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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- Warcraft II
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995)
Composer: Glenn Stafford
Arranger: Robert Garner
Audio Editing: Zeynep Dilli, Josh Haas, Jimyo Lin, Jamin Morden, Lee Stearns, Scott Luxenberg, Elias Schwartzman
Video Editing: Lee Stearns
Music Director: Jamin Morden
Choir Director: Jacob Coppage-Gross
Arranger's Notes: The real-time strategy game “Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness” continued the story of a war between Orcs and Humans, in which the player could join either side to gather resources (gold, lumber, or oil), construct buildings, and train and deploy troops. The players could face off against the computer in AI-controlled scenarios in the main campaign of the game, or connect to this newfangled “Internet” thing to spar with human opponents in real-time via a dial-up connection on a variety of map settings.
Since different strategies could result in games lasting anywhere between minutes and hours, composer Glenn Stafford designed much of the music to work as infinite loops. The soundtrack had to sustain interest without distracting from gameplay, requiring a consistent energy and catchy melodies. Stafford achieved this brilliantly, although bound within the technical limitations of the time.
Both races’ themes use minor keys extensively. A military tone is usually present, along with tension and drive, to reinforce that there is much at stake. Human tracks feature strong melodic lines and harp arpeggios, while the Orc themes employ chromatic runs, trills, and turns, with the harpsichord adding tone color. Our arrangement is a medley of melodies from different stages of the game.
Performers:
Piccolo: Jess Bateman, Tamaira Jaszczak
Flute 1: Mary Beck, Cheryl Carr
Flute 2: Jessie Biele, Riley Zielinski, Jessica Robertson
Oboe 1: Elise Favia
Oboe 2: Emily Monahan
Clarinet 1: Ben Ryer, Greg Orosz, Angela Small
Clarinet 2: Nikko Nolasco, Chris Erickson
Bass Clarinet: Yannick Joseph
Alto Saxophone 1 & 2: Joe Wang
Tenor Saxophone: Greg Danis, James Robertson
Baritone Saxophone: Jacob Deaven
Bassoon 1 & 2: Doug Eber
Trumpet 1: Ryan Guidry
Trumpet 2: Adam Zerance, Nathan Froelich
Trumpet 3: Kyle Mesce
Horn 1: Grace Worth, Jamin Morden
Horn 2: Jamin Morden
Horn 3: Josh Haas
Horn 4: Andrew Mee
Trombone 1: Iain Kierzewski, David Crisler
Trombone 2: Brandon Harnish
Tuba: Fabio Moreira
Timpani: Julius Versoza
Tam-tam, Bass Drum: Benjamin Downey
Snare Drum: Scott Luxenberg
Tubular Bells: Lee Stearns
Piano: Jules Metcalf-Burton
Theremin: Dominique Pelletier
Soprano: Amanda Cavanagh, Meredith, Tracy Flanders, Sara Stearns, Mary Beck, Anne Marie Porter, Zeynep Dilli
Alto: Robb Saffell, Ashleah Younker, Charlotte Johnson, Claire Hedgespeth, Danielle Bartolanzo, Jasmin Marcelo, Kai Diaz, Nicole Pennington, Shaunica Pridgen
Tenor: Jimyo Lin, Kyle Jamolin, Jeff Fairbanks, David Werner, Anthony McMannis, Ian Martyn, Iain Kierzewksi, Purev Arslanbaatar
Bass: Alex Booth, Benjamin Tousley, Corey Schon, Jacob Coppage-Gross, Leo Martyn, Matt Harker, Michael Ohr, Connor Worth, Adam Marinelli
Violin 1: Chris Lee, Elias Schwartzman, Brittany Colette Lasley, Darrah Treleaven, Monika Ramnarayan, Cindy Zhang
Violin 2: Chris Lee, Kyndra Wojciechowski, Lauren Barefoot, Curtis Mitchell, Darrah Treleaven
Viola: Elias Schwartzman, Mishee Kearney, Darrah Treleaven
Cello: Meaghan Berry, Diana Henry
Contrabass: Les Doerfler, Dan Serino
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I don't know how I wound up in this corner of UA-cam, but I thoroughly approve of the algorithm's choice to send me here.
We’re very glad to have you :)
Glenn Stafford is a musical genius and this performance was on point. 🎉❤
Thank you so much :)
CAPTAIN ON THE BRIDGE!
Aye, Captain?!
Under way!
Stop rocking the boat!
Ahoy Sir!
@@LanceVader
You’re making me seasick!
(*puking sounds*)
I love that people are still making covers of music from this game 27 years later :D Warcraft 2 had such a magical soundtrack.
They make covers from the best games of all time.
Even blizzard is making covers and using them in wow
28 years ago? Omg we're old
@@Mitthradata It's older than I am, but BNET edition was still in stores in 2006 when I bought it. Crazy to think about that, 7 years felt like a long time then, but now what was 7 years ago? What came out in 2017? RE:7, Super Mario odyssey, Breath of the Wild. Scary.
how is that possible, i´m only 26
Your sound card works perfectly.
It doesn't get any better than this! 😊
Sounds of my childhood, I'm crying.
More work?!
Yesh, me lord.
O-okay
So much talent in one video! Incredible job guys! All I wanted for Christmas in 96ish was this game. great times😢
thank you so much :)
OST Warcraft 2 is awesome and this is a fantastic orchestral version. I love it
tysm!
The audio fidelity of this online mix is absolutely amazingly good. Its kind of impressive so many people have so good microphones.
Thank you! I know our AV team will appreciate your kind words!
Beyond beautiful. Maybe I’m biased because WC2 has a very special place in my heart since the olden days but man, Glen Stafford did so right with music and the huge leap of gameplay from the original Warcarft. To see some people nowadays render brilliant presentation of this classic’s outstanding music is just 👌❤
Браво, это потрясающе 🎉
Magnificent! Warcraft II soundtrack is amazing and this potpourri is astonishing!
Thanks! We're excited everyone is so excited about this one :)
Wow! This has been the best one yet I think in terms of video. Great job everyone!!
That was absolutely fantastic. Everything was solid. I have no more words
FOR THE ALLIANCE
FOR THE HORDE!
*Grunt death sound*
Uncle Lothar wants YOU!
WHAT, HO?!
WE MOVE!
DEFENDING YOUR HONOR!
WE MOVE!
FOR THE KING!
DEFENDING YOUR HONOR!
This is the best orchestral version of WC2 I've heard. You guys really made it flow so well from one song (or one piece of the song) to another, while keeping the integrity of the original music - but deviating enough so that it's not just an attempt to mimic midi with an orchestra. I love it so much!
Amazing, love it!!
To all trolls, ogres and orcs.. To the humans, elfs and dwarfs, and all wielders of the arts; The magi and the knights of dark - MAY THE STRONGEST CLAN WIN! LÅK TAAR!
Zobo
Amazing! I loved the game and the music when I was a child, and this sounds incredible!! Thanks for sharing!!
Orders, Sire?
We move.
FOR THE KING!
DEFENDING YOUR HONOR!
WE MOVE!
holy heck this deserves like 1000x more views. excellent!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you :) we’re really feeling like we need to do more of these types of videos!
Fantastic job by all concerned!! Sound and video synchronization is unbelievably tight, and the arrangement completely rocks. You guys rule, and I admire your fighting spirit, not letting COVID stop you!!
thank you youtube algorithm for letting me hear this masterpiece
This is absolutely fantastic! Glad to stumble upon this this evening 😊
I love how you managed to make it sound like modern wow music but still retained the classic feel of the tracks!
This was really stunning. Incredible discipline and unit cohesion for every one playing part. This isn't easy to pull off.
I love this so so so much. Thank you all for doing this. What incredible music. It's a joy to hear it brought back to life with real instruments.
Thank you for your kind words!
This is incredible and I love everything about it
wonderful to see so many people performing wonderful game music
Thank you guys, and thank you Glenn.
Thanks for putting this together I loved it. Brought back fond memories
thank you for the memory :) really well done too!
Thank you so much!
Love how everything came together! Outstanding!
So many performers, wow!
One of the best game soundtracks
Agreed!
*Very talented people! Congratulations everyone!*
Just epic performance!
This is so Amazing 🎉🎉🎉🎉 trank you, this was my childhood
Amazing team work.
Songs to micro and macro to. It cane out great!
I hope Glenn Stafford sees this!!!
Us too!
This is nice! I mean, really nice!
- greetings from Hungary!
Truly amazing.
Wonderful!
Just lovely. Now we need Warcraft 1
😅
Ваще ништяк 👍👍👍❤
bellissimo !!!
Great job!
Tysm!
Ready to serve. Righto.
AWESOME!!!! 11/10
"Me Lord?" "Yesh me Lord" "Job's done!!!!" :P....lol
Ready to serve
@@bemasaberwyn55 "I'm not listening!!!!!"......lol :P
More work? Yesh, me Lord!
Spectacular
Love this!
Amazing played this when i was 8
Amazing ❤
What ho?
Your Majesty?
At your service.
Sire?
Sire?
I need orders.
Give me a quest!
Don't force me to run you through!
Awesome!
@@thebilbe thank you 😊
That was amazing!
Thank you :)
Amazing!
Thank you!
One word come to mind:
Flabbergusted.
perfect song
Masterpiece!
Great video!
Amazing.
YES!!!
Love. Love. Love it so much ❤❤❤
This is amazing! What's that one instrument being played at 2:58? Looks like a purple cube? Is it a Theremin?
That it is!
Great job!!
Brilliant!
Damn nostalgic music ❤ i'm not very knowledgeable in music but it feels very close to the original. It gets me curious if you had to rate it in difficulty would it be rather toward easy / difficult ?
Our musicians said “3/10” difficulty :) but I imagine our audio team that put the clips together would have a much different story!
Whoa amazing! Great! i like it!
Tysm!
Ready to serve. Me lord? Yesh me lord. Your orders? As you wish
Excellent
wow thanks I didn't know that I needed this in my life. incredible and amazing.
Thank you! We're glad we got to share music over the pandemic virtually-- we needed that too!
I love this
Imagine these guys in a proper studio😮
Oh and see you guys in 2 years when algorithm brings us together again lol
Our studio album might be out by then!
Very Greatful.....👍👍👍👍👍
Cool!
Master?
Yes Master!
I LOVE BLOWIN’ THINGS UP!
BOMBS’RE GREAT!
TILT ONE BACK WI’ ME, DOG!
That was cool
Thank you :)
How do you guys make these? You join together on Zoom and play music together?
How did you do ? Everyone was online on Skype? No problem with mic qualities??
u are insane guys!
Please make this track available for purchase or download!
Not a bad idea! I'll check in with our album team. We might have trouble with licensing unfortunately :(
@@WMGSO Thank you ❤❤❤❤
I fucking love this.
@@condeeeeeeeeee4 heck yes 🔥 thank you!
Is the sheet music anywhere??
If you email arranger.services@wmgso.org they can let you know if this arranger is sharing the score and get it your way if so :)
Shwobu!
Jobs done.
Your wish? By your command
*Clashing sounds* We are under attack!
Why there is no orc playing ? Why are they humans ?😮
bravo
AWAITING ORDERS!
Your command?
As you wish!
"We are under attack!"
Zug zug
WORK WORK
At once sire!
For all people's commenting in this video
Don't forget to check your blood sugars, pressure and cholesterol 😂
Long Live and stay healthy for you all 💪
what is the percussion instrument at 0:52, does anyone know?
It's a vibraslap
@@musical_daredevil thank you!
You don’t touch the other Elves that way.
DO THAT AGAIN AND YOU’LL PULL BACK A STUMP!