World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer

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  • This is the official cinematic trailer for World of Warcraft, which marked the launch of the game that took the world by storm.
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  • @TehBananaBread
    @TehBananaBread 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5290

    Once or twice a year i come back here. Watching, thinking about my past. I will never forget making a character with my brother. He a Tauren Shaman, I myself a Tauren Druid. Together, side by side roaming through Mulgore, having no idea of the beautifull adventures that where ahead of us. Thank you Blizzard.

    • @LeOssiTrollterrible
      @LeOssiTrollterrible 9 ปีที่แล้ว +158

      i can so totally feel you brother
      nothing will bring this nostalgia back NOTHING

    • @Nequamm
      @Nequamm 9 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      +BananaBread Same here. But for me I make a pally and find another pally questing. We made a friendship and still today playing together... So many memories...

    • @victorfrederiks4367
      @victorfrederiks4367 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +BananaBread You know the game is still around, don't you? ;)

    • @DeltaWarrior95
      @DeltaWarrior95 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      +Victor Frederiks It is, it's not the same though

    • @victorfrederiks4367
      @victorfrederiks4367 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True :)

  • @JamWammy
    @JamWammy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1730

    Almost 20 years old and still one of the best cinematics ever created.

    • @WowItsVastalis
      @WowItsVastalis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Also still better than their 2022 gameplay graphics.

    • @Axtrion
      @Axtrion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Forever!!!

    • @faithless1337t
      @faithless1337t 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Almost 20 years later still can't believe that mage used fireballs on an infernal

    • @elired6527
      @elired6527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      rip wow =c

    • @roman___werner
      @roman___werner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love to see it.

  • @freakondabeach
    @freakondabeach ปีที่แล้ว +507

    18 years of WoW, 29 to 47 years old. So many people, so many friends, so many adventures. Thank you Blizzard for the memories.

    • @clembachang9939
      @clembachang9939 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@TheWiseMonkey8888lo 😅 po 😅😊😊llloooooo 😅 ok lllp😊 oi 😅 all llo😅m jio 😊😅 kaki 😅 hhhvxxxtttttn ihi 😊

    • @darkenigma3
      @darkenigma3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @TheWiseMonkey8888 na man. its the orc for me

    • @Just__Kami
      @Just__Kami 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      bald?

    • @freakondabeach
      @freakondabeach 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Just__Kami not yet

    • @totallylegityoutubeperson4170
      @totallylegityoutubeperson4170 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This game is pure evil.

  • @fotisgpap
    @fotisgpap 8 ปีที่แล้ว +710

    11 years of WoW, 29 to 40 years old. So many people, so many friends, so many adventures. Thank you Blizzard for the memories.

    • @servant_symm
      @servant_symm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Fotis Pappas i would like to hear it from a different perspective if you don't mind. you were 29 when you started wow and now you're 40. what are the differences in how/level of enjoyment then vs now, and how you believe it would have changed if you started at 9 years old?

    • @timrosen7129
      @timrosen7129 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Meovah wait till classic gets released. Dont buy the trash that's out now or you'll be dissapointed

    • @Robin_Coffins
      @Robin_Coffins 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tim Rosén boooooo get off the stage. "Classic" WoW was incredibly tedious and boring for allot of people, for new players now... playing for like 2 months of casual play just to get to max level ISN'T gonna be fun. Your "classic" WoW isn't going to be released for a long long time, anyway.

    • @timrosen7129
      @timrosen7129 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It is the journey that is so fun and just to think back how far you've really come which so epic. I know vanilla really isn't for everyone but what we got now really isn't better than vanilla. And there were no flying so you will see alot more players in every zone, it wont be completely empty with just npcs like it is now which also means there will be world pvp when leveling and at max level. And when you're leveling from 1-60 just grinding mobs and doing quests isn't all you do like in retail, that might be why you think it's so boring but that's because you're wrong.
      Really, just go watch a video of some dude explaining why vanilla was a more fun experience than retail because I'm just not good at explaining things.

    • @ToppNDP1
      @ToppNDP1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      15 years now.

  • @lolb4udie
    @lolb4udie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2680

    Fun to see how a game cinematic trailer from 2004 still beats most game cinematics from recent years.

    • @lolb4udie
      @lolb4udie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Imagine if they remastered the same exact cinematic with their current graphics.

    • @derbigpr500
      @derbigpr500 8 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      Emotionally and atmospherically no trailer beats it.

    • @pepinus9878
      @pepinus9878 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      2010*

    • @TaskDragoon
      @TaskDragoon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +derbigpr500 I disagree, the cinematics that tops this are Wrath of the Lich King and Star Wars Knights of the Fallen Empire.

    • @juregazvoda844
      @juregazvoda844 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      far cry 3 cinematic trailer from 2012 has a way better quality

  • @TechDoctorUK
    @TechDoctorUK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +686

    Still get goosebumps !

    • @adamm2121
      @adamm2121 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      for legal reasons this was a joke

    • @scarewolf1712
      @scarewolf1712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@adamm2121 u wot m8?

    • @lucasrigg9090
      @lucasrigg9090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too! Beta tested it during this time.

  • @feelsnostalgicman8670
    @feelsnostalgicman8670 8 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    This was not a game, it was an adventure. It was not about hitting lvl cap or sitting in your garrison, it was about exploring. Exploring this endlessly big world at my own speed. Maybe i would meet some friends along my journey. Maybe they would help me out of a dark cave or assist me with some professions. Maybe i would fight murlocs or raptors til your weapons broke...
    I could go on forever thinking about my great journey through this great world that seemed endlessly big.
    Much love from someone who was a part of this increadible adventure

    • @tedflob3027
      @tedflob3027 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yes! WoW made a big impression on me I remember wondering out into the world for the first time with my undead character, awesome stuff.

    • @divinereactz7583
      @divinereactz7583 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I remember waking up at 3am in the morning and sneaking into my uncles gaming room/garage to play WoW. I was 11 at the time. Ahhhh, good tyms.

    • @ZetsubouZolo
      @ZetsubouZolo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      my parents forbid me to play the game cause my grades dropped and I would also wake up at 2-3am and turn my pc on so I could play without them noticing haha

    • @conradpham
      @conradpham 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Were in Vanilla. It's all about hitting level 60 as fast as you can, then wipe in Moltencore.

    • @calerenteuber
      @calerenteuber 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Couldn't have said it better myself, excellent read and thanks for sharing

  • @MCshadr217
    @MCshadr217 8 ปีที่แล้ว +703

    Dwarf hunter as my first class. Not gonna lie, it was mostly because of this video. The epic feeling you get when seeing him on that snowy mountain.

    • @omega454545
      @omega454545 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I did the same thing, then I retired mine. put him on top of The Gates of Ironforge on his Netherwing drake. He'll remain there forever.

    • @brumamusic
      @brumamusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      just like my brothers main

    • @lassekiel9504
      @lassekiel9504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So true. still he was my main to wotlk.

    • @NGRevenant
      @NGRevenant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i rolled a mage throwing fireballs looked neat

    • @Awsomememes
      @Awsomememes 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Until u know why he is on that mountain warcraft 3

  • @BrenturoX
    @BrenturoX 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3030

    So many years have passed. Now we can finally can go back. The drums of war, thunder, once again!
    Thank you Blizzard!
    #WoWClassic

    • @nickk8k879
      @nickk8k879 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah ! can't wait

    • @Blejac95
      @Blejac95 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The drums of war,*Thunder, once again.

    • @BrenturoX
      @BrenturoX 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Blejac95 thanks I fixed it now :)

    • @michwis
      @michwis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Im ressubing when they implement this, classic was best time in wow for me.

    • @darklordmorgoth2543
      @darklordmorgoth2543 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      AAAAAHHHHH ISHNU-ALAH WEARY TRAVELERS

  • @PrinceVega
    @PrinceVega 5 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    This trailer represents what is so unique about Classic. It's about us, the players, going on adventures, making new friends and bashing more skulls.
    If you look at the trailers for the more recent expansions, it's all about the story related NPC's. And that is also reflected in the game. As time passed, it started being less and less about us. That sense of freedom and unity that Vanilla offered is gone in the modern version of the game.

    • @FrostDrift69
      @FrostDrift69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Beautifully said my friend

  • @BingBangPoe
    @BingBangPoe 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    It's insane how ever after 20 years this cinematic still holds exceptionally well.

  • @nuneselso
    @nuneselso 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1054

    I love the Elven Druid and the Tauren Part, pure gaming poetry

    • @ThomasSoles
      @ThomasSoles 6 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      I will never get tired of that Tauren moment. The rising string music. The color. It is a beautiful tapestry. I have revisited this video so many times over the years just for that part. Absolute perfection. So magical.

    • @BV-gd4mm
      @BV-gd4mm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Same the elven druid is so pretty

    • @ghurdhyll
      @ghurdhyll 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      meh the dwarf hunter is better

    • @zoranmarcetic8790
      @zoranmarcetic8790 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      indead

    • @iceman3317
      @iceman3317 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Just wish we actually got that as a druid cat form for Night Elves, instead of what we have.

  • @Konuvis
    @Konuvis 10 ปีที่แล้ว +656

    Amazing how in 10 years this has barely aged at all.

    • @supermax64
      @supermax64 10 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Indeed, WC3 cinematics have aged quite a bit but these hold up really well.

    • @shrek6402
      @shrek6402 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's really weird isn't it

    • @Kacpa2
      @Kacpa2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Nah, beside close up at thral's face at end of "Thrall's vision" everything looks still very good. It's impossible for it to get old as Diablo II or Warcraft ii cinematics

    • @noctusowl
      @noctusowl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I know, 3 years later. Realistic animation have not improved much if at all since this era. Actually attempts to make it more realistic makes it usually dull or ridiculous. Justice League movie a good example. This is close to the best we can possibly make.

    • @gachigasm3210
      @gachigasm3210 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      unlike the actual game lmfao

  • @wisdomtree_btw9167
    @wisdomtree_btw9167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I get chills every time i hear the music and see the dwarf show up in the snow....so epic.

  • @Blejac95
    @Blejac95 8 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    "The drums of war, thunder, once again". It gives me chills every single time, as the rest of this epic trailer.

  • @Felsmukk
    @Felsmukk 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1002

    Blizzard. Attacking the camera in trailers since 2004.

    • @jmattq24
      @jmattq24 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Serathis since before that colleague

  • @thebearded4427
    @thebearded4427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Man this cinematic actually makes me teary eyed, and it hurts my heart deeply to know what we lost over the years. Thank you original WoW for teaching my what gaming and friendship was. You will never be forgotten, but you will never be the same again. Goodbye.

    • @yeschad1285
      @yeschad1285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      you know classic exists right?

    • @tk.150_
      @tk.150_ ปีที่แล้ว

      It in our heart

    • @bludclone
      @bludclone ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you can still play vanilla, lots of people still playing on mankrik vanilla era alliance side

    • @andreas543
      @andreas543 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

    • @enb3810
      @enb3810 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Too bad blizzard has gone insane lol

  • @Stewkers
    @Stewkers 8 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Watching this literally brings tears to my eyes. So many amazing memories from playing Vanilla back in 2005. My memories of my time in Azeroth are more vivid than nearly any memory I have from my real life during that time of my life. This amazing world, knowing largely nothing about what lay ahead, and me a lonely orc warrior starting my journey. memories of running through the Barrens, coming into Org for the first time, fighting Alliance in Booty Bay In STV and at Tarren Mill, all those 10-15 man UBRS runs I organized in chat to get my Valor Chest piece, grinding raptors in STV for my mount at level 40, awesome guild drama and slight rp, raiding MC and Onyxia, getting my Quel'serrar... so many. I would nearly give anything to turn back the clock and experience it all again. What a world and time in my life, so much fun!

    • @whispergordon7579
      @whispergordon7579 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Valkeir I also have the same feeling like yours. Those memories are unforgettable and will never have again. We are not young anymore to experience them again.

    • @KanedaSyndrome
      @KanedaSyndrome 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Simply put, the best game experience ever delivered in the world. By my standards.

    • @theblindelf7991
      @theblindelf7991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LadyDark000 nice comment

    • @Keandros
      @Keandros 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And now... finally we have returned home.

  • @slackbax
    @slackbax 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3043

    August 27 boys and girls! We're going back home!

    • @LonelyAndSad
      @LonelyAndSad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Nacho Muñoz incoming large quantities of returning players (myself included) get hype boys n girls😈😈😈

    • @StainderFin
      @StainderFin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @LeLLe Thank you Blizzard finally listening! they are humans after all and FANS always WINS! it some times need extremely big campaing

    • @neptune.2566
      @neptune.2566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes

    • @neptune.2566
      @neptune.2566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      FOR THE HORDE!

    • @kamikaze9452
      @kamikaze9452 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      FOR THE ALLIANCE

  • @thesynergy2
    @thesynergy2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    "Four years have passed since the mortal races banded together, and stood united against the might of the Burning Legion. Though Azeroth was saved, the tenuous pact between the Horde and the Alliance has all but evaporated. The drums of war thunder, once again..."
    That intro gives me chills every time. It really set the stage for the original game.

  • @mcdbigntasty7337
    @mcdbigntasty7337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    When the dwarf hunter shoots the Tauren and the bear starts charging. That’s what made me wanna play wow when I was a kid

    • @Slip151knot
      @Slip151knot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      For me, it was the mage casting his fireball!!!

    • @ogaimon3380
      @ogaimon3380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      and for me it was the druid transformation

    • @KiR2RuN4FuN
      @KiR2RuN4FuN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      For me it was the starting Dwarf sequence. Atmosphere 100%.

    • @germansausage7310
      @germansausage7310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      For me it was the Orc warrior screaming in rage, in the middle of fire infront of oggrima. And till this day. I'm a member of the Horde. And I will ever be one. FOR THE HORDE!

    • @Zerradable
      @Zerradable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      For me it was when I saw the Tauren Shaman top of the mountains.

  • @AndrewRKenny
    @AndrewRKenny ปีที่แล้ว +52

    It's actually insane how well made this is all of these years later. It still looks REALLY good (let alone for 2004), the cinematography is honestly super solid, and the direction to ensure no particular race or (implied) class looks "too" cool or interesting or whatever is very nicely done. Props to the team for this one.

    • @awsomeboy360
      @awsomeboy360 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The only other company that could remotely compete with Blizzard Cinametic is Square Enix, and even them wasn't doing the insanity that Blizzard was doing back then.

  • @kozmo7
    @kozmo7 9 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Never forget the fallen at Tarren Mill.
    RIP

    • @friendpelle
      @friendpelle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +koZmo .seVen And South Shore m8

    • @kozmo7
      @kozmo7 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bagoom Potatoman Even though I was Horde, we are all brothers and sisters in the end.

    • @friendpelle
      @friendpelle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      koZmo .seVen Many people died at the battle of Tarren Mill/South Shore. They will all be remembered for their bravery on the battlefield

    • @georgedevries3992
      @georgedevries3992 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +koZmo .seVen If we are brothers and sisters then "why do we fight"?

    • @friendpelle
      @friendpelle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      George de Vries Watch the mop cinematic you dumb dumb. To protect home and familly and preserve balance.

  • @Stefanuslol
    @Stefanuslol 9 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    When I had first seen that undead warlock at 1:33, I immediately knew which race/class I was going to roll :D

    • @reptiliendeter6951
      @reptiliendeter6951 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Stefan Petrovic Same for me, so badass

    • @gemmabarnes177
      @gemmabarnes177 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stefan Petrovic taurens look so much better the shammy beautiful

    • @DrobusMaximus
      @DrobusMaximus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stefan Petrovic I didn't play Vanilla, I'm playing from TBC, but I heard warlocks were pretty useless in Vanilla, weren't they ? :D

    • @Stefanuslol
      @Stefanuslol 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      DrobusMaximus Everyone's dmg was messed up, you were very welcomed to join a raiding guild (I was pvp-er though), everything was so imbalanced that it looked like 1 shot killing fest. Although, all of its flaws could be overlooked because game was all fresh and new. I've started playing at the end of vanilla... But do not worry you've played wow when it was the best and that is TBC, you got to enjoy warlocks at their strongest (SL/SL spec!), you haven't missed out on much trust me :D

    • @AICabal
      @AICabal 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** Haha, I had a Dwarf Hunter back in Vanilla, during the times of the AQ war effort event. Think I hit mid 40's.. he had a pet boar called Brian.. good times.

  • @AngryNerdBird
    @AngryNerdBird 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    It's been 15 1/2 years, and this cinematic still holds up pretty well.

    • @mentos93
      @mentos93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The game was really ahead of its time.

  • @alexochoa379
    @alexochoa379 8 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Being in the Night Elven forests for the first time. There are just no words to describe it.

    • @OMyGoshJoshCruz
      @OMyGoshJoshCruz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      For reals

    • @seroso5379
      @seroso5379 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Never. Gets. Old.

    • @egeyaman4074
      @egeyaman4074 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      being a dwarf with your rifle and pet in forest....

  • @BrenturoX
    @BrenturoX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Its finally time to return home on 27.8.2019.

    • @poatrykdas
      @poatrykdas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indeed brother

    • @pokiblue5870
      @pokiblue5870 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow could become extremely massive if there was no monthly fee and merge servers and make servers alot bigger so you can see lots of ppl in citys.

    • @briankuhn2193
      @briankuhn2193 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pokiblue5870 get a job you filthy hippie

    • @Shadowsdeity
      @Shadowsdeity 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Almost there.

    • @Netzeek
      @Netzeek 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      OOO YESSS

  • @bailoch
    @bailoch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    This video game trailer from 15 years ago is more epic than the final season of game of thrones

  • @Filthymutt
    @Filthymutt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +465

    I had just turned 14 the day that vanilla was released. I am 28 this year. I have met so many friends, made tons of memories, found and married my husband that I met in WoW in early Cata (and have been together for 10 years this year). I went from a child who went to Best Buy for every xpac and picked up In N Out on the way home with my pops and ate it while we installed our CDs and excitedly chatted with our friends on Ventrillo to doing the same with my husband, just without the CDs. :) Thanks to Blizzard for MANY years of entertainment.

    • @chubbotron
      @chubbotron 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know right. I think i got it in 2005 and I was 12 or 13 and I was in awe of what an mmo was with the amazing story of warcraft 3 which I loved, and man. What a blast vanilla was. So much adventure and action and just a different world of gaming to me back then. Nowadays I still game but nothing will ever give me that feeling again.

    • @warcraftbuddies4534
      @warcraftbuddies4534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty sure that is incorrect. I was 9 when classic came out, I'm 26 now. Unless ya a little older than you say :D

    • @Filthymutt
      @Filthymutt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@warcraftbuddies4534 World of Warcraft came out on November 23rd, 2004. I will be 29 tomorrow. I was 14 years and 6 days old when World of Warcraft released.

    • @KunaiForce
      @KunaiForce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ahh days of ventrilo lol

    • @johnlappa5447
      @johnlappa5447 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Filthymutt Its been 17 years since WoW as been released. I was 8 when the game released and now I'm 26.

  • @user197
    @user197 9 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    off I go too cry my nostalgic tears once again ... and again ... and again ..

    • @wavingatfat9650
      @wavingatfat9650 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      chaosdream1 cry no more friend, the drums of War Thunder Once Again

    • @Hvitserk47
      @Hvitserk47 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shhh, no more tears.

  • @vladtepes9614
    @vladtepes9614 9 ปีที่แล้ว +391

    Ah, so many memories.

    • @paranor001
      @paranor001 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Zug zug

    • @VentusTyrant
      @VentusTyrant 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Not A Particularly Remarkable Brick FOR THE EMPRAH !!!!!!!!

    • @wheelskelton2108
      @wheelskelton2108 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Not A Particularly Remarkable Brick
      U wot? True Orcs dont Zug you pathetic imbecile, only peons, the lowest of the low do. Only those that are good for nothing but slave work, useless as a warrior choose to zug at their superiors.

    • @wheelskelton2108
      @wheelskelton2108 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are... are you... a troll?

    • @VentusTyrant
      @VentusTyrant 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Millam Tackitt King ???? WHAT KING ??

  • @CatCaywood
    @CatCaywood 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    still one of my all time favorite videos. that dwarf is badass

  • @theredbloc
    @theredbloc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    Everyone in this video seems to really hate the camera guy.

    • @expandpuppet
      @expandpuppet 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Mainly the Orc, he's very pissed off.

    • @TheMrEpicshroom
      @TheMrEpicshroom 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      +The Red Bloc cameraguy is a murloc

    • @egeyaman4074
      @egeyaman4074 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Pim Meijer ahahhah

    • @astralisk
      @astralisk 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmaooo

    • @han__999
      @han__999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL

  • @noahvance7344
    @noahvance7344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I just come here every now and then to watch this absolutely beautiful cinematic and it gets me even more hyped up now that WoW Classic is coming back on August 27th. Wow.

  • @DrAnimePhD
    @DrAnimePhD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    After 13 years, 6 expansions, lots of BS changes, and "You think you do, but you don't," we're finally going...home...

    • @balen7555
      @balen7555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      We're home at last!

    • @alpatr0s596
      @alpatr0s596 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      aaand they ruined it

    • @reman81
      @reman81 ปีที่แล้ว

      You thought you did, but you didn't..

    • @Aldever13
      @Aldever13 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Now they ruined it even more with all them UI changes

  • @JustinH73
    @JustinH73 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    10 years, this trailer is still as epic as I saw it when it was back then

  • @AleksandarIvanov69
    @AleksandarIvanov69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Almost 15 years later, still gives me goosebumps! Glorious!

  • @marcellus_taylor
    @marcellus_taylor 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This intro was a beginning to a journey full of adventures. It still gives me goosebumps.

  • @abelspoitoru7150
    @abelspoitoru7150 8 ปีที่แล้ว +476

    that time when blizzard was blizzard

    • @PrussianZwei
      @PrussianZwei 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      And made games for their fans and cared about them.

    • @ToppNDP1
      @ToppNDP1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Back when kids and adults respected one another. Unlike today where the majority are a bunch of foul mouthed disgusting miscreants who technically should all be perm banned for their perverted ways and zero respect. Even if we all went back to 2004 gaming, people will be as they are now, so it could never be the same.

    • @58209
      @58209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it's cute that you think people being mean on the internet is a new invention

    • @Not.afitnesspro
      @Not.afitnesspro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its just activision now

  • @AleksandarIvanov69
    @AleksandarIvanov69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    2020 - this cinematic still gives me chills!

  • @philiphenry2077
    @philiphenry2077 10 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    Still the best cinematic ever created for any game.

    • @antonkokic
      @antonkokic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      ***** name better one? this cinematic hyped and shaked whole world...the beggining of best adventure ever...

    • @antonkokic
      @antonkokic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      ***** that japanese shait? where everything looks the same? every cartoon and every game? omg.

    • @antonkokic
      @antonkokic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ***** I just don't approve that god mode japanese stuff...and this trailer is 10 years old and have massive legacy and outcomes...

    • @huglo404
      @huglo404 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      WOTLK Cinematic is better ;)

    • @rhynlock11
      @rhynlock11 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thralls vision in WC3 is the best ever! the par with the Kodo Wardrummer... it makes me want to grab an axe and follow the warchief!

  • @DimiusG
    @DimiusG 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The feeling of watching this trailer for the first time as I booted World of Warcraft up? Indescribable by our vocabulary. Every time I come back to watch this, it brings me back. Such good times and memories. It was an honor and treasure to be a part of such a grand history. Thank you Blizzard!

  • @OfficialTaj
    @OfficialTaj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Only 3 million views for this masterpiece. I remember watching this over and over again as I set up my internet before I was able to start playing wow

  • @Jonrocat
    @Jonrocat 9 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    blizzard really really needs to make the warcraft movie, if it is even half as good as their cinematics, it will be a blockbuster

    • @iFYMxDRKNSFALLS
      @iFYMxDRKNSFALLS 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Xanode saw a clip at blizzcon 2014, the CGI is on par of avatar *James cameron* if that builds any hype.

    • @junito1957
      @junito1957 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hi imYatiX NA THAT WILL FAIL !! they need to do it in 3D animation where they are good at making them

    • @iFYMxDRKNSFALLS
      @iFYMxDRKNSFALLS 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** plot wise *shrug* animation detail pretty high up there

    • @stephencurryisgumchewingba6074
      @stephencurryisgumchewingba6074 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +junito1957 I think you are talking about computer generated imagery, but that is extremly expensive.

    • @LethalOwl
      @LethalOwl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shame they ended up butchering the lore to do it, but they made it.

  • @Clamen
    @Clamen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I Played this game so much in 2010 with my family, i was only 12 then.
    I'm 19 now and i'm so excited to play the vanilla servers who's with me!

    • @darklordmorgoth2543
      @darklordmorgoth2543 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TweetysDen Ishnu-Alah Weary Traveler Elune Be With You

    • @spooglet3279
      @spooglet3279 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oooooh ishnu alah weary Ilthalaine!

  • @jamba753
    @jamba753 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I`m back here after the war within trailer. It wasn't even close to this.

  • @MistyFox628
    @MistyFox628 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is it weird that this video always makes me cry? So much nostalgia packed into two minutes.

  • @NgoKooo
    @NgoKooo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    "The drums of war thunder once again".... can't stop crying

    • @orik48
      @orik48 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nam LeHoai 10 days

    • @GRTCLRY
      @GRTCLRY 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I thought that was beautifully written/said too!
      I think it's because you expect her to say "once again [roar, beat, sound, whatever]" but she ends it at again, and then you realize it didn't need that extra verb that you thought of, it was perfect leaving it at again hahah

    • @Georgia221LaLa
      @Georgia221LaLa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Freak

    • @Georgia221LaLa
      @Georgia221LaLa 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @chibuni Hopefully, theoretically crying over the intro to the Vanilla Cinematic is like me metaphorically crying when i hear the intro to the sims 1.
      Actually it's more cringe. It's almost.....Freakish? :O
      Suck another what?

    • @Anglisc1682
      @Anglisc1682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Georgia221LaLa You don't have any self-awareness do you?

  • @r.pizzamonkey7379
    @r.pizzamonkey7379 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I grew up on this game. I swear I've seen this cinematic so many times that I had every word of the opening monologue memorized before I knew what half those words meant. I think when I first saw this trailer when I was five years old. Now I'm in college, and I seriously can't wait to play classic again.

  • @Necreon021
    @Necreon021 10 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Poor cameraman.

  • @Oxiid
    @Oxiid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This. This is such a big part of my life, of ME! Every time I watch this I get the same feeling as I had back in 2004-2006, no game have ever been this good since.

  • @SWu-sl5kz
    @SWu-sl5kz 11 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Still stirs my heart watching this. One of Blizz very best cinematic trailer.

    • @-Rook-
      @-Rook- 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too, its still a wonderful cinematic.

    • @gabilenda0102
      @gabilenda0102 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its been 10 years since you said this what is your opinion now

  • @leaanna9094
    @leaanna9094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    the cinematics from the past are much better than retail cinematics today.

    • @slinttu1378
      @slinttu1378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In what way? The new cinematics look way better, not sure what you mean.

    • @laoch5658
      @laoch5658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@slinttu1378 the new cinematic are not better

  • @Mosesdjr
    @Mosesdjr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Seeing that Night Elf Druid turning into cat form is was sold me back in 2006. The memories of those early adventures are so precious to me.

  • @JohnSmith-hn9zh
    @JohnSmith-hn9zh 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This was a real game, so many memories...

  • @rhinoxbeans
    @rhinoxbeans 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1302

    Noob mage using fireball on an infernal.

    • @conradpham
      @conradpham 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Well we took down Ragnaros with buttloads of fire mages

    • @maltebrennecke422
      @maltebrennecke422 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@conradpham In vanilla? I bet not :P

    • @Logstudent1988
      @Logstudent1988 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      In vanilla infernals are immune to fire dmg. Even lock fire spells.

    • @alguldandoce7982
      @alguldandoce7982 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@maltebrennecke422 They did...

    • @Flufferz626
      @Flufferz626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Then the last mage is AOE cleaving like a b0ss

  • @Genkish9990
    @Genkish9990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was 11 when Wow was released in 2004. It completely absorbed my life for the first 6 months. I still do not know how I passed my exams that year but I am very glad they were not important ones. I still remember my parents being like "what's the big deal?". I will always carry the memories, especially the pure adrenaline rush when I first logged in to Azeroth. I am 27 now, I have travelled the world, I have a career and yet there's still nothing that gets me through a cold wintery Scottish night like a bit of wow. Thank you Blizzard! From my 11 year old self.

  • @Shakazamm
    @Shakazamm ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great Cinematic Trailer, blizzard nailed it when it came to trailers. Many awesome friends, still in contact with today. Met my wife in WoW had kids. Such great times! Thanks Blizzard for an awesome experience

  • @bedstain5045
    @bedstain5045 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    BACK WHEN VIDEO GAMES HAD SOUL

  • @Max-ej4oh
    @Max-ej4oh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The reason as for why this cinematic gives you goosebumps and overall sensations compared to other cinematics, is the Close-view and danger factor, the mage's fireball at 2:16 crossing to your left as you hear it barely missing your ear, and the toughness of the infernal after receiving two of these to the face yet it still climbs up, it lets you wondering if that mage is okay or not, which he seems to be after he nova'd later, changing his elemental approach after the fireballs just... "immuned" it I guess.
    2:10 The orc warrior swinging at the camera, with each sound the weapon generates, you know the weapon is the blunt type after hearing it, you feel it rather than just seeing it on the screen. The added SWOSH is phenomenal. Plus the way that orc slams it toward's the druid staff brute style at 2:36 you know he broke it in half even if it doesn't show it, that faint CRACK gives it away.
    The Dwarf shot at 2:25 made from the side, just like the mage's fireball, you see it, you hear and feel it yet it gives you a hint in the dark of who it is already by that click, the bear charging feels like it just passed you by.
    The warlock at 1:41 doing his best onto controlling the big beefy fiery rockboi, the concentration and it's pain, even the way that infernal shouts so strongly you can see the undead's strands of hair moving forward from it, even when the infernals runs towards the viewer at 2:32 you can tell how big they are given the low-focus on the camera, as if you're an actual human-sized scale throughout the entire cinematic.
    Not to mention the tauren's slam at the end, this cinematic is on YOUR point of view, it feels like you're there, that's why it gives these exciting goosebumps.
    With each cinematic this feeling was lost, because they started to focus more on the main antagonist or was mostly a story-telling on the skin of someone else, shoving away "YOU" from the picture.
    Let it be know, this is one if not THE cinematic that used this kind of technique, and it was never done again. Remember it as how it was, and not as how it ended to be.

    • @cjcooljohnson5621
      @cjcooljohnson5621 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nope its because the game lived up to the cinematic. The art of it, everything conducted so well that it is literally one of the best games to EVER exist

  • @volo7
    @volo7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the section depicting the elvin druid leaping through a dense, colorful forest from 1:09 in combination with the fact-pased epic choir never ceases to make me smile. As someone who has started playing WoW late MoP, I am excited that vanilla WoW is in the works so I can experience the story and world pre-Cata in all its glory

  • @12poopie
    @12poopie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    I'm sorry. I love all the cinematics but nothing is more epic than the close up shot of the dwarf. That music is OG blizzard flexing

  • @snapperl
    @snapperl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This cinematic is over 15 years old, why is it still better than most of the stuff produced today?

  • @Melleina
    @Melleina 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    honestly, this trailer is still fresh

  • @ventusvex7685
    @ventusvex7685 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    old good feelings if you play this game when its came out in 2004 you know the feeling of see whole new universe. I remember every single good time leveling in westfall etc. it was like new universe and I was never see game like that before in 2004 good times... (srry for bad english)

    • @mrmiffmiff
      @mrmiffmiff 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Luxetra B Wasn't a new universe for people who played the Warcraft RTS games... >_>

    • @ZenEmir
      @ZenEmir 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Luxetra B If you like whole new universes try EVE-online :>

    • @jollu1
      @jollu1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Luxetra B westfall and the whole defias brotherhood quest chains are 1 of my favourites. great story thats easy to understand for the lower level players!

    • @quixadhal
      @quixadhal 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Antility TV It's a shame, what they did to Old Blanchy.

  • @ankar95
    @ankar95 10 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I miss 2005...

    • @smh7461
      @smh7461 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i even miss 2014.

    • @mcante666
      @mcante666 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@smh7461i even miss 2019

  • @Walnutty
    @Walnutty 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When I watch this trailer I almost show a tear because it reminds me of my life younger. I lived so good and so much happiness then that I get so good feeling everytime thinking about it. I was 10 years old when I tried World of Warcraft and have somewhat a little story of my own from that day

  • @LaszloHarsanyi_SoundTube
    @LaszloHarsanyi_SoundTube 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    My favourite WoW intro ever. Just made a "narration" tribute to it 👍👍👍

  • @Tiucaner
    @Tiucaner 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Happy 20th Anniversary Warcraft and Happy 10th Anniversary World of Warcraft , may it keep going for another 10 years.

    • @Forgetaboutit26
      @Forgetaboutit26 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No forever! I love this game been playing it 8 years

    • @mrmiffmiff
      @mrmiffmiff 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brenden Burlage They have a "last expansion" planned, supposedly, so it'll stop, eventually, and then they can finally make Warcraft 4.

  • @coloringforkids8634
    @coloringforkids8634 5 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    Whos watching this with less than 3 days to go until were back home???

    • @MrBrentonC
      @MrBrentonC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Watching the night before because I am so hyped!

    • @tripplehomicide3770
      @tripplehomicide3770 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Coloring for Kids HYYYYPE, POGGERS IN THE CHATTUH

    • @spacegerrit9499
      @spacegerrit9499 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      4 and a half hours to go... Work starts the 15th for me XD

    • @Anonymous_User93
      @Anonymous_User93 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watching this while in queue. I swear, back in my day (2 days ago) our server had a low pop and now it's full all the time.

    • @lox.168
      @lox.168 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Тут даже русские есть

  • @Lezhaard
    @Lezhaard ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Truly an insane cinematic from every point of view, and to think it was made so long ago
    It manages to immediately immerse you in this incredible world

  • @maarzie
    @maarzie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I wonder if the turtle at 0:23 to the right of the eastern kingdoms is a REALLY early easter egg of what was to become MoP. Most likely not, but it's fun to think that the developers had a long laid out plan for the game.

    • @EarthMuzic
      @EarthMuzic 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      haha good point

    • @sims2lovealot
      @sims2lovealot 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You'd be surprised. Gaming companies often tend to work out the full extent of their products years in advance. So you never know.

    • @ZetsubouZolo
      @ZetsubouZolo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "A turtle made it to the water"

    • @bigmeknurgle
      @bigmeknurgle 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ZetsubouZolo forced memes aren't funny

  • @alejandroderienosa4828
    @alejandroderienosa4828 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Never realized that was Maiev narrating for all these years (played since tbc) until bro pointed it out.
    She sounds so much calmer.

  • @RealGalleleo
    @RealGalleleo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just got here after binge-watching a couple of WoW Classic related videos and building up my hype for the release in Summer 2019... see you all again after so many years!

  • @EpicGamers783
    @EpicGamers783 10 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I cried.

    • @EpicGamers783
      @EpicGamers783 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Ikr, theres nothing like rolling around on a rogue naked and smackin fully geared people.

    • @silivandalco.1896
      @silivandalco.1896 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dicksmack jones nastalga

  • @Hohmodepot
    @Hohmodepot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I come back to watch this so often. It is my childhood and I cannot be more greatful. The music and scenes forever live on

  • @Zolkte
    @Zolkte 8 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    Bring us home Blizzard... BRING US HOME!

    • @Kacpa2
      @Kacpa2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They wont :/ they are rogue on their own fanbase, like EA is for majority of time....

    • @Cipri001
      @Cipri001 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +GamingBros I know right? Blizzard is way too good for EA.

    • @quinnquinnquinn215
      @quinnquinnquinn215 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      You could go and get a job instead?

    • @tudi1999
      @tudi1999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +GamingBros I havent heard a single player say that wow got better. Until cataclysm you had a shitload of talent options. Now you can put one every 15 levels so fun. There were a lot of chabges that led to wow dying. And it is dying.

    • @quinnquinnquinn215
      @quinnquinnquinn215 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      How is wow dying, yes it's true that it isn't as popular as it used to be but it isn't dying.

  • @雨人-o3h
    @雨人-o3h 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This short film actually opened up my childhood's rich imagination.Thanks.

  • @OfficialShumski1991
    @OfficialShumski1991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    so many years later still gives me the goosebumps and eyes watering with joy

  • @dommguard
    @dommguard 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sometimes I still come here to watch this and cry...

  • @Cookiedough101
    @Cookiedough101 10 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    The days.....

    • @Sigma6987
      @Sigma6987 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The friends

  • @TerganonApocrypha
    @TerganonApocrypha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Stop my crying pls...
    RIP WOW 2021
    RIP wow...

  • @Nicro328
    @Nicro328 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The rush of nostalgia these trailers bring always make me cry :(

    • @imNashh
      @imNashh 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      its a game

  • @cocobunitacobuni8738
    @cocobunitacobuni8738 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This game is gonna rock!

  • @Neuromonada
    @Neuromonada 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, I didn't have good PC back then, not to mention stable internet connection, but I was so obsessed with the game, I read every magazine I could find about it. And this trailer was so amazing. Then I could finally play it during TBC, great memories.

  • @DerBlutsauger
    @DerBlutsauger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Still gives me chills, over a decade later!

  • @hige2907
    @hige2907 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Soon, we'll be back! I hope the vanilla taste will be the same! Can't wait :')

  • @edaumaysol
    @edaumaysol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    CGI still holds up to this day. They really did an amazing job. Love coming back to this and re-watching. Well worth it.

  • @qayxswedcrfv1
    @qayxswedcrfv1 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    *NOSTALGIA* - the official soundtrack

  • @Lanarkwow
    @Lanarkwow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I still love this video! I look back fondly when I first started playing WoW. My first experiences were such an adventure! Thank you Blizzard!

  • @Rick-hi8vs
    @Rick-hi8vs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Best trailer for what would become the greatest online game ever

  • @rudy1999
    @rudy1999 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    They guy at 2:23 is like ''Hey, don't film me!!!!''

  • @TheCameltotem
    @TheCameltotem 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There will never a game like this.
    I am so thankful for all the years playing this. It was all worth it.
    Thank you Blizzard.

  • @danielszatmari3243
    @danielszatmari3243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Back then I have just got a little bit of vanilla, TBC got released when I was around lvl 30. So can't wait to experience all that classic has to offer. except for the rank 14 grind. that is crazy.

  • @SimonRobeyns
    @SimonRobeyns 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    just try nostalrius, brought back so many good ol feels back, specially now a lot of friends that tried wow over the years have gathered now in one realm

    • @AZ-oy5vj
      @AZ-oy5vj 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +HeyImLonely They are planning on bringing it back! as a legacy server, officially

    • @MolmorJS
      @MolmorJS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Mario & Luigi GamePlay's they have not officially announced that whatsoever

    • @thecasualgamer1213
      @thecasualgamer1213 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      actually latest report on there meeting with nostalrius team states they are very likely going to

  • @GMane1
    @GMane1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It makes me sad watching this and thinking about all the memories and friends I met playing wow, and how the game will never be the same again

  • @zidneya
    @zidneya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've lost count of how many times I've watched this.

  • @mentelgenvideos4624
    @mentelgenvideos4624 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "4 years have passed since the mortal races banded together, and stood united against the might of the Burning Legion. Though Azeroth was saved, the tenuous pact between the Horde and the Alliance has all but evaporated. The drums of war thunder once again."
    This is actually accurate again with Battle for Azeroth.

  • @Medieval3d3d
    @Medieval3d3d 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Is a true master piece of art, the cinematics, even the music and sound fxs everything is settled in an armonic way

  • @Fighterfan69
    @Fighterfan69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man forgot about how much I enjoyed the music/soundtrack. Especially the part where the Tauren Shaman was doing his ritual. Now I have to listen to the background music more closely when I quest. I still like Stormwind's music.