Diablo 2 LoD Soundtrack - Fortress

from Act 5, by Matt Uelmen

[@Oddsnake]

And sadly, not a single track from D3 comes even close to half the greatness of this masterpiece.

[@Alex4LP]

+Odd Magne Granli Matt Uelmen is the best composer ever for videogames, and one of the best in the world (just as composer in general). D3 soundtracks in game sucks, but ROS has some very good.

[@XochiCh]

And the Heavens Shall Tremble comes to mind, RoS intro, and some others that I don’t k ow their names from Act 3 and 5 in D3. Blindly praising for internet points is kinda sad.

[@gerardow92]

@@XochiCh who is blindly praising? D2's music seems quite significantly more rememberable

[@RetroDeathReviews666]

@@Alex4LP I dunno, I'd argue Alexander Brandon is the best game composer of all time. Matt Uelmen is definitely up there for sure though.

[@pablostufff]

"Well well, the siege has everything in short supply... except fools."

[@pfinad]

I never grow tired of listening this music. This song is an absolute masterpiece!

[@cr00mz]

i reminds me a bit of the Conan the Barbarian 1982 soundtrack.

[@SLAQR]

i know this is 12 years later, but matt uelmen mentioned conan as a major inspiration for act 5's soundtrack

[@oldencreek6587]

I just finished listening to the Conan The Barbarian OST for the 99999th time. You can seamlessly transition from that into this. It's awesome.

[@tylerdinho14]

Came here looking to see if I was the only one. Being in a barbarian fortress you can clearly hear the Conan OST influences. So good.

[@MeatSim64]

Definitely deliberate. I don't blame them as the Conan the Barbarian ost just slaps.

[@UberGadriel]

Makes me cry. So many memories i remember how i first died when i was killing that damn Baal

[@lawhertz9760]

listening to this track, and watching diablo3 just makes me wanna cry, Diablo 2 was so fucking awesome, and I feel so lost in the new game, it doesn't have anything related to diablo 2 except a few characters and Diablo himself, played Diablo 3 first expansion, completed it, and was so mad at how the game was developed. But Diablo 2, I could play that shit for years. even pause and comeback!

[@jamble7k]

still come back to listen to the soundtrack, used to play back in 2001 😁

[@Fistyj]

You've traveled far, only to return home to us, Barbarian.

[@TheExile1]

Ughh man... Memories...

[@cschales]

Wow...I played D2 back in the day, and l still play it now. I remember finishing it a couple times - but I never remember hearing this music! Thanks for posting - so happy to have found and heard this... starting to go crazy waiting for D3; hearing this makes me think that whoever's doing the music has some big shoes to fill! I've heard the new Tristram and Caldeum tracks, and yeah they're ok, but this track, and "seige" from Diablo 2 have just blown me away. New respect for Matt Uelmen :D

[@allahfuckbar5052]

Just for my curiosity, what is your D3 experience? Personally I played it on normal and hard difficulty and got board as f..

[@fidelamirmelo]

OMG, how many memories! Let's go guys! let's save Anya! Let's Kill Baal!... T.T

[@PinacoladaMatthew]

One cold winter dawn, I awoke, I heard the French horn, and it was the beginnig of this piece of music, and that feeling was priceless(I left my music player playing while I slept)

[@sorinash95]

dem goosebumps

[@MrMerked101]

omg.. i had the biggest nostalgic moment of my life watching this......... my wasted child hood...

[@shiorichan19]

Cause of Uelmen's brilliance

[@Joldrath]

Oh GOD I miss Diablo 2!

[@onciaq]

4:02 - end

[@fergus247]

Expansions are sometimes not that good. But this one kicked ass. Even the music. Well done

[@lumby5335]

this music still makes me want to tear up. But im like why am i crying.

[@atlaforever2330]

Me too.. it's just very beautiful! Diablo 2 soundtrack never fails in capturing that gritty and deep feel.

[@9thnightmare]

Bonesnap was my first dropped unique item. It was 2001. 08. 24.

[@aoeability7772]

Based on a lot of things said in the comments to this OST, I believe it is no wonder modern Blizzard decided to make Diablo IV's entire design a colossal middle finger to Diablo III's design, based on how much the 3rd game is hated by fans of Diablo II. But the one thing they misunderstand about the second game is that it isn't all grim darkness - this track being a perfect example of heartfelt moments in an otherwise dark game.

[@aoeability7772]

​@@tiagocrypto I'm not defending DIII here. I merely want to take note that from what I've seen in the pre-release materials, the focus of the design was to "go back to the days when Diablo was good", but I believe the failures of D3 are not in its art direction, but the tone (occasional wisecracking from background characters being given a lot more focus), the storytelling (everything that happens in acts 2 and 3 being completely pointless), and the gameplay (No feeling of real progress in the game until max levels + too much reward for too little challenge). I already learned that the devs aren't fixing that last thing (Level scaling is confirmed to return), so the only real thing they can fix now is the game's tone, and the story, but I wouldn't say I'm that hopeful about either. Maybe the new directions in art and design they're taking here would be justified if the devs didn't try so hard to just make "D2, but bleaker and with D3's progression system".

[@jonsson666]

spectacular

[@cooploko]

this song make me think like a barbarian , and i will make a justice one more time . diablo 3 i come in oohaa

[@jebiniv]

This is also the same guy who composed the main game's music? Very different sounding song. Soooooo beautiful.

[@Theedoctorr]

It was well palyed! I want it on my MP3!!!

[@TheTremo99]

@sporepid Me too. Plus the trill in the beginning is amazing.

[@Arlakonud]

Using copy and paste and regarding current year. ...And sadly, not a single track from D4 comes even close to half the greatness of this masterpiece.

[@88skullkid88]

when i heard it, i was back online again:)

[@PELLEROEV]

this is just so....

[@DOverton252]

If you liked diablo II, play Torchlight I & II. Those are what Diablo III and its expansion should've been.

[@xKaZzu]

1:10 🤯

[@GalderIncarnate]

@owooveck And the poor barbarian roasting the little rabbit outside his shack. I remember dropping 20,000g for him inside his shack every game lol

[@kc1920ks8802]

The very beginning part (up until 15 sec) reminds me of Prometheus, the movie.

[@woofajump5319]

So. fucking. good.

[@whatadamnusername]

God, I love 3:45 to 3:53.

[@destrya4]

happy hallow's eve

[@hakanishu]

I like 1:13 - 1:33

[@kreion]

Diablo is the best game ever! i would start a new game tomorow if it werent for my engeneer's degree... shit

[@OptLab]

Give up man. Don't ruin your d2 life with an engineering degree ;)

[@HAL_NlNETH0USAND]

Also Diablo1's music.

[@PinacoladaMatthew]

@MrMerked101 Same here

[@Alorim-93]

Shenk, the overseer disliked this..

[@masuat]

brb going to stash

[@headrockbeats]

The part at 4:20 onwards, doesn't that theme appear also in another area? Curious.

[@Jefneurotoxin]

No. only in the music maybe. The real successor is Path of exile

[@manabat74]

how sad i can't play D2 anymore on windows 10 its to many issue

[@chris-tm8ok]

There is a way you can play it but its in windowed mode only you can look up the steps on blizzards website

[@Matsimaker]

yeah it sounds like something that claude debussy might have done(awesome impressionisic composer)

[@DiMoNico1981Swe]

This game was Amazing!! Diablo3 Sucks!! ..

[@ThiagoTheobald]

wise words!

[@cr4yv3n]

It seems your terms...are not acceptable...

[@justhooman4682]

Am I the only one. New here?

[@danielducoing2558]

Thank god Path of Exile captured the atmosphere that Diablo 2 had. It's a shame D3 had to be released at all, such a waste of money.

[@1003JustinLaw]

Baal was here? Oh so that's where that one dislike came from

[@Aramaky]

Conan style!

[@DrHydeMrJekyll]

That one dislike tho.......

[@igorbog88]

@Joontish93 lol

[@vasilangelov859]

Me navigating through lifestream, me soon be there a killing mass!

[@suppercat95]

alright who dislike this