Diablo 3 music - Revision history

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‎Diablo III Music

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‎Sample Compositions

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‎Diablo III Music

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‎Diablo II's Music

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	* [[Joseph Lawrence]] is the '''Lead Sound Designer''' for Diablo III. He is creating many of the sound effects, and contributes to the music as well.		* [[Joseph Lawrence]] is the '''Lead Sound Designer''' for Diablo III. He is creating many of the sound effects, and contributes to the music as well.

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		+	==Iteration During the Beta Test==
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		+	Every aspect of Diablo III remained under development during the beta test, including the sounds and music. New musical tracks were regularly added to the log in screen during the beta, and the NPC dialogues, lore dialogues, and other sound effects were regularly modified as well.
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		+	A [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-tweaking-diablo-3-audio-samples news post on Diablo.IncGamers.com] documented two such changes, with before and after versions of the same two speeches by the Skeleton King.
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		+	* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-tweaking-diablo-3-audio-samples View the post to hear] the comparison tracks.

	==Diablo III Music==		==Diablo III Music==

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	* Check [http://diablo.incgamers.com/categories/category/music the Music category] for all news on Diablo III's music, courtesy of Diablo.IncGamers.com.		* Check [http://diablo.incgamers.com/categories/category/music the Music category] for all news on Diablo III's music, courtesy of Diablo.IncGamers.com.
		+	* Blizzard sells soundtracks and other musical elements from their games [http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/music/ via their online store].

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-The sound effects and music in a computer game might not be as important as the visuals, but they are a major factor in the player's enjoyment and immersion in the experience, especially when done right.  The Diablo series is well known for its excellent music and sound effects, much of those courtesy of the hard work by [[Blizzard North]]'s [[Matt Uelmen]].
+Diablo 3 music and sound are essential elements of the gameplay experience. While the visuals are more heavily-promoted, as evidenced by screenshots and gameplay movies, the sound is very important in creating the proper atmosphere. The Diablo series is well known for its excellent music and sound effects, much of those courtesy of the hard work by [[Blizzard North]]'s [[Matt Uelmen]]. (Matt also contributed a lot of music to the WoW Burning Crusade expansion.)
-The team working on the sound for Diablo 3 did not work on previous titles in the series, but they are skilled industry professionals and they've got years of experience producing past Blizzard titles including World of Warcraft. Also, reports from players who have gotten their hands and ears on the game have been quite positive.
+The team working on the sound for Diablo 3 did not work on previous titles in the series, but they are skilled industry professionals and they've got years of experience producing past Blizzard titles including World of Warcraft. There are numerous samples of the Diablo III music and sound effects available below, and more can be heard in [[gameplay movies]].
 ==Diablo III Audio Team==
-A few of the key creators for Diablo III's sound and music.
+Two individuals are heading up the Diablo III sound and music production:
 * [[Russell Brower]] is the '''Director of Audio and Video''' at Blizzard Entertainment. He is composing much of the music for Diablo III.
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 Diablo III's music is fairly similar to the music of D1 and D2. Orchestral and sweeping, with more of a classical than a rock vibe. There's a lot of variety though, as the Middle Eastern style of music heard in the cinematic introduction demonstrated.  Only a few samples have been heard pre-game, many of which can be listened to right through your browser.
-* [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=289744203&id=1 Blizzard Entertainment's iTunes Store] stocks several pieces of Diablo III music, free to download.
+* [http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/music/ Blizzard's online store] offers a convenient place to buy music from all Blizzard titles.
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 The only full orchestral piece is the Diablo III Overture, which Blizzard released as a preview via iTunes. Excerpts from it can be heard in all of the Diablo III cinematics and gameplay movies.
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/podcast/Diablo_III_-Overture.mp3 Diablo III Overture]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/podcast/Diablo_III_-Overture.mp3 Diablo III Overture, mp3 version]
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 * [http://sites.google.com/site/andarounditturns/indexing/archive/Tristramv1.mp3?attredirects=0 Tristram v1.mp3]
 * [http://sites.google.com/site/andarounditturns/indexing/archive/Tristramv2.mp3?attredirects=0 Tristram v2.mp3]
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 * [[Gameplay: Blizzcon 2009]]
 * [[Gameplay: Blizzcon 2010]]
 ==Diablo's Musical Influences==
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 Finally, if you listen to Matt’s writing in D2X Lord of Destruction, you’ll hear not only most of the thematic material from the overture, but also the “Wagnerian” orchestration. Clearly, Matt was exploring new areas of musical expression in parallel with where the game’s story lead him. I believe that in playing D3 someday, you’ll hear homage to the iconic styles in all the right places, along with new music to go with some very exciting story developments and locales.</blue>

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 ===Sample Compositions===
-A forum-user by the name of '''FlamangoHellfire''' assembled all of the samples available as of late 2009 and shared them in a forum thread. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=722695] The only full orchestral piece is the Diablo III Overture, which Blizzard released as a preview via iTunes.
+The only full orchestral piece is the Diablo III Overture, which Blizzard released as a preview via iTunes. Excerpts from it can be heard in all of the Diablo III cinematics and gameplay movies.
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/podcast/Diablo_III_-Overture.mp3 Diablo III Overture]
 ===Atmospheric Soundscapes===
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 * [http://us.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/environments/caldeum.xml Caldeum]
-These can be downloaded in mp3 form via the following links:
+These can be downloaded in mp3 form via the following links. Thanks to a Diablo.IncGamers.com forum-user by the name of FlamangoHellfire for assembling multiple versions of all of the samples available as of late 2009 and [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=722695 shared them in a forum thread].
 * [http://sites.google.com/site/andarounditturns/indexing/archive/WorldofSanctuary.mp3?attredirects=0 World of Sanctuary.mp3]
 * [http://sites.google.com/site/andarounditturns/indexing/archive/Caldeum.mp3 Caldeum.mp3]

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 ===Sample Compositions===
-A forum-user by the name of '''FlamangoHellfire''' assembled all of the samples available as of late 2009 and shared them in a forum thread. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=722695] The only full orchestral piece is the World of Sanctuary, which Blizzard released as a preview via iTunes.
+A forum-user by the name of '''FlamangoHellfire''' assembled all of the samples available as of late 2009 and shared them in a forum thread. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=722695] The only full orchestral piece is the Diablo III Overture, which Blizzard released as a preview via iTunes.
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/podcast/Diablo_III_-Overture.mp3 Diablo III Overture]
 ===Atmospheric Soundscapes===

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 ==Diablo II's Music==
-See the {{iw|Sound}} page in the Diablo 2 section of this wiki for more details, including download links for the entire Diablo II soundtrack with commentary from composer [[Matt Uelmen]].
+See the {{iw|Sound Sound}} page in the Diablo 2 section of this wiki for more details, including download links for the entire Diablo II soundtrack with commentary from composer [[Matt Uelmen]].
 [[category:basics]]
 [[category:sound]]