Same. It's a grower for sure. At first I thought it was ok, but it's better after a few listens. There's a lot of layers to it!
I was expecting either Preußens Gloria or standard Baroque music. I would have liked either. Instead, we get something that would pass as being ambient music in a 60s Hollywood movie about Rome.
It seems to be that way as the melody (especially in the first half) is virtually the exact same which is an interesting choice to say the least. And likely explains why it doesn’t sound like music of modern Prussia. If anything one of their marches would’ve fit better.
Here's to hope the Bulgarian theme has some Orthodox chants, like the Byzantine themes do in the previous games
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That's definitely one of the inspirations for the theme. I wonder if Rizzo confused the later German Prussia with the more earlier Baltic Prussia.....arguably this music would have fit Lithuania better. This reminds me of Geoff Knorr picking two Slavic Macedonian songs for Macedon's themes in Civ6.
I'm having trouble hearing the anthem in Buganda's theme. I think there might be another musical inspiration.
To play Devil’s Advocate, the Baltic Prussian language was still spoken in parts of Prussia until the 18th century as a minority language and many Prussians were partially descended from the Baltic Prussians. However without a doubt Prussia’s theme would better fit Lithuania (especially given how calm it feels compared to typical Prussian marches)
A lot of Rizzo's stuff has sounded pretty samey to me this time around. Not all of his tracks, but a surprising number of them.
With a few exceptions like Phoenicia and Norway, I've always preferred Knorr's compositions.
I would agree, although I even liked more of his compositions there, they had more identity. Like I can definitely feel different orchestrations and vibes between Canada, Hungary, and the Mapuche.
