Pretty sure...
The Allemande (II), Sarabande (IV) and Menuet (V) are from Suite Number 1 in G major (BWV 1007).
The Bouree (V) is from Suite Number 4 in E-flat major (BWV 1010).
The Gigue (VI) is from Suite Number 5 in C minor (BWV 1011)
Full music names, for those extracting the soundtrack
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Pretty sure...
The Allemande (II), Sarabande (IV) and Menuet (V) are from Suite Number 1 in G major (BWV 1007).
The Bouree (V) is from Suite Number 4 in E-flat major (BWV 1010).
The Gigue (VI) is from Suite Number 5 in C minor (BWV 1011)
I can't get to the music When I open up my assets/sound/soundtrack/any period. I get a blank folder.
Sorry if this may offend you, but did you actually buy the game?
feldmarshall
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OscarWildebeest
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OscarWildebeest
Prince
It's the third (Recercada tercera).
OscarWildebeest
Prince
More news: both the above medieval-era tracks appear to be taken from a CD entitled "A Royal Songbook - Spanish Music from the Time of Columbus", performed by Musica Antiqua of London (on the Naxos label in the UK, although seems to be no longer available - you can find it on the iTunes Music Store, however).
Both 'Ay Santa Maria' and 'La Gamba' (both of them pieces for two flutes and accompaniment) are by unknown composers.
Haven't had any luck tracing the chants, yet.
Phoenix1595
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Thanks for this thread! I knew that the music included were pieces from all over, but some I could never pinpoint (I love the industrial/modern stuff).
I have a tricky one: does anyone know the tags for the song entitled "ChineseAdam" included in Warlords? I don't think it is ever used in the game, but it is actually a great song. I figure it was song meant for the Reunification or Genghis scenarios, but didn't make it to the final cut.
I have a tricky one: does anyone know the tags for the song entitled "ChineseAdam" included in Warlords? I don't think it is ever used in the game, but it is actually a great song. I figure it was song meant for the Reunification or Genghis scenarios, but didn't make it to the final cut.
I would have to listen to it again but I'm pretty sure it's one of the tracks that randomly plays during the Unification scenario. There are several nice tracks that only play during that scenario and not during the main game.
OscarWildebeest
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Sorry to tell you this, Patriarch, but you left some of the medieval tracks off your list (they're in my Assets/Sounds/Soundtrack folder, anyway!):
DeLaTorreAlta.mp3 is 'Alta' by (yes, you've guessed it) de la Torre. It seems to be taken from the Columbus CD I mentioned in my previous post.
DesprezElGrillo.mp3 and DesprezLament.mp3 are evidently by Josquin des Prez, but I'm going to have to track down the actual, er, tracks.
[EDIT: The first Josquin Desprez is a neat little chanson called 'El grillo' (some sources say 'El grillo è buon cantore'), but I can't find the Lament at all.]
[SECOND EDIT: Please don't get the impression that I'm an expert on medieval music; I normally don't listen to anything written before about 1800.]
DeLaTorreAlta.mp3 is 'Alta' by (yes, you've guessed it) de la Torre. It seems to be taken from the Columbus CD I mentioned in my previous post.
DesprezElGrillo.mp3 and DesprezLament.mp3 are evidently by Josquin des Prez, but I'm going to have to track down the actual, er, tracks.
[EDIT: The first Josquin Desprez is a neat little chanson called 'El grillo' (some sources say 'El grillo è buon cantore'), but I can't find the Lament at all.]
[SECOND EDIT: Please don't get the impression that I'm an expert on medieval music; I normally don't listen to anything written before about 1800.]
Has anybody checked out this Wikipedia article about the music in Civ IV?
It seems to have identified most of the songs including several pieces of diplomatic music. The only ones they don't seem to list were diplo themes that came from Civ II&III. I know that Julius/Augustus, Cyrus, Montezuma and Hatshepsut/Ramesses themes all came from Civ II.
It seems to have identified most of the songs including several pieces of diplomatic music. The only ones they don't seem to list were diplo themes that came from Civ II&III. I know that Julius/Augustus, Cyrus, Montezuma and Hatshepsut/Ramesses themes all came from Civ II.
sabo
My Ancestors were Vikings
Good work Patriarch, but I have a question for everyone. Do people actually LIKE the music in Civ 4? Other than the opening screens of course. I liked the music in Civ III better, except I wasn't crazy about the modern age. I thought the other 3 ages were awesome!!
I think Civ 4's music is too "Europa Universalis" like. What do others think?
I think Civ 4's music is too "Europa Universalis" like. What do others think?
I loved the Civ IV soundtrack a great deal but I did find it a little bit too Euro-centric. It would of been nice if there was some more asian or middle eastern influenced music, especially when playing a Civ from one of those cultures.
Having all of the Civ III music playing during the classical age in Warlords was a nice touch but more variety is needed for some of the other ages.
Phoenix1595
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Agreed. Variety is always better. I do enjoy how you can hear civ-specific music if you zoom in close to a city-- that was a brilliant albeit subtle touch. It's the little things that one discovers during each game that make me come back to this franchise (like the other day, after two years of playing Civ4, I finally learned how to label features on the map... marvelous!).
Kemal
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The music is absolutely top-notch imho, both intro-pieces are amazing and non-european centred, and it's very relaxing to be just panning around your empire from time to time looking on what you've created so far with some real "classics" of classical music playing on the background.
Only once you hit the modern age the music becomes somewhat annoying, excepting the "ThePeopleAreTheHeroes" track.
Only once you hit the modern age the music becomes somewhat annoying, excepting the "ThePeopleAreTheHeroes" track.
Clovis
Charlemagne's Grandfather
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now I can look up those Dvoraks I liked.
Clovis
Charlemagne's Grandfather
Yeah, I wish they would just stick with Dvorak.
OscarWildebeest
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Hold the front page! The Praetorius tracks are not by Praetorius!
Actually, one of them is: PraetoriusBallet is the 'Ballet du roy' from Terpsichore, as mentioned in my post above.
The other tracks seem to be taken from the same CD (again, a Naxos release in the UK) but the confusion arises because the CD's title is Dances from Terpsichore, but not all the music on the disc is Terpsichore!
The track entitled 'PraetoriusBransle' is the 'Bransle gay & Bransle de Montirande' (two pieces played together as one) by Pierre Certon; and the track entitled 'PraetoriusVolte' is actually a set of three 'voltes' by Orazio Vecchi.
And the 'volte' (aka volta) is a Renaissance dance (how to dance the volte).
Amazing what you can learn when you look into it.
Actually, one of them is: PraetoriusBallet is the 'Ballet du roy' from Terpsichore, as mentioned in my post above.
The other tracks seem to be taken from the same CD (again, a Naxos release in the UK) but the confusion arises because the CD's title is Dances from Terpsichore, but not all the music on the disc is Terpsichore!
The track entitled 'PraetoriusBransle' is the 'Bransle gay & Bransle de Montirande' (two pieces played together as one) by Pierre Certon; and the track entitled 'PraetoriusVolte' is actually a set of three 'voltes' by Orazio Vecchi.
And the 'volte' (aka volta) is a Renaissance dance (how to dance the volte).
Amazing what you can learn when you look into it.
