Guild Wars 2

Hearts and Minds

Mordremoth

I had finally gotten to the end of the HoT story this last weekend, and I almost was distracted during those brutal boss fights by the music. Probably my favorite tracks in all of HoT, as the rest either didn’t really “stick” with me or didn’t play long enough for me to appreciate or notice them.

I had hoped for more traditional/tribal sounding music in HoT instead of orchestral, and aspects of these two tracks at least satisfied some of my wish. Then there is that track in Auric Basin that reminds me way too strongly of something out of old Crash Bandicoot or Jak and Daxter!

Maclaine Diemer sounds like a poor man’s Jeremy Soule who crafted some magnificent pieces for Guild Wars and GW2. Those two songs you shared, however, are Maclaine’s high points so far.

Vix.6730:

Maclaine Diemer sounds like a poor man’s Jeremy Soule who crafted some magnificent pieces for Guild Wars and GW2. Those two songs you shared, however, are Maclaine’s high points so far.

Yeah, they really stole my attention during the boss fights. As I mentioned in my original post, the rest of the HoT music was hit-or-miss for me.

That Mordremoth soundtrack just MADE that fight. It was superbly crafted within the scope of the fight and environment.

You know its a good track when you get to the boss fight and the music starts and you audibly emote “it’s go time.”

Easily my favorite track since scarlet on the breachmaker.

PopeUrban.2578:

That Mordremoth soundtrack just MADE that fight. It was superbly crafted within the scope of the fight and environment.

You know its a good track when you get to the boss fight and the music starts and you audibly emote “it’s go time.”

Easily my favorite track since scarlet on the breachmaker.

It really did, including the Hearts and Minds fights. You have these very creepy, brutal fights yet the music is oddly subdued, but it still works. I think the last fights are the only memorable parts of HoT for me so far. Not even Eir’s death affected me (and I laughed out loud when my toon says that she “died in battle” during the LWS2 memorial. Really? She got stabbed, then stabbed again. She did not fight, did not go down with any honor. But, I digress.)