Guandao
Rajah of Minyue, Hlai and Langkasuka
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Civilization 7 Soundtrack/Music discussion
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1. Maurya, sounds very holy and intimidating
2. Han, very simple and clean
3. Chola, an interesting melody and good instruments, and the vocals are very nice
4. Mississippi: vocals and melody are really good
5. Egypt, it’s nice and calming, and the instruments are nice
6. Shawnee, the vocals carry it entirely, pretty good
7. Maya, a bit simple but still good
8. Greece, too dark and I don’t like the droning in the background
9. Rome, too digital and bland
10. Norman, sounds bland and generic, maybe it’s made digitally, the drums barely save it
11. Khmer, the instrument is odd and the vocals aren’t interesting
2. Han, very simple and clean
3. Chola, an interesting melody and good instruments, and the vocals are very nice
4. Mississippi: vocals and melody are really good
5. Egypt, it’s nice and calming, and the instruments are nice
6. Shawnee, the vocals carry it entirely, pretty good
7. Maya, a bit simple but still good
8. Greece, too dark and I don’t like the droning in the background
9. Rome, too digital and bland
10. Norman, sounds bland and generic, maybe it’s made digitally, the drums barely save it
11. Khmer, the instrument is odd and the vocals aren’t interesting
Guandao
Rajah of Minyue, Hlai and Langkasuka
Strangely, they haven't uploaded the Aksumite theme. I guess they aren't done composing it yet?
Guandao
Rajah of Minyue, Hlai and Langkasuka
I hope the Modern Era Civ themes sound more "full" for lack of a better word. Perhaps a lot of those will use an orchestra and sound similar to the Industrial Era themes in Civ6.
There's a tendency to think ancient music sounded very simplistic and primitive, but I don't think that's necessarily true to history.
There's a tendency to think ancient music sounded very simplistic and primitive, but I don't think that's necessarily true to history.
Hellenism Salesman
Emperor
For the ones that are, I wish they were titled as such. These names are so vague that they feel like placeholders!
They're also sort of redundant... the Maya are strictly an Antiquity Age Civ. That's like... the whole point of this entry, that you have to switch Civs...
I can't fathom why they're named as if there were other themes for them.
Guandao
Rajah of Minyue, Hlai and Langkasuka
We're also missing Persia's theme! So that's two antiquity Civs whose themes Firaxis hasn't uploaded to Youtube, Aksum and Persia.
We're also missing the Abbasid theme for the officially revealed Exploration Civs.
Can't wait to hear those three themes when they get uploaded to Youtube. We need some more Middle Eastern Music.
We're also missing the Abbasid theme for the officially revealed Exploration Civs.
Can't wait to hear those three themes when they get uploaded to Youtube. We need some more Middle Eastern Music.
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classical Greek music put a lot of emphasis on droning notes. They felt that it created a spiritual atmosphere. They created instruments specifically for that sound which would eventually evolve into the hurdy gurdy, a medieval instrument that has drone strings played by a cranked wheel and keys.
SeelingCat
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Interestingly, the ones that are being described as digital/artificial/MIDI (Normans, Greece, Rome) are all by Roland Rizzo, and the others (except Maya) are by Geoff Knorr.
Agreed. Both the Maurya and Chola themes sound really great. I am looking forward to hearing what they cooked up for the Mughals.
The maya theme sounds just as "artificial," with its synths that remind of civ II and III. I'm not against any of the two approaches per se, but I have a bit of a hard time imagining how they match in the game. Like, going from the Khmer theme to the Roman one and then to Maurya is ... unpleasant.
I think he had the harder part though. Egypt, Khmer, the Indian and Native American themes seem basically to be records of contemporary music (read: what counts as traditional now) of the region played by contemporary players. Rome, Normans, Greece, and Maya avoided this and tries to be a bit more ancient, I suppose (not that it sounds like ancient Greek music though). Otherwise, if Knorr made them with the same approach as the others, you'd be hearing Rebetiko, Tarantella, and traditional songs from Normandy.
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Guandao
Rajah of Minyue, Hlai and Langkasuka
Roland Rizzo is one of the few composers left since the Civ4 days. He composed Babylon's themes in Civ5. But for Civ6, he stepped up to compose for more Civs (Phoenicia, Netherlands, Poland, Inca, Mapuche, Aztecs are among the ones I remember as being composed by him). His approach to music is different from Geoff Knorr, who has a background in Anthropology of Music. I've been a fan of Knorr since Civ5.
Rizzo also composed the Wonder music in Civ 6 and presumably the City-States jingles in Civ5.
I'm hoping Knorr composed the Inca theme. The one in Civ6 wasn't that bad but felt a little too European at times. I liked the Inca themes in Civ5 which were composed by Knorr.
Rizzo also composed the Wonder music in Civ 6 and presumably the City-States jingles in Civ5.
I'm hoping Knorr composed the Inca theme. The one in Civ6 wasn't that bad but felt a little too European at times. I liked the Inca themes in Civ5 which were composed by Knorr.
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Hellenism Salesman
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He also did France, Hungary, and Rome which were some of my favorites.
I’ve yet to listen to these myself, so I’m curious to see if it’s as bad as people say.
Chasethemage
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The Khmer theme is melody used for the Apsara Dance, accompanied by poetry, which is the vocal part of the song.
It's more reserved and less upbeat compared to the Civ 6 theme, which is music for a different context.
Here's a simillar melody on youtube:
I’ve never liked most of Rizzo’s work in 6, so I think this is consistent
