For some reason this zone gives me the most nostalgia out of any other. Every time I hear it I can recall really specific memories of questing there and what was happening in my life at that time. Chills me every time.
Me too. I have very specific memories tied to each zone. I can hear the music from a zone and immediately identify when I quested there first and what was going on outside of Azaroth. : )
Iv lived in NY,NY, New Jersey, Maine, NC, and Washington state. Iv worked on farms, boats, in shops. Iv hiked and sailed all over and around America, but I must say: Being a total jobless drop out WoW addict for 1.5 years was the one of the most interesting and mind altering places I've ever been. It was like taking a 1.5 year vacation on some higher plane of existence.
Tanzz XRP The experience of dropping out hard on WoW is so unique. It's akin to dealing with severe PTSD, being an entrepreneur, being involved in a military conflict, or taking hallucinogens. There are few who know, and there are many who have no idea... until they "take the plunge". YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!!!
During Burning Crusade.. Most Nostalgia iv ever felt in my life during that period of WoW.. And vanilla also.. I miss it. BUT, when i played WoD beta at Blizzcon 2013, i felt a lil bit of Vanilla/BC vibes comin back. Not alot, but just a lil.
Listening in 2023 ❤ WoW used to be such a huge part of my life: a much more innocent and energetic time. The beauty of WoW's music is unlike any other game. Doesn't matter how much time has passed, I'm immediately teleported to the time I first set foot in the colorful blue landscape of Zangermarsh and recall the same feeling of awe and wonder. It's the same for each zone in vanilla and the early expansions. Nothing can compare. I miss it.
This zone is the reason I couldn't wait to get to Outlands. Those giant glowing mushrooms and fireflies were so exotic looking , I couldn't wait to explore it all.
I believe it's the Indian flute (combined with everything else, really,) that gives it such an amazing otherworldly touch. A complete masterpiece as is the entire soundtrack of the whole game. This track in particular just makes you want to dive right into the luminescent waters of these marshes and swim with the Naga..
This brings tears in my eyes realizing it is already 8 years ago when I started playing World of Warcraft. This game has become a part of my youth and I enjoyed every moment of it. I've stopped playing at the end of Wrath of the Lich King which is also a long time ago (mid 2010). But still I come back every now and then to listen to the this epic music and it gives me the chills and want to go back to those moment where I played with my Nephew and friends and had no worries being a 16-20 year old kid. Just felt like needing a place to express my feelings. WoW in my heart
Yeah, this, EQ, and D2 are forever ingrained in my late teens and early twenties. I realized you don't have to look at them days like they are so distant. Everything that has been... *always* will be
I loved BC, and Zangarmarsh & Nagrand were my favorite zones I have ever leveled in. If only it were possible to forget it all, go back in time, and do it again...
When I hear this Zangarmarsh music it brings back that strong sense of wonderment I had when I first arrived there from Hellfire Penninsula ... like being completely lost then waking up in a strangely familiar and beautiful surrounding. Blows me away every time.
I remember going through some pretty hard personal struggles when BC launched. This expansion, and Zangarmarsh in particular was the perfect distraction from the chaos around me. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for WoW.
My fav zone in the whole of Wow. i sometimes switch the music off and sit on top of a mushroom listening to the ambience, wierd animals making noises off in the distance. ahhhh takes me back to the BC days :)
It's beautiful how this song is riddled with hindu-inspired instruments and rhythm, just how the Draenei are inspired by such culture~ You can see their main cities have merchants with turbans upon their heads, some buildings have small rooms with tapestry, pillows scattered around the floor and Hookahs. Oh, and how to forget both genres /dance~?
so great. the feeling is amazing if you didnt play BC you did miss out. same with vanilla, but i did miss out of vanilla sadly :( only played very late vanilla
when i think of zangarmarsh i'm always reminded of my late night playing sessions of leveling in this zone. shortly after BC launched, i finally had to crash and get some sleep and i remember waking up at about 7 pm to continue my push to 70. id become a nocturnal wreck before classes started again
sigh every time i try to quit wow i come on youtube and listen to zone music like this, then end up getting game time the next day :( i will play wow forever
It was always curious that Blizzard opted for the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj soundtrack as a template for Zangarmarsh, the only relation between the two I could find was Blacksting, a large wasp in Zangarmarsh that somewhat resembled the profile of the Silithid's of Silithus, exactly where Temple of Ahn'Qiraj resides and the Cenarion Circle that was also responsible for the Southern Gates of Ahn'Qiraj circa 2006.
I agree with you my friend. The music's name is called "Origins" and it was affected by the Ahn'Quraj music score (just some months before TBC release). Silithus Valey is a desert and Blizard adds culture characteristics to the music scores (for exapmle, remember the Scandiavian violin music in Grizzly Hills). I always love WoW music. :)
[2006-2010] Constant WoW gameplay until a voice in my head told me not to resubscribe. So I listened; found myself in other worlds throughout the year, until next week. Then i'll have my main & Acturis crawl out of a cave to see "wth has happened to Azeroth". (lol) I enjoyed questing here and at times between heroics i still made my way out to visit Outlands like the Marsh.
Oh god why do i do this to myself. I've quit WoW three times and this has been my longest so far... haven't even leveled to 85 but as soon as I hear BC music something stirs inside me. I feel the need to log on and just chill in Zangarmarsh or Nagrand. Gotta love nostalgia :(
Best zone ever. I quit WoW almost a year ago, and I still listen to this. Might make a trial account and get some friends to summon me to Zangarmarsh on top of a mushroom, so that I can just sit and listen and absorb the ambience. One thing I noticed before I left, the weird calls and whistles have gone from the zone. I actually miss those, dunno why Blizzard removed them.
My all time favorite world of warcraft area, none come close to the mystification that Zangarmarsh brough to me. Whenever I played I would just idle there if I had to wait for raids and whatnot. Fond memories!
+Niall McBride The reason they are the same (they are) is because both use a sample library called Ra. So yes, they are the same. And many other productions use the same melody, because of it being a sample.
been a huge fan of the entire warcraft lore, loved both vanilla and TBC in WoW. Craving for the day they will make an epic sequal in wc4 to this amazing world..... if they''ll ever begin working on it.
Tbh I hated this zone at first, but after awhile I grew to love it. Learning more and more about The Draenei/Kurenai lore. My ONLY regret is that I started playing WoW in late '06 and not release in '04. =x BC has some of the best quest and music score around.
LOL good point. Most game, movies and books etc...are always best in the first few and after slowly become watered down. I'm glad I was able to play during the height of Vanilla and fully immersed in BC and WoTLK
As I look to the sky of Zangarmarsh heights.... The mysteries of lake demons and sweet water tides.... To find me craving for one last time... Taste the quest adventure against the Ango'rosh tribe... The time has changed ..Illidan is gone... The angry Kil'jaeden you wont find up frond... For it is only a dream to leave it in vain... The Burning Crusade is where we all appertain...
This zone definitely pulls off a jungle atmosphere, especially between 4:03 and 5:10, just with overgrown mushrooms instead of trees. I'd compare it to STV, without all the mess that is STV.
It was during Burning Crusade that I first made it to the high level content. The design of the new starting zones and capital cities was amazing, and it was kind of disappointing to venture out of the Ghostlands as my Paladin and go back to what seemed like the inferior old world. That grind from 20-58 helped build up the anticipation for Outland, though, and boy... Outland just completely blew me away.
Everyone I knew in game hated Zangarmarsh. For some reason I love it. Hellfire Peninsula was so epic the first time you stepped through the Dark Portal. Us old Vanilla players were amazed. Right when you were getting tired or fighting Fel Orcs and being ganked by the Fel Reaver you were sent to the tranquil Zang. I never liked Terokkar but then you got to Nagrand and never wanted to leave again.
I can imagine the feel man. Hopefully you did experience the lvling as good as it was! That was half the enjoyment for me back in vanilla and BC. The exploration, the encouragement when you were able to kill a lvl 60 mob as a lvl 55. The leveling today is too much prepared. Back in Vanilla/BC you really had to wander around and find your way through. Now you just blindly follow where the one quest leads you to the other and suddenly you're there. Keep that memory! ;)
I went back just for the memories to this place ... and now i just noticed it looks like "pandora" from "avatar" ... the thing is, when i came here for first time > there was no avatar yet lol :)
I know you're comment is old and probably don't remember it. But, I felt the same way back then, all those long nights finally getting to bed at 6am. Back when I had all the time in the world to play lol. I still play today, but I don't have nearly the time I used to when I was younger, can't really pull all nighters anymore.
