Public Domain Music Project (for custom Background Music)

[DJ Bonebraker]

King Arthur: The Bunk Mp3 is included in the Age of Imperialism mod... I'll upload it with the next batch I'm preparing...

Jerry's Goldfish: I couldn't find anything about it on Wikipedia, but I'll keep looking...

I'm also in the process of digging up more good public domain classical music for background music...

Here's what I've found thus far:

Toccata & Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach (a.k.a. that creepy evil badguy organ music).
Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner (most likely the version fro the AoI soundrack, if that's fine by El Justo)
Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss (again, from the AoI soundtrack, if okay by El Justo)
Rule Britannia (again, from AoI, if okay by EL Justo)
Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin (from AoI soundtrack, if okay)
...ALthough I can get copies of original wax cylinder recordings for Ride of the Valkyries and Rule Britannia! from Wikipedia...

 

[Jerry'sGoldfish]

type miracle of pushkar in youtube.....

 

[Blue Monkey]

...ALthough I can get copies of original wax cylinder recordings for Ride of the Valkyries and Rule Britannia! from Wikipedia...

Wax cylinder recordings would be great for the steampunk scenarios! If they're at wikimedia probably just need a link rather than an upload.

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

Wax cylinder recordings would be great for the steampunk scenarios! If they're at wikimedia probably just need a link rather than an upload.

Unfortunately, it seems that pretty much all Wikimedia audio files are in Vorbis *.ogg format, which means I need to convert them into Civ III-useable *.mp3 files.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Most of these are mp3 or wav format -

Public Domain

• Cylinder Preservation & Digitization Project (Univ. of CA)
• Edison sound recordings (US National Park Service)
• Wangemann's European cylinder recordings (US National Park Service)
• Archeophone.org
• Archive.org music collection *
• Belfer Cylinders Digital Collection (Syracuse Univ.) - users must include "This resource provided courtesy of Syracuse University"

Creative commons attribution license - original music

• Karlheinz Essl
• Whitney Music Box

hundreds to choose from between all those ...

* For example, this single page includes over 50 short (30 second) pieces from a Polyphon Music Box that could be selectively edited together to make a decent piece.

 

[Ogedei_the_Mad]

Don't know if you'd be interested in converting these, but apparently South Korea also has its own Public Domain repository site:

http://freeuse.copyright.or.kr/index.do

There are some fairly good recordings of late traditional music. Unfortunately, the sound files are only in .wma format.

 

[El Justo]

Hikaro,

feel free to use anything i have i like this project.

 

[T-mun]

Unfortunately, it seems that pretty much all Wikimedia audio files are in Vorbis *.ogg format, which means I need to convert them into Civ III-useable *.mp3 files.

Don't know if you'd be interested in converting these, but apparently South Korea also has its own Public Domain repository site:

http://freeuse.copyright.or.kr/index.do

There are some fairly good recordings of late traditional music. Unfortunately, the sound files are only in .wma format.

I can convert anything to civ format very easily, contact me if you need anything.

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

Thanks for the links guys.... I'll try to update the first post (as well as compile the second volume of public domain music for easy download) tomorrow...

I had a REALLY busy day today: Fiance came over, we got the rings we'll be using for our wedding, and had a stray kitten show up, to make a long story short.

 

[El Justo]

an omen perhaps. keep at it old boy

 

[Takhisis]

If anyone wants electronic music for modern/futuristic scenarios I can get you some, it's just a matter of tedious browsing through newgrounds and other places where artists release their materials for free.

Also, for South American folklore music, I can be consulted. But I won't promise anything on that score.

 

[Quinzy]

One of my favourite albums of all time is Planxty's live album they made in 2004. The music itself would make for some fantastic civving music if the vocal track was edited out (not that there's anything wrong with it, but it would be better background music with it cut).

Where I'm going with this is, I would love to try to get a free-to-use copy of the instrumental music, or at least a free-to-use rendition of it somewhere. I'll go on the hunt if anyone would like it?

 

[Takhisis]

Who's Planxty?

 

[Quinzy]

Planxty are an Irish folk supergroup, sporting such legends as Andy Irvine and the famous Christy Moore. Their album Live 2004, recorded at Vicar Street if I recall correctly, is one of the most beautiful live albums you'll ever hear. It's perfect walking music, studying music, and civving music. Goes great with some Anno Domini or Rood and the Dragon, to say the least. It will be difficult or even impossible to legally get it, or something as good as it, but if something of near that quality was obtained it would greatly enhance many scenarios.

 

[Takhisis]

Barcode Brothers' flute would go in well with many Celtic scenarios, now that I think of it.

 

[Blue Monkey]

It will be difficult or even impossible to legally get it, or something as good as it, but if something of near that quality was obtained it would greatly enhance many scenarios.

The archive.org link above leads to a library of many, many 78s, etc. There may very well be recordings of the same folk tunes by performers of an earlier eras.

There is also the option of contacting Planxty. We have permission to use Vernian Process' music thanks to the initiative of a member.

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

Thanks for the ideas guys... Things are going to be really busy this week (gotta pick up my fiance's ring from the jewelers and the inspection of the home I'm buying to attend to as well as a kitten to take to the vet's tomorrow). I have, however, managed to create the second compiliation. Unfortunately, I was only able to squeeze in three of El Justo's tunes to fit it under the download limit, so here's what's in the collection (download link is in the first post):

Dummy.mp3 - The blank MP3 that El Justo created to prevent the first song from looping (just list it as the first song)
Rule Britannia!
Maple Leaf Rag (these three are from AoI)
The Major General's Song - Gilbert and Sullivan, from "the Pirates of Penzance" (really clean 1920's recording courtesy of Wikipedia)
Hail to the Chief - James Sanderson
The College Hornpipe, a.k.a. The Sailor's Hornpipe (a.k.a. "The Popeye Song")

 

[Quinzy]

Great collection Hikaro! Also good to hear life moving ahead for you

Blue, I'll take a look at that link when I get out of the library this evening
It might be an idea contacting Planxty... not sure if they'd be up for it or not- Christy Moore is notoriously eh, temperamental. Something nice in the traditional Irish setup would be great for any scenario up to the 1900s.

Also, now that I think of it, Gerald Jay Markoe has made some fantastic easy listening albums which go great with certain mods or scenarios. He has an ancient Greek album, ancient Egyptian, Celtic, etc, all made using traditional instruments in traditional keys and such, or as best as he could recreate. It's all very nice and harmless music that would add great atmosphere to the game, even if the man himself is a bit airy-fairy.

It's a similar issue to that of the Planxty stuff- I'll look in to some sort of free version/alternative/contacting Mr. Markoe. I just wanted to spread the knowledge of this stuff in general before I look in to it more.

 

[Blue Monkey]

This site has free Virtual Gamelan & African Drum software. Registration is required and there's a short easy to read End User Agreement - that you won't copy & distribute their free software even if you edit it in someway. What you record and produce yourself can't be used for commercial purposes. Considering that both include tutorials & lessons and the software is free someone here ought to be able to create some original music.