Seriously I never realised when I played this like 12 years ago that this music is SERIOUSLY well written. Extremely good music! And Awesome game as well!
Back when I ripped my CD years ago, I needed titles for all of these songs in my iTunes - for some reason, this one had (and still has) the title "Swamps of Sorrowwwww".
Warcraft II will always have special place in my heart, because it was the very first RTS game I ever played... altough I loved Warcraft III even more (my favorite game of all time!) But Warcraft II really has the best soundtrack ever in RTS genre! This brings back so many memories and it just makes me wanna play Warcraft II once again =)
Wouldn't say so. This is more like a theme fit for observing the regular hustle of an Orc war camp. Very everyday orcish sort of vibe. This would fit a lore video about the Orcs as background.
Blizzard used to say "You want to be the bad guy? Here you go! Now go kill those humans!" way better than "WE WERE THE GOOD GUYS ALL ALONG AND MISUNDERSTOOD"
Well they were both the bad guys and misunderstood, Blizzard fucked with the lore. If you read the old lore and clicked on the Orcish units, they are more like a warmongering Barbarian tribe that used evil magic than consciously evil. Their gods and leaders were evil or at least power hungry. They were too primitive to really be evil conceptually, the average Orc was doing what he believed was right. Not to say they were crying tear Indians in tune with nature like they were later portrayed, but their society didn't really have a philosophical concept of good and evil but right and wrong and they adhered to that. I wish Blizzard stayed with that conception of them, it would have made them interesting in Warcraft 3. They'd have reason to be hostile to the Humans and Night Elves while still forming pragmatic alliances with them like they did with Alterac.
This was the first game I ever bought with my own money, and it is still so magical to me. I remember placing it on "layaway" at Wal-Mart the day I first saw it for $39.99. WC2 is still one of my favorite video game soundtracks. This game was so good and created by geniuses of the industry. RIP Blizzard Entertainment.
Pretty sure, if this game wouldn't have been this beloved, there wouldn't have been a StarCraft game at all, so we kinda need to thank wc2 for the way esports has evolved
Fun fact. If you play WoW and run a Horde character through Exile's Reach, you'll hear references to this song. It was annoying me so hard until I figured out what it was. 😂😂
Наконец-то Русский) Странно что здесь наших так мало - ведь второй Варик уже по сути давно обрусел, даже последний и единственный оставшийся игровой сервер - наш, Русский. Жаль только что о нем знает так мало народу - эта игра заслуживает большего.
World of Warcraft has brought this track back, its 8:25 in the pet battle theme. Remastered nicely too, Blizz is doing a lot of things right in this new Xpack =D
Warcraft 2 Battle net edition music tracks are .wav (converted by blizz), not midis and this one is from the BNE imo, it sounds the same. For some reason (which I don't know), this one is 1min 19s longer than original. It's same til 2:17, after that it just loops the track second time.
Job's done! What?! *belch* 'scuse me! He did it! Nuh uh! When my work is finished, I'm coming back for you! | I know these return in Warcraft 3 but who misses the Warcraft 2 versions of those quotes? I know I do.
Seriously I never realised when I played this like 12 years ago that this music is SERIOUSLY well written. Extremely good music! And Awesome game as well!
@ching chong 22 years now
@@Lucas-su1tb Yeah,I am keep coming back to pump up my mood.
well it writen in a good such way that it burn to my brain at age of 5 and i remmeber it my whole life :)
@@Lucas-su1tb 23 now
Now almost as much time has passed since he posted as had passed between when he played the game and when he originally posted.
your sound-card works perfectly.
+anamelikemine Enjoying yourself?
It doesn't get any better than this.
anamelikemine omg good old days :D
You mean: Your sound-card works perfectly. / Enjoying yourself. / It dusn't get any better than this.
ruclips.net/video/q_A1GNx0M9M/видео.html
I know Im pretty randomly asking but do anyone know of a good site to stream newly released movies online ?
Glenn Stafford, everybody! Give him a round of applause!
The man is a god damn genius! I'd be willing to go as far as calling him the western Nobuo Uematsu!
***** I can literally never get enough of it, I can listen to it for hours, and still love it!
***** Yup, he did all the music for the first StarCraft as well :P
***** Yup :D
Glenn Stafford helped with some of the StarCraft tracks as well.
Harpsichord layering in all the orc tracks is some of my favorite music and one of my biggest influences in game audio! Love these tracks.
Thats not a harpsichord it's a xylophone made from the bones of peasants.
The Soundtrack of my Childhood. CD music quality was like playing a movie. It was outstanding at this time.
Now this is the Orc theme I remember.
Today it plays in WoW at the new beginner map exile reach for Horde players, while Human 1 plays to Alliance.
@@BeanMan157 ooh, It's been ages since I played WoW.
That's very cool to hear.
almost 30 years later and this soundtrack still slaps!!! Truly a GOAT'd MIDI soundtrack
My heart is jumping.
I hear the sound of the war.
It's coming. The season of war.
By the gods, there's a south korean on the loose
FOR THE HORDE!!!!!!!!
I am so glad that they reused this in Hearthstone
Well at least when looking for a game
It also had use in Escape from Durnholde during BC
@Carlos Martínez Lobato rly? which song?
Im just glad it stayed in wC3
Ever did pet fights in WoW? This is the background sound!
@@macmaasi79 rlly?
It's the harpsicord that really brings it all together.
those tunes are living rent free in my head for nearly three decades, i knew this song before i went to school lol
Co za klasyk... aż się łezka w oku kręci...
it was heaven to my ears when i played hearthstone and heard this while looking for an opponent well played blizzard well played
bruh trolls were part of the hord in warcraft 2 and they fucking rock
Back when I ripped my CD years ago, I needed titles for all of these songs in my iTunes - for some reason, this one had (and still has) the title "Swamps of Sorrowwwww".
"Ner'zhul will have your head." - Dentarg
This song popped up in my head every now and then and now I know what it's from. I used to watch my Uncle play WarCraft 2 back in the day.
Warcraft II will always have special place in my heart, because it was the very first RTS game I ever played... altough I loved Warcraft III even more (my favorite game of all time!)
But Warcraft II really has the best soundtrack ever in RTS genre! This brings back so many memories and it just makes me wanna play Warcraft II once again =)
It doesn't get any better than this.
I have fond memories of the demo too. :)
We're ready master
- i'M nOt rEaDy !
-Wha?
-Who?
zugzug
He did it
No he did it
We're not brainless anymore.
- I gOt ThE BRaiN HaHuh!!
- This way!
- No! This way!
Heard it again in exile's reach and got goosebumps!
Same here! A nice little throwback. Alliance version is the same way!
The part after 01:35 gives me goosebumps every time.
However bad life gets, Warcraft 2 Soundtrack - Orc 02 will always be there for me.
Best game soundtrack ever!
we need the old horde kind of death knights back in WoW
They would make a cool Necromancer spec for DKs
They were Warlocks. A more timid version of the spell used by the old Horde's Warlocks to become Death Knights is essentially Soulstone.
Deathwing also. Deathwing was horde first!
@@Gigameth89 WoW death knights are based on Wc3 dk's , a bunch of mini Arthas
@@henriquebitencourt4280 Sure, but this is WC2.
The opening bit in 6/4 time signature.
This is a theme of conquest.
Wouldn't say so. This is more like a theme fit for observing the regular hustle of an Orc war camp. Very everyday orcish sort of vibe. This would fit a lore video about the Orcs as background.
@@k85 agreed
Hearing the flute melody from this in the new WoW starter zone brought back great memories...
My new wow friends who dont give a damn about lore or rst warcraft rolled their eyes when I got excited by that starting zone music
One of the top songs from my entire gaming career.
For sure!
The all time best music track for any rts.
This is a brilliant, marvelous track.
One of the best game soundtracks EVER! The days i didnt mute the game music to put a playlist on cause the game music was AWESOME!
Music in Warcraft 2 is a masterpiece. :}
this brings me back.....lol me and my friend back in 97 use to dial up with modems to play some coop games ......good times..damn
Blizzard used to say "You want to be the bad guy? Here you go! Now go kill those humans!"
way better than "WE WERE THE GOOD GUYS ALL ALONG AND MISUNDERSTOOD"
Well, now Blizzard is the bad guys instead.
Well they were both the bad guys and misunderstood, Blizzard fucked with the lore. If you read the old lore and clicked on the Orcish units, they are more like a warmongering Barbarian tribe that used evil magic than consciously evil. Their gods and leaders were evil or at least power hungry. They were too primitive to really be evil conceptually, the average Orc was doing what he believed was right. Not to say they were crying tear Indians in tune with nature like they were later portrayed, but their society didn't really have a philosophical concept of good and evil but right and wrong and they adhered to that. I wish Blizzard stayed with that conception of them, it would have made them interesting in Warcraft 3. They'd have reason to be hostile to the Humans and Night Elves while still forming pragmatic alliances with them like they did with Alterac.
@@theoutlander1411 The old horde made a path of bones the lead to the dark portal. They knew they were evil lmao.
The old orcs are very boring
To be fair, good orc, let alone protagonist, was a new concept, when blizzard did it. But I get, what You mean.
Brings back so many memories
Just perfect. This piece of music is a masterpiece. And yes, the orcs in WC2 were ALOT cooler than WOWs "new" orcs.
well said !!!! 8 years later
Agreed
the most iconic song in the entire series
This was the first game I ever bought with my own money, and it is still so magical to me. I remember placing it on "layaway" at Wal-Mart the day I first saw it for $39.99. WC2 is still one of my favorite video game soundtracks. This game was so good and created by geniuses of the industry. RIP Blizzard Entertainment.
*nose Bleeding of epicness*
Pretty sure, if this game wouldn't have been this beloved, there wouldn't have been a StarCraft game at all, so we kinda need to thank wc2 for the way esports has evolved
-Gets bored waiting for upgrades and farms to be built...Pokes sheep until Epic Explosion can occur.-
YOUR SOUNDCARD WORKS PERFECTLY!
Damn I don't even play wc2 yet this is one of my favorite blizzard music track
it was a great game and i loved the map editor ^^
Dam i love that song
This game made me start lovin' medieval fantasy
OMG Trying to translate this to sheet music by ear is way too hard!
extract midi to notes?
Imho this is the best game soundtrack.
Of course, Mastaaaaaaaa...............
this and starcraft 1 is amazing, diablo 2 was pretty damn good aswell
don't forgot serious Sam (3 especially)
Diablo 1 music > Diablo 2 music
Nope Diablo 2 is better.
Your sound card works perfectly.
Litterally has been on my mind as I play Grom in Total War Warhammer 2 as I conquer the world.
ZUG ZUG! SOMETHING NEED DOING? WORK WORK!
Not from this game man -.-
Olagfigh ?
bloodcheif huh?
Sino Deutsch
Those quotes aren't from Warcraft 2.
i wasn't quoting... i don't see any quotation marks...
I love playin WoW while listening to wc2 music
By far the best Warcraft track from Warcraft 1 to WOW and back again
Fun fact. If you play WoW and run a Horde character through Exile's Reach, you'll hear references to this song. It was annoying me so hard until I figured out what it was. 😂😂
A gold mine has collapsed! Oooh how mysterious. Which one could it be? D:
Fucking nostalgia noooooo , when i was a nub with 7 years old
wc2 is what got me started on beeing a serious gamer no matter how good the new games are with there gaphics wc2 will all was have my heart
This music alone makes me miss the old times.
Love this OST
Thank you, for the Horde!
50%: *Y O U R S O U N D C A R D W O R K S P E R F E C T L Y*
49%: came here from hearthstone
Me, an intellectual: *_Perfection_*
Наконец-то Русский)
Странно что здесь наших так мало - ведь второй Варик уже по сути давно обрусел, даже последний и единственный оставшийся игровой сервер - наш, Русский. Жаль только что о нем знает так мало народу - эта игра заслуживает большего.
@@ПетрВрангель-т8п
Yes, I agree.
@@ПетрВрангель-т8п ВОБЩЕ варкрафт по сути стал русской игрой благодаря ребятам создающим кастомки)
Chop chop!
Yeah one of the most memorable too, took me awhile to find this theme
Still kicks ass.
Original WC2 disk doubles as a music CD with all the soundtracks plus a bonus hilarious track xD
thank you so much man!
1:36 - 2:17 goosegumps
my favorite warcraft song EVER!!!
thx
I always knew I was gonna win if this popped up during gameplay back when.
It's just so freaking great...
Awesome!
Warcraft 2 is legendary game
My favorite Warcraft music!
used to listen to this in my stereo as a kid :D:D
love this song for some reason
Here I am again 10 years later
🎉 2023. Earth still spinning.
FOR THE HORDE !!!!!!!
World of Warcraft has brought this track back, its 8:25 in the pet battle theme. Remastered nicely too, Blizz is doing a lot of things right in this new Xpack =D
I'm so happy they put this song in the WoW pet-battling. It gave me a nostalgia-punch to the face.
this is a awesome soundtrack
This song is the more ORC SONG ever written
Best soundtrack ever made for a game
Still the best ever...
17 town´s are under siege
This pairs well with damn near any tabletop game. D&D, Pathfinder, Battletech, Warhammer, etc.
I miss this game so much ;(
My childhood memorise made me do it!
Greetings from Seoul Korea and welcome to the GSL! My name is Tasteless and with me is my hetero life long partner Artosis.
STOP POKING MEEEEEEEEE
ready to work...
Best song of Warcraft
Great theme of conquest.
oh man... i can feel my childhood....
Warcraft 2 Battle net edition music tracks are .wav (converted by blizz), not midis and this one is from the BNE imo, it sounds the same. For some reason (which I don't know), this one is 1min 19s longer than original. It's same til 2:17, after that it just loops the track second time.
When I was hooked on this game, I thought this was a human theme. Since it plays when the Alliance invades Draenor.
Nostalgia
Well said, brother.
Yes? Very well!
Job's done! What?! *belch* 'scuse me! He did it! Nuh uh! When my work is finished, I'm coming back for you! | I know these return in Warcraft 3 but who misses the Warcraft 2 versions of those quotes? I know I do.
@shrint Warcraft 2 had monster good graphics when it came out. At least that's how I remember it, I remember being in awe over the fire animations.