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This is the music that plays in the Sanctum of Domination raid as well as other Jailer/Mawsworn-related places in Chains of Domination.
The “Sanctum of Domination” theme by David Arkenstone is definitely my favorite in this video, with the track at 21:13 being the one I like the most. There’s just something about the way he uses percussion in his action tracks that are truly special and memorable. The percussion here in particular really give you the sense of chains and metal clashing which really fits the aesthetic of the patch.
Also, fun fact: That theme is actually a remix of Grant Kirkhope’s “Torghast Action” theme from 9.0 which is why he is credited after David Arkenstone.
I also like that Anduin’s theme gets yet another remix here but all twisted and evil-sounding. I swear, Anduin’s theme has to be the most used theme in World of Warcraft by this point, next to the Stormwind theme. But hey, I’m alright with it because it is a really dang good theme.
0:00 – Domination Anduin H
2:13 – Domination Anduin A
4:25 – Domination Zovaal Intro
4:51 – Domination Zovaal H1
6:10 – Domination Zovaal H2
7:46 – Domination In Chains H
9:51 – Domination In Chains A
11:27 – Domination In Chains B
12:37 – Domination In Chains C
14:37 – Sanctum of Domination H
16:18 – Sanctum of Domination A
17:53 – Sanctum of Domination B
19:24 – Sanctum of Domination C
21:13 – Sanctum of Domination D
22:54 – Sanctum of Domination E
24:47 – Sanctum of Domination F
26:31 – Sanctum of Domination (Unused Version)
27:16 – Sanctum of Domination Ambient A
29:17 – Sanctum of Domination Ambient B
30:36 – Sanctum of Domination Ambient C
32:29 – Sanctum of Domination Ambient D
34:41 – Sanctum of Domination Ambient E
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You're right about Anduin's and Stormwind's theme being reused a lot (by different composers sometimes, so it's nice to hear their takes on it), and I feel like Anduin's theme was heavily inspired by the Stormwind theme. Recently I've been really trying to find all of the variations of the Stormwind theme but struggling since they don't all have "Stormwind" in the title…
I love anduin’s theme so much, it defines modern wow music for me.
Edit: Also I wonder what Grant Kirkhope’s thoughts on microsoft acquiring actiblizz.
Was really glad we got a good amount of boss music for this raid and that they weren't just slightly different variations of one or two themes, like how they had in Eternal Palace with the Naga Ambush and Wrath of Azshara tracks, which was a bit boring. All the boss tracks by David here are unique, reminds me of the Trial of the Crusader music in WotLk in the same way how those were all unique themes, and also there's similarities between them and these, like the chains, which is a good thing because i loved the TotC music. I really hope this is the minimum amount of boss music we will getting in each raid from now on, because the boss music really adds to the fights and just makes them so much cooler.