Diablo 2: Resurrectedreleases on September 23, bringing back one of the most exciting ARPGs ever made.Diablo 2: Resurrectedis an authentic recreation of the originalDiablo 2, but with updated visuals and an overhauled user interface and multiplayer system. Blizzard studio Vicarious Visions wantsDiablo 2: Resurrectedto be everything the classic ARPG was and more. With that in mind, Blizzard’s shared someDiablo 2music that’s been remixed, conveying that theme of authenticity and modernization.
Three remixed songs from theDiablo 2: Resurrectedsoundtrack were shared by Blizzard on Tuesday. They were each published for free on the officialDiabloYouTube channel, as part of the build toDiablo 2: Resurrected’s release. The three tracks include the songs from the Tristram town area, Act 1’s Wilderness, and lastly the Lord of Destruction expansion’s Outro song. Clearly, Blizzard’s chosen three ofDiablo 2’s most iconic options from its impressive soundtrack.
RELATED:Diablo 2: Resurrected Gets Incredible Live-Action Trailer With Shang-Chi’s Simu Liu
Two different musicians were chosen to remix the threeDiablo 2: Resurrectedsongs. Two were remixed by Josh Carter and the third was remixed by Sueco. Josh Carter is half of the band Phantogram and has previously worked with Blizzard on its “Shadowlands Lo-Fi Remix” project for the launch ofWorld of Warcraft’s most recent expansion. Carter put together the Tristram and Wilderness remixes. Sueco is a Los Angeles hip-hop artist and TikTok star and remixed the Lord of Destruction Outro.
Blizzard premiered the three songs in a YouTube stream so thatDiablo 2fans could hear the music together for the first time. While overallDiablo 2fans were excited and enjoyed the music, there were also a lot of fans who said they preferred the original music. One YouTube commenter even went so far as saying, “The Sanctity of this piece has been fouled,” a throwback reference to a line from theoriginalDiablo’s protagonistsas they enter the Tristram Cathedral for the first time.
The three tracks on their own are worth giving a listen, butDiablo 2fansmay be wondering why others weren’t also provided. A fullDiablo 2: Resurrectedsoundtrack remix would be quite the album. However, there’s nothing to indicate that more songs are going to be remixed going forward. These three songs were just a fun opportunity forDiablo 2: Resurrected’s marketing.
It just goes to show that even more than 20 years later, these songs fromDiablo 2still resound with fans. In celebration of the tens of hours, if not hundreds, thatDiablo 2playersheard these songs in the early 2000s, Blizzard put together something new to celebrate the ARPG’s return.
Diablo 2: Resurrectedreleases September 23 on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
