Welcome to Music of the Storm, a segment where we take a moment to break down and appreciate the music and sound effects in Heroes of the Storm. Blizzard has a reputable track record of incorporating highly cultivated and stylistically appropriate orchestral scores into all their IPs, employing live musicians to create a genuine sound. While each IP has its own unique feel, there is a unifying quality that ties all of Blizzard’s scores together with a special flavor. As a musician, this plays a big part of what draws me in towards Blizzard games and what hits me in the feels when I’m watching those teaser trailers.

No Need to Worry!

Before we begin, I have set some ground rules for myself to help with the reader experience. I will always do my best to avoid music theory jargon whenever possible. At the very least, I will briefly explain something when I feel it is necessary. To those of you who also have music degrees, I’d love to go into deeper conversations with you on this topic, but for the sake of these articles I will try to keep them as readable as possible to the general viewer. Music is for all, not for some!