Diablo 2: Resurrected releases on September 23, bringing back one of the most exciting ARPGs ever made. Diablo 2: Resurrected is an authentic recreation of the original Diablo 2, but with updated visuals and an overhauled user interface and multiplayer system. Blizzard studio Vicarious Visions wants Diablo 2: Resurrected to be everything the classic ARPG was and more. With that in mind, Blizzard's shared some Diablo 2 music that's been remixed, conveying that theme of authenticity and modernization.
Three remixed songs from the Diablo 2: Resurrected soundtrack were shared by Blizzard on Tuesday. They were each published for free on the official Diablo YouTube channel, as part of the build to Diablo 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 of Diablo 2's most iconic options from its impressive soundtrack.
Two different musicians were chosen to remix the three Diablo 2: Resurrected songs. 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 of World 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 that Diablo 2 fans could hear the music together for the first time. While overall Diablo 2 fans 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 the original Diablo's protagonists as they enter the Tristram Cathedral for the first time.
The three tracks on their own are worth giving a listen, but Diablo 2 fans may be wondering why others weren't also provided. A full Diablo 2: Resurrected soundtrack 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 for Diablo 2: Resurrected's marketing.
It just goes to show that even more than 20 years later, these songs from Diablo 2 still resound with fans. In celebration of the tens of hours, if not hundreds, that Diablo 2 players heard these songs in the early 2000s, Blizzard put together something new to celebrate the ARPG's return.
Diablo 2: Resurrected releases September 23 on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.