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    Simple enough thread, what's your favorite (and least favorite) EB music? My favorite pieces are the relaxing Semitic campaign map theme, the general Eastern campaign map theme (the one with the cool drums underneath and the amazing string section), and the nomad battle theme with the slightly Oriental flavor. I can't stand the Persian war music with all the awful horns though, which is annoying because it makes it hard to play Pontos or Parthia. Really though, just about all the music in this game is as good or better than the music in vanilla, which is saying something because that music was awesome.
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    I like the Nomad battle themes .

    My favourite is the Eastern Battle Theme. The worst is probably Romani music, it lacks vivacity and is repetitive and boring.

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    I love barbarian battle theme, it make me feels something like.
    DAAAMN!! I NEED TO SMASH SOME ROMIES!
    i also like all nomad themes and greek ones too (western & eastern), my least favourite are probably roman themes, except track 23, was that the name?
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    Quote Originally Posted by option View Post
    I can't stand the Persian war music with all the awful horns though, which is annoying because it makes it hard to play Pontos or Parthia.
    No kidding. I love all of the music except for the blaring horns. It's great the first time, but after that I hate going into battle as Pontos.
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    Just letting you guys know - we have a standing policy of not allowing posts here that bad mouth musical artists (or their work) who have given us for free their work to use or even created pieces for us. They don't do us huge favors to get trashed here, and they aren't part of the team (with one exception). They aren't here to defend their work, nor should they.
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    I apologize for any inconvenient.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Teleklos Archelaou View Post
    Just letting you guys know - we have a standing policy of not allowing posts here that bad mouth musical artists (or their work) who have given us for free their work to use or even created pieces for us. They don't do us huge favors to get trashed here, and they aren't part of the team (with one exception). They aren't here to defend their work, nor should they.
    You are totally right - thanx for deleting my stupid post in an other tread... (if not i would had asked there for it)

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    Default Re: Best and worst EB music?

    There is no such thing as bad music in EB.

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    Right, and I also love the vanilla music.

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    I love all the barbarian ones by with all the pipes and big deep drums. My favourites are Barb_PIM9, Barb_PIM1 and Barb_CNH43. The pipes in all those songs have many similarities to the didgeridoo, which is one of my favourite instuments.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gabeed View Post
    I love all of the music except for the blaring horns. It's great the first time, but after that I hate going into battle as Pontos.
    Awww, are you kidding me? That is my absolute favourite!! Those horns are so unusual and cacophonous that in their oddity they are strikingly beautiful, such as the alien and unusual yet beautiful Martian sunset.


    EDIT: Speaking of Music, where can you download the Musica Romana songs that are part of EB? I could not find any links on their site as to how to buy their music electronically. I have this marvellous Greco-Roman history professor and he said he has just recently experienced an inexplicable yet immensely powerful urge to discover and learn about Ancient Greek and Roman music, somethign which he had long overlooked in his studies, books, lectures, and the archaeological digs he participated in. So I remembered Musica Romana, and I was wondering if I could buy their albums online. Anyone know?
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    Rome - Total War -> EB -> Data -> Sounds -> Music

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    I personally really enjoy the nomadic ones, but the Barbarian ones are very cool aswell.

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    My favourite is the Hellenistic song featuring flutes, I don't recall the name.
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    Quote Originally Posted by option View Post
    Rome - Total War -> EB -> Data -> Sounds -> Music
    I know where the music is, and I have went to that folder before. What I need to know is if there is a way to get Musica Romana online.

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    I must be like the only person who loves the Roman theme song here. ; ;
    As for least favorite, basically the Hellonic music.

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    Roman music is nice and eastern battlemusic like Pahlava are great.

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    Well, the Greek music is repetitive simply because we don't have a lot of different selections for it. I have been trying for a few years, but haven't had any luck yet. Still trying though.

    I agree that the Eastern battle music is jarring, but it's supposed to be that way. I think it's probably the most realistic battle music actually - well, that and the Celtic battle horns.

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    I think each cultural selection is excellent. And I think the guys up there really meant that they don't particularly like particular styles of music rather than the particular pieces being bad in their own rights.
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    Quote Originally Posted by antisocialmunky View Post
    I think each cultural selection is excellent. And I think the guys up there really meant that they don't particularly like particular styles of music rather than the particular pieces being bad in their own rights.
    Indeed. I think the composers have been amazing (especially with the music running during the campaign map), and it's not my intention to "trash" the composers or their work with my disinclination towards the Pontic battle music.
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