Guild Wars 2

I love the music in Guild Wars, so when one of my guild mates brought Jeremy’s Kickstarter to my attention I was pretty excited. He’s already made his goal, so the project is underway. While I do like soundtracks, they tend to be a little disjointed because the tracks have to fit a location or character in the game instead of taking you on a journey like a symphony does. I’m looking forward to the release of Soule Symphony No. 1.

I found this FAQ from the Kickstarter page interesting

If Beethoven were alive today, would he have used Kickstarter to fund a symphony?

“Absolutely! It is liberating to know that people that love music can also make symphonies possible again. Unfortunately, the symphonic medium has almost disappeared because of a lack of patrons or funding sources. And without private patrons, all that are left are orchestral organizations and their limited resources. That said, most major orchestras don’t contribute to the creation of symphonies. Why? Symphonies are expensive in today’s economy. So I think in this era, Beethoven may not have written any symphonies whatsoever due to a lack of funding. And if this weren’t to be completely true, any symphonies he may have produced on his own wouldn’t have been done with the kind of absolute focus required for these masterpieces, I suppose. In other words, imagine Beethoven with a day job… how would this have affected his music? Hard to say. But, I feel that it would have been a factor.