#Empire total war soundtrack professional#
#Empire total war soundtrack series#

I also used some gritty-sounding string instruments which were carefully chosen samples to stay on medieval ground and not sound too polished and modern. I mostly created threatening moods, so my challenge was to sound medieval but still dark and foreboding and not like your normal tavern tune. I used a low whistle which can be played very expressively and threw in some effects like overblowing and rolling the tone like a вЂњrrrrвЂќ to create this rawness we were after. With Henning being more of a violin-guy, I am more into flutes,В using them to play live quite often in this project to give the music some raw and medieval flavour. In the end we only left some brass for the epic battle and skirmish tracks but killed most of the brass for the more detailed and closer feeling situations like pre-battle, threat and at-war campaign tracks. As we wanted to create a very gritty and rustic atmosphere we dropped the bright trumpets from the start and also cut theВ shimmering trombonesвЂ™ sound so often heard in todayвЂ™s scores. вЂњWe all soon found that a lot of modern orchestral devices would not work for this setting. Working with Creative Assembly to understand their vision and direction, shaping the tone of the Medieval world within the game and under the ever gently guiding hands of Tilman Sillescu, DynamedionвЂ™s Creative Director, the composers Alex RГ¶der, Nicolai Patricio and Henning Nugel went to work last autumn knowing little of what variedВ в€’ at times в€’ crazy stuff they would end up with by January this year.

#Empire total war soundtrack professional#

They were professional to work with, able to understand our focus, and respond to our feedbackвЂќ вЂ“ Richard Beddow (Audio Director) To that end, we assembled an international team of music producers, musicians, crew and processes to deliver the soundtrack and were very happy with the results and with Dynamdions collaboration as part of that team and in helping us craft a great score. вЂњCreating the score for Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia required delivering on a concept that captured the drama and atmosphere of the Dark Ages, fusing ancient English, Highland, Celtic and Nordic elements to create the Medieval setting. Orchestral but coloured with period instrumentsвЂ™ melodies and ideas depicting a medieval Britain shaped by the Dark Ages and Vikings. Featured ensembles include the Sofia Session Orchestra and the FILMharmonic Orchestra.Д¤0 tracks specially mastered for vinyl will be pressed onto three audiophile-quality, heavyweight 180g discs.What should music be like for a strategy game set in the British Isles of the 9th century? Audio director Richard Beddow and audio designer Jack Melham knew they wanted to have a score that should be epic and large enough toВ embody a full-scale war. Informed by Chinese music specialists, the orchestral soundtrack is laced with traditional instruments and musical harmony, transporting players to a time of honour and struggle, division and dynasties. Music composition was headed up by Creative Assembly Audio Director Richard Beddow, with Richard Birdsall, Tim Wynn and Simon Ravn rounding out the gameвЂ™s music team.

#Empire total war soundtrack series#

Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building and conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefined the series in an age of heroes and legends. THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning Total War series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. DISTRIBUTED TITLE :В Laced Records has partnered with Creative Assemblyв„ў and SEGAВ® to release the original soundtrack to Total Warв„ў: Three Kingdoms on deluxe triple vinyl.