Music of Civ VI
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The ancient theme is haunting. Needs more throat singing.
Being more familiar with Inuit throat singing than Mongolian, it's a little strange hearing men throat singing.
Thanks for posting that. The Mongolian music is magnificent!
When I took my trip to Mongolia, I met a young woman on the plane who played the horsehead fiddle. I ended up spending the week with her family and I met, through her, the most famous horsehead fiddle player in Mongolia who was 83 years old. I got a bit of a private concert that afternoon. So, the music brings me back, a bit. *Sigh*
When I took my trip to Mongolia, I met a young woman on the plane who played the horsehead fiddle. I ended up spending the week with her family and I met, through her, the most famous horsehead fiddle player in Mongolia who was 83 years old. I got a bit of a private concert that afternoon. So, the music brings me back, a bit. *Sigh*
I heard Inuit throat singing live at the Arctic Winter Games in the Northwest Territories when I was a child. Absolutely amazing.
I wish they could release the entire track of the Mongolian one. Actually all of them including Cree but I guess we will have to wait in about a month.
Have they used Inuit throat singing in music? My understanding of that was that it was more of a game with two women. They may use it now as music but clips I've seen were more like a contest of who laughs first.
Have they used Inuit throat singing in music? My understanding of that was that it was more of a game with two women. They may use it now as music but clips I've seen were more like a contest of who laughs first.
Hopefully it will be included. It's just part of the track that shows Moriin Khuur. It would be a shame to pass up a solo instrument and throat signing from Tengger Cavalry!
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Now that I have listened all the versions of the Mongolian theme, I’m sure that medieval one is gonna be my favorite(Not to mention that I did a piano cover for this version of the theme and you can find it in my thread
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Still, as of right now, all the music in R&F looks really good.
)Still, as of right now, all the music in R&F looks really good.
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Glad it's finally been identified, I honestly skimmed through over 200+ songs of "dutch folk music", "dutch ww2 music", "traditional dutch melodies", or some variant of those search terms on Youtube trying to figure it out. It seems like a more obscure choice seeing how the video has only had 11 views as of today despite being uploaded in 2010, and searching the song on Youtube doesn't seem to turn up many significant results.
From what shoddy research I could put together from Google, the song seems to be from a Flemish collection published in the early Renaissance, though the song itself seems to date back to the medieval era. It seems like it might be French in origin? A gaillard is a type of French dance. "l'esmerillone" doesn't show up in any modern translations, but "esmerillon" is an Old French word for a type of bird called a Merlin common in medieval European falconry... so the song title would be "The Merlin's Gaillard" in a literal translation, or "Dance of the Falcon" in a looser one?
I'm a little surprised how Geoff ended up picking this song. It's nice, but seems quite hard to find information about. That plus potentially being French in origin (though this wouldn't be the first Civ VI song to not be from the region it's representing).
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They are perfect! Really nice job again!
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Geoff is doing a very nice job with the selections. The music is outstanding!
Guandao
Rajah of Minyue, Hlai and Langkasuka
I'm impressed how Mr. Knorr turned this relatively short song into a longer theme.
Guandao
Rajah of Minyue, Hlai and Langkasuka
On which Youtube video can I find Mr. Knorr's response?
It's in the second video or this one :
He didn't personally respond. A YouTuber by name of Ryan Ong mentioned he asked Geoff and wrote down the response from him, though title is slightly misspelled.
Guandao
Rajah of Minyue, Hlai and Langkasuka
Strange, I always waited for the vanilla/DLC releases before asking Mr. Knorr about the musical inspirations for the themes. I guess he/ and Firaxis are ok answering these questions before the expansion release.
That's correct. Mongolian and other Siberian throat singing tends to be part of shamanic rituals, if I'm not mistaken, but Inuit throat singing was just a game played by women. As you say, they use it in music now as part of their cultural heritage, but traditionally it was indeed a game.
NavyPaladin
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First Listen for Korean theme
