Music of Civ VI

[God of Kings]

I wonder if they are the same person with two channels? Their posting styles seem similar.

I've never really noticed any similarities between the two, but you may be right....

That would be a very interesting theory.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Guys, about skummelhustler and Peaches Lamb, both are posting Civ VI music, although skummelhustler started posting later
To show, I picked one of my favourite themes in game:

Peaches Lamb:

skummelhustler:

 

[God of Kings]

Guys, about skummelhustler and Peaches Lamb, both are posting Civ VI music, although skummelhustler started posting later
To show, I picked one of my favourite themes in game:

Peaches Lamb:

skummelhustler:

You debunked the myth that Peaches Lamb and skummelhustler are the same person!

 

[Guandao]

You debunked the myth that Peaches Lamb and skummelhustler are the same person!

I guess it was a theory instead of a myth.....

I pretty sure skummelhustler is European (possibly Danish). Peaches Lamb might be American.

 

[Morningcalm]

Yes, a theory, not a myth.

 

[Two Stepper2098]

Oooh sounds pretty nice, though Scotland and Mongolia are tied for my favorite themes so far. The Stravinsky-esque flutes in the beginning remind me of the Aztec atomic theme too. Looking forward to the Zulu this week, especially if it's anything like Civ 5's theme.

I wonder if they are the same person with two channels? Their posting styles seem similar.

Peaches' seems "cleaner" imo, it's very clear immediately what nation and era it is along with what the theme is based on.

I guess it was a theory instead of a myth.....

I pretty sure skummelhustler is European (possibly Danish). Peaches Lamb might be American.

Peaches seems to be a college student from America going off his channel's "About" section. There's less info for skummelhustler though

 

[Morningcalm]

Peaches must be more active or experienced. I would be curious how he and Skummelhustler got interested in Civ music.

Of course an unspoken topic here is the degree to which such copyrighted music being freely available on YouTube is kosher. In some notable cases (like with the composer of Journey's OST), the composer doesn't mind at all and in fact appreciates it. I don't think Geoff Knorr would mind given the lack of an official Civ VI soundtrack (with DLC and expansion themes in it), but has anyone confirmed with him that's it is ok?

An easy solution would be if Geoff posted the full themes on his website as he did with Civ V (with explanatory notes which now seem missing). He has a YouTube channel but he doesn't have too many Civ VI themes on there despite the recent first listen videos.

 

[Zaarin]

(like with the composer of Journey's OST)

Austin Wintory is awesome and very engaged with his fans. He's collaborated with violinist Taylor Davis on several projects after she asked to do a Journey suite, for example (she's a soloist on at least The Banner Saga soundtracks and I think maybe the Assassin's Creed: Syndicate).

 

[clapyourhands]

Peaches Lamb is active on the Civ Reddit and has posted in the past regarding the music, so s(he) is involved in the community.

 

[God of Kings]

Civtv and MusicCentral also post Civ VI themes on YouTube as well. However, MusicCentral is more of a general gaming music channel.

 

[Uberfrog]

The instrument you can hear in the background at the start is a trompe (essentially the same as a Jew's harp/mouth harp), which apparently features in traditional Mapuche music.

It's a nice set of tunes.

 

[Guandao]

Based on what I've heard of Civ6's Zulu theme in the First Look video, it sounds too cheerful for a Civ all about warmongering.....

I'll wait for Geoff Knorr to post the First Listen video to see if I like the Zulu themes or not.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Based on what I've heard of Civ6's Zulu theme in the First Look video, it sounds too cheerful for a Civ all about warmongering.....

*Cough* *Cough* Macedon *Cough* *Cough*

 

[Guandao]

*Cough* *Cough* Macedon *Cough* *Cough*

The Macedonian themes have a more serious secondary theme in them though.

It starts around 1:40 in this video.

 

[Morningcalm]

True--what is that secondary theme I wonder?

 

[Guandao]

True--what is that secondary theme I wonder?

I think I saw someone online saying it's based on another Slavic Macedonian folk song. I need to do some research on this though.

 

[Morningcalm]

I think I saw someone online saying it's based on another Slavic Macedonian folk song. I need to do some research on this though.

Cool, let me know what you find! It's odd that Geoff doesn't put up notes on the musical theme inspirations on his website anymore--really enjoyed reading those for the Civ V themes.

 

[Guandao]

I found it, Buvcansko Oro.

 

[Guandao]

Geoff Knorr replied back:

For the Poundmaker Singers and Cree songs, many of their songs actually do not have official titles. Interestingly, for many songs I would ask them the title of a song after they sang it during the recording session, and they would just come up with a name on the spot. The main theme uses a melody called "The Drums of Poundmaker."
For Mongolia, I did bring back the same melody as used in Civ V for part of the theme, but there is also another melody included in the theme, named "Pastor Song." It is a traditional Mongolian melody that has been passed down through oral tradition. The morin khuur player I worked with learned it from his teacher. I've searched and haven't been able to find any other recordings of the melody.
Roland Rizzo composed the Mapuche theme and I believe it is based on a traditional melody, but I am not sure of the title.
I hope you're enjoying the new music and I can't for the release in just a few days!

All the best,
Geoff

I think I will ask Roland Rizzo about the Mapuche theme inspiration, but apparently people (Chileans?) on Youtube have identified it as Arauco tiene una pena.

 

[God of Kings]

It would be great if the uShaka song were to return.