Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons - Full Official Soundtrack
1,077(my comment on the OST)
The Soundtrack of End of Dragons is fully inspired by Korean traditional music. All of the tracks introduce Gugak (means: Traditional Music of Korea), and one Pansori (means: genre of musical storytelling performed by a vocalist and a drummer)
(The Cycle Ends by Lena Raine and Kim Sowon is inspired by it).
Pansori (in this particular context) is a vocalization technique which differs from singing as we may know in the West, because it's supposed to be loud, clear - using Danjeon (hypogastric) breathing. There are three ways of vocalization of pansori: the first one is to make the sound straightly, the second one is to tremble low note, the third one is to bend the note. It also uses specific rhythm - jangdan, which also has different types of keeping beat in the song - the tempo varies.
Pansori in general doesn't limit itself to vocalization, because it is an integral part of Korean Opera Ch'angguk, and is a genre of musical storytelling.
In this OST you will hear Korean instruments such as:
Sogo - small drum, Kkwaenggwari - small gong, Janggu - hourglass shaped drum, Buk - barrel shaped drum, Jing - large gong, Sogeum - a small bamboo transverse flute, Taepyeongso - an oboe instrument with a specific loud sound, Piri - a small oboe with strong sound, Haegeum - think Erhu or Xiqin, Gayageum - a zither played with hands, Geomungo - a zither played using a bamboo stick, Ajaeng - a zither played using a bow, yanggeum, danso and daegeum flutes.
Other than Korean instruments and vocalizations, you will hear fitting orchestration - violins, trombones, french horns, clarinets, saxophone, accoustic guitar, bassoon, english horns, tubas, violas, cellos.
And also you will find quite a lot of different synths throughout the soundtrack.
Very rarely to hear such a combination in the West - Gugak, Pansori, Danjeon, Orchestra and Synth - it's an incredibly original soundtrack, and stands out from many other East Asian music representations in series, games, movies.
Credits - Composers and webpages:
Maclaine Diemer (https://maclainediemer.com/)
Andi Roselund (https://mirrorspectator.com/2020/10/08/andi-roselund-an-armenian-composer-in-korea/)
Michael W. Choi (https://www.michaelwchoi.com/)
Lena Raine (http://lena.fyi/)
Bryan Atkinson (https://www.bryanatkinson.productions/)
Steve Pardo (https://www.stevepardo.com/)
Sojin Ryu (https://sojinryu.com/)
Joyce Kwon (https://www.joycekwon.com/)
Credited artists:
- Jerryd Elias
- piri_kyoungtai
- μ κ²¨μ΄ (Jung Gyu-woon)
- αα
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΄ Yuny Park
0:00 End of Dragons - Maclaine Diemer
3:02 Mists Connection - M. Diemer
5:51 Captain of the Aetherblades - M. Diemer
8:15 Togo's Legacy - M. Diemer
10:31 The Empire of Dragons - M. Diemer
12:38 Stroll in the Night Market - Michael Choi
14:58 Strangely Familiar Place - Michael Choi
17:17 Beginning of a Warrior's Journey - M. Diemer
19:49 Hero from Faraway - Andi Roselund
22:09 A Spirit's Final Wish - M. Diemer
24:33 Along the Shing Jea Shoreline - M. Diemer
27:29 Daigo Ward - Michael Choi
30:05 Winds of Change - Michael Choi
32:09 Canthan Justice - Andi Roselund
34:33 Hallowed Ground - Michael Choi
37:50 Shadows of Seitung - Sojin Ryu
40:07 Solace and Respite - M. Diemer
43:00 City Tension - M. Diemer
45:14 Mortals Are Little Flames - M. Diemer
47:45 Danger Lurks in the Jade - Bryan Atkinson
50:03 Alone in this Metropolis - M. Diemer
52:43 Heart of the Machine - M. Diemer
55:20 Joon's Secret - M. Diemer
57:56 Ruins of Reflection - Sojin Ryu
1:00:14 Kaineng Riverways - M. Diemer
1:02:26 Whose Side Are You On - Andi Roselund
1:05:08 Soojung Heights - M. Diemer
1:07:33 Ishan's Wish - Bryan Atkinson
1:09:44 A Future Carved in Jade - M. Diemer
1:12:14 The View from Above - M. Diemer
1:14:30 The Slums - M. Diemer
1:18:36 The Petrified Forest - M. Diemer
1:21:16 Refuge for Outcasts - M. Diemer
1:23:26 An Old Forgotten Place - Sojin Ryu
1:26:26 Unwelcome Visitors - Bryan Atkinson
1:27:38 Once There Was Laughter - Sojin Ryu
1:29:38 House zu Heltzer (Based on Kurzick's Theme) - M. Diemer
1:31:20 Fortune's Favor (Jazz Version of Out of the Dream) - Steve Pardo
1:35:50 Into the Wilds - Andi Roselund
1:38:40 Become Like Water (Kuunavang Cinematic) - Bryan Atkinson
1:39:09 Kestrel's Watch - Sojin Ryu
1:41:36 Lament of the Lutgardises - Sojin Ryu
1:44:17 Stone and Bark - Sojin Ryu
1:46:29 Edge of Annihilation - Bryan Atkinson
1:48:49 Tengu Village - M. Diemer
1:51:12 Parabellum - Andi Roselund
1:53:36 Junkyard Strife - M. Diemer
1:56:01 Remnants of the Betrayer - M. Diemer
1:58:20 Truly Awake - Bryan Atkinson
1:59:44 Harvest Ceremony - M. Diemer
2:02:04 Where Calamity Began - M. Diemer
2:04:45 Order and Balance - Andi Roselund
2:07:08 What Began Will Return - Bryan Atkinson
2:09:03 The Cycle Ends - Lena Raine
2:12:07 Mother - M. Diemer
2:14:55 I'm Home - M. Diemer
2:17:18 A New Era of Heroes - Alternate Theme - Andi Roselund
2:19:28 A World Without You - Joyce Kwon (vocals and gayageum), orchestrated by Maclaine Diemer
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