Brother, may I have some *L e i t m o t i f*

Anduin is a priest, so would that make his music... ...a Lightmotif?

Blizzard's art departments know what tf they're doing even if other departments, not so much.

Oof. I'm Horde to the core, but Anduin's theme is enough to fill me with Alliance patriotism. And then Saurfang's theme jolts me right back to my own side. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

If you dont get it, you havent watched enough Sideways vids

well, that's more themes per minute then in Infinity war so

Wrynn's theme gives me chills every time. I've become so invested in Anduin's story as I've grown up along side him, I'm only a couple years older then his canonical age. And to be honest, my philosophical journey mirrors his as well.

That Horde theme needs more use as the expansion continues. It's just so... Perfect. Makes me tear up every time.

Damn, never played WoW but the music's got me hyped. The music really expands the emotion in each scene in a way that some movies scenes can do

Oh yes, very clever Blizzard. Glad you pointed that out Sideways. Good show! [Actually has no idea what’s going on and is guessing it has something to do with leitmotif].

Jaina's theme is another that just blows me away every time. She sort of has 2 now, the 'Jaina Homeland/Theramore' theme, and 'Daughter of the Sea', both used to amazing effect throughout Battle for Azeroth in various places.

Yo Sideways, just wanted to say that you’re my favorite KZfaq creator, and I look forward to every video! 👏🎵

This entire video is just a hard flex on the predictions from how to kill a king.

I was wondering when you'd make something on this. Motifs, man. I'm especially fond of Saurfang's, it's so simple, two notes to start with a sliding glissando, then a resolution found in the notes to come. I'm so excited to see where the story goes. #noshouldersforoldsoldiers

I see you are a man of culture

Was lucky to play in a concert with one of this game's composers (Neil Acree) conducting when I was seventeen. I'm not a fan of the games, but the music is great!

oh my God i found you today and I've been binging your videos. I LOOOOOOOVE music and how it's being used to represent something and I have literally no one to talk to about it haha. one of my favourites is probably used in Starcraft 2 where they established a "Love Theme" and you can hear it mixed in cutscene and cinematic tracks and you only ever hear it completely when HOTS credits roll.

Man I love Anduin's theme a lot. S T A N D A S O N E

Have you guys ever noticed the theme song for Dazar Alor has that pedal point on 'D' then the chords over the top are: dminor-aminor-dminor-aminor etc changing with each note of the melody. The music is literally spelling out "Dazar Alor" :) It's not only an epic sounding theme, but this little tid bit really tickles me.

"Next we'll be calling up farmers" "READY TO WERK!"

So glad someone is discussing (even without words) the music of WoW

Hey Sideways, I just want to let you know your channel is amazing. My music theory teacher in high school actually played your Sight Singing and Ear Training video and that was super cool since I’ve been subbed for a long time now. Keep up the great work!

It's almost like it's a motif of some sort.

First 30 secs tripped me out, coming from your transformers video

Sideways pops a stiffy every time he hears a leitmotif

Beautifully rendered..

I haven't played WoW in years, but every time they release a new trailer it does not fail to make all the feels come rushing back.

Idk if you're into the show Attack on Titan, but it would be pretty cool to see a video on Sawano's music if you were, especially how the Ape Titan theme is used.

I get so excited when I see sideways release wow music !

THESE MAKE ME WEEP AAAAAAAAA especially the saurfang/horde theme

At the end of the Battle for Azeroth Feature Overview trailer we can hear the same leitmotif that plays at the end of the WotLK Cinematic too

Where did the video you posted today go!!! It was so good I was only halfway through

Wow is know for having the best music in gaming for a reason

The first one is the alliance theme, the other is the saurfang theme. Leitmotifs

YOUR BACK :)

It's beautifully done, Saurfang lost a son, Anduin a father, they both filled that void in each other's lives.

I loved that

That Saurfang theme has me fighting tears every single time.

Did anyone else notice that the song that plays when the Horde starts their charge in thw BFA cinematic is the theme song established for Grommash in WoD?

I think one of the best Blizzards soundtracks is Heart of the Swarm. Yeah and you can't just ignore the similarities between Protoss and Night elf motive. :D (I heard a lot, I know.)

fuck this is like the midterm of sideway videos I am getting ptsd from school

Recursion is just one of many building recipes.

That call to arms melody gets me so haaardd

Could you do a video on the purpose of music in Ken Burns’ documentaries? I’m a huge fan of the channel and the soundtracks and it would be incredible to have both in tandem. Thanks for your attention!

Ayy new vidddd

Ooo! More Warcraft Music, cool.

Yo man this is really obscure but I watched your 4 chords video and I thought it’d be neat if you took a look at “The Prophet’s Song” by Queen. A little more than half way through you get this amazing a cappella part with all 4 of them on it.

Coincidence that I’m restarting WoW. do you play? If so what server are you on?

Dude could you do God of War soundtrack (old vs new) Especially after the new one I could definitely feel the story from the music. All the realms have distinct sounds and when something Greek related happens I feel like a more mature version of the older games is heard. Think you might have fun dissecting it :)

Hey there

Hi Sideways! Can you check out the Detective Pikachu trailer? People are noticing that the Pokemon battle theme and Happy Together harmonize. Do you think it's a coincidence?

Please do something in-depth on wow sideways. I discovered you long before this vid btw.

I can't find this music on Google Play. Can you share the composer and other info?

me, a bitch who's played a ton of wow but seen maybe 3 marvel movies: ain't that the avengers theme

STORM YOU GIVE ME MORE

Are you telling me someone's going to die?

Yeah but what about the lietmotifs going on with Stromguard's warfront with that Alliance Return to Arms?

Dude can u do a video on Undertale coz I don’t feel like any videos on its music actually do it justice

Dude, I just managed to overcome Varians death, and you have to throw him in there like this?

The bitrate isn't enough for this footage.

Was the last video taken down?

holy fuck

Hey man! Just 2 mins! For shame.

Hey Sideways. What's the story behind your name and icon?

I fucking love you

Do La is a hard interval for me to remember. Is that your point?

What happened to sideway's new video?

0:58!

I hate how much I love Anduin's theme but how much I hate the Alliance and Anduin. FOR THE HORDE!

What are they doing?

What school do you recommend for me to become a film scorer??

As much as the gameplay and story of wow has kind of gone down hill, the art direction, cinematics and music will always be my favorite for any game.

Sooo undertale got a sequel... People really like the leitmotives in it... Care to open that can of worms again?

what about war-bringer Jaina's music :P

Oh boy another wow video. I can't wait to get shit on again because I like alliance more than horde

If you want to see some amazing music then check out FFXIV Shadowbringers.

Yeah..uhm I'm really confused

WTB more Warcraft analysis from sideways

V Edit: So this is what it feels like to be the coveted "First"

Their music is always on point. Shame about everything else :(

man those cutscenes look goofy

First!

So, who is the "SHE" he wants him to stop?

Watch la la land. You’ll love It

Huh

what is this

clicked so fast I got a little disappointed I admit

Saw notification, immediately disappointed afterwords

shitpost?

I don't like these "cinematic themes"... they're bombastic, etc... but i forget them immediately after hearing them. and they're everywhere in orchestral music these days... I wish they'd go back to basics again. I wish they'd worry less about the orchestral soundscapes, sounding big, and more about making absolutely sure the piece/theme/idea works with a single instrument (piano, guitar, solo violin etc.) so well that it would be perfect song just as is... and then make the orchestration etc. around it to make that great and wonderful theme or song into something bigger. It's easy to sound huge with tools of today without really saying anything at all...

Blizzard and thematic music? Their franchises ran for so long they have to recycle their music. A call to arm appears in Jaina’s theme, some legion tunes have temple of the moon theme etc...

Too bad the expansion wasn't as good as the music in the expansion.