Line #64 AwesomeMusic/MightAndMagic


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8	Rob King and Paul Romero never seemed to get the credit they deserved for their amazing work with the ''Might and Magic'' themes and the spin-off series ''Heroes of Might and Magic''. [[http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_music/page6.html The music for ''Heroes II'' was even praised by Gamespot!]]
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12	[[folder:Heroes I]]
13	* The joyful marching [[https://youtu.be/fkf5PwgDxrk&t=6s Knight Theme.]]
14	%%* [[https://youtu.be/1u9zVWnfOPo Barbarian Theme.]]
15	* The charming and waltz-like [[https://youtu.be/rrB0vAfMb2I Sorceress Theme.]]
16	%%* [[https://youtu.be/vqZP-WlysZM Warlock Theme.]]
17	[[/folder]]
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19	[[folder:Heroes II]]
20	* [[https://youtu.be/vFQBqKILEbo The Knight Town theme]] from ''The Price of Loyalty'' starts with a beautiful piano melody, then transforms into a grand and evocative orchestral piece. The track was so good it was remade as the "scenario victory" theme in ''Heroes III''.
21	* [[https://youtu.be/GzuCcyl6cfo The original Knight theme]] is a cheerful and bombastic operatic piece, fitting for the primary heroes of the game.
22	%%* [[https://youtu.be/KPyi2YJhsj8 Barbarian Theme.]]
23	* [[https://youtu.be/9Z_avCG9tPs Sorceress Theme]] is a cathartic, soaring track with epic vocals that is totally worth listening to for its full 4 minutes.
24	%%* [[https://youtu.be/YcNeOxJs31Y Warlock Theme.]]
25	%%* [[https://youtu.be/Gf6DBnrKV54 Wizard Theme.]]
26	%%* [[https://youtu.be/7qfkpokX9EY Necromancer Theme.]]
27	%%* [[https://youtu.be/PHWxMHHOHyw The]] [[https://youtu.be/6NbicLyBjwM Combat]] [[https://youtu.be/4uPRUonK0f4 Themes]] are pure awesomeness.
28	* The melancholically beautiful [[https://youtu.be/wmzlgtJPx6Q Grass Theme.]]
29	%%* [[https://youtu.be/5cBNP4yfgTc The Dirt Theme.]]
30	%%* [[https://youtu.be/xRHor2L_NQE The Sea Theme.]]
31	%%* [[https://youtu.be/7Zxb-RFOklg The Swamp Theme.]]
32	%%* [[https://youtu.be/xcbjqnvlWNU The Badlands Theme.]]
33	%%* [[https://youtu.be/D46hz-MoCag The Desert Theme.]]
34	%%* [[https://youtu.be/0GKW7F-z5JE The Lava Theme.]]
35	* The haunting [[https://youtu.be/LlmRlGfiDZ8 Snow Theme.]]
36	%%* [[https://youtu.be/o98EP4vEltw Here]] is the entire soundtrack for ''Price of Loyalty''.
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39	[[folder:Heroes III]]
40	* The appropriately hellish and intimidating [[https://youtu.be/BBFFteor_oQ Inferno (Demonaic) Theme.]]
41	* [[https://youtu.be/DVeH-WSIOa4 Castle (Knight) Theme,]] capturing the pride and glory of Erathia.
42	* The joyfully mad and chaotic [[https://youtu.be/9lQTbRY2xWY Necropolis (Necromancer) Theme.]]
43	* The serene and earthy [[https://youtu.be/10pfxaWQsHA Rampart (Druid) Theme.]]
44	* The gloomy and almost unnerving [[https://youtu.be/UDB1b1tvBBw Fortress (Beastmaster) Theme.]]
45	* The mystical and foreboding [[https://youtu.be/JHqQOZtHj-Y Conflux (Elementalist) Theme.]]
46	* The appropriately dark and menacing [[https://youtu.be/wHExqEjNFj8 Dungeon (Warlock) Theme.]]
47	* The quirky [[https://youtu.be/SPj61-K7MaM Tower (Wizard) Theme.]]
48	* The majestically proud [[https://youtu.be/n7PddNlM8kY Stronghold (Barbarian) Theme.]]
49	* The combat themes are in a league of their own:
50	** [[https://youtu.be/7hbaNfHToT8 The first combat theme]] is a relatively quiet one, just appropriate enough for those small-scale battles in the early game.
51	** [[https://youtu.be/GSwATqPUsv0 The second one]], despite not really fitting the slow-paced tactical battle gameplay, is almost immediately recognized by just about every ''Heroes of Might and Magic 3'' fan out there. Some people even note that it just doesn't sound the same without the constant sound of troops moving and attacking.
52	** [[https://youtu.be/ea5RiOfcF6k The third theme]] immediately starts out fast-paced and stays that way for the entire time you'll be hearing it.
53	** [[https://youtu.be/M0ObS62Js-4 And finally, the fourth battle theme]] is also one of the quieter slow-paced ones, but has a particular sense of finality to it, perfectly fitting for a final decisive battle.
54	* The [[https://youtu.be/VhcqKchilEE scenario victory theme]] is just the right track to hear after a particularly tedious or difficult map, and will probably make you shed a few tears just from how utterly glorious it sounds.
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57	%%[[folder:Heroes IV]]
58	%%Heroes ''IV'' in particular deserves a mention here. With perhaps one or two exceptions, the entire soundtrack is just amazing.
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60	%%* [[https://youtu.be/NrgQOinNgWI Order (Wizard) Theme.]]
61	%%* [[https://youtu.be/u13HeeCOGuY Nature (Sorceress) Theme.]]
62	%%* [[https://youtu.be/LAfz6TpDiQE Death (Necromancer) Theme.]]
63	%%* [[https://youtu.be/4W5x-cQLDY4 Life (Knight) Theme.]]
64	%%* [[https://youtu.be/PzCxqtT7TvY Might (Barbarian) Theme.]]
65	%%* [[https://youtu.be/dg-PeVbuBIc Chaos (Warlock) Theme.]]
66	%%* [[https://youtu.be/OtKRz4mmGaQ The Combat Theme 1,]] [[https://youtu.be/HfVQezS6SY0 2,]] [[https://youtu.be/5ouH3tmKADc 3,]] [[https://youtu.be/fDMKlo6Ny_s 4,]] [[https://youtu.be/LG0upk3OlUM 5.]]
67	%%* [[https://youtu.be/hkDXNSWJLuo The Sea Theme.]]
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70	[[folder:Heroes V]]
71	* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrp1hEtU0ys Haven Theme]] is majestic, with an appropriately powerful OneWomanWail.
72	* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM1I0IngBmA Haven battle theme]] really gets you pumped for the battle.
73	* The [[https://youtu.be/tx6R3YgmK0s Academy Theme]] goes splendidly together with the impossible SceneryPorn of a flying magical city.
74	%%* [[https://youtu.be/a9S_2nn6OK0 Sylvan Theme.]]
75	%%* [[https://youtu.be/w1kAwnGoqcM Dungeon Theme.]]
76	* The [[https://youtu.be/cpzQG0EiKtM Necropolis Theme]] is a delightfully mad "dance macabre" with a twisted Haven theme for the main melody.
77	* The [[https://youtu.be/QC1kD63fZMA Fortress Theme]] is a powerful piece that fits the fire-and-forge motifs of the dwarves, and this also extends to their [[https://youtu.be/f_nUM3k4R8A battle theme]]. They also have the [[https://youtu.be/q21pBgqbGwQ longest siege theme]], which totally fits [[MightyGlacier their rock solid defensive capabilities]].
78	%%* [[https://youtu.be/lbD7lQBRJkk Inferno Theme.]]
79	%%* [[https://youtu.be/LpYWCh6-C3s Stronghold Theme.]]
80	%%* The main menu themes: [[https://youtu.be/wOzXzStNY2E the original game]], [[https://youtu.be/3STvXAvoLS0 Hammers of Fate]], and '''especially''' [[https://youtu.be/xhKb09fr6-s Tribes of the East]].
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83	[[folder:Heroes VI]]
84	* The Dungeon faction's campaign in ''VI'' starts with them in their DarkestHour, without a homeland after losing many wars in a row. Things get ''much'' worse for them before they get better, and the music conveys this with an eerie and forlorn tone. In the final mission, the overworld music is interwoven with pieces of ''the'' Dungeon theme from ''Heroes III'', communicating to the player that the Dungeon is [[BackFromTheBrink back in business]] as the powerful force they once were.
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87	%%[[folder:Might and Magic 8]]
88	%%Say what you will about the graphics, gameplay, and story of ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic 8'', but most of its music is good, and some of it is downright awesome:
89	%%* [[https://youtu.be/WGGp3mvffyg Ironsand Desert.]]
90	%%* [[https://youtu.be/aEZtC4lX4iA Regna.]]
91	%%* [[https://youtu.be/3fnjRbOJT3U Pirate Stronghold.]]
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94	%%[[folder:Might & Magic: Heroes 7]]
95	%%* [[https://soundcloud.com/might_and_magic/h7-hope-for-green-falls Hope for Green Falls (Haven theme).]]
96	%%* [[https://soundcloud.com/might_and_magic/h7-the-wizards-waltz The Wizards Waltz (Academy theme).]]
97	%%* [[https://soundcloud.com/might_and_magic/h7-mystos-mountains Mystos Mountains (Necropolis theme).]]
98	%%* [[https://soundcloud.com/might_and_magic/h7-the-journeyman-s-encounter The Journeyman's Encounter (Stronghold theme).]]
99	%%* [[https://soundcloud.com/might_and_magic/heroes-vii-the-elven-coronation-sylvan-faction-theme The Elven Coronation (Sylvan theme).]]
100	%%* [[https://soundcloud.com/might_and_magic/heroes-vii-blades-of-madness-dungeon-theme Blades of Madness (Dungeon theme).]]
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103	[[folder:Covers and Remixes]]
104	* The [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2fN8KSOJPRoE8PSN2ZtYA Heroes Orchestra]], based in Poland, perform good old ''Heroes'' music live, often with the help of Paul Anthony Romero himself. Their orchestrations sometimes follow the original tracks exactly, sometimes expand on them (usually with epic choir vocals and instrumental solos), and sometimes are merged into medleys. (The orchestra perform music from other games as well, such as ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''.)
105	** Here are the videos of their concert dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the release of ''Heroes 3'': [[https://youtu.be/SkuPY3sweZQ part 1]], [[https://youtu.be/3V3HeRnRNH8 part 2]].
106	** Here is them playing with Paul helping on the grand piano: [[https://youtu.be/7VzzCBQb9IY part 1]], [[https://youtu.be/6lFDWbfdxqE part 2]].
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Context AwesomeMusic / MightAndMagic