Fantasy music in spirit of Guild Wars

Michikawa

Michikawa

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2006

Greetings, everybody!

I have composed orchestral soundtrack music in my home studio for quite some time and I thought it would be nice to offer the material to fellow Guild Wars gamers, who enjoy fantasy themed music. I'm quite sure these tunes would fit well to the general feel of Guild Wars, at least I find them enjoyable and fitting enhancement to the original soundtrack.

Notice: It is best to left-click these links to get the correct file name. Right-clicking and using "Save as" option offers standard play.php filename.

Battle

Burn Them Down
Fields of Tenerron
Red Fields
Straight Into Ambush

Dungeon

Where the Dead Lay
Cemetery
Gathering Dusk
In Mist Shrouded

Explore

Angel's Tear
Angel's Redemption
Jester's Tear
Crystal Cavern
Passing Twilight
Frozen Silence
New Dawn
Awakening
Mount St. Joseph

Public areas

Commemoration
Lament part 1
Lament part 2
Nightingale
Lucid Dream

If you like, you can also browse the projects for additional tunes, these were the ones that felt the most appropriate.

http://www.mikseri.net/essence/
http://www.mikseri.net/divinity/
http://www.mikseri.net/frozensilence/

Lord Mendes

Lord Mendes

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

Derka-Derka Land

Steel Phoenix (StP)

E/

wow those are awesome.
Especially the battle ones.
U are an awesome composer

Silethas Celalith

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

The Netherlands

Battle Gods [BG]

Rt/Me

I like them, especially the battle ones. I like GW's original music but i think its lacks more dramatic tracks.

Yanman.be

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

WOW.

What method of composing do you use? ( I'm pretty sure you use a PC programme...if those are live artists..you wouldn't give these songs for free )

Michikawa

Michikawa

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2006

Thanks guys! I'm glad to hear the soundscapes sound enjoyable and appropriate

Yanman: I use basically same tools as Jeremy Soule. Nowadays it is possible to build professional level home studio with just a 1000-2000 dollar investment in addition to the cost of normal PC. The main tool is software sequencer program with which you can record and mix audio/midi channels. I use Steinberg's Cubase SE. Then you have various software synthesizers and samplers + sound libraries for those. My main sampler is Tascam's GigaStudio and I have various libraries which I control through it, such as Garritan's Orchestral Strings, Project SAM brass / percussion and some demo material from Vienna Orchestral Library.

After that it's just a matter of recording the various tracks with normal MIDI-keyboard and mix the outcome into mp3.

Dagoth Umbra

Dagoth Umbra

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

In Cartman's Brain, Directing.

Lazy Dominus Legatus [LaZy]

W/E

I Love You

Seriously, though I just finished downloading them, some of the dungeon ones I didnt much care for, I dont like creeping music like that, but the other ones, I love 'em, excellent job, me want more, more from Michikawa, yay! Seriously, good job, keep it up.

Lord Mendes

Lord Mendes

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

Derka-Derka Land

Steel Phoenix (StP)

E/

yeah same the dungeons ones arent my favorite, but the battle ones are awesome.
I made a brand new playlist just for u (and some within temptation of course, best music for guildwars IMO)

Dagoth Umbra

Dagoth Umbra

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

In Cartman's Brain, Directing.

Lazy Dominus Legatus [LaZy]

W/E

Anyone know of sites or people with sites offering free music, full music, not samples, and not illegal either. I am constantly looking for good music. Even if it is not whole cds, still good. Thanks.

Bowman Artemis

Bowman Artemis

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Gold Coast, Australia.

Overclockers Australia [OCAU]

I'll be using these while I play Oblivion on my 360! They're awesome, I want to learn how to do this myself.