Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons: Full Main Theme - End of Dragons
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2022
- End of Dragons' Main Theme begins with a prelude that you can recognize instantly, if you heard Factions' Theme - it's a clear callback to Jeremy Soule's composition, but the instrument used to play this motif is called: daegeum, which is a large bamboo flute, and is accompanied by soft violin. That's why I also decided to put a fragment of Factions' trailer, when Vizu crippled Shiro, so that Archemorus and Saint Victor could deal the final blow.
Then many instruments, which are trumpets, violins, french horns... (that have been used many times in that past, and are integral part of GW2's OSTs) play melody quite similar to Heart of Thorns' Theme. With addition of daego - a big barrel drum, which keeps the beat. I wanted to empower the energy of this beautiful orchestral opening by including the edited by me, fragments of the first End of Dragons' teaser.
The next part of this track slowly combines orchestral melodies with traditional Korean music - Gugak, you can hear this gentle metallic sound (pyeongyeong?), and I think geomungo, which is a zither which is played with a bamboo stick. In the video I wanted to put some older GW2 cinematics fragments that show the magic circle, because Joon says in the trailer: "Cantha is not just a spoke in some grand cosmic wheel" - that's why I used the cinematics from Path of Fire - the moment Deep Sea Dragon was shown in the triangle, slowly fading into the All, which Scarlet Briar saw, thanks to the experiments on ley lines that Omadd made.
Ever since Season 2, we have been trying to take into account the machinery of the All, or "Cosmic Wheel", and Aurene was the dragon that was meant to join the circle of Dragons. There have been few moments in the story that slowly have introduced us into how complicated Dragons really are.
That's why, when daegeum once again starts playing, I put Aurene's ascension cinematic from Season 4, after Kralkatorrik said "Mother", and we heard tidal waves while Aurene ascended.
Daegeum then combines with the raw, beautiful melody of taepyeongso, that's why I wanted to empower this strong, beautiful rawness with the footage of Jormag and Primordus's Clash, which released magics show the way to Cantha.
Taepyeongso's melody I felt really shows the wild magic, and I love that incredible vibratto which plays when Aurene communicates with "Mysterious Voice" in Cantha.
Once again the orchestral and traditional music lead sort of a musical dialogue, which I feel represents Tyria and Cantha, that's why I put the transition in the video when Aurene and "Mysterious Voice" create a link between two continents. Orchestral music tries to sound more and more "Canthan", tries to imitate the melodies, learn the new feel that it meets.
Then I decided to create portals in between CGI cinematic, and in-game footages, starting with the New Kaineng City, which opens with orchestral melody, but then also introduces Korean instruments: the metallic soft sound, geomungo and I think also haegeum (resembling a vertical fiddle with two strings), and daego. I wanted this fragment to play with Tyrian representatives and the Empress' meeting.
When Empress Ihn's figure transitions to her portrait, other instrument joins in, which is piri - a short flute, which plays until I transitioned the Kaineng City's footage to the Echovald Wilds...
And then a new element appears with orchestral fragment, which is synth! Beautiful, gentle melody of synth captures the modern Cantha really well. When it transitions to the in-game footages of the Echovald Wilds, synth gets more hearable, and the fragments says: "Once petrified and lifeless", which then I wanted to transition to the footage of the aftermath of what happened after Victor, Vizu and Archemorus killed Shiro - The huge magic wave released from the Harvest Temple, which turned the Jade Sea into solid stone, and made Echovald Forest petrified.
The music fragment that plays when I try to show that moment from many centuries ago gets wilder thanks to Korean instruments, it gets intense, vivid, chaotic - synth and orchestral melodies are replaced by geomugo, daego and pyeonjong (set of bells).
After Echovald Wilds section, music changes again, when I show Shing Jea Island and Jade Sea, piri and taepyeongso with daego, and orchestral music combines together - no longer separated, play in harmony.
The whole piece ends with orchestra and taepyeongso, pyeongyeong and synth fading one by one.
I think overall this is a track that tells a story of two different musical styles, at first playing separately, but then segement after segment those styles combine, try to get along, try to harmonize, and find a common ground, until it happens. And I think persue for modernity, moving forward (which I think is represented by synth - common ground), then once synth is introduced, Gugak and orchestral music starts to communicate, and in certain moments become one. - Ігри
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Jesus Christ this is good. This frankly is my favourite GW2 theme, period. The way it layers traditional Korean instruments with some light synthwave and the classical orchestral music that Maclaine has always excelled at, is just pure bliss. Absolutely unique and easily recognizable sound.
So... I didn't make it past the first minute before I started crying. What an incredible theme, and the beginning section we hadn't heard before is just perfect. This day is going to be so freaking emotional...
I listened to some of EoD tracks and all I can tell is prepare tissues 🥺😭
@@michram Oh I will 🥲
I can’t wait to play and get the new Mount. Trying to get a PC as I’d always played on my Mac before they cut support- wish me luck 🍀
I have heard the beginning section before, in another version: Factions theme.
I fucking love this game. I fucking love this music. I fucking love ALL OF IT!
OMG me too so much!
NGL I think it's a really nice touch that the horns start up the moment Aurene sets down on that island. The moment around 0:50
I had made this video for like 2 weeks, iterating on each moment, to make the video meaningful and go well with the theme :D Learned many new editing skills :)
"The Dragon has landed, I repeat: The Dragon has landed!"
Factions theme finally has a successor.
This and the HoT themes are my favorites
I logged in for the first time in a long time and the log in screen and music REALLY blew me away, whoa.
Guys, there's something wrong with my game.
I can't get past the menu screen...
In all seriousness, best main theme yet
😁😁
masterpiece
This is by far the best theme the franchise has had. I regularly get stuck on the character screen because I can't skip it and I'm constantly enthusiastically humming it.
It really isn't even close to quality of the previous themes.. recency bias at its finest.
@@Gungrave123 Whatever you say dude. This is literally 2 years old and I still have the same opinion.
@@expression3639 I don't know what the guy above is smoking, what's even recency bias?
If the music is truly good then it's good, doesn't matter old or new.
And I agree this theme is the best, emotional and grand, befitting the final battle between men and dragons.
PoE theme was sleepy, HoT theme was exciting, Original was nostalgic, Secret was...quite bad actually, for me atleast.
YYEEEES I AM SO EXCITED, ONLY HOURS UNTIL IT'S TIME
I love this theme so much, been thinking of making my own version but I don't know how I could do this justice
Don't think about what people will like, just really focus on your project, everyone will love it, as long as you enjoy and love it too :)
The chills
Amazing title theme. I think I like it even more than Heart of Thorns' theme.
A great addition after pof theme for sure
A masterpiece! Very well done! I bet Arenanet puts you on payroll!
Ahai Canthans, pleasure to meet you!
The wait is over my friend .
spoilers
in dragons end, the "grass" is very green
I might spend more time on the character select screen than normal...
wow this is awsome
Man... at first I was like "eh.... k" then it ramped up and now I'm like " ;v; my ears came"
It definitely gives me Heart of Thorns theme vibes and I love it...
AND THEN THERE'S MORE A;LSKJDF'LAKSF
Man, this gives me shivers! So good!
HYPEEEEE only 4 hours to go :D
ohh this is so GOOD
0:50 i've ruined this song for myself by thinking this bit sounds like "row, row your boat, gently down the stream!" and now i can't unthink it XD
The theme has now reached perfection 🥺😂
Thanks. Now you've ruined it for everyone. JK! 😁😂
I'm kinda sad they didn't use the Factions OST but I kinda like how the OSTs have fotten better and better despite Soule not being there anymore
I do think Factions ost is the prettiest of all of GW, and there are amazing tracks there, though I think the main reason why they didn't include the music from it was partially because it sounds outdated and low quality, and also on the other hand they wanted to create live versions of some of the most iconic Factions track, like few tracks are copy paste from Soule (but with live orchestration, which is something Soule could only dream of back then) , while some, especially Sojin Ryu's tracks are heavily inspired by Soule's style.
oh my goooddddddd
나도 하고 싶다!!!
A little nod to the Avengers theme in there. Probably because all the characters we know are coming together in the story
0:52 and onwards
Epic
YES
My phone doesn't do those beautiful instruments justice
how i get to cantha?
HOT OUTDATED,
POF OVERRATED,
LONG HAVE WE WAITED,
EOD ACTIVATED!
Dont really like the theme in general , cant wait for new adventures with the gang thou , its gona be epiiiiic :D
They still need to fix that last boss fight before the Steam release. Freaking disappointing specially compared to all the other elder dragon fights that are iightyears ahead in quality.
GW1 Factions had a better theme. Disappointed that it wasn't remixed or reused for this expansion. shame.
what a boring, generic mid tune.. real downgrade of previous themes, especially the one done by the unrivaled genius Jeremy Soule.
"lets try to make an ost like ffxiv's, only without unique memorable melodies nor any inspiration"
Eh..? It doesn't sound even remotely similar...
Poor bait.
1/10 bait for the effort
@@HalfLifeHalfDead im talking about various osts. I dont even play ffxiv anymore but from a composer perspective theres so many parts in this ost that have a hint of some ffxiv zone/area osts.
look i play GW2 as main mmo, but the composer sucks tbh, no inspiration at all. for 2 years straight I havent heard any memorable ost and played both expansions and all LW episodes. they shouldve fired that composer hes way too basic. out of every mmo i ever played i always have a handful of memorable soundtracks, so far in 2 years of gw2 i havent heard anything memorable or truly unique. the composer really should be working on indie games or lesser titles, they shouldve hired someone much more talented for gw2's soundtrack, its a pity. this guy comes up with the most simple and unmemorable melodies of any mmo i have played, without exaggeration. Maybe only black deserts ost might be at the same level as this. but every other mmo has a better sountrack than gw2, even aion tera lineage bns had better osts than gw2, and of course wow and ffxiv without question has an elite ost far above gw2, FFXIV is not even in my top 3 mmos, but the soundtrack is undeniable great, the quality and uniqueness is just top level one of the best in gaming overall from every aspect.
@@yuka7.999 I hate ffxiv snowflakes, its one of the reasons i quit the game. i actually main GW2 now. but it is a fact that GW2's composer is not fit for the job, his osts are way too simplistic and without any memorable tracks, they shouldve gotten a much more talented composer who knows how to create a unique and memorable soundtrack that this game deserves.