arrangers:
- link: artist/12040
  names:
    en: Dustin Branscum
catalog: N/A
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement, Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/12040
  names:
    en: Dustin Branscum
- link: artist/431
  names:
    en: Jeremy Soule
- link: artist/16176
  names:
    en: Maclaine Diemer
covers: []
discs:
- disc_length: '42:00'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Heroes of Tyria - First Wave Ver.
    track_length: '1:18'
  - names:
      English: Many Songs Will Be Sung (Thorfinnr Sleggja, Norn Warrior)
    track_length: '2:55'
  - names:
      English: The Waters Around Her (Kyera Fearghus, Human Elementalist)
    track_length: '3:32'
  - names:
      English: Semele's Research (Semele Isra, Human Elementalist)
    track_length: '2:59'
  - names:
      English: A Dark Heart Is Still a Heart, Right? (Lyzixx, Asura Necromancer)
    track_length: '3:12'
  - names:
      English: One Day to Be Forgiven (Alesia Langmar, Human Guardian)
    track_length: '3:34'
  - names:
      English: Balthazar Guide My Arm, Dwayna Guide My Heart (Dathius Eventide, Human
        Guardian)
    track_length: '3:26'
  - names:
      English: In His Heart of Frost (Rhew Anfarwol, Sylvari Necromancer)
    track_length: '4:16'
  - names:
      English: The Fall of Scarlet (Scarlet Briar, Sylvari Mastermind) (Bonus Track)
    track_length: '4:56'
  - names:
      English: Something in the Water (Tequatl the Sunless, Champion of Zhaitan) (Bonus
        Track)
    track_length: '11:52'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/965
  names:
    en: Bandcamp
    ja: Bandcamp
    ja-latn: Bandcamp
  role: retailer
link: album/65719
lyricists: []
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2017-02-19T10:39
  edited_date: 2022-09-15T10:03
  fetched_date: 2026-01-05T05:24
  freedb: 1
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 1816
name: 'Heroes of Tyria: First Wave'
names:
  en: 'Heroes of Tyria: First Wave'
  ja: 'Heroes of Tyria: First Wave'
  ja-latn: 'Heroes of Tyria: First Wave'
notes: '1325 AE; Zhiatan''s fall. 1326 AE; The menace of Scarlet Briar. Throughout
  history, the bravest have always answered the call to defend Tyria from those who
  would destroy her. For those two years, the need for champions was never greater.

  Listen to the stories of seven souls who stood and fought against the dragons and
  villains that would have destroyed the realm; the Heroes of Tyria.

  ------------------------------

  Heroes of Tyria began in 2014 as an attempt to create a body of orchestral work
  and practice orchestral music composition at the same time, all while creating original,
  short loopable themes for the Guild Wars 2 community.

  This release contains the first wave of characters I did themes for, the titular
  arrangement of core Guild Wars 2 themes, and two concept pieces for boss battles.
  These compositions were created between January 2014 and May 2015, and represent
  my first forays into orchestral music.

  I''d like to thank:

  • God, for everything

  • ArenaNet, for creating Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, and for supporting my music
  in such a huge way (if you''re reading this and don''t own the game, don''t bother
  paying for this album; BUY GUILD WARS 2)

  • Jeremy Soule, for composing the original Guild Wars 2 soundtrack

  • Maclaine Diemer, Lena Chappelle, and Keenan Sieg, for continuing to create awesome
  music for Guild Wars 2, supporting my musical endeavors, and being some of the coolest
  people I''ve ever had the pleasure of knowing

  • Regina Buenaobra, for reblogging my pieces on Tumblr as they released

  • Rubi Bayer, for being the most awesome tour guide during my trip to ArenaNet

  • Gaile Gray and Elizabeth Stewart, for constantly featuring my tracks on Community
  Showcase Live and being super-supportive of my music

  • All of the players that submitted characters for this project

  • Iri Alexander, for contributing the epic album art featuring all of the characters

  • codemite, for being my one-man hype team over at Reddit as I released these tracks
  originally

  • OverClocked ReMix, for helping me grow into the musician I am today

  • My wife Kristina, for continuing to put up with me pouring all this time, effort,
  and money into making music that I just end up releasing for free

  • You, for listening to this aspiring video game composer''s first attempts at orchestral
  music

  All compositions by Dustin Branscum unless otherwise noted in track descriptions.

  Original album art by Iri Alexander. Album art edited by Dustin Branscum.

  All assets copyright of their respective owners.

  ------------------------------

  Artist''s track descriptions:

  M-01

  Arrangement of "Overture" and "Fear Not This Night"

  Original compositions by Jeremy Soule

  Arrangement by Dustin Branscum

  M-02

  Theme of Thorfinnr Sleggja, a proud norn warrior. Subtle nods to the norn motif
  found in several Guild Wars 2 compositions by Jeremy Soule.

  M-03

  Theme of Kyera Fearghus, noble-born human elementalist with an affinity for water.

  M-04

  Theme of Semele Isra, my human elementalist.

  M-05

  Theme of my asura necromancer, Lyzixx.

  M-06

  Theme of Alesia Langmar, the ghost of a fallen Ascalonian warrior.

  M-07

  Theme of Dathius Eventide, my human guardian and main character.

  M-08

  Theme of Rhew Anfarwol, a frozen sylvari necromancer.

  M-09

  This is the first orchestral piece I have ever created with any actual sincerity
  behind it. It''s a conceptual piece that I created during the January 2014 GW2 content
  release.

  The idea behind it was to create a story of the heroes of Tyria preparing to assault
  Scarlet Briar at her final stronghold. Scrambling for ideas, she prepares herself
  for a final battle.

  The first section of the piece was designed to portray her planning for the battle,
  and descending into madness as a result of her recent failures. The second half
  of the piece was designed to be the fight track itself.

  This track includes a variation of the melody to the Twisted Marionette battle theme
  created by Maclaine Diemer, as well as a nod to the Guild Wars theme by Jeremy Soule.

  M-10

  This piece was an extremely ambitious composition created to "re-score" the Tequatl
  the Sunless fight. It was written with all of the shifts and cinematic cues of the
  battle in mind.'
organizations:
- &id002
  names:
    en: DusK
    ja: DusK
    ja-latn: DusK
  role: publisher
- *id001
performers: []
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picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/91/65719/65719-1487529867.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/91/65719/65719-1487529867.jpg
platforms:
- PC
products:
- link: product/1143
  names:
    en: Guild Wars 2
    ja: Guild Wars 2
    ja-latn: Guild Wars 2
publish_format: Doujin/Indie
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/34021
  names:
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    ja: Guild Wars 2 Original Game Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Guild Wars 2 Original Game Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/34734
  names:
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    ja: Fear Not This Night (Guild Wars 2) [feat. Asja]
    ja-latn: Fear Not This Night (Guild Wars 2) [feat. Asja]
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/32068
  names:
    en: Best of Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack
    ja: Best of Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Best of Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack
  type: bonus
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/42352
  names:
    en: 'Hardcore Adventure Box: World 1'
    ja: 'Hardcore Adventure Box: World 1'
    ja-latn: 'Hardcore Adventure Box: World 1'
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/65717
  names:
    en: 'Hardcore Adventure Box: World 2'
    ja: 'Hardcore Adventure Box: World 2'
    ja-latn: 'Hardcore Adventure Box: World 2'
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/65721
  names:
    en: 'Hardcore Adventure Box: The Lost Tribulation Mo...'
    ja: 'Hardcore Adventure Box: The Lost Tribulation Mo...'
    ja-latn: 'Hardcore Adventure Box: The Lost Tribulation Mo...'
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/72216
  names:
    en: 'Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Original Soundtrack'
    ja: 'Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Original Soundtrack'
    ja-latn: 'Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Original Soundtrack'
  type: game
- catalog: 8BIT-8079
  link: album/72477
  names:
    en: 'Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Vinyl Soundtrack'
    ja: 'Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Vinyl Soundtrack'
    ja-latn: 'Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Vinyl Soundtrack'
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/86423
  names:
    en: Try Hard and Tribulations - Guild Wars 2 Tribut...
    ja: Try Hard and Tribulations - Guild Wars 2 Tribut...
    ja-latn: Try Hard and Tribulations - Guild Wars 2 Tribut...
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/92574
  names:
    en: 'Guild Wars 2: Living World Season 4'
    ja: 'Guild Wars 2: Living World Season 4'
    ja-latn: 'Guild Wars 2: Living World Season 4'
  type: game
release_date: '2016-04-23'
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Name Your Price
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://itstartsatdusk.bandcamp.com/album/heroes-of-tyria-first-wave
  name: Bandcamp
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/65719?perpage=99999
votes: 0
