Russell Brower



Russell Brower was Senior Director of Audio and Lead Composer at Blizzard Entertainment, which he joined in 2005. He is a well known music composer who has created and directed music for World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Diablo III and Hearthstone. He left the company July 22, 2017 due to his position being eliminated, but indicated that he would likely work with Blizzard as a freelance composer in the future.

Official

 * ''Russell Brower has over 30 years of experience as a composer, audio and musical director, and post-production supervisor, with a background that includes television, film, theme-parks, and games. Brower is also a BAFTA-nominated composer and a three-time Emmy Award winner.


 * ''Brower is the senior director of audio and lead composer of Blizzard Entertainment, a leading developer and publisher of video games, including World of Warcraft. He previously served as a principal media designer and musical director at Walt Disney Imagineering.


 * Brower currently serves both on the Society of Composers & Lyricists Board of Directors, and the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), and is a member of ATAS and NARAS.

Glued themes

 * World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade title music / main theme.
 * World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade credits / Lament of the Highborne (with Derek Duke).
 * World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King title music / main theme
 * World of Warcraft: Cataclysm title music / main theme
 * World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria title music / main theme
 * World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor title music / main theme
 * World of Warcraft: Legion title music / main theme

World of Warcraft

 * Mystery - (see also Matt Uelmen)
 * Patch 1.9 - (see also Matt Uelmen)
 * Patch 1.11 - (see also Matt Uelmen)

Burning Crusade

 * Blood Elf Outland base walk music
 * Caverns of Time walk music (not the instances)
 * Caverns of Time flight intro, walk music, Escape from Durnholde Keep
 * Eversong
 * Ghostlands - all except the Shandalis walk themes, two of which are co-credited with David Arkenstone and one co-credited with Jason Hayes
 * Karazhan
 * Patch 2.1
 * Patch 2.4

Wrath of the Lich King

 * Death Knight Introduction music
 * Borean Tundra - (see also Derek Duke)
 * Howling Fjord - (see also Derek Duke)
 * Grizzly Hills
 * Sholazar Basin
 * Crystalsong Forest
 * Nexus
 * Utgarde
 * Dalaran
 * Violet Hold
 * Temple of Storms
 * Patch 3.1 - (see also Derek Duke and Glenn Stafford)
 * Patch 3.3 - (see also Derek Duke)
 * Patch 3.3.5 - (Zalazane's Fall; see also Derek Duke)

Cataclysm

 * Alliance Hero
 * Barrow Dens
 * Cataclysm
 * Cho'gall
 * Cold Mountain
 * Crypt
 * Grim Batol
 * Deepholm
 * Elemental
 * Haunted (Cataclysm)
 * Land will Weep
 * Lost City of Tol'vir
 * Moonglade
 * Rift
 * Scarred
 * Shadows
 * Southern Barrens
 * Treasure
 * Uldum
 * Patch 4.2
 * Patch 4.3 - (see also Neal Acree)

Mists of Pandaria

 * Wandering Isle - (see also Neal Acree)
 * Bamboo
 * Hozen
 * Mogu - (see also Sam Cardon)
 * Pandaria Themes - (see also Edo Guidotti and Sam Cardon)
 * Pandaria PvP - (see also Jeremy Soule)
 * Scholomance
 * Jade Forest - (see also Jeremy Soule)
 * Sha - (see also Derek Duke and Jeremy Soule)
 * Shado-Pan - (see also Sam Cardon)
 * Song of Liu Lang
 * Spirits Theme
 * Temple of Five Dawns
 * The River
 * Vale of Eternal Blossoms - (see also Jeremy Soule and Neal Acree)
 * Patch 5.1 - (see also Jason Hayes)
 * Patch 5.2 - (see also Jason Hayes and Glenn Stafford)
 * Patch 5.3 - (see also Jason Hayes and Glenn Stafford)
 * Patch 5.4 - (see also Derek Duke, Edo Guidotti, Glenn Stafford, Jason Hayes, Jeremy Soule, Neal Acree and Sam Cardon)

Warlords of Draenor

 * Arak 2
 * Blackrock
 * Caverns of Life
 * Cold Mountain Duet
 * Elune's Shadow
 * Eternal Night
 * Fel Wasteland
 * Foreshadowing
 * Forsaken
 * Gardens of Karabor
 * Garrison Building Complete
 * Herding Clans
 * Magnificent Desolation
 * Premonition
 * Proudmoore
 * Quiet Heart
 * The Clans Join
 * Patch 6.2

Legion

 * As Soon As'Pret
 * Canticle of Sacrifice
 * Dalaran - (see also Neal Acree)
 * Fel Glade
 * Glimmer
 * Last Stand - (see also Sam Cardon)
 * Ley Lines
 * Maw of Souls cutscene
 * Mire
 * Nos'Sharah
 * Passage
 * Relentless
 * Rose
 * Sanctum of Karazhan
 * Stormheim
 * Suramar
 * Tempest
 * Totems
 * We Are Not Alone
 * Weep
 * Winds Out of the East
 * Patch 7.1 - (see also Edo Guidotti Jason Hayes and Neal Acree)
 * Patch 7.2 - (See also Neal Acree and Sam Cardon)
 * Patch 7.2.5 - (See also Sam Cardon)
 * Patch 7.3 - (see also Clint Bajakian, Glenn Stafford, Neal Acree and Sam Cardon)
 * Patch 7.3.5 - (see also Clint Bajakian, Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, Leo Kaliski and Neal Acree)

Battle for Azeroth

 * RTC (Real Time Cutscenes) - (see also Adam Burgess, Clint Bajakian, David Arkenstone, Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, Jason Hayes, Leo Kaliski, Neal Acree and Sam Cardon)