I really really do like the new music, but... It feels very out of sync with certain zones - like lush, springtime, Auridon for instance. The epic bleak bittersweetness is perfect in places like Rivenspire and Stonefalls (and definitely suits Wrothgar), but I feel like I'm hearing it a lot everywhere and it just doesn't match with the general atmosphere of every zone. I think it would be more special and enjoyable if it only played in certain places.
It matches well with: Wrothgar, Craglorn, Rivenspire, Stonefalls, Eastmarch, Reaper's March
It kind of clashes with: Auridon, Grahtwood, Malabal Tor, Deshaan, Shadowfen, Glenumbra, Stormhaven (the lush, green places)
the other zones are sort of in between.
Maybe I'm the only person bothered by this, but music is a big part of the atmosphere, and when what you're seeing and what you're hearing are communicating two very different flavors.... it's kind of like sourkraut on chocolate ice-cream =P each good in the right context, but not together. It feels like my emotions are being pulled in two opposite directions and it just breaks the mood.
Edited by Aelthwyn on November 14, 2015 9:28PM