Music of Cataclysm - Skywall (part 1)

[@leedav84]

I really wish they made this a questing zone. It's just too beautiful for words.

[@Dunkingsonn]

Nobody can even comprehend the awesomeness in Blizzard's music for Cataclysm

[@rayromanov]

This is just effing beautiful. Nothing more to add really. I love it. To think they make all this magnificent music for it to just be played in the background through a video game... It kind of feels like a waste, but as long as I'm playing I don't really care.

[@Juan-nw5wk]

True :'(

[@WaterAlchemist27]

This music reminds me of my epic wipes in this dungeon XD

[@sallysuko6871]

"Skywall". ... Skywall... Man, that name has a REALLY nice ring to it. Almost an epic one.

[@CarrotAtHeart]

This is the zone music that plays in the afterlife.

[@Kenli85]

I really loved the brass and strings combo involved with this zone especially at 11:46.

[@222hacat]

Absolutely beautiful. Amazing, I should say. Excellent work, Blizzard!

[@Derah_OG]

it's so beutifull........ T:T i've actually placed this as my cellphone's ringtone. when I play wow, I usually do so with the sound off, and my music on. Cata will definitly change that, I could listen to tracks like this all day long and not get tired.

[@Sillisify]

When i bought subscription to wow for a week ago, after 3month break all i basicly did was going around in aimlessly directions, listning to the music. like in BEM, damn nostolgic feel, really enjoyed it.

[@phoenix7289]

Silly elves? I love most of their music, the elf music being some of my favorite. This is also amazing...

[@sukiesoya]

love this feels floaty and airy fits so well

[@Icedone100]

3 people don't listen to this while sitting by the fireplace wearing a top hat and a monocle, sipping a glass of red wine, while petting their two bull mastiffs.

[@Cocarat206]

Air is my element! This music is just...simply enlightening is the only word I have for it. Blizzard has made what I consider to be a true work of didgital artwork with this zone.

[@Lichgnome]

its beautiful, I could listen to it all day. I am sure this song will help me in hard situations!

[@Stonezorz]

This music, regardless of having to go there to kill off ravenous wind elementals and evil Tol'vir, makes me feel all safe and happy-like. :3

[@MultiGeorge101]

With Al'Akir dead, no elemental Lord of Air now?

[@avimimus10]

I just love the 1:45 part. It's awesome!

[@celmaestro]

This was the first cata dungeon I ever did, and boy, did it do a number on me. I feel so very light, and at the same time wary of the dangers lurking around...

[@bigbully0107]

We all have some entitlement to believe in one. It helps the days go by really. But gotta admit, your comment on complaining is very very true...

[@NamelessATM]

@Stonezorz Actually, the posibilities are quite endless. One of my biggest gripes with Cata is that they didn't expend the Skywall into a questing zone, atleast to some degree, AND, that they dared to treat Throne of the Four Winds as your usual "1-2 boss raid" when it should've been one of the bigger raids in Cata. this place had so much potential, mystery, atmosphere... sigh. Truly a lost gem, a lost opportunity.

[@EVLG]

I really wish that blizzard would of made a questing zone that looked like the instance cuz i love the whole city in the sky theme. Blizzard does a very good job at making music fit an envionment.

[@CarrotAtHeart]

I'm so stoked on this raid.

[@guzotak]

Onward to the Skywall. To infinity.

[@MadPutz]

@TheWimbleton I like it, all drums are airy, both heavy and light - because it is all just moving air. The stronger drums give it a more passionate feel too

[@dekanai]

This song helps me to concentrate on my study.:) Also I can feel relaxed to listen to this!

[@NewInkFoHalo]

I'd just like to point out that Blizzard has been making games, including THIS one, for far longer than most people. They know what they're doing better than any of us.

[@NamelessATM]

@EVLG Exactly my thoughts. they needed to make a large portion of Uldum, like half of it, a floating questing zone that looks like The Vortex Pinnacle and has the same music. the architecture and music of this instance is amazing, would really like to have a quest zone like that, too bad they didn't have anything like it. I mean, don't get me wrong - Uldum has some really cool ideas in there, but I find the Skywall more interesting and unique/original : )

[@syanidesiree1139]

Ah, Cataclysm was indeed the best expansion. I remember spending at least one hour in this instance healing like crazy when the hex or sheep broke. It was thedious, but hey, it made guilds get together to do daily dungeons People may say Cataclysm was bad, it wasn't, it was amazing. Just that was very rushed, Dragon Soul came out very, very soon. I still think it was thanks to Diablo III that Cataclysm was forgotten

[@Juan-nw5wk]

Agreed

[@FlareEpic]

Cata heroic dung before the patch to make it easier was peak tbh… so much fun

[@mistertadakichi]

This music reminds me of Stewart Copeland's score to Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, specifically the score for the Hurricos level. Wonderfully ethereal.

[@jimochitangingot4478]

I just ate a sandwich while listening to this. it was the most epic way I've eaten a sandwich.

[@lucerastarfox]

How can you say that?? and How did you get enough thumbs up?? Mist of Pandaria have one of the most beautiful soundtracks. It totally touch your heart (And the Mantid and Shadopan music is epic!!)

I played this instance yesterday and it blow my mind! :D Blizzard kicks ass

[@KindredEmotions]

6:00 and on is my favorite part

[@theinsfrijonds]

The Sundering - Earth Mount Hyjal - Fire Uldum - Wind Vash'jir - Water Vale of Eternal Blossoms (MoP) - Heart (of the World) Draenor (BC and WoD) - (Captain) Planet...?

[@robertmichalic4500]

Did you give it a deeper thought or just a random association? If you did please write it down! I am very interested in every possible scheme wow may contain :)

[@K4inan]

11:45 most epic piece of music ever written.

[@Ramen231]

I've never really enjoyed the WoW music until now. Without all the action going on in the game, the music alone is pretty breath taking.

[@godsphrophet]

@Roranthio Its almost like music i would imagine being played before God's throne hahaha...love it!

[@Nekowaifuu]

FILTHY BEASTS! YOUR PRESENCE IN SKYWALL WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!

[@Alhummerr]

I don't care that I don't like cata as much as the other expansions. This music is brilliant

[@DralosVos]

Don't forget near the end is the epic Throne of the Four Winds theme!

[@theboybailey]

This zone was sadly underused in Cataclsym. It could have been so much better as a dailies / bigger raid zone. Some of the best looking visuals and music was in Skywall and it was reduced to a 5 man and one raid that was abandoned after 6 months...

[@Freakylittlethingy]

One word: freakingawsome

[@Sharbecca23]

I think we can all at least say we like WoW at one point. The game itself could be not what you want it to be. But the music itself does have a nostalgia trip for us oldies. I've been so tempted to go back into the game but from what I hear the game is nothing but a daily quest hub now. Sigh I guess when it comes to mmos the best thing to have is interaction. ^^

[@Warriormaster2]

the end music is candy for my ears ;p

[@Thundersong93]

People complained about Gnomes. People complained about Blood Elves. People will always complain, and people will always get over it.

[@DarkXsun100]

+10 cata is amazing. cuz now everyone gets to do raids and stuff without having to spent weeks for it

[@KnightAarant]

@Freakylittlethingy I've heard that one before. I kinda agree. LK was the most interesting end game boss the game had. Deathwing has a...ok-ish story.

[@KnightAarant]

@Freakylittlethingy Yep. I just have a feeling people won't get the xpansion and just keep either cata, or just not play.

[@911TVify]

They helped found Orgrimmar in Warcraft 3, thats pretty huge

[@Lichgnome]

@MrSvenskMusik I dont see the problem in having this kind of music in a boss fight, imagine you are about to wipe, everyone is nuking the boss, and you finally manage to kill him, wouldnt this music fit perfectly then?

[@mikstar890]

this is so calming. its sure to save us all some keyboards when we are 85 and start getting our asses handed to us by the air lord.^^ cuz we shall wipe and wipe and wipe and this will calm us down again after the hunter screws it up again.:3

[@Stonezorz]

@NamelessATM While I disagree with it becoming a questing zone, I do agree with you about the Throne of the Four Winds. They made such a big deal out of it that Ragnaros was coming to tear shit up while Al'akir was basicly just a gust of wind or something :P

[@baconsoap]

Fantastic :D

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Blizzard simply outdid themselves with the Cata soundtrack.

[@Xorrak]

*trumpets intesifying*

[@kleinmiranda518]

buethifool

[@Benefacez]

Actually, I love the inn music in Pandaria

[@Freakylittlethingy]

@dradone5 i even saw arena teams called "we hate pandas" and "pandarian killers" today lol

[@Elwarez1994]

assad: Al'Akir your servants call for aid!

[@T1NYT4NK]

@DralosVos Heck yeah... first heard this doing Conclave of Winds.. it's pretty epic.

[@vanillainprime]

The artstyle in this place is fucking gorgeous. Just look at that skybox! Blizzard, why did you not make this into a zone, or maybe even a quest hub? Q.Q

[@MrValiant101]

11:46 reminds me of people preparing a high school play

[@RustySp0onz]

Omg. 11:46 This made my entire week more awesome.

[@CarrotAtHeart]

11:44 Best raid music EVER

[@CoolWzzrd]

absolutely right.

[@KnightAarant]

@Freakylittlethingy Depends on the player base as to who thinks it's good or not. I'm open to any idea and willing to try whatever and only judge based on experience. But who knows?

[@ajaxtaur]

butiful

[@GDDR14]

i hope it's obvious for everybody that Music came to us from Heaven.

[@Khyron56]

It was always a very lavish prison...but it was a prison for the Air Lord none the less...

[@Stonezorz]

@Izaach Because theres only so much you can do in a world that is made entirely out of clouds and air :P

[@snaffu1]

@TheDeralte Correction, Blizzard's music in EVERYTHING.

[@Corlwow]

very nice

[@Heretechnocrat]

Cataclysm didn't live up to expectations and lost a lot of potential yet the music never disappointed me. Wasn't enough content in Cataclysm and the community got too bitter along with Blizzard's bad attitude. Now Mists of Pandaria tells us we could be worse off and indeed WILL be worse off.

[@Juan-nw5wk]

2021, you were right

[@Victim4400]

@jamal3112 thou this feels bit more than beyond the storms

[@KnightAarant]

@Freakylittlethingy Who knows? You don't have to play with the Pandas. It's choice alone. Or just not get the Xpansion. Simple as that really.

[@Khyron56]

And I suppose the giant cows, space goats, gnomes, and the /silly emotes suck too?

[@GlowingHyacinth]

Feels like.. victory.

[@Sejanus]

EPIC

[@Freakylittlethingy]

@dradone5 guess they just demonstrate what they think of the next expansion.

[@Pixillatedd]

@MrSvenskMusik Just because it's a raid doesn't mean it has to sound unhappy..

[@SupermarioMadness]

@darkwyvern2 I wish it was a zone, it's the est instance Blizzard has ever done, art wise.

[@Elite13567a]

When i saw this first time i tought its gonna be sanctuary city..

[@vernoxpsycho]

How do you get here?!

[@Razorbutterflye]

@MrMonkeypooface 3 people obviously fell off the edge and didn't get caught by the winds.

[@Meesling]

I actually quite enjoyed this one, don't see what your problem with it was. Did you not know how to click on the tempests and just fell to your death every time?

[@martindemik]

untill you entered an inn in pandaria...

[@xXMercifulFallXx]

@NickGrayOMG Feels like.. On the verge of victory, for me.

[@itzRafaaa]

Where does this plays? Because I guess I'm about to have a new objective...

[@danbondarenko7894]

Hmm.. I was not able to find the Skywall music files when I extracted all the .mp3 files from the Cataclysm sound.mpq file. Did you get these .mp3 files from the Cataclysm .mpq? If so, can you perhaps specify which folder they were in?

[@shrony125]

@Izaach even better... A SANCTUARY!!

[@KnightAarant]

@Freakylittlethingy Not really. I don't think they killed anything. Something is only dead once it loses it's player base entirely. WoW isn't dead "yet". But Personally once Guild Wars 2 comes out, and Knights of the Old Republic releases, WoW may as well lose a good sum of the player base.

[@bigbully0107]

Wait what does that have to do with anything of this comment. But thanks for informing me kitten. *paps*

[@berend5554]

@Maxer7625 err... what does that have to do with the music? Just say ''This Music makes you walk on the clouds'' ^^

[@Mouse0429]

One person is clearly insane.

[@Slashoom]

I had to go listen for myself... *sigh*

[@Freakylittlethingy]

@dradone5 i dont curse the game only, the new blizzard as well....

[@gerewodezyakyry]

Yes you may argue that this music makes Skywall a "Happy Place" (Which i disagree with as i think it sounds to... Magnificent, rather than outright happy, if that makes sense), but it's not that happy. This is the home of evil elementals who have covered cities in sand and killed thousands of innocents simply because their master wanted to play "Simon says" with a dragon made of metal and lava. Whether or not it's a happy place is unfortunately an Argument of atmosphere vs. Storytelling.

[@KnightAarant]

@Freakylittlethingy Well yep. We have one. Porbably many more.

[@arcsies]

nice