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[[Image:Russel_Brower.jpg|right|thumb|Russell Brower]]
'''Russell Brower''' is Director of Audio and Video at [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. He's composing and collaborating on the soundtrack of [[Diablo III]], including all the music heard in game. Russell works on other games at Blizzard as well, and has written a large amount of the music heard in [[World of Warcraft]], and is deeply involved in the production of [[StarCraft II]] as well.
In addition to this, he also created tracks for the animated television show '''Animaniacs''', and also for '''Batman: The Animated Series'''.
==Brower in World of WarCraft==
Mr. Brower had such a heavy influence on the development team for '''World of WarCraft: Cataclysm''' that the developers decided to include an NPC in the game in his image.
[[Image:Russellbrower.jpg|left|thumb|300px| Brower in WoW.]]
In addition to the [[NPC]], he also gives a quest to players called '''Words and Music by...''', which involves the player helping him to write a song.
==Blizzcon 2008 Interview==
Russell [http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=841#more-841 was interviewed at Blizzcon 2008], and had a lot to say about his craft, with a few comments specifically on Diablo III.
==D3 Music Update==
More recently, Russell commented at length on the still little-heard music for Diablo III in [http://forums.diii.net/showpost.php?p=7065829&postcount=52 reply to a question] from a fan.
::(By the way-- the Eminence recordings you mentioned are awesome, but they are Eminence's own interpretations/homages ("cover" versions)-- those recordings are not part of the official D3 project, save the original overture recording on which they performed.)
==Previous Blizzard Work==
Russell Brower's foray into the world of [[Sanctuary]] did not mark his beginning at Blizzard, as mentioned above.
He has also done a good amount of work on [[World of WarCraft]] and subsequent expansion packs.
The following is a list of music that he has done in the past for Blizzard. Clicking the links below will redirect the viewer to a youtube posting of the music in question.
===Original World of WarCraft===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB7WdWqnVx8 Ahn'Qiraj] ([[Dungeon]], Interior).
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgpZ1-pTMXo Caverns of Time] (non-Dungeon music).
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh_FLF04clA Naxxramas] (Raid Dungeon).
===The Burning Crusade===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah0m_jx6s8w Main Theme].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbO66QPIFlc Lament of the Highborne].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6_RXyJOSuY Caverns of Time: Escape from Durholde Keep] (Dungeon).
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DMsLPXSqig Eversong] (zone).
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcf6YiyXkdg Ghostlands] (zone).
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hTxK88n-ds Blood Elf theme].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR7bqc2mheA Karazhan] (Raid Dungeon, numerous tracks).
===Wrath of the Lich King===
Russell Brower is credited on every track for Wrath of the Lich King.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1XKOJN_Rp8&playnext=1&list=PL6FE892C35C4D403D Wrath of the Lich King Youtube Playlist].
===Cataclysm===
Much like Wrath of the Lich King, Brower played a heavy part in every track for World of WarCraft: Cataclysm.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpTL5nTPwjo&playnext=1&list=PL2FBA53F79EC53E4B Cataclysm Youtube Playlist].
===StarCraft II===
Again, for [[StarCraft II]] as in WotLK and the Cataclysm soundtrack, Brower is (perhaps arbitrarily?) credited on every track.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hcVKIXLPl8&playnext=1&list=PL14E6E435ADAC898E SC2 Youtube Playlist.]
==iTunes Links==
Blizzard offers many of the musical tracks in their games for sale on iTunes. Below are external links for each soundtrack.
* [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/world-warcraft-original-game/id288879642 World of WarCraft.]
* [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/world-warcraft-the-burning/id288876226 WoW: The Burning Crusade.]
* [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/world-warcraft-wrath-lich/id294991405 WoW: Wrath of the Lich King.]
* [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/world-warcraft-cataclysm-original/id397604745 WoW: Cataclysm.]
* [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/starcraft-ii-wings-liberty/id380412701 StarCraft II.]
==Relevant Links==
* [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/238322/interviews/blizzards-russell-brower/ An Interview with CaV.]
* [http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/russell_brower_on_starcraft_ii_soundtracks_design Brower on StarCraft II design.]
* [http://thesonicspread.com/2010/08/russell-brower-of-starcraft-2-talks-shop/ Another interview with an SC2 theme.]
