World of Warcraft: Lament of Vaia
This is the first part of my second audio rebuild project - this time, I wanted to make a video that was closer to a game intro which establishes a plotline and characters,
as opposed to a straight rebuild.
This rebuild was also featured on
wow.joystiq.com including a full interview on the production process, and has received thousands of plays on Warcraftmovies.com
and Youtube
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Comments and feedback
"...Lament of Vaia, his second work features more voice acting, a coherent story, and an ending that had me clamoring for part two" - Anne Stickney, wow.joystiq.com
"Is there any place you can download/buy his music just to listen to? It's lovely." - saedaeme, wow.joystiq.com reader
"Wow...you know I really wasn't expecting a shiver down my spine after watching this. It really felt like a different game. It was refreshing." - Scooter, wow.joystiq.com reader
"Absolutely amazing work. The sound is spot on, and the score is hauntingly beautiful." - bargeek, Youtube user
"Wow. Just WOW. That is some raw firepower in that voice work. I look forward to seeing more!" - Glaras, wow.joystiq.com reader
"I loved it! It was romantic,with a hint of vengence...perfection." - Alyssa G, wow.joystiq.com reader
World of Warcraft: Stratholme
Game footage is captured, then the audio is removed and rebuilt from scratch. This was my first rebuild, and was really the thing that helped propel me into creating audio content for games. It's a segment from the MMO World of Warcraft, following a Paladin's solo assault on the cursed city of Stratholme.
The entire audio track was re-created from scratch by me, including the sound effects, character voices and music. Looking back at it now, there are a few things I'd improve, but given the limited time and resources available I still believe that overall it creates a compelling atmosphere.
Shortly after launch, this rebuild was specially selected by wow.joystiq.com for a feature piece including a full interview on the production process. It has also been viewed thousands of times on Youtube and Warcraftmovies.com and maintained a close to perfect rating (so far)!
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Comments and feedback
"...an atmospheric soundtrack that injects an eerie edge of desperation to an instance that's become old hat" - Lisa Poisso, wow.joystiq.com
"Why can't Blizzard make sound like this..." - fatgreenguy1, Youtube user
"Very nice and realistic, gave me a really creepy feeling. And the patchwerk creature boss voice was perfect. Just the right amount of insaneness and hunger for blood!" - Capricious, warcraftmovies.com user
"That was awesome dude, blizzard need to hire you :)" - x1414, Youtube user