I personally rank the music as follows:


1.) Shogun: The original is still the best for me. Its music is a big reason why the atmosphere is among the best to be found in any game. Whether it's the campaign music or the battle music, it really contributes to the "feel" of the game.

2.) Rome: I know some feel the music is boring and/or repetitive, but I find RTW's soundtrack to be uniformly excellent. For me, it was one of the very few things that really gave the game character.

3.) Medieval: I loved the Arab music as well as most of the new tracks introduced in the Viking campaign. The European battle music is decent but nothing special. I didn't care for the European campaign music at all -- it was just a little too dull & unimaginative for my tastes.

4.) Medieval 2: Adequate, but not spectacular. There's really not any particular piece(s) that stood out for me. Still better than most game soundtracks, however.