Citadel. Reused in Cataclysm and one scenario in Mists of Pandaria: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL_mDj2tlBw Gunships.]] The Cataclysm version is basically a DarkReprise mixed with TriumphantReprise to deliver the urgency of the situation in one powerful track as you chase a dragon that is single-handedly responsible for the events that shattered the entire world, and you're poised to bring it down once for all, on board a gunship that is being invaded by his insane followers trying to hinder your efforts, [[MeaningfulEcho while playing the leitmotif from the previous expansion, since Northrend became the final battlefield]].

* The theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3mwPfqu_3Y Twilight's Hammer]], complete with Ominous BlackSpeech Chanting, probably the coolest theme for a death's cult of evil ever. The music [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS4w61CrIw8 played as you face off against Deathwing]] really makes you feel like the world is about to end if you don't succeed.
* The new [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSjf5ChDDqQ Orgrimmar theme]] for Cataclysm is the perfect representation of the Horde under Garrosh.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZeQQa2TxeI Stormwind theme]] is quite epic with its choirs and violins, in a "tragic" sense, seeing how the city suffered from Deathwing's attack. Now, it needs its heroes more than ever...
* And a new entry into the rolls of music tracks that really shouldn't be bad guy themes, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YCyTinIMCY Breath of Al'Akir]] is the sweeping theme of Skywall. Sadly, the main place players will hear this piece is [[ScrappyLevel the Vortex Pinnacle]].
* The Night Elves get a new theme in Cataclysm called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZy9ziutmaA "Nightsong",]] and it is incredible.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WOfhWkgKvE The Noble Tauren.]] Rest in peace, Cairne...
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpGM6oeC8zk Uldum.]]

* The theme for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIiLFSr2TUk Wandering Isle]]. Bonus points that part of this theme is a remix to a Wrath of the Lich King piece that focused particularly on an Old God, hinting that Old Gods had a major play in the expansion.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYAEG0Zypc4 The Alliance Operation Shieldwall Theme]]. It's among the most epic songs in the game. And its Horde Counterpart, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jHlk3Uub2k Horde Dominance Offensive Theme]].
%%* Jaina finally got her own [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGiQjZ1-9FI theme.]]
* The theme of the Shado-Pan has some godlike chorus, especially the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-89B6L0vSY "Watchers on the Wall"]] part.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyDY1r4O4w8 Sha (Spirits of Hatred)]], a mixture of swelling music and a ''really'' creepy choir by the end.
%%* On a lighter note, let's have a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9hC5ZnDyD4 Toast!]]

* Though it may not be as epic as some of the others listed, the beauty of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1HLBPvIjUA&t=29s August Celestials]] cannot be adequately described. It is considered by many in the fandom to be one of the finest songs in not only Mists of Pandaria, but the whole of Warcraft.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YwXKj4qxT4 Gorgrond.]]
* Say, remember some of the [[AwesomeMusic/{{Warcraft}} awesome music]] from ''Warcraft III'', like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB-pKtClffw "Doomhammer's Legacy?"]] Or how about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM3pk7aM2so "Blackrock and Roll"]], particularly that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM3pk7aM2so&t=3m21s amazing bit at the end?]] If so, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aS-WO-Lrls you'll definitely want to listen to this]].
* Alliance players, on the other hand, get greeted by a TriumphantReprise [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dilKkeXIpVM of the Black Temple theme]], as in this timeline it remains a stronghold of the Light.
* An excellent piece comes at the end of the Tanaan Jungle intro, where you and your allies are running as fast as possible to the docks, with the Iron Horde in hot pursuit, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IroaLAbltxg this]] playing in the background, with Grommash Hellscream roaring that there is no place for you to run in his world.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZK9EzBnxuA Malach]] fits the Auchindoun Dungeon, and later when you are fighting the three warlocks Teron'gor has summoned and the last boss himself, the part at 2:33 in the video starts and you feel ready to tear shit up in Auchindoun and kick some demon ass. The track also plays during the Alliance quest chain where you retake Karabor from the Iron Horde.
%%* As usual, there is tons of music in each expansion that doesn't make it to the [=OSTs=] (mostly for raids added later). In Draenor we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SwZlcHSojU Smack The Giant]] for fighting Gronn and [[http://www.wowhead.com/sound=49053/clientscene-60-smv-shadowsawaken-music-01 The Shadows Awaken]] for one particular quest in Shadowmoon Valley.
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' has the dubious distinction of creating music so epic that it took ''years'' for the developers to find a place in the game worthy of it: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhrxGCMzRL0 The Shaping of the World]]".
* The music that plays in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtQqxSKU0dE Shadowfang]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI5W2yuGHbo Keep]] is pretty darn awesome.
* The music in Arcanist Doan's room in the Scarlet Monastery. It plays elsewhere as well (including one place in the Molten Core). It's the last few seconds of a track called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1XphAkdFxg Legacy]]" from the main game's [=OST=] (the rest of the piece isn't used).
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXoFxYutRm4 log-in music]] is pretty awesome.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1nQR2YqSF0 Last Stand]], a song that plays during important boss battles, such as Helya in Maw of Souls or Elisande in The Nighthold.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcadJFREuSA Mardum,]] the Demon Hunter starting zone. It also plays during Invasion Points in Azeroth.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C-PeEQ4eb8 Canticle of Sacrifice.]] Rest in peace, King Varian...
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztz09A6IKuI The Emerald Nightmare.]] It's so wonderfully creepy and atmospheric. What really makes this piece unique is the whispers heard at various parts.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV62LJFM8Ug Antorus, The Burning Throne]], TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon of Argus. Especially the part at 5:36.
* The theme for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsexLcg8ov4 Highmountain]] is breathtaking as it uses some epic Native American music to capture the awe and mythical atmosphere of the zone.
* The music for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj7gzufxri8 Stormheim]] is, by definition, one of the most epic things ever conceived. It is a more grandiose remix of "Howling Fjord" but with a more arousing expression that matches the local Vrykul who proudly exclaim that they live and die to fight for glory. Glory to Odyn!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7Hw8QEGnno City of Gold]] perfectly encapsulates the grandeur of the Zandalari.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_5pKF3HEA0 Boralus]] welcomes all Alliance warriors with a rousing opening, then turns into your everyday port town music, perfectly capturing the atmosphere.
* The theme of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49SrtN-t7vc Ashvane Trading Company]] invokes some vibes of the Argent Tournament with its thunderous drums and, in later parts, choral support, especially in the Tol Dagor dungeon.
* The theme of the desert region of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiMCQ43W7KE Vol'dun]], especially the gloomy violin that encapsulates how vast and unforgiving this region is. And also, the music associated with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKLtNH8djZ4 Sethrak]], the local race of SnakePeople.
* On the other side of the spectrum, the sounds of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ013e6vplw Stormsong Valley]] are calm and peaceful.
* The shanty sung in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo7XPvwRgG8 Warbringers: Jaina]] is beautiful in its haunting, mournful way.

** The rousing themes of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-OyyHc8kdc Freehold]] invite all kinds of adventurers to take on the most fearsome of pirates.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC5Ibq-GCsQ Waycrest Manor]] and its glorious OminousPipeOrgan.
** The theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpMJk5NUgTU Shrine of the Storm]] and its [[BlackSpeech creepy chanting]], hinting at the power of the Old Gods' influence over Lord Stormsong...
* A few hours after the official release of Battle for Azeroth, the ''World of Warcraft'' official Website/YouTube account uploaded a truly amazing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCeQMe2xdJM cover]] of [[Music/{{Metallica}} "For Whom the Bell Tolls"]]. Sadly, the video has been long made private, but it can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xv6PpVu0UI here]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw-v8vi79J4 The Dreamer]] The final quest in the Ardenweald storyline where nearly ALL of the denizens of Ardenweald gather in procession towards The Heart of The Forest to bring the Wildseed containing the soul of Ysera to the Winter Queen in order to save it. Which leads into a return of "Nightsong" as the second half serves as a TriumphantReprise when [[BackFromTheDead Ysera is revived]].

* The music for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAME_nxccpM Shalandis Isle]] took new Blood Elf players by surprise, but in a very good way. It was so popular that Blizzard has since stuck it in Night Elf inns and the Temple of the Moon in Darnassus (possibly providing the first reason to hang around the city). Blizzard even had it rearranged for ''Legion''.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLvsMi6I6Ro Sit back, buy a drink, set your Hearthstone, stay awhile!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNVomngq-Qc A Call to Arms]] doesn't appear very often, but it usually shows up when Blizzard wants things to feel particularly epic when going into battle. It even shows up in several of the expansion's cinematic themes in one form or another.

* Silvermoon City is the only city to have separate music for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsK5z96zE64 day]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA8XdeJAs7Q night]] (note that the first two minutes on those videos are the same, being the theme that plays in Falconwing Square regardless of the time of day). It's so awesome it made it into the title theme for both expansions!
* The foreboding and gloomy theme of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7n-f9iafm0 Un'Goro Crater and the Swamp of Sorrows]] is great, but the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8LB3aShZv8 Sholazar Basin]] theme is also good. Another theme that fits the zone is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ham5gJWxLUM Burning Steppes]] theme: you can almost feel the heat. Unfortunately, the theme for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JreM2xEyfJ0 Battle of Mount Hyjal]] was not used in the raid instance itself. Fortunately, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMZ85HlW0es Karazhan]] theme did eventually appear in the game.

* The theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3mwPfqu_3Y Twilight's Hammer]], complete with Ominous BlackSpeech Chanting, probably the coolest theme for a death's cult of evil ever. The music [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS4w61CrIw8 played as you face off against Deathwing]] takes this UpToEleven. It really makes you feel like the world is about to end if you don't succeed.

* The dark and ominous techo-sounding music of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vybA3Jow0oU&t=1s&ab_channel=WoWMusicGuru Netherstorm]] helps make the zone the most Outlandish of well, Outland. It has a slight Science Fiction vibe with its riff and it can also remind someone of another game Blizzard had made, ''Starcraft''.

* The dark and ominous techo-sounding music of [[https://www.youtube.com?watch?v=P6SwU3C9cyc Netherstorm]] helps make the zone the most Outlandish of well, Outland. It has a slight Science Fiction vibe with its riff and it can also remind someone of another game Blizzard had made, ''Starcraft''.

* Yogg-Saron's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ-2gp2HJ1c Halls of Iron]]. It's taken from the portion of the Wrath of the Lich King main theme that plays at the Whisper Gulch/Howling Fjord portion of the ''Wrath of the Lich King'' Blizzcon Trailer (for context, Yogg-Saron is just as heavily involved in Howling Fjord as the Lich King). It is epic during the actual fight against Yogg-Saron, yet in the Wrathgate cinematic and [[spoiler:Bolvar's ascension to Lich King]] it becomes ominous, as if [[ParanoiaFuel hinting that Yogg-Saron or the Sha resulting from his death are responsible for the events taking place.]]

* The 5-Man Dungeons for Patch 3.3 have some very nice dramatic/epic sounding pieces. Such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ahoyn4R_lo The Forge of Souls Dungeon]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3jSY5fIeDA Boss Fight]] who [[spoiler:is an Expy of Music/JamesBrown no less]], or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3rtxfyu_Hc The Pit of Saron]] which has so far been appraised as an improvement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTUFxghzDoM The last of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBx9VWryw4M the three new dungeons]] where [[spoiler:you finish with an escape from the [[BigBad Lich King]].]] Certainly doesn't disappoint in the [[OminousLatinChanting dramatic factor]] either.

* [[http://youtu.be/-6ua3DAw36o Anduin's theme]] takes parts of Stormwind's theme and gives it powerful vocals. Vocals lifted directly from "Arthas, My Son", for that matter... except this time it's not a sarcastic remark about Arthas' fall, and instead a [[TriumphantReprise heartfelt acknowledgment]] of [[spoiler: Anduin as King of Stormwind]].
* "Nightsong" makes a return with the first half of the song serving as a farewell to [[spoiler:Ysera]] when she dies.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcadJFREuSA Mardum,]] the Demon Hunter starting zone. It also plays during [[spoiler: Invasion Points in Azeroth]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C-PeEQ4eb8 Canticle of Sacrifice.]] [[spoiler: Rest in peace, King Varian...]]

** The theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpMJk5NUgTU Shrine of the Storm]] and its [[BlackSpeech creepy chanting]], hinting at the power of the [[spoiler: Old Gods']] influence over Lord Stormsong...

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw-v8vi79J4 The Dreamer]] The final quest in the Ardenweald storyline where nearly ALL of the denizens of Ardenweald gather in procession towards The Heart of The Forest to bring the Wildseed containing the soul of [[spoiler: Ysera]] to the Winter Queen in order to save it. Which leads into a return of "Nightsong" as the second half serves as a TriumphantReprise when [[spoiler: [[BackFromTheDead Ysera is revived]]]].

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dTxcHulFBI The Battle of Darrowshire]], a fan-made music video.
* Someone on Website/YouTube went to the trouble of making a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3QY2C-sd1I compilation.]]

* The quirky [[https://youtu.be/aRYZOXPQ9-k soundtrack]] for Mechagon/the Mechagnomes is quite refreshing for Gnome lore fans.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dttGdK0l1G0 Call to Arms]], one of the original musical themes of World of Warcraft. The OminousLatinChanting of "Desideratus Fatum, Desideratus Bellum" (first used in ''VideoGame/Warcraft3'') is essentially the {{Leitmotif}} of the entire franchise. Much of the soundtrack for ''Battle for Azeroth'' is based off of it.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6QLgK92TrQ The Molten Core]], which plays when you reach deeper into Ragnaros' lair and face his most powerful lieutenants before throwing down with the Elemental Lord of Fire himself, tense and building to an incredible climax. It also used to play in part of the Shadowfang Keep instance until ''Cataclysm'' and also and still plays in the Purple Section of Mauradon when you're approaching and fight the section's second boss, Lord Vyletongue.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj-MaVMdMbg The Dark Portal]] which leads into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ScuFO0Xhc The Burning Crusade]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86f_U_q4SFg Arthas, my Son]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dh_IOIkRUw The Wrath of the Lich King,]] which started Blizzard's habit of making the intro themes into longer orchestral pieces.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLw5MX7bZqI Xaxas]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-bVd9t2XA0 The Shattering]] for the Cataclysm.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZaSnfxWsBg Why Do We Fight?]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZaSnfxWsBg Heart of Pandaria]] for the Mists of Pandaria.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK0L1MhMlYY Times Change]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ab4B0_xw4o A Siege of Worlds]] for the Warlords of Draenor.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVifT8gbeKI Azeroth's Last Hope]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypO9WmmdUGQ Kingdoms Will Burn]] for Legion.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnzwK4In7iQ What Makes Us Strong]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9R4Mp9Y-qo Before the Storm]] for Battle for Azeroth.

* Naxxramas is chock full of deliciously ominous and creepy themes that perfectly befit the infinite amount of undead horrors the citadel contains. Especially the [[https://youtu.be/JeJjDivjnR4 Abominations wing]] and the [[https://youtu.be/mP-1i2STZ2M Death Knights wing]]. The latter's themes were so good they ended up being reused as a good chunk of the themes within the Death Knight players' headquarters citadel, Acherus, as well as for some of the Burning Legion's camps.

* Naxxramas is chock full of deliciously ominous and creepy themes that befit the undead horrors the citadel contains. Especially the [[https://youtu.be/JeJjDivjnR4 Abominations wing]] and the [[https://youtu.be/mP-1i2STZ2M Death Knights wing]]. The latter's themes were so good they ended up as a good chunk of the themes within the Death Knight players' headquarters citadel, Acherus.

* [[https://youtu.be/jrYxp3OuB1s Karazhan]] offers some of the best music for the ambience of a HauntedCastle that's ever been composed, particularly the OminousPipeOrgan and Ominous Harpscichord of the Opera. No wonder this raid's been a fan favorite for so many years.
* The sad but calming feel of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNstdF54ypo Eversong Woods]] remixes with "Lament of the Highborne" to reflect on the tragedy that befell on the once glorious High Elves before their near-extinction by the undead scourge. It has a slight theme of moving on from a troubled past and looking forward into a brighter future as it reflects the elves' determination to regain the lost power they had and rebrand themselves as "Blood elves" while still bearing the grim scars of their historical tragedy.

* The ambiance music in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HheNISaBHjc Auchindon]] is absolutely fantastic.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw-v8vi79J4 The Dreamer]] The final quest in the Ardenweald storyline where nearly ALL of the denizens of Ardenweald gather in procession towards The Heart of The Forest to bring the Wildseed containing the soul of [[spoiler: Ysera]] to the Winter Queen in order to save it.
** Which leads into a return of ''Nightsong'' as the second half serves as a TriumphantReprise when [[spoiler: [[BackFromTheDead Ysera is revived.]]]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZy9ziutmaA The Night Elves]] get a new theme in Cataclysm called ''Nightsong'', and it is incredible.

* ''Nightsong'' makes a return with the first half of the song serving as a farewell to [[spoiler:Ysera]] when she dies.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj7LRDLpG4Q The Night Elves]] get a new theme in Cataclysm, and it is incredible.