Jason Hayes
Jason Hayes is a Senior Composer for Blizzard Entertainment[1] and was Lead Composer of the original release of World of Warcraft.[2] He left Blizzard suddenly when World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King came out for unknown reasons, but returned with World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria in Patch 5.1. Hayes has also worked on the StarCraft and Diablo franchise and Warcraft III, as well as Hearthstone. Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford and him were the original music team for StarCraft.[3]
Composed music
Warcraft III
- A Call to Arms (see also Glenn Stafford)
- Cinematics
World of Warcraft
- Alliance Azeroth tavern music (now replaced by a newer version by David Arkenstone)
- Angelic music moment (commonly heard in night elf settlements)
- Enchanted forest themes (mostly heard in Teldrassil and Ashenvale)
- Evil forest themes (such as those played in Duskwood and Tirisfal Glades)
- Forest themes (such as those played in Elwynn Forest, as well as those played in Darkshore and Moonglade)
- Haunted musical moments
- Jungle themes (such as those played in Stranglethorn Vale)
- Magic musical moments
- Mountain themes (such as those played in Dun Morogh)
- Orgrimmar
- Plains themes (such as those played in Thousand Needles)
- At least one of the sacred moment themes
- Spooky musical moment
- Stormwind
- The swamp musical moment (commonly heard in satyr camps)
- Horde tavern themes (the two 'tribal drum' themes, heard in troll villages - the undead tavern music is credited to Derek Duke)
- Volcanic themes (such as those played in the Burning Steppes and the Searing Gorge)
The Burning Crusade
- Caverns of Time (Old Hillsbrad Foothills exterior)
- Caverns of Time (Hyjal Summit exterior walk themes, one of which was co-authored with Derek Duke)
- Ghostlands 'Shalandis' walk music (just one of the three themes, a remake of the "angelic" moment, co-credited with Russell Brower)
Wrath of the Lich King
- Wrath of the Lich King [Main Title] (see also Russell Brower, Derek Duke and Glenn Stafford)
- Arthas, My Son [Cinematic Intro] (Original melody from Warcraft III) (see also Neal Acree)
- The Wrath Gate [Cutscene Event, Collector Exclusive]
Mists of Pandaria
- Patch 5.1 - (see also Russell Brower)
- Patch 5.2 - (see also Glenn Stafford and Russell Brower)
- Patch 5.3 - (see also Glenn Stafford and Russell Brower)
- Patch 5.4 - (see also Derek Duke, Edo Guidotti, Glenn Stafford, Jeremy Soule, Neal Acree, Russell Brower and Sam Cardon)
Warlords of Draenor
- Wolf at the Gates (see also Glenn Stafford)
Legion
- Patch 7.1 - (see also Edo Guidotti, Neal Acree and Russell Brower)
Battle for Azeroth
- Alliance Victory - (see also Glenn Stafford and Leo Kaliski)
- Before the Storm - (see also Clint Bajakian, David Arkenstone, Glenn Stafford, Leo Kaliski, Neal Acree and Sam Cardon)
- Classic Battle - (see also Glenn Stafford and Leo Kaliski)
- RTC (Real Time Cutscenes) - (see also Adam Burgess, Clint Bajakian, David Arkenstone, Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, Leo Kaliski, Neal Acree, Russell Brower and Sam Cardon)
- Patch 8.1 - (see also Adam Burgess, Glenn Stafford, Leo Kaliski and Sam Cardon)
References
- ^ Blizzard on Social Media. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2014-05-20.
- ^ Jason Hayes' Twitter account description - "Lead composer of the original release of World of Warcraft and developer at Blizzard Entertainment."
- ^ Glenn Stafford on Twitter: "@JasonHayesMusic @derekmduke and I were the music team for the original Starcraft."
