Songs from the Front

[HyperSniper999]

I like The Red Tide song.

Anymore songs you plan to add? Sacred War sounds like a good victory song.

I'd think of something more cheerful for the winning melody: the "Sacred War" was released shortly after the invasion, and was meant as an inspiring song (and a perfect one!). For the winning screen something like "Katiusha", "Poliushko-pole", "Proschanie slavianki" (slavic girl's parting), "Raspriagaite hloptsy koney" (unharness your horses, guys), or "Davai zakurim" (Let's smoke up) would fit better.
Basically, anything less dramatic (and even tragic), 'cause the "Sacred War" is 'till now treated almost like a prayer or a national hymn (I'd bet most people in Russia have more respect for this song than for a hymn, actually).

I was thinking it'd be inspirational for further victories.
Also, the only thing more melancholy than a battle won is a battle lost. Sure you may've won the battle, but at what cost?

[IJoe]

Well, IMO, that song is kind o' "personal" to a huge amount of people, living and dead, everyone, or almost everyone in Russia has his own family tragedy, or drama at the least, about this war to remember, and this song (surely one of the greatest about and from the time of the Great Patriotic) always reminds about these things, brings up true sadness and compassion. So, out of respect (couldn't find a better word) for the feelings of so many, it shouldn't really be included as a part of entertainment, which a game is. I myself thought about including it as a main menu theme, but then, when I took some time to think about it (would be nice, if I did it more often, really), I came to a sheer conclusion, it's not to be bothered in vain.
So, for game purposes, IMO, "Poliushko-pole" ("Полюшко-поле" - Field, field wide-open) would do better. And it's a great sounding one too:Полюшко-поле/ Polyushko pole

[Raider217]

There's a proper thread for talk about menu music etc. This is for the patch...

[Rikard Blixt]

There's a proper thread for talk about menu music etc. This is for the patch...

Actually, this is a proper thread for music, the patch is another one.

[Raider217]

Actually, this is a proper thread for music, the patch is another one.

Mah bad

[GodlikeDennis]

IJoe, that's a great song but that version really doesn't do it any favours. I have a very clear version that sounds fantastic.

[IJoe]

I wasn't proposing particularly this version. It's here only as a sample to represent how good it sounds.

BTW it hasn't got a word in it about the Red Army, since the song itself is at least a couple of hundreds years old, but later versions, that sort o' "brought it up to date" do have words about communism, rural communes etc.
Most likely, you've got one of those.

[GodlikeDennis]

Heh I wouldn't bet against that seeing as my version's sung by the Red Army Choir. Took awhile to find:

Russian Red Army Choir - Polyushka Polye (Song of the Plains)

While I was looking I also found this really nice instrumental version:

Poliushko Polie

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

Could you provide a link/upload it, please?

Edit @Dennis: Thanks

[Alex Cottrell]

Hey guys, thanks for the kind words on the music 
I confess I'm not all that pleased with some of it so far, so it's still a work in progress really. As blackbishop mentioned, there is a planned update for the soundtrack in 1.40.

Also, once the music is completely finished, I'll provide a high quality download for your listening pleasure.

[IJoe]

^^ looking forward to it, and thanks again. 

[Alex Cottrell]

Constructive criticism is welcomed. I've never done Russian music before, so by all means add your thoughts on improvements

[IJoe]

Constructive criticism is welcomed. I've never done Russian music before, so by all means add your thoughts on improvements

Suggestions:
1) You might wanna take some merry song as a leitmotiv (=main theme) for some new track, and work it out into some classical sound (that's what many great russian classic composers did)
2) Some winds (instruments), like cavalry horns, and the rest of 'em, would be nice.

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

Suggestions:
1) You might wanna take some merry song as a leitmotiv (=main theme) for some new track, and work it out into some classical sound (that's what many great russian classic composers did)

Yeah you could sample some impressive and/or famous melodies and include them in your classical compostions, maybe also change them to be played by strings or wind sections.

[IJoe]

In fact, Icarusfoundyou did use some traditional melodies as a main theme for some of his works here, but what I suggest, is he could probably use some particularly cheerful motive for one of his new pieces of art.