Extends the default music system with additional tracks for specific zones and subzones while preserving the original game feel. Adds music from later expansions to certain zones and events. The goal is to increase immersion without straying too far from the vanilla feel, that's why I aim to mostly add music to the pool, not replace it.

Features

Custom music player in the background that emulates the music behavior of the base game
No UI, fully background addon with basic slash command options /mex

Video Showcase

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbRGZ0tPcTx0

Dependencies

This version of the addon uses a more advanced addon framework; a backport the modern Blizzard API (Classic). In order to use this addon, you will need to install client mods; VanillaFixes: https://github.com/hannesmann/vanillafixes and ClassicAPI: https://github.com/brues-code/ClassicAPI

If you want to use a version without any dependency, switch branches from "main" to "1.12-lua-old". NOTE: I will not support that branch in the future.

Modified Zones

Thalassian Highlands

Ruins of Nashal'aran - Vashj'ir naga music

Mulgore

Bael'dun Digsite - dwarf digsite music

Tirisfal Glades

Deathknell — expanded with ghostly tracks
Agamand Mills — expanded with ghostly tracks
Agamand Family Crypt — expanded with ghostly tracks
Brill — expanded with ghostly tracks
Balnir Farmstead — expanded with ghostly tracks
Whispering Gardens — Intro music for Scarlet Monastery outskirts

Undercity

Royal Quarter - Sylvanas music

Stormwind City

Cathedral of Light - custom music from the canceled turtle wow Scarlet Citadel raid

Silverpine Forest

The Sepulcher - ghostly tracks

Darkshore

Main zone and unlisted subzones - expanded with "Night Warrior" & "Forsaken Flame" tracks
Tower of Althalaxx & The Master's Glaive - "Mystery" tracks and more intense "Forsaken Flame" variants
Cliffspring Falls - Nazjatar naga cave music ("From The Depths")
Remtravel's Excavation - dwarf digsite music (Northrend dwarf/iron dwarf)
Ameth'Aran - ghostly music
Ruins of Mathystra - TBC naga music

Loch Modan

Ironband's Excavation Site - dwarf digsite music
Stonewrought Dam and Valley of Kings - replaced with cataclysm western plaguelands music
Farstrider Lodge - replaced with custom twow highelf and TBC blood elf music

The Barrens

Bael Modan - dwarf digsite music
Anchor's Edge - changed to mostly vanilla jungle, with "Anchor's Fall" (Stormwind Harbor theme) and one bloodsail track with coastal ambience

Redridge Mountains

Main zone and unlisted subzones - added the cata version of dayforest
Stonewatch - added orc intro music and the cata version of dayforest

Ashenvale

The Zoram Strand - TBC naga music

Duskwood

Tranquil Gardens Cemetery - ghostly tracks
Raven Hill Cemetery - ghostly tracks
Forlorn Rowe - added haunted02 spooky intro

Wetlands

Whelgar's Excavation Site - dwarf digsite music
Dun Algaz - Event music for Dragonmaw Orcs
Angerfang Encampment - Intro music for Dragonmaw Orcs

Hillsbrad Foothills

Eastern Strand - TBC naga music

Balor

Main zone and unlisted subzones - normalized loudness between the main Balor tracks, removed a redundant track
Bilgerat Compound - gloomy selection of Bloodsail pirate music
Stormbreaker Point - replaced Plains zonemusic with one intro DayBarrendry03 and general Balor tracks.
Stormwrought Castle - added intro music, the unused Balor Intro track

Arathi Highlands

Main zone and unlisted subzones - cataclysm Arathi soundtrack and a selection of BFA horde Arathi warfront tracks
Boulderfist Hall - added TBC ogre music, removed one of the Ogrimmar tracks
The Drowned Reef - Vashj'ir naga music
Hammerfall and Go'Shek Farm - added some arathi horde warfront tracks (calm variants) and one barrendry track (The Barrens)
Refuge Pointe, Dabyrie's Farmstead, Livingstone Croft and Gallant Square - alliance arathi warfront tracks (calm variants)
The Tower of Arathor - mystery tracks

Excluded subzones:

Boulderfist Outpost
Drywhisker Gorge
Witherbark Village
Wildtusk Village
Ruins of Zul'Rasaz
Faldir's Cove
The Sanctum
Stromgarde Keep

Desolace

Valley of Bones - Terokkar Bone Wastes music
Ranazjar Isle - TBC naga music
Shadowbreak Ravine - replaced with demonic cursedland variants

Grim Reaches

Groldan's Excavation - dark iron digsite music (Northrend dwarf/iron dwarf DARK variant)
The Grim Hollow - Nazmir evil swamp music
Tomb of Ancestors - Mystery tracks

Badlands

Hammertoe's Digsite, Angor Digsite and The Maker's Terrace - Dark iron digsite music (Northrend dwarf/iron dwarf DARK variant)

Stranglethorn Vale

Bloodsail Compound and Wild Shore - bloodsail music (twow custom)
Ruins of Aboraz and Ruins of Jubuwal- WC3 undead music
Nek'mani Wellspring - TBC naga music

The Hinterlands

Main zone and unlisted subzones - added the cata version of dayforest
Revantusk Village - troll tavern music now plays in the whole village
Quel'Danil Lodge - replaced with custom twow highelf and TBC blood elf music

Gilneas

Brol'ok Mound - added TBC ogre music, removed one of the Ogrimmar tracks

Feralas

Lariss Pavilion - highborne music
Shalzaru's Lair - unique naga cave music ("From The Depths")
Ruins of Solarsal - TBC naga music
The Writhing Deep - silithid hive music (silithus cataclysm music)

Tanaris

The Gaping Chasm - silithid hive music (silithus cataclysm music)
The Noxious Lair - silithid hive music (silithus cataclysm music)
Tanaris coastal regions; Southbreak Shore, Land's End Beach, Wavestrider Beach, South Seas and Zalashji's Den - coast music: cata tanaris and twow bloodsail
Lost Rigger Cove - bloodsail music (twow custom)

Searing Gorge

Main zone and unlisted subzones - added burning steppes music from cataclysm
Grimesilt Dig Site - Dark iron digsite music (Northrend dwarf/iron dwarf DARK variant)
Firewatch Ridge - Twilight's Hammer tracks

Blackrock Mountain

Main zone and unlisted subzones - added burning steppes music from cataclysm

Excluded subzones:

The Grinding Quarry
The Masonary

Burning Steppes

Main zone and unlisted subzones - added burning steppes music from cataclysm
Ruins of Thaurissan - Dark iron city music (darkironforge_2-5)

Excluded subzones:

Blackrock Stronghold
Karfang Hold
Dreadmaul Rock

Blasted Lands

Dreadmaul Post - added TBC ogre music, removed one of the Ogrimmar tracks
The Dark Portal - added intro music from the Hellfire Peninsula side of the portal

Lapidis Isle

Main zone and unlisted subzones - removed two troll battle tracks, reduced loudness of remaining tracks
Zul'Hazu - added the two removed troll battle tracks
Gor'dosh Heights - replaced with TBC and vanilla ogre music
Bright Coast - bloodsail pirate music (twow custom)
Beach subzones; Crown Island and Shank's Reef - replaced some default zone music with bloodsail coastal music

Gillijim's Isle

Main zone and unlisted subzones - removed two troll battle tracks, reduced loudness of remaining tracks
Zul'Razar - added the two removed troll battle tracks
Beach subzones; The Silver Coast, The Silver Sandbar and Gillijim Strand - replaced some default zone music with bloodsail coastal music
Bloodsail pirate camps; The Southsea Sandbar and Distillery Island - bloodsail pirate music (twow custom)
Naga areas; Deeptide Sanctum and The Broken Reef - TBC naga music
Faelon's Folly - ghostly tracks
Maul'ogg Refuge - replaced with orgrimmarmoment2 and daybarrendry03

Un'Goro Crater

The Slithering Scar - silithid hive music (silithus cataclysm music)

Moonwhisper Coast

Ruins of Nendis - TBC naga music

Western Plaguelands

Ruins of Andorhal - ghostly tracks and intro track haunted02
Uther's Tomb - ghostly tracks
Crypt (Sorrow Hill) - ghostly tracks

Eastern Plaguelands

Light's Hope Chapel - arathi memorial music
Tyr's Hand - added WC3 human music (same as Hearthglen and Scarlet Enclave in turtle wow)
Undead strongholds; Plaguewood, The Noxious Glade, The Fungal Vale and Forlorn Summit - added "cursed" intro tracks from cataclysm
Zul'Mashar and Mazra'Alor - Zul'Drak music from wotlk

Azshara

Temple of Zin-Malor and Shadowsong Shrine - highborne music
Naga areas; Ruins of Eldarath, The Ruined Reaches and Southridge Beach - TBC naga music
Rethress Sanctum - added intro music from Throne of the Tides (cata)

Winterspring

The Ruins of Kel'Theril - highborne music

Silithus

Main Zone - added desert music from Zereth Mortis
Cenarion Hold - AQ gate opening music (ahnqirajintro1)
Silithid hives; Hive'Ashi, Hive'Zora and Hive Regal - silithus cataclysm music
Southwind Village - added dark night elf music from the ruins of Auberdine and Darnassus
Twilight outposts; Twilight's Run, Staghelm Point, Twilight Outpost and Twilight Base Camp - Twilight's Hammer tracks

Hyjal

Nordanaar and Nordrassil Glade - replaced with other tracks from cataclysm Hyjal
Bleakhollow Crater, The Ruins of Telennas and Darkhollow Pass - replaced with demonic cursedland variants
Zul'Hatha - replaced with various turtle wow and vanilla troll music

Moonglade

Main zone and unlisted subzones - replaced with dragonflight emerald dream music

Modified Dungeons

Blackfathom Deeps

Main zone and unlisted subzones - dark Nazjatar and calm Throne of the Tides music
The Forgotten Pool - Nazjatar naga cave music ("From The Depths")
Twilight areas; Moonshrine Ruins and Moonshrine Sanctum - Twilight's Hammer tracks
Aku'mai's Lair - Calm variants of Shrine of the Storms and Crucible of Storms (BFA)

Scarlet Monastery

Main zone (Scarlet Monastery) - added cataclysm SM music
Forlorn Cloister (Graveyard) - Added shadow_death_h as Intro Music, and ghostly tracks as zone music
Scarlet Prison (Graveyard) - changed from ghostly to mystery_zone tracks.
Athenaeum (Library) - moved battle04 music from Arcanist Doan's chamber to Intro music for the subzone
Crusader's Chapel (Cathedral) - sacred02 intro music
Added intro music to Cathedral and Library

Uldaman

Hall of the Keepers - Added Halls of lightning music (ul_lightningintro)
Map Chamber - Added Halls of lightning music (ul_lightningwalkfull)
Temple Hall - Added Halls of lightning music (ul_lightningwalkfull)
Echomok Cavern - Added Halls of lightning music (ul_lightningbattlewalk)
Hall of the Crafters - Added Legion titan music (preserver_h1)
Khaz'goroth's Seat - Added Legion titan music (preserver_h2/3end)

Blackrock Depths

Main Zone - Added blackrock zone music from cata and Hateforge Quarry music.
Shadowforge City - Added the main version of darkironforge_1

Stratholme

Crusaders' Square - Added cata SM music, and intro music.
The Scarlet Bastion - Added cata SM music.
The Hall of Lights - Added cata SM music. Moved battle03 boss room music to main hall intro music.
The Hoard - Moved battle04 boss room music to main hall intro music.
The Crimson Throne - Added ebon hold assault music.
The Slaughter House - Added different ebon hold assault music.

Scholomance

Main Zone - Added ghostly and cata scholomance music. Added intro music; haunted02
The Reliquary - Added intro music; shadow_death_h

Upper Blackrock Spire

Blackrock Stadium Gauntlet Event (Rend Blackhand) - Added protectthethrone_h1/2/3 to various stages of the event

TODO

Add a log for music played {zone, subzone, track} displayable ingame through a button or chat command. Maybe a toggle for seeing "currently playing:X" messages.