- Music in the Civilization video game series
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Civilization II
Civilization II's music is in the Red Book CD-audio format, the same as that found on normal music CDs. The songs are quite varied; some are from the 19th century classical era, such as the Blue Danube Waltz, while others have a tribal, tropical sound to them. The music can be played back through any CD-ROM drive. Over 200 MB of space on the Civilization II CD is taken up by the music, 280 MB is occupied by the videos (many of them are historical footages), whereas the actual program data takes up less than 30 MB.
The five different releases of Civilization II have added and subtracted tracks from the mix, with Fantastic Worlds containing the largest number of tracks of all releases.
- Wonders of the World Music
Whenever a player builds a Wonder of the World, a short video with music is played. The music is often taken from other sources:
- King Richard's Crusade - Dance of the Furies, Christoph Willibald Gluck
- Leonardo's Workshop - Cantaloupe Island, Herbie Hancock
- Michelangelo's Chapel - Credo, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- J.S. Bach's Cathedral - Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Johann Sebastian Bach
- Shakespeare's Theatre - Taken from the prologue to Henry V
- Statue of Liberty - El Capitan March, John Philip Sousa
- Isaac Newton's College - Concerto For 4 Violins & Strings in B minor, Antonio Vivaldi
- Adam Smith's Trading Company - The Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from the oratorio Solomon, George Frideric Handel
Most videos, however, feature original compositions with often discernible inspiration,[1] either from Peter Gabriel's soundtrack to The Last Temptation of Christ'':
- Pyramids - "The Feeling Begins"
- Great Wall of China - "Gethsemane"
- Sun Tzu's War Academy - "Gethsemane"
Trevor Jones' and Randy Edelman's soundtrack to The Last of the Mohicans (1992):
- Colossus - Main Title
- Great Lighthouse - "Elk Hunt"
- Marco Polo's Embassy - "The Kiss"
- Magellan's Expedition - "Promontory"
- United Nations - "The Glade Part II"
Or various other sources:
- Oracle - Theme from Harry's Game by Clannad
- Women's Suffrage - Swinging at the Daisy Chain by the Count Basie Orchestra
- Hoover Dam - A remix version of "Arkham Bridge" from the soundtrack of the PC game Mechwarrior 2 Ghost Bears Legacy by Gregory Alper & Jeehun Hwang.
- Manhattan Project - I Had My Chance by Morphine
- Apollo Program - Telegraph Road by Dire Straits
Civilization III
Civilization III is a 2001 strategy game from Firaxis Games. There is more music in Civilization III than in any previous Civilization. As the game progresses, the music changes to reflect the era you are in. There are five different mixes that represent the five major cultural groupings of the Civs in the game (European, North American, Middle Eastern, Greco-Roman, and Asian).
During diplomatic negotiations with leaders of other civilzations, there are both aggressive and passive tracks for each culture grouping that play depending on the mood of the Civ who you are negotiating with. There are also a lot of ambient sounds to add to the experience. All the music in the game is stored in MP3 format. [2]
Civilization IV
Civilization IV Soundtrack 
Soundtrack album The music of the computer game Civilization IV features a large variety of tracks both original and historical, from Gregorian chants to modern minimalism, and makes extensive use of classical music as well as both world music and folk music. Such a focus on the soundtrack and the inclusion of classical, world and folk music are rare among games, though relatively common for strategy games. Original music was created for the expansion Civilization IV: Warlords and includes specifically themed music for each of the several scenarios, and several new Leader pieces. Civilization IV: Warlords also uses music from Civilization III to fill out some of the areas overlooked in the original Civilization IV such as music for the "classical" period, and adding eastern music for the Asian scenarios. All tracks are stored on the hard drive in mp3 format, making them perfectly usable outside the game.
Overview
Original music was composed by Jeff Briggs, Mark Cromer, Michael Curran and Christopher Tin. Featured composers include John Adams, Gregorio Allegri, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Antoine Brumel, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Francisco de la Torre, Josquin des Prez, Antonín Dvořák, Orlande de Lassus, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Ockeghem, Michael Praetorius, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Camille Saint-Saëns and John Sheppard.
Each of the game's time periods has its own set of background music appropriate for the period. The Ancient and Classical ages are limited to four original tracks that mostly focus on ambience and primitive instruments such as drums and the flute. The Middle Ages feature medieval and renaissance music, both instrumental and chants, such as Kyrie by Ockeghem. The renaissance era uses baroque and classical music music by Mozart, Beethoven and Bach. The soundtrack to the industrial period focuses on romantic music by Brahms, Dvořák and Beethoven, with one track each from Saint-Saëns and Rimsky-Korsakov. The modern age's music is composed exclusively of music by American minimalist composer John Adams. Orchestral samples in the game are from the Vienna Symphonic Library, which features recordings of classical music by members of the Vienna Philharmonic.[3]
Each leader has his or her own theme music as well, and each leitmotif has three variants, corresponding to different periods in the game. These are shorter and simpler pieces, from just under 40 seconds to three minutes. Each reflects the leader or country in question: Roosevelt's music is the Marines' Hymn, and Napoleon's is based on La Marseillaise. Some are renditions of famous pieces of classical music, such as Frederick's piece, which is a paraphrase of the fourth of the Goldberg Variations, or Bismarck's, which is the opening theme of the second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3. Others, such as Mao Zedong and Alexander the Great have music that has been modified from earlier games, such as Civilization III.
The theme song is Coronation by Christopher Tin, and the menu music is Baba Yetu, also by him. The latter features lyrics based on a Swahili adaptation of the Lord's Prayer by Chris Kiagiri. Vocals were performed by Stanford Talisman.[4]
Music
This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.Music in Civilization IV Title Artist/Composer Other Information Coronation Christopher Tin, Stanford Talisman Intro video theme song Baba Yetu Christopher Tin, Stanford Talisman Menu theme (sung in Swahili). Won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Al Nadda Rahbani brothers Warlords menu theme (Lebanese, sung in Arabic) Washington's Artillery Retreat Washington's theme Harvest of the Nile Hatshepsut's theme, Ramesses's theme Tenochtitlan Revealed Montezuma's theme Hammurabi's Code Cyrus's theme, Darius's theme The Shining Path Mao Zedong's theme Augustus Rises Julius Caesar's theme Marines' Hymn Roosevelt's theme Malagueña Ernesto Lecuona Isabella's theme La Marseillaise Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Napoleon's theme, De Gaulle's theme Harpsichord Sonata K.380 "The Hunt" Domenico Scarlatti Louis XIV's theme Sakura Sakura Tokugawa's theme The fourth of the Goldberg Variations Johann Sebastian Bach Frederick's theme The second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 Ludwig van Beethoven Bismarck's theme The Song of the Volga Boatmen Mily Balakirev Peter the Great's theme, Stalin's theme Fanfare-Rondeau Jean-Joseph Mouret Elizabeth's theme Rule Britannia Thomas Arne Victoria's theme, Churchill's theme Mongol Internationale Magsarshawyn Durgarshaw Kublai Khan's theme, Genghis Khan's theme Polonaise Johann Sebastian Bach Barbarian theme "Rock & Roll" Lou Reed/The Velvet Underground 'Rock and Roll' wonder construction theme The Minuet from the Water Music Suite in D Major George Frideric Handel "Default Peace Music" The White-Haired Woman Yan Jinxuan "Chinese Unification" theme music Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky Hall of Glory theme music Miserere Gregorio Allegri "Medieval Age" background music Ay Santa Maria Anonymous "Medieval Age" background music La Gamba Anonymous "Medieval Age" background music Gloria Antoine Brumel "Medieval Age" background music Deus Judex Justus Chant "Medieval Age" background music Laudate Chant "Medieval Age" background music Regem cui omnia vivunt Chant "Medieval Age" background music La Spagna: Danza alta Francisco de la Torre "Medieval Age" background music El Grillo Josquin des Prez "Medieval Age" background music Lamentatio super morte Josquin des Pres (O mors inevitabilis) Jheronimus Vinders "Medieval Age" background music Alma Redemptoris Mater Orlande de Lassus "Medieval Age" background music Intemerata Johannes Ockeghem "Medieval Age" background music Kyrie Johannes Ockeghem "Medieval Age" background music Recercada Tercera Diego Ortiz "Medieval Age" background music Missa Papae Marcelli: II. Gloria Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina "Medieval Age" background music Missa Papae Marcelli: III. Credo Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina "Medieval Age" background music Ballet du Roy from Terpsichore Michael Praetorius "Medieval Age" background music Bransle Gay / Bransle de Montirade from Terpsichore Michael Praetorius "Medieval Age" background music Volte from Terpsichore Michael Praetorius "Medieval Age" background music Media Vita John Sheppard "Medieval Age" background music Hail! Bright Cecilia: Thou Tun'st This World Below Henry Purcell "Renaissance Age" background music Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuet I and II Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bouree I and II Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai Johann Sebastian Bach "Renaissance Age" background music Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G Major, Op. 40 Ludwig van Beethoven "Renaissance Age" background music Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante Cantabile Con Moto Ludwig van Beethoven "Renaissance Age" background music Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando Ludwig van Beethoven "Renaissance Age" background music Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Renaissance Age" background music Serenade No. 10 in B-flat Major, K. 361 - "Gran Partita": III. Adagio Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Renaissance Age" background music Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 - "Jupiter": II. Andante Cantabile Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Renaissance Age" background music Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto Ludwig van Beethoven "Industrial Age" background music Symphony No. 6 in F Major "Pastoral", Op. 68: I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country, Allegro Ma Non Troppo Ludwig van Beethoven "Industrial Age" background music Symphony No. 6 in F Major "Pastoral", Op. 68: II. Scene by the Brook, Andante Molto Mosso Ludwig van Beethoven "Industrial Age" background music Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor Johannes Brahms "Industrial Age" background music Hungarian Dance No. 16 in F Minor Johannes Brahms "Industrial Age" background music Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F Major Johannes Brahms "Industrial Age" background music Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: II. Andante Johannes Brahms "Industrial Age" background music Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco Allegretto Johannes Brahms "Industrial Age" background music Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B 83 (after piano 4-hands version): No. 3 in A Flat Major Antonín Dvořák "Industrial Age" background music Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B 83 (after piano 4-hands version): No. 7 in C Minor Antonín Dvořák "Industrial Age" background music Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B 147: No. 2 (10) in E Minor Antonín Dvořák "Industrial Age" background music Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B 147: No. 4 (12) in D Flat Major Antonín Dvořák "Industrial Age" background music Suite in A Major "American", Op. 98b, B 190: I. Andante con moto Antonín Dvořák "Industrial Age" background music Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B 178, "From the New World": II. Largo Antonín Dvořák "Industrial Age" background music Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Industrial Age" background music Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: II: Allegretto con moto Camille Saint-Saëns "Industrial Age" background music Christian Zeal and Activity John Adams "Modern Age" background music Common Tones in Simple Time John Adams "Modern Age" background music Grand Pianola Music: Part IA John Adams "Modern Age" background music Grand Pianola Music: Part IB John Adams "Modern Age" background music Harmonielehre: Part I John Adams "Modern Age" background music Harmonielehre: Part II. The Anfortas Wound John Adams "Modern Age" background music Harmonielehre: Part III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie John Adams "Modern Age" background music Shaker Loops: I. Shaking And Trembling John Adams "Modern Age" background music Shaker Loops: II. Hymning Slews John Adams "Modern Age" background music Shaker Loops: III. Loops And Verses John Adams "Modern Age" background music The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra John Adams "Modern Age" background music, also heard during credits The People Are The Heroes Now (from Nixon in China) John Adams "Modern Age" background music, also heard during credits Two Fanfares: Tromba Lontana John Adams "Modern Age" background music Violin Concerto: II. Chaconne: Body Through Which The Dream Flows John Adams "Modern Age" background music Civilization V
The soundtrack of Civilization V was written by Geoff Knorr and Michael Curran, and features new compositions as well as folk songs and famous compositions. Some of the songs in the game were released as a 2-disc soundtrack as part of the Deluxe Edition.[5] The tracklisting of the soundtrack is: [6]
1 - Alexander Peace - Greece - "Epitaph of Seikilos" 6:44
2 - Alexander War - Greece - "Epitaph of Seikilos" 5:06
3 - Askia Peace - Songhai - "Gambia Folk Song" 3:47
4 - Askia War - Songhai - "Gambia Folk Song" 5:02
5 - Bismarck Peace - Germany - "Ode to Joy" 5:35
6 - Bismarck War - Germany - "Ode to Joy" 4:52
7 - Caesar Peace - Rome - "Ancient Roman Melody Fragments" 4:37
8 - Caesar War - Rome - "Ancient Roman Melody Fragments" 5:43
9 - Catherine Peace - Russia - "Montagues and Capulets" 4:07
10 - Catherine War - Russia - "Montagues and Capulets" 4:17
11 - Darius I Peace - Persia - "Morghe Sahar" 5:16
12 - Darius I War - Persia - "Morghe Sahar" 5:49
13 - Elizabeth Peace - England - "I Vow to Thee, My Country" 5:23
14 - Elizabeth War - England - "I Vow to Thee, My Country" 5:05
15 - Gandhi Peace - India - "Raga Asa" 5:15
16 - Gandhi War - India - "Raga Asa" 3:48
17 - Harun al-Rashid Peace - Arabia - "Thikriati; Hijaz Maqam" 6:23
18 - Harun al-Rashid War - Arabia - "Thikriati; Hijaz Maqam" 4:47
19 - Napoleon Peace - France - "Cancan" 3:06
20 - Napoleon War - France - "Cancan" 4:25
21 - Oda Nobunaga Peace - Japan - "Rokudan no Shirabe" 5:44
22 - Oda Nobunaga War - Japan - "Rokudan no Shirabe" 5:56
23 - Civilization V Opening Movie Music 3:31
24 - Civilization V Opening Menu Music 5:17
25 - Ramesses II War - Egypt - "Ancient Egyptian Melody Fragments" 3:50
26 - Suleiman Peace - Ottoman Empire - "Ceddin Deden" 5:05
27 - Suleiman War - Ottoman Empire - "Ceddin Deden" 5:08
28 - Washington Peace - America - "America the Beautiful" 3:13
29 - Washington War - America - "America the Beautiful" 3:42
30 - Wu Zetian Peace - China - "Goa Shan Liu Shui" 4:40
However, some leader themes, city state themes, and the ambient music are omitted from the soundtrack.
Leaders themes not included in soundtrack:
Genghis Khan - Mongolia - "Traditional Mongolian Long Song (Urtiin Duu)"
Harald Bluetooth - Denmark - "Drømte mig en drøm i nat" and "Nobilis Humilis"
Hiawatha - Iroquois - "Ho, Ho, Watanay"
Isabella - Spain - "Viva La Quince Brigada"
Kamehameha - Polynesia - "Hole Waimea"
Montezuma - Aztec - "Cora Mitote Song"
Nebuchadnezzar II - Babylon - "Hurrian Hymn"
Pachacuti - Inca - "Traditional Inca Melody Fragments"
Ramkhamhaeng - Siam - melody in "The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music"
Sejong - Korea - "Arirang"
References
- ^ Wonder Music Revealed - Civilization Fanatics' Forums
- ^ http://www.civ3.com/asktheteam_082201.cfm
- ^ Civilization IV manual, page 224
- ^ Talisman featured on Civilization 4
- ^ de Matos, Xav (9 July 2011). "Civilization 5 Special Edition Includes Two-Disc Soundtrack, Artbook and Unit Figurines [Updated"] (in English). Shacknews. http://www.shacknews.com/article/64680/civilization-5-special-edition-includes. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ admin (13 September 2010). "Civilization V Soundtrack (Geoff Knorr, Michael Curran)" (in English). Download Soundtracks. http://ma-g.com/game_sountdtracks/civilization-v-soundtrack-geoff-knorr-michael-curran/. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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