Barrens - Music & Ambience - World of Warcraft

The Barrens was once a thriving forest under the protection of the night elves and their kind. Several kaldorei settlements dotted the land, and there was no ocean for miles. Then came the Burning Legion and the Great Sundering, which shook ancient Kalimdor to the bedrock. This forested landscape transformed into a scorched plain and is battered now each day by the sun’s rays. The Barrens is a sprawling and arid savanna that stretches between the Stonetalon Mountains to the west and Durotar to the east. The grasslands and mesas of Mulgore rise to the southwest, while the wetlands of Dustwallow Marsh lie to the southeast. The majority of the region consists of vast plains. Mountains to the west hold in heated air, creating the swirling winds that rage across the plains. These windstorms stir up dust devils and tear apart anything larger than the small, tenacious scrub trees. Water is more valuable than gold in the Barrens, and the locations of hidden watering holes are the residents’ most closely held secrets. Dry riverbeds and a never-ending spider web of canyons make any journey across the Barrens a dangerous and winding trek. The few brave adventurers willing to scrape out a life on the arid plains inevitably run afoul of centaur warbands or quilboar raiding parties. Despite its often uninviting terrain and hostile inhabitants, the Barrens receive a good deal of interest from Alliance and Horde alike, as well as races native to Kalimdor. Trade routes crisscross the landscape leading to and from more inviting regions, most notably the Gold Road that runs north-to-south through the Barrens and beyond, and rumors suggest that precious minerals and ruins await those with the courage to investigate. The description above is taken from “Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game“ rulebook for the Warcraft tabletop RPG and not only considered non-canon, but also was written for the old version of the zone. Good read though Original thumbnail artwork is a still frame from the Cataclysm cinematic trailer Music composed by Russell Brower (Southern Barrens, The Land Will Weep), Glenn Stafford (Thunder Bluff), David Arkenstone (Tauren), and Derek Duke (Barrens) 0:00 Southern Barrens 1 1:18 Barrens Day 1 & 2 3:18 Barrens Day 3 4:13 Southern Barrens 2 5:09 Southern Barrens 5 5:45 Southern Barrens 6 6:14 Barrens Night 1 & 2 7:58 Barrens Night 3 8:45 The Land Will Weep 2 9:35 The Land Will Weep 1 10:29 Thunder Bluff 1 12:21 Thunder Bluff 2 14:15 Thunder Bluff 3 16:13 Southern Barrens 1 17:30 Barrens Day 1 & 2 19:30 Barrens Day 3 20:25 Southern Barrens 2 21:21 Southern Barrens 5 21:57 Southern Barrens 6 22:26 Barrens Night 1 & 2 24:10 Barrens Night 3 24:57 Tauren 1 26:14 Tauren 2 27:25 Southern Barrens 1 28:41 Barrens Day 1 & 2 30:41 Barrens Day 3 31:37 Southern Barrens 2 32:32 Southern Barrens 5 33:09 Southern Barrens 6 33:38 Barrens Night 1 & 2 35:22 Barrens Night 3 36:09 The Land Will Weep 2 36:59 The Land Will Weep 1 37:53 Thunder Bluff 1 39:45 Thunder Bluff 2 41:39 Thunder Bluff 3 43:39 Southern Barrens 1 44:55 Barrens Day 1 & 2 46:55 Barrens Day 3 47:50 Southern Barrens 2 48:46 Southern Barrens 5 49:23 Southern Barrens 6 49:52 Barrens Night 1 & 2 51:36 Barrens Night 3 52:22 Tauren 1 53:39 Tauren 2 54:50 Southern Barrens 1 56:07 Barrens Day 1 57:11 Southern Barrens 2 58:06 Southern Barrens 5 58:43 Southern Barrens 6 59:13 Southern Barrens 3 59:34 Southern Barrens 4 #WorldofWarcraft #Barrens ©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.