Music of Cataclysm - Uldum (part 1)

[MisterFleshcage]

If the whole Uldum track is like, 14 minutes long, why is the song on the album only like, 5 minutes? D:

[suokkis]

Uldum and Vash'jir were the coolest zones of cataclysm.

[LurellePiano]

Some of the quests here were a pain, but some were really fun. They did this place well - even if it is all Egyptian. It's hard to come up with truly original ideas nowadays.

[GameSteel]

i want to travel to Egypt <3

[GameSteel]

i liked tanaris but we needed a second desert zone, wich REALLY improves on mysteries and old treasures, Silithus was not good enough, I LOVE ULDUM!!

[nipster77]

wishing for an uldum raid 

[Freakylittlethingy]

@nipster77 TOT4W

[nipster77]

@Freakylittlethingy i meant a real uldum themed raid with all the pyramids n stuff like a raid version of halls of origination, tot4w is just the OS of cata

[borek92]

it hink this music sucks... it weould be nice if there would be music like from gothic 3 desert zones, or even halls of origination/lost sity of tol vir. This music is boring :(

[Freakylittlethingy]

@borek92 NO

[Collected23]

Egyptian and proud. :))

[Unknown112112]

Rlly with Belloq and suchs

[Unknown112112]

Its just a reference to Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark lolz

[Freakylittlethingy]

@Unknown112112 its still an awesome place to go questing at :D

[Unknown112112]

@Freakylittlethingy Ye I love it xD I went there for 3 hours just to look around lol and making screenshots ofcourse :D

[Moonfethyr]

The Indiana Jones zone. :)

[WoWcatinc5]

uldum is beautifull @Oromis0011 its really a good job that blizzard did i knew there HAD to be an egyptian Paradise i wanna live there go blizzard!

[HalBDeU]

arathi highlands? whats that?

[RODOULA7]

i love uldum!

[Oromis0011]

why do ppl say this zone is so awesome? It's just a freakin desert with a rip off theme of egyptian culture, so much so that the very buildings are almost direct replica's of stuff in egypt...this zone is boring and empty. Vash'jr and Deepholm were the epic, ORIGINAL zones in Cata. Just being honest.

[KeizerXilian]

@Oromis0011 Trolls are a direct take on Rastafarian and African cultures. The Dwarves are a twist on Scottish and Scandinavian culture, not to mention the fact that the Orcs were originally conceived by Tolkein for LotR and based on warlike vikings. Almost every aspect of this game is based on mythology, a pre-existing culture, and pop culture. Why is it then that Uldum sucks just because it's based on Egypt? And by the by, a zone filled with towering monuments and oases isn't exactly empty.

[Oromis0011]

@KeizerXilian yes but they've been changed enough to have their own atmosphere that distinguishes them enough from the very source they were derived from. I don't see that with Uldum at all. Take a look at the Tuskar in Northrend for ex. Created from the Inuit culture yet changed enough (giant sea turtle ferries for ex) to have there own unique culture. Uldum needs a better Blizzard touch as it lacks evolution compared to the things you listed. Some voices on those cat dudes would be a start.

[SamJamRic]

reminds me of Zul Drak

[DaAcester]

From the looks of it, having Halls of Origination similar to Halls of Stone/lightning, i'm betting there might be an dessert-like Ulduar raid dungeon in the future..maybe idk 

[IAMTEHSPY]

Thats not fair...my target...it moved!

[doxi101]

lvl 80 to 83 speedlevelling

lvl 83 to 85 taking 10 mins to kill a mob

thats how i enjoy cata

[TheNewLooter]

I love that part: "by rury rury ryyyryyy ryryruruuu (mooomooomoomoooomoomoo) byruryruryryruruuuuuuuuuu"

[kisgeck0]

what the hell are the necrons doing here?

[Undeadguy95]

@kisgeck0 We better call the SPAJS MARIHNS !!!!

[kisgeck0]

@Undeadguy95 SPAJS MARIHNS?! some sort of egyptians with troll DNA or what?

[Redroniksre123]

@kisgeck0 I think he means SPEHS MAHRENS - Space Marines as spoken by Captain Boreale, don't know what that has to do with anything

[Play3r0ne]

tbh think the only way Uldum could have been more epic is if every quest had the Indiana Jones theme playing.

[MurakamiTenshi]

I loved Uldum, best zone in Cataclysm

[plutarch78]

Blizzard should made an entire expansion based on Uldum's theme.

[noah45930]

Sure uldum is boring, but they put great quests into the game. The Harrison jones quests are great, and the zone dungeons are the best! So is the music :D

[c0mbineelite]

@noah45930 boring? BORING? Blasphemy, uldum is fucking awesome.

[TeamJayOnas]

uldum music is disappointing. there is just too much dissonance for my taste

[Kivarshadow]

Is it just me, or does this music almost feel like it came out of KOTOR at some parts? Especially in-game when it starts a cinematic.

[Aerolash]

dude i hate uldum its boring...cant wait to get out

[TheCheeseFood]

Your Ul-Dum! All of you!

Nice music.

[FVCommunity]

This music is freaky.

[TheGreasyJungle]

wow at 1:17 you can hear a faint sound like someone breathing in to play the instrument

[Throthgar]

In answer to the description, yes. Encouragement of incestual relationships / marriages to strengthen bloodlines...

But other than that, you really have to love Egyptians ; ]

[Takashii25]

This is my favorite new zone out of all of them!

[AurelePyroan]

Opening bars sound like Egyptianfied Ulduar's theme. SO FITTING OMG! :D

[3picFilms]

I like this music, but something like this would be much better :)

watch?v=k8OAG3nuP5o

^ The Mummy Suite by Jerry Goldsmith

[jrojeck]

I don't know if this is a good or a bad thing, but a lot of the Cataclysm music has this 1960's style to it. Like something I'd hear out of an old live action Disney movie from that era.

[xXEryarXx]

i thought uldum has a gate or is this a gate to a hiden place =?

[Citanlol]

@xXEryarXx Uldum had a device that "sealed off" its location from the rest of the world and made it not visible, but the cataclysm has ruined that device.

[borgri09]

@Citanlol it actually damaged it and it was forced to shut down

blamin' the earthquakes for damaging the device

[Reaping646]

Its awesome that Blizzard is making new music for the zones instead of having the same stuff for some zones.

[malonze10]

OK who agrees with me: when i hit 83, lv / quest here till 85.. then just stay here to hang out.. i mean really?! this place is so cool from pics and videos ive seen, ill just hang out there all day...

[Aussie50]

@malonze10 hell yeah, I'm cruising Uldum at lvl81 just because its so nice!! (and I can max my mining :D)

[Adhdragon]

@malonze10 will probably be hell of boring

[Chadmeekins]

You are correct anything egyptian themed is boss.

[Tarkye]

man the first part makes me remember majora mask for some reason

[snaffu1]

@Tarkye Yeah, reminds me of Ikana and Stone Tower a lot. Definite elements of it coming to mind.

[fathertime95]

@snaffu1 cause ya stone tower temple...lets make a moderately annoying dungeon and then to make it worse...LETS INVERSE IT TOO. god damn it nintendo.

[Alrogue]

IT'S TIME TO DUEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL!

[Annihilator27]

@Alrogue My deck is full of trap cards.

[CarrotAtHeart]

When this music plays in the opening Uldum cinematic... it really sucks you into the atmosphere. Love this music :)

[Nagoragama]

Everyone be sure to check out part 2 as well. Some of the best parts of the music in Uldum are contained in part 2.

[darkarbiter5]

No, there has never been a point where something Egyptian hasn't been awesome, unless it's a very badly made sci-fi movie.

But, more to the point, this music is excellently themed, and as awesome as the rest of the zone.

[gjgkhgjfhgjklhklhglj]

@darkarbiter5 *Coughs* Stargate *Cough* Oh, I mean what? That was a perfectly good sci-fi series that- I'll just stop now.

[teengirlsquad52]

@darkarbiter5 why is it excellently themed? its sounds like all the other music in the new xpac.

[CBleck]

@teengirlsquad52 I'd beg to differ on that...pick a zone from cata, any one (not "all zones") and tell me which one sounds like this...for that matter tell me which pieces of music sounds exactly the same...I'll give you the night elven themes though

[gwatson2006]

@CBleck The new tanaris theme is almost like this:

watch?v=K0qIttZLLq4

[CBleck]

@gwatson2006 I've listened to both, and I'm afraid I'd have to disagree with you, though they both have slightly similar elements in them, they are over all different and quite easily distinguishable

[iSparkettei]

@teengirlsquad52

Actually it sounds a bit different.

But not much.

It's a well made song but Blizzard's previous work for example the music that plays in the desert in Act 2 is far superior to this song theme-wise.

[iSparkettei]

@iSparkettei

That's Act 2 of Diablo 2 by the way, definitely has THE best deserty music I ever heard.

Lut Gholein theme is incredibly awesome.