Music in TW!

[Macedon]

I just love the musicAs an eastern European I was stunned by the music of STW,its japanese character, ambient sounds in the campaign map...
In MTW I almost had an heart attack listening the menu music (though it is a short loop of a great theme...),
Let's talk about the music (and the author-winner of the BAFTA award, by the way)...

[FesterShinetop]

Well... for RTW I thought we allready agreed on "Smack my bitch up" by the Prodigy? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Lazul]

well... maybe only a shitload of iron maiden songs would to the trick http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wacko.gif

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

'Walk like an Egyptian'?

[hrvojej]

Macedonian music would be ok by me. Mizar or Leb i Sol? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[Macedon]

Quote[/b] (hrvojej @ July 01 2003,14:21)]Macedonian music would be ok by me. Mizar or Leb i Sol? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
Ha ha, imagine doing battle on "Abre dojde donke"...ha ha ha http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Macedon]

No, seriosly...as much as I know about ancient music, it's very different from our modern perception...I doubt it can reach our contemporary level of drama and suspence (talking about the battles).I once heard a reproduction of Greek ancient music and it sounded like a...well it could not stand independently as a theme...

[hrvojej]

I found music in MTW satisfactory to say the least. Stratmap music is simple, but battle music is very good, especially for the muslims. I'm not talking about the authenticity, etc., but it gets the message through very well.


Quote[/b] ]imagine doing battle on "Abre dojde donke"
Absolutely no objections, though I was thinking more about "Veligden" and "Istekuvam"... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[some_totalwar_dude]

Blind Guardian - Battlefield (mid battle)
System of a down - war (mid battle, this is a nice song for crusades Bytheway)
Manowar - The Dawn of Battle (speaks for it self)
Iron Maiden - the trooper (for cavelry Charges http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif )
Queen - We are the champions (no explanation needed http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif)
Korn - dead bodies everywhere (battle ending http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif )
busted - year 3000 (the punisment for losing http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif )

[Belisarius]

I really hope they will include an feuture to add mp3s to an playlist in the game, instead of these awfull wav files.

[kataphraktoi]

Any chance of a Eurovision soundtrack????

I wish the MTW songs were longer than a measly 1-2 mins - a 20 min one will suffice.

[some_totalwar_dude]

GAH eurovision http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

Maby some music from gladiator would fit in, through the music from rome already sounded like it (if the music from the movies is like ingame)

agree @ kataphraktoi&Belisarius.

they should turn the music into MP3 files so we could have longer songs.

[Macedon]

Hey,did anyone noticed there are many metalheads on this forum?Rock on

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

I guess it's just a personality thing. People who like total war seem to like decent music. Hmmm...that sounds like material for a learned pyschology paper...

[Brother Derfel]

Quote[/b] (Belisarius @ July 07 2003,08:36)]I really hope they will include an feuture to add mp3s to an playlist in the game, instead of these awfull wav files.
It is easy enough to convert Mp3's to Wav files. A number of free downloadable programs can be found. personaly I use a program called CDex.

at the moment I have the soundtrack for the two towers playing during my TW battles http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[kataphraktoi]

Samo - got some LOTR stuff and made it a war theme - and to lesser extent Vanessa Mae(oh dear)

[kataphraktoi]

How bout that Turkish song that won the Eurovision - heeheeheehee - or the Israeli transvestite who won it the year before - heeheeheeheehee.

Jeff Van Dyck - pick up ur game.

[some_totalwar_dude]

To compensate the bloodshed thats gonne take place in Rome the should play Aaron carter - I want candy during the battles so the little kids can play rome aswell http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

[Nozehed]

kataphraktoi, what do you mean? I'm holding Rome right now

Good suggestions guys, keep them coming.

The mp3 thing is already in the works, although it might be ogg format, but it's no different than mp3.

Songs are longer in Rome, and have more intelligent triggering similar to Viking Invasion.

Cheers,
Jeff

[Macedon]

Jeff,I think the number of the songs should be bigger.Sometimes after fighting several batlles in a row,I get bored by the same amb music.I've noticed there are two songs per faction,but pls make it 5-6... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

Say,what kind of music do you like?I can guess that you have a broad taste but number a thing or two.
Have you played in a band?

p.s.The season effects in the campaign music are great.I almost can visualise a winter landscape in northern Europe.The lonely monastery in the horison,couple of peasants walking slowly with their donkeys...ahmmm.....
(macedon slaps himself and breeds,breeds,breeds...)

[Belisarius]

Quote[/b] (Macedon @ July 12 2003,08:30)](macedon slaps himself and breeds,breeds,breeds...)
That is really more information then we needed http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif I hope you are breeding with someone else but your right hand http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif




You meant breathe right? Breeding is something completly different

[Aelwyn]

I got tired of the Christian music. I kept all the Muslim music, but changed the Christian music to some of the old Shogun music...it doesn't fit the theme, but I like it better.

I use Winamp to convert music to wav, its very easy.

[Macedon]

Quote[/b] (Belisarius @ July 12 2003,15:23)]That is really more information then we needed http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif I hope you are breeding with someone else but your right hand http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

You meant breathe right? Breeding is something completly different
Oh,yes.A typo...Damn,I really got it out of the context... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[FesterShinetop]

Quote[/b] (Macedon @ July 13 2003,01:34)]
Quote[/b] (Belisarius @ July 12 2003,15:23)]That is really more information then we needed http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif I hope you are breeding with someone else but your right hand http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

You meant breathe right? Breeding is something completly different
Oh,yes.A typo...Damn,I really got it out of the context... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Well, go slap yourself again http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Nowake]

OK, back on track.

For the gauls and britons, I think some irish music would do the trick.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

For Barbarians, Paul McCartney-'(War)Band on the Run'

[JohnCee]

How about Zorba's Dance for the Greeks http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

mind you pr Fire had a point some of the Irish folk instrumentals can be quite drum heavy and threatening, they'd work quite well for a battle.