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Solar Light

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

Teutonic Warriors {TW}

Mo/

26 Sep 2006 at 02:02 - 1

If you go to the online store and select GW:p or GW;F, you can hear the opening themes of each campain there.

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

26 Sep 2006 at 02:30 - 2

I have both soundtracks anyway.....

CyberNigma

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

San Antonio, TX

W/R

26 Sep 2006 at 02:33 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knightsaber Sith

I have both soundtracks anyway.....

Cool, there's no need for the rest of us to go to the in-game store to listen to them then :-) You've got the soundtrack..

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

26 Sep 2006 at 03:02 - 4

I can't believe how much I miss the original opening theme...

TopGun

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

26 Sep 2006 at 03:03 - 5

I thought Nightfall's music was 1235.365 x 10 ^ 3,124 times better.

My Sweet Revenga

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

26 Sep 2006 at 03:20 - 6

Nightfall's opening theme I find kinda... meh. It's good yes, but it sounds kinda generic like I've heard it somewhere else before. I thought the prophecies opening theme sounded more unique.

I wish anet would give us the option to pick our own login screen.

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

26 Sep 2006 at 03:31 - 7

Prophecies was good and it gives me a bit of nostalgia to hear old Ascalon tunes every once in a blue moon, Factions never impressed me, but I really like the Nightfall music

CyberNigma

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

San Antonio, TX

W/R

26 Sep 2006 at 03:33 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by My Sweet Revenga

Nightfall's opening theme I find kinda... meh. It's good yes, but it sounds kinda generic like I've heard it somewhere else before. I thought the prophecies opening theme sounded more unique.

I wish anet would give us the option to pick our own login screen.

You might have heard it in several of the sequences in Ultraviolet. We were talking about htat in another thread.. Some of the parts are almost exactly like the music in Ultraviolet. I believe that one scene that had it was when they were driving in the truck towards the Arch Ministry. You'll notice it on Nightfall's opening credits about 10 seconds in or so..

Brittany

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

Perth, Australia

R/

26 Sep 2006 at 07:12 - 9

There is a bit of grand sounding brass or something in the Nightfall login music that for the first few notes always reminds me of the Tristram theme in Diablo. I might be crazy, however. None of my friends seem to agree.

silv3rr

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

26 Sep 2006 at 08:18 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberNigma

Cool, there's no need for the rest of us to go to the in-game store to listen to them then :-) You've got the soundtrack..

LOL hahahahahaha, that's so...... blunt

- If kids still say "dry" then the proper reaction would be "oh dryyyyyy" lol I'm such a dork

Harold

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

26 Sep 2006 at 22:43 - 11

Oh man, this is awesome! I was just thinking to myself how I miss the prophecies login screen, where your characters stood at a crappy camp and the one you selected ran forward. That and the music really gave it a grand, epic adventure feel to me.

Horseman Of War

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

The Cult of Doom

P/

26 Sep 2006 at 22:49 - 12

i miss the crappy camp.

the new login sure is nice. I truly hated Faction's login- I dont think every single character is worthy of being put on a pedistal. And that stupid whale... good riddance Faction Login. Even after I got my beefy video card, the water still looked like Jello.

Wabbajack

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Kaineng Center

The Lightside

Me/

26 Sep 2006 at 22:58 - 13

I thought the Factions login music was soothing/relaxing.

The truth itself

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark

First Degree

Mo/

26 Sep 2006 at 23:13 - 14

If you miss the proph login screen.
Download the soundtrack and open Diablo 2, i swear it's the same concept.

Campfire, yep, character steps forward, yep..

Exoudeous

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Honor Warriors

E/

26 Sep 2006 at 23:40 - 15

If you just leave the loginscreen on it cycles through the main themes of all the chapters

Crowlley

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Mo/Me

26 Sep 2006 at 23:55 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by My Sweet Revenga

Nightfall's opening theme I find kinda... meh. It's good yes, but it sounds kinda generic like I've heard it somewhere else before. I thought the prophecies opening theme sounded more unique.

I wish anet would give us the option to pick our own login screen.

When it started going it reminded me of Farcry's theme tune for some reason.

pkodyssey

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

In a cardboard box with Internet

The Order of the Frozen Tundra (TofT)

N/

27 Sep 2006 at 00:03 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by TopGun

I thought Nightfall's music was 1235.365 x 10 ^ 3,124 times better.

Wow, thats a big number

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

27 Sep 2006 at 00:57 - 18

I liked the old campfire login screen music it reminded me of beta kinda miss it.

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

27 Sep 2006 at 01:28 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberNigma

You might have heard it in several of the sequences in Ultraviolet. We were talking about htat in another thread.. Some of the parts are almost exactly like the music in Ultraviolet. I believe that one scene that had it was when they were driving in the truck towards the Arch Ministry. You'll notice it on Nightfall's opening credits about 10 seconds in or so..

LOL my gawd that movie sawked!!!!!

but ya, I noticed it too when I ..... saw it.

Dixie Lady

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Mississippi

Mo/Me

01 Oct 2006 at 12:53 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diablo™

I can't believe how much I miss the original opening theme...

What pushed me over the line in choosing to buy GW in the first place was the opening background and the music. I thought if this is a taste of Gw then I HAVE to have it!
I miss seeing it.

edit: I am referring to what I assume was Factions theme since I have never seen a 'campfire scene'.

JGaff

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Lotus Eaters

Me/

01 Oct 2006 at 17:28 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exoudeous

If you just leave the loginscreen on it cycles through the main themes of all the chapters

Somebody must have an invisibility cloak on when they post...

Nobody else realized this before?

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

01 Oct 2006 at 18:20 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brittany

There is a bit of grand sounding brass or something in the Nightfall login music that for the first few notes always reminds me of the Tristram theme in Diablo. I might be crazy, however. None of my friends seem to agree.

What I think I hear is from Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. There's a four-note sequence that follows the same pattern as part of the opening theme to that game. The first time I heard it, I jumped. But on the fifth note, Jeremy takes it off into a different direction, and it's not even close after that. There are only 13 notes in a Western scale, and with millions upon millions of compositions, it's natural that there will be similarities from time to time. But yes, I did hear that 4-note sequence too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exoudeous

If you just leave the loginscreen on it cycles through the main themes of all the chapters

I totally did not know that. Thanks for the tip!

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

01 Oct 2006 at 18:58 - 23

For those with DirectSong, you can change which songs play. Locate your guildwars.ds file and mess around with it. Don't forget to make a backup.

Cjlr

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

SMS

E/Me

01 Oct 2006 at 19:05 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

There are only 13 notes in a Western scale... !

There are only 12!

LadyNilene

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Silver Millenium

E/Me

01 Oct 2006 at 19:12 - 25

I miss the original and factions theme too...they were much more emotionally powerful compared to the Nightfalls one...

johnmedgla

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

Dark

N/Me

02 Oct 2006 at 06:02 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cjlr

There are only 12!

In some countries, it's customary to count [x]2 (where [x] is the tonic) as distinct from [x]1, giving 13 notes on a chromatic scale. Typically, though, you're entirely correct. Boo Gaile

. Seriously though - thanks for letting me know about the cycling themes - is there any way to manipulate the order they play in (for those of use without Direct Sound packs)? The Nightfall theme is great, but it's a little to Bombastic Action Movie for me to hear more than once or twice a day..... No offence at all intended - that I can stand to hear a tune even once a day means it's really pretty good!

Darksun

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

USA

Karr's Castle

W/E

04 Oct 2006 at 15:40 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seef II

For those with DirectSong, you can change which songs play. Locate your guildwars.ds file and mess around with it. Don't forget to make a backup.

Whaa! cool! thanks man.

Lawnmower

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/R

04 Oct 2006 at 22:30 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberNigma

Cool, there's no need for the rest of us to go to the in-game store to listen to them then :-) You've got the soundtrack..

lol.

Nicely said, mate

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

05 Oct 2006 at 07:37 - 29

I never even knew there was once another opening screen then the pedestal one. Guess it changed right bofore i got GW.

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

05 Oct 2006 at 09:04 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exoudeous

If you just leave the loginscreen on it cycles through the main themes of all the chapters

I know that after the Nightfall themesong, you will get the same music which played in the Pre-sear of Prophecies, but not the actual Prophecies themesong. Do I have to wait longer then if I want to hear the Prophecies themesong?

Zethron Ahriman

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

05 Oct 2006 at 22:07 - 31

Heh, can anyone point me to where I can download the Prophecies theme song? That'd be awesome, thanks!

~Zeth

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

06 Oct 2006 at 00:06 - 32

Not for free, unless you have your prophecies preorder - it should be on that CD.
Otherwise, you can buy the soundtrack from directsong.

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

06 Oct 2006 at 00:09 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diablo™

I can't believe how much I miss the original opening theme...

agreed, I miss the original login screen also