Welcome to the game! I cannot wait for you to check out some more tracks. Especially from HoT and forwards that the music becomes really unique. Also you should check the Fear Not This Night 2018 cover from season 4. Very different feeling.
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LOVE what Diemer did with Heart of Thorns! Path of Fire felt like an amazing homage to Nightfall while evolving it greatly. End of Dragons is just the new and old taken to 11. Perfect! ❤️❤️❤️
It starts in s1. Jeremy Soule was booted from the sound design team after Core for being a sex pest and a general diva. The Core game has one track and that's "Fear Not This Night," that stands out enough to be remembered. "Battle on the Breachmaker," "Mordremoth's Theme," "Tahrir, the City of Gold," "Twin Largo, "Xera'sTheme" "The Cycle Ends," etc, you can instantly recognize these themes when you hear them. Chapelle nee. Raine and Diemer were big wins over Soule (Diemer was just a random sound engineer who got a chance to audition because Soule got fired), and Diemer's cover of "Fear Not This Night" is, in my opinion, far better than Jeremy Soule's as it sets a mood instead of just being sung.
@@nielsjensen4185Thank you for your comment. I was excited to learn that there's another version of the song. It's not listed on the major streaming sites, they took it off the tracklist for the soundtrack albums, apparently. Luckily, ANet have it uploaded on their official SoundCloud page. After all, I've got to say I much prefer the original version for a variety of reasons, but finding this "hidden" track was still a joy.
This is one of those epic, truly iconic songs and that's coming from someone who has never played this game, but is obsessed about this track for years now
Your character becomes the commander of an international force to face the dragons (forces of nature incarnate that are around 2km head to tail). A speech before battle is VERY accurate.
Without giving to much about the story away in case you once decide to play it yourself: There is one "plant race", and the avatar of the mother tree is said to be singing this to her "children", encouraging them for the war against the antagonist of the base game and his army. By the way, the base game is for free, so you could try it any time.
When I first finished the first story arc of GW2 it really hit so hard after everything that happened. We're coming in to a new expansion soon too, so the adventure continues!
Been playing GW2 for about 9 years now. An absolutely incredible MMO that shattered some long standing traditions to show that there are different ways of doing the game, and Maclaine Deimer is an absolute beast of a composer too. I love this song so much. So much nostalgia and memory in this one piece of music. I also have a very personal connection to this song, as I actually did an instrumental cover of this song for a wedding reception for a family member. My first time really performing a solo music piece live, so even more memories tied to this song
A few people have mentioned the 2018 cover of this song from Season 4 and it's truly amazing how the same song can give such drastically different vibes with a different arrangement. I would love to see a compare/contrast of the two versions when you get to that point (or at any point if you don't plan on playing that far in the story). I'm glad you're enjoying Guild Wars 2, thank you for shining a bit of light on it. It's an underappreciated gem, I think!
12 years later and this song still hits like an emotional truck. In lore, this song is the lullaby that the Pale Tree sings to her Sylvari children. My favorite rendition is the Joko version by Maclaine Diemer.
Glad to see finally the Fear Not This Night! Just quick geek note from the official GW2 page: "An anthem of the enigmatic sylvari, Fear Not This Night is a song of hope sung by the mystical Pale Tree". Although I don't usually log in into my account, I always watch your videos. Keep the great work up!!
My sister got me into Guild Wars 1 and 2. She died a few years ago so now I can't hear this song without thinking of her and crying. I just found your channel and I've enjoyed watching your videos and hearing your breakdowns of the music I love so much. I loved this one too, even though I instantly broke down crying lol. Thank you for your videos.
Oh my god I'd absolutely love to hear what you think of some of the incredible tracks further into the game's expansions especially. Thanks so much for covering this, I hope you keep enjoying the game!
This is one of the most iconic game pieces from the Guild Wars franchise. I remember when I first heard it I got so captivated by its mesmerising magical tone to it. The tone of this song reminds me of the Celtic-Irish era. Very magical, divine, something higher but very self reflectiorious. It always gives me stillnes and a sense of reflection 🙏
The music of Guild Wars, both 1 and 2, is phenomenal. Distinctive, memorable, and a damn good earworm for the last nearly 20 years. A lot of my life has been spent listening to to amazing musical talents that have worked the franchise in that time and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Yes!! Im so happy youre listening to a Guild Wars 2 song! Its one of my favourite games of all time and I adore the music in it. This comment would be way too many words if I went into all the music that I liked from the game, but the Heart of Thorns expansion soundtrack is probably my favourite.
I remember hearing this theme without vocals for the 1st time. It can be found in the "Guild Wars 2 - Gamescom Trailer" for the 2011 show (the GW2 youtube channel). Alongside with the art it looked fantastic at the time. And still is a reminder of how full of potential the game appeared to be back then. Still a nice sound. Thanks for the analysis, gl hf
Feeling very 'meta' as I listen to this whilst playing GW2 :) The ending of the Core story is always deeply emotional, in no small part *because* of this beautiful music.
Yes I've wanted to seet his video since I found you! This sond took my breath away when I finished the story during the period of GW2 release. I just sat there empty that it was done but also at the beauty of the song.
I am so looking forward to you hitting the big themes later on in the story too-Dragonfall is probably one of my outright favourite pieces of vgm, Tarir is such a beautiful piece of music and I really hope you cover it, and the second dragon theme you meet is very commonly talked about for the sheer energy.
Each composer and artist that has touched GW2 has left an immense impression on my musical taste throughout the years. From the iconic Jeremy Soule to Maclaine Deimer, Lena Chapelle, and so many more. I have nothing but love for the GW2 soundscape.
Incredible song. Been playing GW for ages and had somehow forgotten about this! Have to say, I wasn't paying much attention to your breakdown, I just really enjoyed watching you enjoy the music, the way your eyebrows go in like that and you sing along, very joyful experience :D Didn't know I needed this today, thanks Marco, hope you enjoy the game. If you have any questions please ask!
Guild Wars has been here for almost my entire lift for now, 26 years and been playing since Guild Wars 1. @MarcoMeatball Does that means we will also have other GW2's OST analysis ?
Yoooo this is sick! You have no idea how stoked I am to see this! I've loved this game for over 10 years now and I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say on it! Loved your Undertale playthrough as well! Also I gotta say, when the key changes partway through I GET CHILLS ITS SO GOOD
I've been waiting for you to cover some of guild war 2's music. Personally my favorite themes happen to be from the heart of thorns expansion. Though the other expansions have some great music too.
If you're gonna do a Guild Wars 2 listen-through, I suggest starting with the themes of the playable races. Humans: Heritage of Humanity Charr: The Charr Triumphant Asura: Snaff's Workshop Norn: Saga of The Norn Sylvari: Out of the Dream Guild Wars 2 is PACKED with incredible music.
Metal legion is awesome and so is the Seraph piece. But I think the best way to start the journey into the music of GW2 is the same way one does as a new player. Character creation. And then explore from there.
I have quite a bond with this song, i lost one of my parent a few weeks before playing guild wars 2 when it launched 11 years ago, and hearing this song, and the lyrics, help me go through the pain, each time i'm hearing it, i have a smile, but also tears, it touched me beyond the game setting. I can wait for you to get of the very last song of End of dragons and this all dragon story...you *will* love it, i'm quite certain of it : "A world without You." Guild wars, with FFXIV has a really big and extensive soundtrack, can't wait to hear and see more about it!
I can't believe I missed the upload for this song for 2 months 😭😭😭 I think I requested this song (and some other GW2 songs) a long while ago so I'm so happy to see your thoughts on it!!! Also absolutely loving the little gw2 scenery/art edits that happened whenever you sang some of the lines XD Some other comments have requested for the 2018 version as well as other tracks so I hope you do take a look at them some time! The 2018 version is so fascinating when compared to this version as it's from a completely different part of the story and thus, has a completely different tone which lends an interesting alternate interpretation of it! So glad to see this beloved gem of a game on your channel! Hope to see some more! :D
Whats interesting to me is how important the context of first hearing a song. The first time I heard this was the gamescom trailer years before the game itself was released. The paintings featured in that trailer teardropping into existance with the first few notes of the song (a more sombre instrumental rendition that focuses solely on the piano) show glimpses of a story promising to be both awe inspiring and introspective, reaching (for me) a far more intense emotion that the game itself is capable of portraying. Its now associated with when it's used ingame but to me it will always represent the wait leading up to being able to play the game- the delays, the interviews, the art releases and all the amazing music they had to show off. "Just hold on, it'll be an awesome game full of wonder and adventure. You can wait another few years..." This song singlehandedly kept me interested in this game long after I would have given up caring or become cynical.
The story connection behind this song makes it even better. And Maclaine Diemer's composition of the "dark version" of this song is also one of my favourites from GW2.
guild wars 2 is one of those games where the music absolutely carries the story and environments, i’m so excited for you to delve into the music of gw2!! i definitely recommend you check out all of the elder dragon themes as i think they’re some of the best that guild wars 2 has to offer
There are many, many brilliant soundtracks out there. But Fear not this Night is definitely one of my top ranked of all for me. There are countless "give hope" or "dont give up" songs out there both in soundtracks and in music as a whole. But something about this particular piece is just... *chef's kiss*
I just started getting into GW2 after a very long break and the musical scoring has been phenomenal this time through. This is meant to be The Pale Tree (the progenitor of the Sylvari) singing on the heroes journey and could be considered an Anthem of the Sylvari.
Guild Wars 2 has so much fantastic music! They've been doing great music for over 10 years now. Each new soundtrack for the expansions is great. Love the newest music as well. It would be awesome to see you talk to Maclaine Diemer (the head composer for the game).
I adore watching your face as you are carried away with this exquisite song! Have you heard MacLaine Deimur’s darker version made for later in the franchise? Unbelievable!
now for the Living world season 4 version of this Song who is sang by Maclaine Diemer, i also believe some lines are different (of course the story at this point is at a different tone) of course this version is only heard in the trailer for the 2nd episode of Living world season 4, but full version of the song is on youtube though
ive loved this song from the first moment ive heard it. whenever im feeling down i will play this song and several others, and they help pick me up again and give me the energy i need to push through the day. and i share this song when someone i know is feeling down. I played Guild Wars 2 from launch day, though ive dropped off it the last few years, not because its a bag game, but because i had less time to devote to it compared to many other things, and ive been thinking of picking up my Charr Ranger again and crushing my way through some foes again.
I complete the core story a few days ago and HoT last night on my Sylvari commander. This song gives me so many emotions. I’m very happy I have the game a try after a friend recommended it to me
Ree Soesbee wrote an incredible piece of poetry, Jeremy Soule heard potential in the words and created a musical masterpiece, and then Asja Kadric simply turned the poetry, music and her abilities and created one of the greatest music pieces ever.
I remember when i finished the game for the first time, i was enjoying the game but when i heard this song while the fireworks in the sky and the confeti and everybody celebrating our victory.. man, i fell in love with this game. And it makes me sad because i never felt like that again not even with the expansions or with any other game.
I don't know why I didn't see this before! Gw2 has a huge range of songs, each song you hear fits perfectly with a certain event, listening to them reminds me of my adventures through Tyria and its history .. My favorite battle sound is twisted marionette theme:)
How did I miss this? Not many people seemed to have reacted to this song, and I love this game. Glad you have enjoyed both the song and game. Hope you continue to play it. Did you stream it? Would love to see some VoDs
Personally my favourite game due to his soundtrack. This song completely mesmerized me after hearing for the first time of finishing the story. Definitely the title which I remember for my entire life.
I love both versions of Fear Not This Night. Same song, so much different of atmosphere. The other vocal themes are all pretty great. Off top of my head is modremoth, kralkatorrik, and balthazar fight songs. The core racial themes, and stuff like "The Seraph" which is used in a boss fight. Edit another great thing about this song is, it works as the post climax song after the big bad is dead, or as the anthem of hope, during the night before the final fight. In universe a song sung by the Pale Tree, and i imagine it was sung by Sylvari at Orr and other battlefields.
Something you might find really interesting - Maclaine Diemer's rearrangement of Fear Not This Night, originally used for a trailer during season 4 but the full version was released. An incredible rearrangement that changes it in a very interesting way. A World Without You from End of Dragons is also great, but EoD spoilers there.
Thank for that trip back to around 2014, I didn't know I get hit by emotions today. GW2 was the first of the three good-music-and-story online games which hold my attention, even when I take a break. The other two are Warframe and Genshin - which you also covered here. Heh, should have guessed you will get to GW2 maybe.
I haven't played Guild Wars 2 since it first came out (and don't intend to return, nothing against the fantastic game I'm just done with MMOs in general) but I still fondly remember this song and listen to it every now and then including its piano version. A perfect piece to keep my experience with the game in my memory. So, so good!
Fun part is this is the Pale Tree singing to her children (sylvari) while they're in the Dream of Dreams. But if you liked this you should check out the HoT music like, "Nightmare Court", but it's all good :). I also enjoy the racial themes (charr especially).
AHHHH Guild wars 2 is my favourite game! I’m so happy you did a song from it! Fellow Gw2 players drop your favourite race and proffesion! (mine is Norn Nexromancer)
Love the content Marco keep it up. There is a destiny song I think you would like a lot that kind of falls under the radar called reckless and its from beyond light. You don't hear majority of the song in game but the resolution plays in the running section of the Deep Stone Crypt third encounter
Nice to see some Guild Wars OST. Been playing Guild Wars for 15 ish years now on and off. Would recommend you listen to Guild Wars: Prophecies Soundtrack - Sands of Kryta or Hall of Heroes as they are very memorable soundtracks for the old guard of the Guild Wars players.
Love the work you do! Yesterday just discovered the IXION OST thanks to your vid, and insta-purchased it! How can we proppose you other songs to hear and analyze?
Ive been playing Guild Wars since about 2007, and this track is in my top 3 easily. Jeremy Soule had some amazing tracks in GW1 but the composers for GW2 really knock it out of the park
Hey Marco, first off sorry how you’ve been getting harassed by different trolls repeatedly, really makes it difficult to get through life when being bombarded by negativity. (I’ve been there before and been recovering my mental health, so I know its like and it sucks, so you’re not alone mate.) Second of all, I love the analysis that you’ve been bringing for so many incredible pieces of music, some I’ve never even heard about or considered! (Who knew Ace combat was astonishing with its music?!?! Please forgive my ignorance!!!😂) So seeing you doing this really makes me appreciate everything even more. You’re amazing mate and no matter what the trolls say, you keep going and don’t let them stop you. All the love to you mate, From one Classical singer to another. Love from Scotland.
When you get a chance, please do Tarir, the Forgotten City and Sanctum Sprint. Both have a very explorative feel to them and honestly I could see them being used in a Zelda game for different reasons.
As a long time player who absolutely loves the world and the general atmosphere of the game, I might as well drop some hand-picked personal suggestions in case there's more reactions to Guild Wars 2 in the future, or if anyone else is interested in them. It's a 10+ year old game with lots of beautiful and adventurous tracks that are obviously best experienced in-game but many are amazing on their own too. _(more than enough good music for a listening marathon 😜)_ This list ended up unexpectedly long so I'll just highlight the personal top 10 with a little star for fun 🌟 _(Minor spoilers ahead in the descriptions)_ First expansion Heart of Thorns, which takes place inside a brutal jungle full of dangerous things but also some pretty sights and slivers of hope: 1. *Attack on Tarir* - Map-wide event where players work together at saving a golden city inside the jungle 2. 🌟 *Tarir, The Forgotten City* - Plays when you enter the pretty hope filled city 3. 🌟 *Mordremoth* - Epic fight 4. *Auric Wilds* - Pretty green and gold colored area of the jungle, soothing visuals but many lurking dangers 5. *Rata Novus* - Under the jungle, amidst dangerous tunnels filled with aggressive bug-like creatures, there's a forgotten lost city to discover 6. 🌟 *Heart of Thorns Main Theme* - Just imagine logging into the game and hearing this as you're setting foot into a brand new adventure with the expansion Second expansion Path of Fire, which takes place in a massive desert with wild creatures and hostile factions: 1. 🌟 *Army of the War God* - Plays during combat as you're running around fighting enemies within the sandy landscapes 2. *Sands of Chaos* - Combat song as well Third and latest expansion End of Dragons. which takes place in an asian-inspired continent full of beautiful sights. In this expansion I personally feel like the music is most fitting for the sights and atmosphere of the areas. Emotional but still keeping that feeling of adventure and discovery: 1. 🌟 *End of Dragons* - Main theme of the expansion 2. *The Empire of Dragons* 3. 🌟 *Strangely Familiar Place* 4. *Winds of Change* 5. *Shadows of Seitung* 6. *Tengu Village* 7. 🌟 *The Cycle Ends* - This doesn't even need context, big Other stuff from the core game and between expansions: 1. *Main theme* - Well, the main theme and melody of the core game, most nostalgic for old players I'd say 2. 🌟 *Battle on the Breachmaker* - Probably one of the most memorable villain themes for all players 3. *Twisted Marionette battle parts 1 & 2* 4. *The Silverwastes* - Area which is a prelude to Heart of Thorns 5. *Sanctum Sprint* - Plays during a running race minigame and also during bigger scale mount races 6. *Alpine Marches* - Cold norse mythology inspired area BONUS TRACK: 1. 🌟 *Faren's Flier* Also there was an amazing concert of Heart of Thorns music by a real orchestra, the video is titled: 🌟 *"Music from Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns with the Evergreen Philharmonic"* Anyway, thanks for the fun reactions and analysis of so many game soundtracks. Hope you also enjoy exploring GW2 😄
The Music in Guild Wars 2 takes me to the Peak of my Emotions at all Times, the Atmosphere of the Game, which looks like an Oil Painting, this wonderful Community. GW2 is not a Game, it is a Work of Art! YT - "Music from Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns with the Evergreen Philharmonic" When I relax to it, I cry with joy. That's no Joke
I'm not sure their will ever be another track that captures the same magicalness of Fear Not This Night, composed by none other than the video game music magician Jeremey Soule, famous for (insert OST here at this point honestly)
Definitely saw this floating around in the comments already - there's a dark, alternative version of "Fear Not This Night" by Maclaine Diemer, which sings the song in a much darker light - definitely recommend checking it out. EDIT: I also recommend checking out "The Cycle Ends" from the End of Dragons expansion!
I never expected you would react to gw2 soundtracks, try any track from the heart of thorns expansion all are very interesting, specially tracks like "attack on tarir" or 'rata novus"
Saw the post and disappointed that people are being people, but do what you got to yeah? Fear not this Night is amazing, and even has two other versions one being a slower, mainly Piano version (that I always mute my game and play during the level 60 story quest) and the newer one during Living World season 4 by the new composer for the game. And for context though this I think dips into that problem you've been having with comments, this song appears during late story beats but also all the time in The Grove, and it's pretty safe to assume this is being sung in that context by the Pale Tree's avatar, mother figure to all Sylvari. For more recommendations there's also Seraph or Charr Triumph from the base game, or the Heart of Thorns Main Theme from the first expansion. Still gonna also recommend Code Vein music since last time.
Guild Wars 2 is amazing and Fear Not This Night is one of my favorite video game songs ever, but you should listen to Same Old Story from Cassette Beasts.
If you get a chance, Marco, and feel like listening to more of the GW2 soundtrack, please check out "Call of the Raven". It's an absolutely gorgeous piece.
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Welcome to the game! I cannot wait for you to check out some more tracks. Especially from HoT and forwards that the music becomes really unique. Also you should check the Fear Not This Night 2018 cover from season 4. Very different feeling.
LOVE what Diemer did with Heart of Thorns! Path of Fire felt like an amazing homage to Nightfall while evolving it greatly. End of Dragons is just the new and old taken to 11. Perfect! ❤️❤️❤️
It starts in s1. Jeremy Soule was booted from the sound design team after Core for being a sex pest and a general diva. The Core game has one track and that's "Fear Not This Night," that stands out enough to be remembered.
"Battle on the Breachmaker," "Mordremoth's Theme," "Tahrir, the City of Gold," "Twin Largo, "Xera'sTheme" "The Cycle Ends," etc, you can instantly recognize these themes when you hear them. Chapelle nee. Raine and Diemer were big wins over Soule (Diemer was just a random sound engineer who got a chance to audition because Soule got fired), and Diemer's cover of "Fear Not This Night" is, in my opinion, far better than Jeremy Soule's as it sets a mood instead of just being sung.
@@nielsjensen4185Thank you for your comment. I was excited to learn that there's another version of the song. It's not listed on the major streaming sites, they took it off the tracklist for the soundtrack albums, apparently. Luckily, ANet have it uploaded on their official SoundCloud page. After all, I've got to say I much prefer the original version for a variety of reasons, but finding this "hidden" track was still a joy.
This is one of those epic, truly iconic songs and that's coming from someone who has never played this game, but is obsessed about this track for years now
Your character becomes the commander of an international force to face the dragons (forces of nature incarnate that are around 2km head to tail). A speech before battle is VERY accurate.
Without giving to much about the story away in case you once decide to play it yourself: There is one "plant race", and the avatar of the mother tree is said to be singing this to her "children", encouraging them for the war against the antagonist of the base game and his army.
By the way, the base game is for free, so you could try it any time.
AHHHH THIS IS MY MMO. Lived Thousands of hours in this world and loving its music and art and story and ASDFGHJKLKL
When I first finished the first story arc of GW2 it really hit so hard after everything that happened. We're coming in to a new expansion soon too, so the adventure continues!
Been playing GW2 for about 9 years now. An absolutely incredible MMO that shattered some long standing traditions to show that there are different ways of doing the game, and Maclaine Deimer is an absolute beast of a composer too. I love this song so much. So much nostalgia and memory in this one piece of music. I also have a very personal connection to this song, as I actually did an instrumental cover of this song for a wedding reception for a family member. My first time really performing a solo music piece live, so even more memories tied to this song
A few people have mentioned the 2018 cover of this song from Season 4 and it's truly amazing how the same song can give such drastically different vibes with a different arrangement. I would love to see a compare/contrast of the two versions when you get to that point (or at any point if you don't plan on playing that far in the story). I'm glad you're enjoying Guild Wars 2, thank you for shining a bit of light on it. It's an underappreciated gem, I think!
Can you link the cover?
A few months late, but this is what they were referring to
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hell yeah
have a feeling you'll love the "aurene, dragon full of light" track
Oh lord, that track. I think I'd suggested it on an earlier video, it's just such a powerful piece.
Asja also did wonderful unofficial cover for it later❤ th-cam.com/video/h8tmsk7zGpY/w-d-xo.html
The mordremoth, kralkatorrik, and balthazar themes are great too
Amazing to see you cover this track and game
as someone who play this game since launch (and mains a Sylvari), this music is so, so special to me. I'm so happy to see you reacting to this
at every vista in the grove it gets played and so few notices that
12 years later and this song still hits like an emotional truck. In lore, this song is the lullaby that the Pale Tree sings to her Sylvari children. My favorite rendition is the Joko version by Maclaine Diemer.
Glad to see finally the Fear Not This Night! Just quick geek note from the official GW2 page: "An anthem of the enigmatic sylvari, Fear Not This Night is a song of hope sung by the mystical Pale Tree".
Although I don't usually log in into my account, I always watch your videos. Keep the great work up!!
My sister got me into Guild Wars 1 and 2. She died a few years ago so now I can't hear this song without thinking of her and crying. I just found your channel and I've enjoyed watching your videos and hearing your breakdowns of the music I love so much. I loved this one too, even though I instantly broke down crying lol. Thank you for your videos.
Oh my god I'd absolutely love to hear what you think of some of the incredible tracks further into the game's expansions especially. Thanks so much for covering this, I hope you keep enjoying the game!
This is one of the most iconic game pieces from the Guild Wars franchise. I remember when I first heard it I got so captivated by its mesmerising magical tone to it. The tone of this song reminds me of the Celtic-Irish era. Very magical, divine, something higher but very self reflectiorious. It always gives me stillnes and a sense of reflection 🙏
The music of Guild Wars, both 1 and 2, is phenomenal. Distinctive, memorable, and a damn good earworm for the last nearly 20 years. A lot of my life has been spent listening to to amazing musical talents that have worked the franchise in that time and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Yes!! Im so happy youre listening to a Guild Wars 2 song! Its one of my favourite games of all time and I adore the music in it. This comment would be way too many words if I went into all the music that I liked from the game, but the Heart of Thorns expansion soundtrack is probably my favourite.
I stumbled over your channel tonight and was interested. then saw you made a gw2 reaction (this)
I remember hearing this theme without vocals for the 1st time. It can be found in the "Guild Wars 2 - Gamescom Trailer" for the 2011 show (the GW2 youtube channel). Alongside with the art it looked fantastic at the time. And still is a reminder of how full of potential the game appeared to be back then. Still a nice sound.
Thanks for the analysis, gl hf
"A Land Restored" is easily one of my favorite tracks in any game ever; highly recommend you listen to it Marco
Feeling very 'meta' as I listen to this whilst playing GW2 :)
The ending of the Core story is always deeply emotional, in no small part *because* of this beautiful music.
Yes I've wanted to seet his video since I found you! This sond took my breath away when I finished the story during the period of GW2 release. I just sat there empty that it was done but also at the beauty of the song.
I am so looking forward to you hitting the big themes later on in the story too-Dragonfall is probably one of my outright favourite pieces of vgm, Tarir is such a beautiful piece of music and I really hope you cover it, and the second dragon theme you meet is very commonly talked about for the sheer energy.
Each composer and artist that has touched GW2 has left an immense impression on my musical taste throughout the years. From the iconic Jeremy Soule to Maclaine Deimer, Lena Chapelle, and so many more.
I have nothing but love for the GW2 soundscape.
Wow, I am so surprised and excited that you are checking out Guild Wars 2. Pleade review elder dragon themes too. Mordremoth theme is amazing.
Incredible song. Been playing GW for ages and had somehow forgotten about this! Have to say, I wasn't paying much attention to your breakdown, I just really enjoyed watching you enjoy the music, the way your eyebrows go in like that and you sing along, very joyful experience :D
Didn't know I needed this today, thanks Marco, hope you enjoy the game. If you have any questions please ask!
Guild Wars has been here for almost my entire lift for now, 26 years and been playing since Guild Wars 1.
@MarcoMeatball Does that means we will also have other GW2's OST analysis ?
Yoooo this is sick! You have no idea how stoked I am to see this! I've loved this game for over 10 years now and I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say on it!
Loved your Undertale playthrough as well!
Also I gotta say, when the key changes partway through I GET CHILLS ITS SO GOOD
I've been waiting for you to cover some of guild war 2's music. Personally my favorite themes happen to be from the heart of thorns expansion. Though the other expansions have some great music too.
I've never played this game. Thank you so much for allowing me to discover new astonishingly beautiful pieces of music like this!
I'm overjoyed that you finally listened to and reacted to this song!!
If you're gonna do a Guild Wars 2 listen-through, I suggest starting with the themes of the playable races.
Humans: Heritage of Humanity
Charr: The Charr Triumphant
Asura: Snaff's Workshop
Norn: Saga of The Norn
Sylvari: Out of the Dream
Guild Wars 2 is PACKED with incredible music.
Don't forget metal legion
The Seraph tho-
Metal legion is awesome and so is the Seraph piece. But I think the best way to start the journey into the music of GW2 is the same way one does as a new player. Character creation. And then explore from there.
I was in a real bad spot years ago, and when I heard this. It brought tears to my eyes and helped me pull through.
I have quite a bond with this song, i lost one of my parent a few weeks before playing guild wars 2 when it launched 11 years ago, and hearing this song, and the lyrics, help me go through the pain, each time i'm hearing it, i have a smile, but also tears, it touched me beyond the game setting.
I can wait for you to get of the very last song of End of dragons and this all dragon story...you *will* love it, i'm quite certain of it : "A world without You."
Guild wars, with FFXIV has a really big and extensive soundtrack, can't wait to hear and see more about it!
You started to sing and my heart wanted a Cover so badly ; o ;
I can't believe I missed the upload for this song for 2 months 😭😭😭 I think I requested this song (and some other GW2 songs) a long while ago so I'm so happy to see your thoughts on it!!!
Also absolutely loving the little gw2 scenery/art edits that happened whenever you sang some of the lines XD
Some other comments have requested for the 2018 version as well as other tracks so I hope you do take a look at them some time! The 2018 version is so fascinating when compared to this version as it's from a completely different part of the story and thus, has a completely different tone which lends an interesting alternate interpretation of it!
So glad to see this beloved gem of a game on your channel! Hope to see some more! :D
Whats interesting to me is how important the context of first hearing a song. The first time I heard this was the gamescom trailer years before the game itself was released. The paintings featured in that trailer teardropping into existance with the first few notes of the song (a more sombre instrumental rendition that focuses solely on the piano) show glimpses of a story promising to be both awe inspiring and introspective, reaching (for me) a far more intense emotion that the game itself is capable of portraying. Its now associated with when it's used ingame but to me it will always represent the wait leading up to being able to play the game- the delays, the interviews, the art releases and all the amazing music they had to show off. "Just hold on, it'll be an awesome game full of wonder and adventure. You can wait another few years..." This song singlehandedly kept me interested in this game long after I would have given up caring or become cynical.
The story connection behind this song makes it even better. And Maclaine Diemer's composition of the "dark version" of this song is also one of my favourites from GW2.
Finaly ^^ was Waiting for this Day you react to this song Thank you so much
guild wars 2 is one of those games where the music absolutely carries the story and environments, i’m so excited for you to delve into the music of gw2!! i definitely recommend you check out all of the elder dragon themes as i think they’re some of the best that guild wars 2 has to offer
There are many, many brilliant soundtracks out there. But Fear not this Night is definitely one of my top ranked of all for me. There are countless "give hope" or "dont give up" songs out there both in soundtracks and in music as a whole. But something about this particular piece is just... *chef's kiss*
I just started getting into GW2 after a very long break and the musical scoring has been phenomenal this time through. This is meant to be The Pale Tree (the progenitor of the Sylvari) singing on the heroes journey and could be considered an Anthem of the Sylvari.
God, yes, more please. Guild Wars has such an amazing OST, I would love to see you react to and look at more of it.
Guild Wars 2 has so much fantastic music! They've been doing great music for over 10 years now. Each new soundtrack for the expansions is great. Love the newest music as well. It would be awesome to see you talk to Maclaine Diemer (the head composer for the game).
I’d love to
I haven't even played the game and this song still brings me to tears. Beautiful beyond words❤
I adore watching your face as you are carried away with this exquisite song! Have you heard MacLaine Deimur’s darker version made for later in the franchise? Unbelievable!
now for the Living world season 4 version of this Song who is sang by Maclaine Diemer, i also believe some lines are different (of course the story at this point is at a different tone)
of course this version is only heard in the trailer for the 2nd episode of Living world season 4, but full version of the song is on youtube though
ive loved this song from the first moment ive heard it. whenever im feeling down i will play this song and several others, and they help pick me up again and give me the energy i need to push through the day. and i share this song when someone i know is feeling down.
I played Guild Wars 2 from launch day, though ive dropped off it the last few years, not because its a bag game, but because i had less time to devote to it compared to many other things, and ive been thinking of picking up my Charr Ranger again and crushing my way through some foes again.
Always happy to see more people enjoy GW2s OST. Been easily my favorite soundtracks across all the expansions too.
This is one of those songs that always gets me a little choked up
So cool to hear you are playing Guild Wars 2!
I complete the core story a few days ago and HoT last night on my Sylvari commander. This song gives me so many emotions. I’m very happy I have the game a try after a friend recommended it to me
I've been playing Guild Wars 2 for 10 years (since July 19, 2013) I have over 10068 hours played.But I get goosebumps EVERY time I hear this song.
Just got done flying my griffon around in the world of GW2 to see this in my TH-cam feed! Today is a great day! :D
Ree Soesbee wrote an incredible piece of poetry, Jeremy Soule heard potential in the words and created a musical masterpiece, and then Asja Kadric simply turned the poetry, music and her abilities and created one of the greatest music pieces ever.
I remember when i finished the game for the first time, i was enjoying the game but when i heard this song while the fireworks in the sky and the confeti and everybody celebrating our victory.. man, i fell in love with this game. And it makes me sad because i never felt like that again not even with the expansions or with any other game.
I not long just started playing this game so seeing this was a huge surprise lmao
I don't know why I didn't see this before! Gw2 has a huge range of songs, each song you hear fits perfectly with a certain event, listening to them reminds me of my adventures through Tyria and its history
.. My favorite battle sound is twisted marionette theme:)
The song Mordremoth from Heart of Throrns is one of my favorite video game peices of all time. Highly recomend a listen.
How did I miss this? Not many people seemed to have reacted to this song, and I love this game. Glad you have enjoyed both the song and game. Hope you continue to play it. Did you stream it? Would love to see some VoDs
Personally my favourite game due to his soundtrack. This song completely mesmerized me after hearing for the first time of finishing the story. Definitely the title which I remember for my entire life.
"Auroras, *mists, and echoes dance* in the solitude of our life"
I love both versions of Fear Not This Night. Same song, so much different of atmosphere.
The other vocal themes are all pretty great. Off top of my head is modremoth, kralkatorrik, and balthazar fight songs. The core racial themes, and stuff like "The Seraph" which is used in a boss fight.
Edit another great thing about this song is, it works as the post climax song after the big bad is dead, or as the anthem of hope, during the night before the final fight. In universe a song sung by the Pale Tree, and i imagine it was sung by Sylvari at Orr and other battlefields.
Something you might find really interesting - Maclaine Diemer's rearrangement of Fear Not This Night, originally used for a trailer during season 4 but the full version was released. An incredible rearrangement that changes it in a very interesting way.
A World Without You from End of Dragons is also great, but EoD spoilers there.
You should DEFINITELY check more of Guild Wars 2 OSTs! This game has some amazing tracks, on par and just as grand as Final Fantasy!
I actually cried the first time I heard this after completing my personal story! Yes, I cried!!
I actually have to cry every time
GW2 is packed with great music that no one is reacting too. An awesome recent one would be A World Without You
though since Marco says he started palying recently, he should finish EoD first cause it's kind of spoilery
Thank for that trip back to around 2014, I didn't know I get hit by emotions today. GW2 was the first of the three good-music-and-story online games which hold my attention, even when I take a break. The other two are Warframe and Genshin - which you also covered here.
Heh, should have guessed you will get to GW2 maybe.
I haven't played Guild Wars 2 since it first came out (and don't intend to return, nothing against the fantastic game I'm just done with MMOs in general) but I still fondly remember this song and listen to it every now and then including its piano version. A perfect piece to keep my experience with the game in my memory. So, so good!
Fun part is this is the Pale Tree singing to her children (sylvari) while they're in the Dream of Dreams. But if you liked this you should check out the HoT music like, "Nightmare Court", but it's all good :). I also enjoy the racial themes (charr especially).
AHHHH Guild wars 2 is my favourite game! I’m so happy you did a song from it!
Fellow Gw2 players drop your favourite race and proffesion!
(mine is Norn Nexromancer)
Fear Not this Night, Arthas My Son, An End Once and For All... we were so spoiled with videogame music in such a short period of time.
Love your videos! Try Lament of the Highborne sometime, by the one and only banshee queen
I found that pause before the singing very comical haha
Love the content Marco keep it up. There is a destiny song I think you would like a lot that kind of falls under the radar called reckless and its from beyond light. You don't hear majority of the song in game but the resolution plays in the running section of the Deep Stone Crypt third encounter
One of the best pieces of video game music of all time in my opinion. Top 3.
An epic music, for sure!
Nice to see some Guild Wars OST. Been playing Guild Wars for 15 ish years now on and off. Would recommend you listen to Guild Wars: Prophecies Soundtrack - Sands of Kryta or Hall of Heroes as they are very memorable soundtracks for the old guard of the Guild Wars players.
Love the work you do! Yesterday just discovered the IXION OST thanks to your vid, and insta-purchased it!
How can we proppose you other songs to hear and analyze?
Ive been playing Guild Wars since about 2007, and this track is in my top 3 easily. Jeremy Soule had some amazing tracks in GW1 but the composers for GW2 really knock it out of the park
Hope you enjoy Guild Wars 2.
Also, I noticed someone else already mentioned this, but you should check out the other version of "Fear Not This Night".
Hey Marco, first off sorry how you’ve been getting harassed by different trolls repeatedly, really makes it difficult to get through life when being bombarded by negativity. (I’ve been there before and been recovering my mental health, so I know its like and it sucks, so you’re not alone mate.)
Second of all, I love the analysis that you’ve been bringing for so many incredible pieces of music, some I’ve never even heard about or considered! (Who knew Ace combat was astonishing with its music?!?! Please forgive my ignorance!!!😂)
So seeing you doing this really makes me appreciate everything even more.
You’re amazing mate and no matter what the trolls say, you keep going and don’t let them stop you.
All the love to you mate, From one Classical singer to another.
Love from Scotland.
God now I want to play guild wars 2 again, that image with the dragon was my very first pfp online
Instant tears song
Fear not this night 2018 edition when?
When you get a chance, please do Tarir, the Forgotten City and Sanctum Sprint. Both have a very explorative feel to them and honestly I could see them being used in a Zelda game for different reasons.
As a long time player who absolutely loves the world and the general atmosphere of the game, I might as well drop some hand-picked personal suggestions in case there's more reactions to Guild Wars 2 in the future, or if anyone else is interested in them. It's a 10+ year old game with lots of beautiful and adventurous tracks that are obviously best experienced in-game but many are amazing on their own too. _(more than enough good music for a listening marathon 😜)_
This list ended up unexpectedly long so I'll just highlight the personal top 10 with a little star for fun 🌟
_(Minor spoilers ahead in the descriptions)_
First expansion Heart of Thorns, which takes place inside a brutal jungle full of dangerous things but also some pretty sights and slivers of hope:
1. *Attack on Tarir* - Map-wide event where players work together at saving a golden city inside the jungle
2. 🌟 *Tarir, The Forgotten City* - Plays when you enter the pretty hope filled city
3. 🌟 *Mordremoth* - Epic fight
4. *Auric Wilds* - Pretty green and gold colored area of the jungle, soothing visuals but many lurking dangers
5. *Rata Novus* - Under the jungle, amidst dangerous tunnels filled with aggressive bug-like creatures, there's a forgotten lost city to discover
6. 🌟 *Heart of Thorns Main Theme* - Just imagine logging into the game and hearing this as you're setting foot into a brand new adventure with the expansion
Second expansion Path of Fire, which takes place in a massive desert with wild creatures and hostile factions:
1. 🌟 *Army of the War God* - Plays during combat as you're running around fighting enemies within the sandy landscapes
2. *Sands of Chaos* - Combat song as well
Third and latest expansion End of Dragons. which takes place in an asian-inspired continent full of beautiful sights. In this expansion I personally feel like the music is most fitting for the sights and atmosphere of the areas. Emotional but still keeping that feeling of adventure and discovery:
1. 🌟 *End of Dragons* - Main theme of the expansion
2. *The Empire of Dragons*
3. 🌟 *Strangely Familiar Place*
4. *Winds of Change*
5. *Shadows of Seitung*
6. *Tengu Village*
7. 🌟 *The Cycle Ends* - This doesn't even need context, big
Other stuff from the core game and between expansions:
1. *Main theme* - Well, the main theme and melody of the core game, most nostalgic for old players I'd say
2. 🌟 *Battle on the Breachmaker* - Probably one of the most memorable villain themes for all players
3. *Twisted Marionette battle parts 1 & 2*
4. *The Silverwastes* - Area which is a prelude to Heart of Thorns
5. *Sanctum Sprint* - Plays during a running race minigame and also during bigger scale mount races
6. *Alpine Marches* - Cold norse mythology inspired area
BONUS TRACK:
1. 🌟 *Faren's Flier*
Also there was an amazing concert of Heart of Thorns music by a real orchestra, the video is titled: 🌟 *"Music from Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns with the Evergreen Philharmonic"*
Anyway, thanks for the fun reactions and analysis of so many game soundtracks. Hope you also enjoy exploring GW2 😄
The Music in Guild Wars 2 takes me to the Peak of my Emotions at all Times, the Atmosphere of the Game, which looks like an Oil Painting, this wonderful Community. GW2 is not a Game, it is a Work of Art!
YT - "Music from Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns with the Evergreen Philharmonic"
When I relax to it, I cry with joy. That's no Joke
I'm not sure their will ever be another track that captures the same magicalness of Fear Not This Night, composed by none other than the video game music magician Jeremey Soule, famous for (insert OST here at this point honestly)
Fear Not This Night is sung from the perspective of the Pale Tree. Sylvari(one of the races) are born from the Pale Tree.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MARCO DOIN A GW2 VIDEO
This should be the intro song for GW2
Definitely saw this floating around in the comments already - there's a dark, alternative version of "Fear Not This Night" by Maclaine Diemer, which sings the song in a much darker light - definitely recommend checking it out.
EDIT: I also recommend checking out "The Cycle Ends" from the End of Dragons expansion!
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You sing so nicely!
When is the Pale Tree coming back storywise!?
me looking at the 7.2k hours i got logged in to this game
I never expected you would react to gw2 soundtracks, try any track from the heart of thorns expansion all are very interesting, specially tracks like "attack on tarir" or 'rata novus"
Saw the post and disappointed that people are being people, but do what you got to yeah?
Fear not this Night is amazing, and even has two other versions one being a slower, mainly Piano version (that I always mute my game and play during the level 60 story quest) and the newer one during Living World season 4 by the new composer for the game. And for context though this I think dips into that problem you've been having with comments, this song appears during late story beats but also all the time in The Grove, and it's pretty safe to assume this is being sung in that context by the Pale Tree's avatar, mother figure to all Sylvari.
For more recommendations there's also Seraph or Charr Triumph from the base game, or the Heart of Thorns Main Theme from the first expansion. Still gonna also recommend Code Vein music since last time.
Guild Wars 2 is amazing and Fear Not This Night is one of my favorite video game songs ever, but you should listen to Same Old Story from Cassette Beasts.
If you get a chance, Marco, and feel like listening to more of the GW2 soundtrack, please check out "Call of the Raven". It's an absolutely gorgeous piece.