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Forums - PC - Jeff Van Dyke- Total War Series Composer

I've played Total War games from Medieval 1 to Medieval 2 (don't have a good enough PC to even play the Europa Barbarorum mod for RTW that great =/), and this guy adds so much to the game.

So much of the game is emotion, and it's awesome. It's awesome when things legitimetly don't go your way, and all you can do as a general is do some final mobilizations and hope for the best. It's awesome when you're faced with invasion after you lose your main army during a cold winter, and somber music is playing while you try to muster a resistance.

Medieval 1:

Medieval Total War Music - Euro Battle 3 (Great one, wished there was remake for Medieval II)

Medieval Total War Music - Euro Mobilize 2

Medieval Total War Music - Euro Mobilize 3

Medieval Total War Music - Arab Battle 1 (Awesome music when your horse archers encircle the helpless crusaders who are exhausted and thirsty after being led through the hot desert)

Medieval Total War Music - Arab Battle 2

 

Rome:

To be honest, the sound track in that game was mostly atmospheric. Not saying the soundtrack was meh, but I can't really point to any one song.

Rome Total War Music ''Soldier's Chant''

Rome Total War Cavalry Charge

Rome Total War Music "Melancholy"

Rome Total War Music "Lonely Strategos"

 

Rome Total War Music "Forever" (Credit music. Wife is singer)

 

Medieval II+Kingdoms (only campaign I fully finished was the British Isles one =/ Man, I have a lot of games I need to finish):

Medieval 2 : Total War Soundtrack - Duke of Death

Medieval 2 : Total War Soundtrack - Lifted To The Hotplate

Medieval 2 Total War Music - Death Lullaby

Medieval 2 Total War Music - Destiny

Medieval 2 Total War Music - Did they have to die today

Medieval 2 Total War Music - Wind Cuts

 

Angela & Jeff van Dyck - We are all one  (Credits)

That's enough for M2...

Medieval 2 Kingdoms Teutonic Music - War of Kings

Medieval 2 Kingdoms Teutonic Music - Hymn Of War

Medieval 2 Kingdoms Teutonic Music - Man Camp

Medieval 2 Kingdoms Teutonic Music - New Arc Ascending

Medieval 2 Kingdoms Teutonic Music - Darker Skies Ahead

 

Medieval 2 Kingdoms Britannia Music - Tally-ho

 

*yawn* I'm tired

Medieval II Total War Kingdoms Music "Lift Thine Eyes" w/ Lyrics

Medieval II Total War Kingdoms Music "Dream of Albion"

 

Yeah... so check ot JvD's music, and play Total War. Play Europa Barbarorum for RTW. Shogun II will be composed by JvD.



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hmm never really got into the total war series. Pitty that your PC isn't up to the challenge of the modern games, maybe it's time for an upgrade lol. And on a sadder note the PC forum seems to have died off even more than it was before 3.0, I blame the fact that you can't just click on PC and have a list of the "hot" PC topics on the front page lol. Bah what am I even saying I guess I am bored, and I am bitter that my last hype thread didn't get a single reply and is still one of the most recent post on the PC bord.



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zarx said:

hmm never really got into the total war series. Pitty that your PC isn't up to the challenge of the modern games, maybe it's time for an upgrade lol. And on a sadder note the PC forum seems to have died off even more than it was before 3.0, I blame the fact that you can't just click on PC and have a list of the "hot" PC topics on the front page lol. Bah what am I even saying I guess I am bored, and I am bitter that my last hype thread didn't get a single reply and is still one of the most recent post on the PC bord.

3.0 killed off many people for many reasons due to the change in functionality. As for your hype thread, you need to remember that hype on the PC has died and PV gamers very rarely go "zomg day one purchase111!!!!one" due to the fact that many games end up being dumbed down for one reason or another. Hell, even SC2 has no hype thread and plenty of people bashing it. If you want to make a hype thread go to the console forums, those gamers are newer and are prone to hype.



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vlad321 said:
zarx said:

hmm never really got into the total war series. Pitty that your PC isn't up to the challenge of the modern games, maybe it's time for an upgrade lol. And on a sadder note the PC forum seems to have died off even more than it was before 3.0, I blame the fact that you can't just click on PC and have a list of the "hot" PC topics on the front page lol. Bah what am I even saying I guess I am bored, and I am bitter that my last hype thread didn't get a single reply and is still one of the most recent post on the PC bord.

3.0 killed off many people for many reasons due to the change in functionality. As for your hype thread, you need to remember that hype on the PC has died and PV gamers very rarely go "zomg day one purchase111!!!!one" due to the fact that many games end up being dumbed down for one reason or another. Hell, even SC2 has no hype thread and plenty of people bashing it. If you want to make a hype thread go to the console forums, those gamers are newer and are prone to hype.

well this site never had a big PC gamer community and is definitely a console dominated site due to it's main content. I wasn't really expecting much of a response anyway. But on topic TOTAL WAR MUSIC FTW



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If you guys are going to listen to any of them, I suggest to listen to Medieval 1 and Medieval 2: KINGDOMS stuff. My guess is that since Jeff had to compose less songs for both, he could concentrate on making them all memorable.