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So the soundtrack in DoC is already massively better than in RFC/BTS, because there is differentiation between the soundtracks of different cultures, but, in my opinion, it could be made even better. When I asked Leoreth about updating the soundtrack he said,
My first suggestion is to keep the ethnically differentiated soundtracks for longer. It doesn't really make sense to be playing European Classical music as China in 1850 AD.
However, it would be nice if the music for non-Western cultures did evolve by era instead of just being stagnant, so I have a proposal for an Industrial/Modern soundtrack for the Middle East.
Everything in this video from 1:37:24 to 2:13:53. Still distinctively Middle Eastern sounding, but also sounds more modern than the current Middle Eastern soundtrack, probably because it does incorporate some orchestral elements (which provides a nice consistency with the European tracks that play during the Industrial Era). Lots of Civ 4 mods (SoI for sure, not sure about others) use assets from Anno 1404, so that should be fine. Leoreth, if you are interested, I can send you all of these tracks as separate mp3s.
For East Asia,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
I would also recommend adding some more modern styles to the soundtrack for the 20th century, stuff like marching band music, jazz, ragtime, blues, rock. I had to take a bunch of music history and musicology classes to graduate, and from the early 1900s, classical music was increasingly displaced in the public consciousness by other kinds of music. It might also be nice to get some more
I understand that contemporary music with singing is probably not desirable, but there are some instrumental tracks that could work. These 4 all come from Civ 3, and would add a nice nostalgic element to DoC for those of us with fond memories of Civ 3.
Jazz, rock, techno, pop.
This is a nice marching band piece. The most famous ragtime piece played on a 1915 piano. Another nice ragtime piece. Yet another famous ragtime piece on a 1915 piano.
One of the greatest opera arias arranged for electric guitar.
It might also be cool to have more folk music in the game, but I have some other stuff to do before I go to bed, so I will post that later.
So I made this thread to offer my suggestions and to get feedback from others, and whenever Leoreth is ready, he can look at this. I know that probably won't be for a while, but I needed a break from the project I was working on this week, so I made this thread.Not opposed but there are so many other things up in the air at the moment that I cannot devote any attention to the soundtrack.
My first suggestion is to keep the ethnically differentiated soundtracks for longer. It doesn't really make sense to be playing European Classical music as China in 1850 AD.
However, it would be nice if the music for non-Western cultures did evolve by era instead of just being stagnant, so I have a proposal for an Industrial/Modern soundtrack for the Middle East.
Everything in this video from 1:37:24 to 2:13:53. Still distinctively Middle Eastern sounding, but also sounds more modern than the current Middle Eastern soundtrack, probably because it does incorporate some orchestral elements (which provides a nice consistency with the European tracks that play during the Industrial Era). Lots of Civ 4 mods (SoI for sure, not sure about others) use assets from Anno 1404, so that should be fine. Leoreth, if you are interested, I can send you all of these tracks as separate mp3s.
For East Asia,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
I would also recommend adding some more modern styles to the soundtrack for the 20th century, stuff like marching band music, jazz, ragtime, blues, rock. I had to take a bunch of music history and musicology classes to graduate, and from the early 1900s, classical music was increasingly displaced in the public consciousness by other kinds of music. It might also be nice to get some more
I understand that contemporary music with singing is probably not desirable, but there are some instrumental tracks that could work. These 4 all come from Civ 3, and would add a nice nostalgic element to DoC for those of us with fond memories of Civ 3.
Jazz, rock, techno, pop.
This is a nice marching band piece. The most famous ragtime piece played on a 1915 piano. Another nice ragtime piece. Yet another famous ragtime piece on a 1915 piano.
One of the greatest opera arias arranged for electric guitar.
It might also be cool to have more folk music in the game, but I have some other stuff to do before I go to bed, so I will post that later.