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Appearances of the Theme

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{{spoiler|''[[Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire]]'' and ''[[Living World Season 4]]''}}
"[[Kralkatorrik's Theme]]" is a recurring instrumental theme composed by [[Maclaine Diemer]] which musically represents the [[Elder Dragon]] [[Kralkatorrik]]. It made its debut during [[Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire]].

== Use in Guild Wars 2 ==
=== [[Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire|Path of Fire]] ===
"Kralkatorrik's Theme" makes its first appearance in the [https://open.spotify.com/track/3Fq5YPhVHBFAy9r9Vv6yy9 "Minions of Kralkatorrik"] track which plays during fights with the [[Branded]] in the [[Crystal Desert]].<ref>The theme can be heard between 0:42 and 1:24 in the "Minions of Kralkatorrik" track.</ref> Frenetic strings begin the theme by playing in a fast-paced ostinato in the background before adding in menacing brass which plays overhead with longer notes, signifying the Elder Dragon's resolute will commanding its Branded minions to fight in its name.

=== [[Living World Season 4]] ===
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"Kralkatorrik's Theme" returns in the [https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/assault-on-amnoon#t=10s "Assault On Amnoon"] track when Kralkatorrik sends a [[Brandstorm]] and several Branded minions to invade the [[Free City of Amnoon]] in the [[Eye of the Brandstorm]] chapter of the [[Daybreak]] release.<ref>The theme can be heard between 0:10 and 0:59 in the "Assault On Amnoon" track.</ref> The theme is played in a slower tempo with lumbering brass signifying the growing influence of the Elder Dragon as its tests its new, far-reaching powers on the Elonian population. The "Assault on Amnoon" track is used again during the [[Pact Commander]] and Aurene's fateful confrontation with Kralkatorrik deep within [[the Auditorium]] of [[Thunderhead Keep]] where they intend to trap the Elder Dragon to kill it with the allied army's help in [[The Crystal Dragon]] chapter of the [[All or Nothing]] release.

== Appearances of the Theme ==
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Below is a chronological list of identified uses of "Kralkatorrik's Theme" from past releases:

* [https://open.spotify.com/track/3Fq5YPhVHBFAy9r9Vv6yy9 Minions of Kralkatorrik] on the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Original Soundtrack. Composed by [[Wilbert Roget, II]].
* [https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/assault-on-amnoon#t=26s Assault On Amnoon] on ArenaNet's SoundCloud. Composed by [[Maclaine Diemer]].

== References ==
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