Akkadian Empire

   When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was announced back in 2011, it was called "The most anticipated game of the year." I'm not sure if it lived up to the hype, but the music sure was pleasing. As the final concluding chapter in the series, I believe that it did.

   The reveal trailer features Audiomachine's Akkadian Empire, but you will not be able to hear it very well unless you have previously heard the song yourself. Watch the trailer below and see if you can pick up the basic theme.

   Did you hear it? The music that is playing is in fact from Akkadian Empire, but the catch? The percussion stems are the only thing that is present from the original track.This is an interesting way of going about this campaign, which seems to fit the trailer perfectly. The increasing intensity and simple sound are a good match for what is going on in the video. After all, this is just a reveal trailer.

   Now listen to the master mix with all of the stems combined (below). When you watch the video above again, you can almost hear the choir where it used to be.

   I suppose this track is simple in nature to begin with, and very short, but with a good level of intensity. The drums truly are epic and fun to listen to, so here it is once more. The same stem that is used in the reveal trailer, but without all of the extra sounds. Just pure percussion. 

   It is very interesting to see how the advertising company manipulates the music to fit their needs in trailers. This is the least amount of music from the original mix that I have come across when it comes to trailers. I admire creativity, and that can come from original work, or how someone can take that work and change it up. Do you know of some instances where the music is changed significantly?