World of Warcraft at Play! Symphony Toronto (Stormwind)

What can i say for this composition? Well this is a hymn of the alliance. (it plays in Stormwind, capitol of alliance)  20 million people cry, in a burst of patriotic emotions, when they hear this. They prefer it instead of their national anthem and who can blame them. The music is better than any existing national anthem and the alliance is more honorable than any real state 200 times. (without exaggeration)


Play! A Video Game Symphony are international concert series played by local symphonies and choirs. Play! was launched 2006 in Chicago and after the incredible success in Europe it became a world tour. 

Music from World of Warcraft was composed by  Glenn Stafford (Audio supervisor, cinematic), Jason Hayes (Lead composer), Tracy W. Bush and Derek Duke. This information is from WOW (vanilla) credits. But who, from those composers, created this particular (Stormwind) composition?I Don't have idea. I didn't expect to find that in credits. However, Blizzard  released a soundtrack CD.  ;)  In addition of each composition, there's, of course, no clue as to who composed what.  I mean,why is that information important anyway? Money, that is important.

Glenn Staford is creator of Warcraft II music and it is  one of best music ever made by human  being (also he is a senior composer in Blizzard). So I assume if some composition in WOW is awesome, then it must be Glenn Stafford's work. On the other hand, I found that Jason Hayes  composed  "Call to Arms" (my favorite) and also on one soundtrack he is credited for all wow compositions, after all, he is a lead composer. :) Also I've found many places on Internet where one composer is credited but on some other sources is credited another. So I will talk to Sherlock Holmes to reveal this mystery, meanwhile you must be satisfied with this.

I like to put live symphony versions, instead of regular, on this blog, to remind that compositions from video games need same number of instruments as Mozart's or Beethoven's compositions. Still, Mozart and Beethoven are legends, and Glen Stafford is not. This is not, entirely, fair. OK they were the pioneers and without them, maybe, music from WoW would not be so awesome. (do not forget to think in four dimensions - Dr. Emmett Brown) But what with, for example, John Williams? He is not a pioneer, but he is the living legend, hm? Music from World of Warcraft is complex and filled with innovations as Mozart's, Beethoven's, or John Williams music, as a fact. Wow has 36 hours of music and not to mention the whole Warcraft series. Don't take me wrong, I like Mozart's, Beethoven's and John Williams's music,  the only thing I am saying is that the music from WOW has equivalent quality, unequally credited. 

Listen to the original theme. On this clip is also second Stormwind theme.

Developer & publisher - Blizzard entertainment

You tube clip uploaded by xetrog (live) and SkyquakeLT (original)