I don't see a problem with the music. And I don't really know what you mean by typical elevator style music either.

I would also like some more music like the music in BFME, that music really was great and gave you a glorious feeling, it really made battling much more spectaculair and they didn't only used film music but also their own composed game music, and those selfcomposed numbers with an orchestra were really great and fitted in it very well.

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I think it's music that is there simply to make thing exciting ('lift' the mood & excitement).

I don't have a problem with the music, though -- I'm playing the game, so I don't mind if the music slides into a background noise , rather than a major feature.

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it is background music

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*blinks*
warcraft2 had music?

Am not really bothered. Will probably download/hack the game anyway, and the ripped version never has music anyway...

1. then you cant play online
2. no music on hacks?

Those samples in the news, allegedly new are about one month old

I think those music samples are great... I even have them in some of my playlists despite their small size.

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I do that with the music from the entire AOE series actually... I'm looking forward to purchasing the soundtrack for this game (if they come out with it... they should as AOM had one).

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tsk tsk, didn't'cha read the coc?

About time to post a sticky about "no cracks, trainers, etc" here...

Anyway, I agree that AoE3 music ain't good. The intro music is just an awfully modified version of the AoK one, which rocked. Speaking of that, I disagree that the tracks for the previous two games were "mediocre". Not all of them were good, but they did have some nice ones.

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they were actually ok for me. at least a 7/10 maybe even an 8/10.

however, music in Battle for Middle Earth is just great compared to this though. (well, its practically the same from the movies so enough said)

the music isnt bad. i could listen to it on its own.

and no way is it elevator music. elevator music is always super quiet, bad classical. sometimes some oldies too. but never exciting like AOE3 music is.

But also their selfmade own composed backgroundmusic is far more better than this. Their selfcreated music fitted very well in the LOTR theme and were very glorious and spectaculair and nice to listen. They really made you to enjoy the game much more while listening to such great music. So why can't ES just get a good composer and orchestra to compose some great music for AoE3 as well if EA also did it for BFME?

I think the music is really great

I wouldn't worry about music, I'm sure theres a ton.. thats just a small taste of it.

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Backround music is supposed to be ---background--- music.

Look at Warcraft 3. It actually has awesome music, but you forget the melody after you turn off the game. But back in, you can listen to it for hours and it doesn't disturb. The same applies to movies, imo. Good music supports the visuals and doesn't battle with them.

That's why some people don't find the soundtracks appealing.

I think that the music could be quite good this time. It is fully orchestral and sounds good imo. You can't have LOTR music in a historical game after all...

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We will miss you. Don't bother to write.

I like the music in ES games...

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of course not, but at least they can try to make their music of at least the same or even better quality and the same glorious which even makes it much better to play the game and gives you an extra cool feeling. They can do that in a style that fits in very well in this time period.

The movie Batman Begins, the powerful... babammBBAAAMMMMMMMMMMM! You know that strong powerful very low octave stuff.

Black Isle, ummm... before Icewindale, the start where you add points to your Character, I mean the start before the game start... geeezzzz... sound from low then slowly it builds up, uP, UP!!

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Lets have a quick poll! Who thinks the AOE series theme music is good?

I do,It could be worse.

If you'll notice the video starting from the upper right, Rise & Fall's music sounds like it's going to be some of the best orchestra-epic sounding music we could ever hear.

But I do like what I've heard of AoE3's music. It still needs more of that "epic" sound to it however. Too many spots in the music that sound "midi-ish".

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Well, you may get a hacked version, but you sure as heck won't be doing it on this site.

Have a nice ban.

Also, just a note to everyone else, don't mention cracks. Ever. Period...yeah.