Diablo II: Lord of Destruction - OST - 04 - Siege

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction - Original Soundtrack by Matt Uelmen
Track 04 - Siege
Liner Notes - September 19, 2001
This roots of this piece go back to a tune dubbed "March of the Sparkies" in the hazy, distant days of 1995, when the first musical sketches for Diablo were being written. I was attempting to get the sound of a big orchestral march from a somewhat skimpy library of samples without much of a result. Though I stubbornly refused to give up in my quest to get the proper sound, ending up with a decent march as the opening theme for the original Diablo (and a not-quite-so-decent leftover used in "Hellfire"), it was not until this was recorded in February 2001 that I felt I had realized the proper formula. Of course, having the help of ninety or so skilled musicians often helps in situations like these.
This one was an absolute bear to record, largely due to my amateur notation of time values and a high violin part, but it ended up being the single track which I am most proud of from the sessions recorded in Bratislava. I felt like I was employing every other musician in Slovakia on the day of this recording, as we called for an extra set of percussionists to handle the snare part, which I insisted needed to be at least tripled. Though classic marches like Ravel's "Bolero" or Holst's "Mars" call for only one snare drum, I was aiming for the more Hollywood drum chorus effect, best shown in soundtrack patriarch Alfred Newman's original Fox theme.
Matt Uelmen
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[@jopezu]

"Siege" - Liner Notes - September 19, 2001 "This roots of this piece go back to a tune dubbed "March of the Sparkies" in the hazy, distant days of 1995, when the first musical sketches for Diablo were being written. I was attempting to get the sound of a big orchestral march from a somewhat skimpy library of samples without much of a result. Though I stubbornly refused to give up in my quest to get the proper sound, ending up with a decent march as the opening theme for the original Diablo (and a not-quite-so-decent leftover used in "Hellfire"), it was not until this was recorded in February 2001 that I felt I had realized the proper formula. Of course, having the help of ninety or so skilled musicians often helps in situations like these. This one was an absolute bear to record, largely due to my amateur notation of time values and a high violin part, but it ended up being the single track which I am most proud of from the sessions recorded in Bratislava. I felt like I was employing every other musician in Slovakia on the day of this recording, as we called for an extra set of percussionists to handle the snare part, which I insisted needed to be at least tripled. Though classic marches like Ravel's "Bolero" or Holst's "Mars" call for only one snare drum, I was aiming for the more Hollywood drum chorus effect, best shown in soundtrack patriarch Alfred Newman's original Fox theme." Liner Notes by Matt Uelmen, Score Composer / Blizzard North:

[@Scorchxray]

Amazing. Than you for this comment.

[@Thefunkyrikitiki]

THIS is the complete version I was looking for, all the other LOD siege soundtracks I looked up only started at around 1:06 they were all missing the parts before it.

[@MrAntAve]

came to see this

[@darkness442003]

The music is why i love this game so damn much great job Matt Uelmen

[@Alex4LP]

Wagner, Holst, something of Ravel... But with Matt Uelmen's style. This is a f*cking piece of art. I think it's the best soundtrack ever done for a videogame. No comparison with every other piece i heard before and after.

[@Arthaslepeureux]

Their always a feeling in is music and that's what gived a demonic-religious soul to D1 and D2. Also, for you it cannot stand a feet to the heavenly feel of High Charity from Halo 2?

[@kimblandino]

"Baal... I'm coming fer you!"

[@Boromir237866]

Damn, this was amazing and IT IS amazing. I specislly love 4:38 to 4:53. Too bad is just a few seconds, the feel listening to that while opening your way through demons is just undescribable.

[@AliTheBakedDovahkiin]

0:44 this part here man...

[@MrAntAve]

Most of the time they don't have this little intro in it, on every video on youtube I mean (except for this one ofc) I cried when I heard it, it's been years!!

[@henkarars]

0:42 ...... the chills...

[@Scorchxray]

Among the most underrated game track of history.

[@mtdewramen]

Amazing music score, can apply it to much of life.

[@clueso_]

Fuck, this is awesome!

[@Gyrbun]

The pic, it says "Soundtrack Audio CD". Could you give a link to where I can purchase it? I've always read there wasn't an OST CD for this game, but apparently (now) there is. I'd like to have this OST on CD with the others I have so far.

[@MrAntAve]

The intro...

[@GoodFebruarian]

WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE!?

[@Tgoode318]

too bad matt uelmen left blizard to go work with runic :(((( diablo3 music is gona suck with out him

[@darkness442003]

@Famicom9 Damn, so they have the Lady Gaga disease. Meaning the studio made them look good