Blizzard Entertainment has announced
Echoes of War, a partnership with
Eminence Symphony Orchestra to produce classical versions of
StarCraft,
Diablo and
Warcraft audio tracks. The songs have become icons of the series in many cases. "Tristram" jogs as many memories as LE does for
Diablo 2 players while also representing
Diablo (along with the gutteral screams of the catacombs).
StarCraft audio is used continuously in shoutcasting, podcasting and tournaments.
You can listen to the original tracks on Battle.Net's audio player
here.
Echoes of War is an album of rearranged orchestral music from previous and upcoming Blizzard games i.e.
Wrath of the Lich King,
StarCraft II, and
Diablo III. Here is the official trailer:
According to
IGN,
Russell Brower, Blizzard's director of audio and video, has this to say about
Echoes of War:
Russell Brower wrote:
It's amazing to know that we're going to bring music that's really just starting to mature in its genre to a larger audience. Not just the gamers out there, but their friends, and their parents and siblings, and they'll start getting curious about the music and the games.
A sound track of rearranged
StarCraft music called "
En Taro Adun" is available for previewing at the
Echoes of War sample tracks Here is the tracklist:
Quote:
The Third War Symphony [music from Warcraft III]
1. Journey to Kalimdor
2. Eternity's End
The Shadow of the Legion Symphony [music from World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade]
3. A Tenuous Pact
4. Anar'alah Belore
5. The Betrayer and the Sun King
The Visions of the Lich King Overture [music from Wrath of the Lich King]
6. The Visions of the Lich King Overture
The Koprulu Symphony [music from StarCraft]
7. No Matter the Cost [Terran]
8. En Taro Adun [Protoss]
9. Eradicate and Evolve [Zerg]
10. Victorious But Not Unscarred [Starcraft: Ghost]
The Hyperion Overture [music from StarCraft II]
11. The Hyperion Overture
The Symphony of Sanctuary [music from Diablo II, Lord of Destruction, and Diablo III]
12. The Eternal Conflict [Diablo II]
13. Legacy of Terror [Diablo III]
14. Children of the Worldstone [Original Composition by Kow Otani]
15. BONUS: Last Angel [Original Composition by Ladybird Moai]
Echoes of War is available for purchase at the
Eminince Online Store in both a standard and legendary edition.
Sources:Echoes of War WebsiteIGN - WoW, Starcraft and Diablo: Together At Last
