ReMix:World of Warcraft "Legends of Warcraft" 4:12

Newcomer PSK (Per Kiilstofte) debuts with a powerful, epic symphonic/cinematic tribute to World of Warcraft, weaving three themes + original writing into a grand whole:

"While mostly an original piece, it lends from some of the iconic compositions of Jason Hayes, like "Legends of Azeroth" and "Elwynn Forest."

I've always been a big fan of Warcraft, since Orcs & Humans in fact. I also used to play quite a bit of WoW. When I saw the recent WoW expansion coming out, I got quite nostalgic and just had to create some music, which eventually became "Legends of Warcraft." While the track clearly builds around "Legends of Azeroth" by Jason Hayes, there are also two nods to both Alliance and The Horde in the piece at 1:14 ("Elwynn Forest") and 2:08 ("The Barrens"), respectively.

Using "Legends of Azeroth" as the base with two iconic motifs while creating a highly epic-sounding orchestral composition I feel encompassed the essence of Warcraft, and in particular the latest expansion, Battle for Azeroth. Thank you for your consideration. :)"

Definitely a strong introduction on OCR for PSK; the production values on this ReMix are top-notch, channeling Hollywood trailers & blockbusters with deep drums, airy & dramatic choral components, big brass, vibrant winds, & suspenseful strings - it sounds *very* polished, in other words. On top of that, the arrangement is inventive, incorporating swaths of original material smartly around "Azeroth" and then working in not one but two supporting sources. Judges were unanimous, with some shared nitpicks on brief robotic timing (quantization) issues; Sir_NutS was feeling the nostalgia:

"This brings back memories of raids and college days. That title music is forever ingrained in my mind. I can also hear the other themes here but they're only cameos, most of the track is just the title screen music and variations of it. 1:14 has elwynn on the flute, and 2:08 has a barren riff on the horns.

Orchestration is pretty good here, and I loved the variations, such as around 2:40 where you transformed one of the initial motifs in the original into a surprisingly catchy section, and later mixed it with a different part of the original in the high violins around 3:20.

This is one of my favorite remixes of this year so far, because I love WoW music (I even use it for the D&D campaigns I DM) and because it's just a very good remix."

Of course, that was written back in February, but any time of year this would be a highlight, I think - we don't get TOO many epic symphonic pieces, and our last WoW mix was from katethegreat19 back in 2014, which is somehow six years ago. Emunator concurs:

"Just going to throw a quick cosign here. Your instrument quality is awesome and you've sequenced with a high degree of realism, excellent use of dynamics, and very competent production. The vocals were certainly a highlight."

There's ensemble choir and also some solo vocalizing, and it all sounds amazing & blends together effectively; PSK has some serious production AND arrangement chops, and this was a fantastic vehicle to show both off while (war)crafting a fitting, epic tribute to a legendary game - awesome work, hope to hear more!