Music

Alex 14 · August 9, 2001, 02:09

I hope Firaxis don't let us down with the music, i'd like to see something revolutionary like the music from Ao2.

If they release a music editor i bet there will be one hell of a lot of downloadable tracks off the net.

Provost Harrison · August 9, 2001, 09:11

I would like to see all of the music from Civ return, done up a bit better to take account of the capabilities of modern computers. It will be a bit of a nostalgia trip for me, you see

jsw363 · August 9, 2001, 09:55

I would really like to see a distinctive song for each civ on a separate CD (maybe in the Limited Edition). That would make it 16 songs along with one "Civilization" song that is the game anthem.

I also really would like to hear national anthems when you encounter another leader in the diplomatic screen.

loinburger · August 9, 2001, 09:59

In most non-RPGs I just turn off the game's music and pop in a CD after awhile. (RPGs usually change their music as the story progresses so it doesn't get stale).

Sabre2th · August 9, 2001, 10:04

I would love to have the old civ2 music come back. I don't have my original civ2 cd anymore, just MGE. The music in MPE gets reeeeeeaaaaaally old after about 5 minutes. I want my (orignial) civ2 music back!

LaRusso · August 9, 2001, 11:01

OT
wait. this isn't a POLL???????

OT

SerapisIV · August 9, 2001, 11:54

Wrong Alex LaRusso, This is Alex 14, not Alexander01

Sabre2th · August 9, 2001, 11:58

He's got the right one, they both do polls like crazy.

Again: I WANT MY CIV2 MUSIC BACK!

Earwicker · August 9, 2001, 12:51

Civ2 music! At least make it an option! The MGE music never got inside my head when I stopped playing like the Civ2 did ()

Sabre2th · August 9, 2001, 13:15

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Originally posted by Earwicker
Civ2 music! At least make it an option! The MGE music never got inside my head when I stopped playing like the Civ2 did ()

Finally, someone who knows what he's talking about

SerapisIV · August 9, 2001, 13:32

Yeah, but the Civ2 music getting in my head was a bad thing cause it was annoying. I really hope they have a more dynamic music system, hopefully in mp3 format so I can swap in my own tunes too. A lot of the audio files in SMAC were mp3 format, so there's hope for this option.

Ecthy · August 9, 2001, 14:06

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Originally posted by Provost Harrison
I would like to see all of the music from Civ return, done up a bit better to take account of the capabilities of modern computers. It will be a bit of a nostalgia trip for me, you see

same here, the music from original CIV is cool, more of it. and using a few of the themes from the CIV2 addons would also be OK

(no, not the jules verne one

)

Brent · August 9, 2001, 14:36

I'd like all the music that will fit on one CD from the original Civ2 and MGE. I don't remember what music was on ToT, maybe some of that would be good too. I'd like the music from SMAC in there, and some new stuff that better be as good as the old stuff.

Dauphin · August 9, 2001, 15:41

The original Civ music was class.

I would choose a civ based on their music, often the Russians for the Volga boatman song. The Roman music was probably the best though. I also thought the Mongol music was quite humourous

Juggernaut · August 9, 2001, 16:20

The Civ 3 music, should, as everything else (graphics, advisors etc.), be upgraded as the game make progress into modern times. Give me Autechre in 2010! The songs should come in MP3's and be put in a directory on the hard drive for best customization. A nice idea would be to have four directories, one for each time era. Then Firaxis could easily make more tunes to be available for download from their homepage.

Two tunes should exist in four different versions:
1) The specific civ's national anthem (imagine "The Star-spangled Banner" in synthesized version)
2) The "Civilization Theme" which yet has to be written. This song should be played just when the time era changes, as an introduction to the new environment.

SerapisIV · August 9, 2001, 17:57

Yeah, I wanna hear the Babylonian and Iroquois national anthems

I opt for a lot of custumization possibilites (read: mp3) so that I can dump in all the classical, martial music I want. My favorite song in Civ2 was the steady drum beat after war was declared. I actually would load up a save game to trigger it and load a regular game so that it would it would keep playing

Dauphin · August 9, 2001, 18:01

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Originally posted by uncle_funk
1) The specific civ's national anthem (imagine "The Star-spangled Banner" in synthesized version)
2) The "Civilization Theme" which yet has to be written. This song should be played just when the time era changes, as an introduction to the new environment.

I like those ideas, but there are some anthems that I dislike, such as the "Marseillaise", "Star Spangled Banner", and "God Save the Queen". It could cause me to neglect some nations as a playing choice if I can't change the music

I would replace the English anthem for Rule Britannia, a much better tune IMHO.

Juggernaut · August 9, 2001, 18:16

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there are some anthems that I dislike, such as the "Marseillaise", "Star Spangled Banner", and "God Save the Queen". It could cause me to neglect some nations as a playing choice if I can't change the music

then you take whatever MP3 you think better represent the civ, rename it to "French Anthem" and drag it to the directory and overwrite the old one. Instead of "Marseillaise" you could choose Daft Punk's "Around the world" for the modern times.

Juggernaut · August 9, 2001, 18:31

Saying this, I really hope Civ3 ships with an internal "CivAmp", so you dont have to run yo default MP3 player constant in the background. It could have an era-flexible interface, like a jukebox in the modern age, old-school grammophone in the industrial, etc.

SerapisIV · August 9, 2001, 18:42

I'd like to have action triggers to the music rather then themes. Stuff like when at war, this group of songs play. When losing a war, these songs play. When expanding these songs play. When building infrastructure and railroads, these songs play, etc.

Provost Harrison · August 9, 2001, 18:45

Definitely the original civ themes. Those Zulu and Mongol pieces could teach modern dance music a thing or two

Juggernaut · August 9, 2001, 18:54

hehe, I really hate the Zulu-style bongo drums.

wotan321 · August 11, 2001, 09:54

Aaaaargh! I was looking over the new Civ3.com site, and went to the "Legacy" page.... and suddenly the music from Civilization 1 started playing, instantly transporting me back in time.....

I want that sound file! On the web page, its called
"civ1_music.swf", and I don't know how to pull it from the page. Can anyone help me get this file in a .wav format?

Laszlo · August 11, 2001, 10:23

Though probably too late for the first release, a later edition could use mp3Pro technology which enables double the compression of normal mp3's without a noticable loss in sound quality. That's twice as many tunes!

Buck Birdseed · August 11, 2001, 11:43

uncle_funk: Dan Magaha said it's possible to run WinAmp in always on top mode alongside Civ3. Let's hope he's right.

Dauphin · August 11, 2001, 12:42

On the subject of original civ music, could someone direct me to a suitable site to download them. I threw away my old Amiga a few years ago and want a bit of nostalgia - especially the music that goes with the story intro.

tniem · August 11, 2001, 13:37

On that same legacy page, you can go to Civ III and hear the new theme or at least what I assume is the new theme. It sounds good and is promising to say the least.

The only question I have is whether Jeff Briggs came back and did the music again for this one?

Brent · August 11, 2001, 16:19

I'd like the game to come with two disks you can run it from, so there's more space for music, and you can loan one to a friend to play against on another computer.

tniem · August 11, 2001, 18:17

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Originally posted by Brent
I'd like the game to come with two disks you can run it from, so there's more space for music, and you can loan one to a friend to play against on another computer.

Sounds great, not only is a gaming company going to stop caring about pirating, they are going to go out of the way to help spread it by providing two disks.

Inverse Icarus · August 12, 2001, 17:51

it's all about the game, and how you play it...
it's all about control, and if u can take it...
it's all about your debt and if u can pay it...
it's all about pain and who's gonna make it...

-motorhead: play the game