So how's the game music?

[Boris Godunov]

This is very important to me. One of the disappointments I had with Civ3 was the atrocious in-game music, especially that obnoxious Kenny-G-esque light jazz crap in the modern era.

I loved the music in 4x games like Ascendancy and IG2. So how is it here? And how easy is it to mod, if at all? (In Civ3, at least I could change the mp3s...)

[The Templar]

Re: So how's the game music?

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
This is very important to me. One of the disappointments I had with Civ3 was the atrocious in-game music, especially that obnoxious Kenny-G-esque light jazz crap in the modern era.

But I thought crap tailored to be the least offensive to the greatest number of people defined artistic production in the modern age. Ergo, the Kenny G music was atmospheric

[Draginol]

All the music is meant to sound like a Star Trek type sound track. Classical instrumental.

[Boris Godunov]

Can we get any clips?

[mactbone]

Who's creating the music? By classical instumental do you mean it sounds like that or that you actually brought in an orchestra?

[Draginol]

Just mean it's instrumental. There's a trailer out right now that has some music in it:

http://storage.stardock.com/files/galciv_trailer_small.zip

[DanS]

I thought the music of Civ3 was an excellent idea. Unfortunately, they didn't have enough of it.

Cool trailer, Draginol.

[Boris Godunov]

You can't tell me you liked the modern era stuff though...blargh!

[DanS]

It's mood music, Boris! I just thought that they should have had more styles--a true progression. Why did the creater of CPU Bach not pay more attention to the music?

Anyway, the music in the trailer was pretty good.

[Boris Godunov]

Mood music...what the hell kinda mood is that fake lite jazz stuff gonna put me in that relates to Civ3?

Naw, the modern era stuff should have been like a symphonic film score, similar to John Williams and such.

[Jamski]

The modern era stuff should have been by Stockhausen, Berio and Boulez. Perfect accompianment to a nuclear war, IHMO.

-Jam

[Boris Godunov]

What, no Mahler?

[leiavoia]

i think the galciv main background music is a lot like a Star Wars type of sound. It has a kind of soft warm feeling to it though (as soft and warm as space can be anyway). That's a bit refreshing after playing MOO3. It's like running from the pool and jumping into the jacuzzi. mmmmm....

[Draginol]

GalCiv soundtrack is a mixture of rap and heavy metal thrash.

[Jamski]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
What, no Mahler?

Well, being pedantic ( ) The "Modern Era" of Civ seems to start around 1940-50ish, so I'd say music from the Darmstadt School would be more appropriate.

@Brad - you'd better !#@!ing well be joking us !

-Jam