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The initial idea was for the Age of Empires II music to sound specific to particular cultures and time periods. However, with the game featuring a diverse array of civilizations, it didn't sound appropriate for distinctively European music to play while controlling an Asian faction, or vice versa. Ultimately, the musical elements of several cultures were blended together.[1]
Despite the historical sound, most of the music was performed electronically, in a similar method to Age of Empires and The Rise of Rome. Actual hardware was used, rather than being performed in a digital workspace, and controlled with MIDI. Many instruments came from the E-mu ESI-32 sample library, the Boss Dr. Synth DS-330 was used for string pads and bass drops, and the Alesis QS8 synthesizer was played to create bassy drones (such as the opening of Shamburger). Reverb was generated by the Lexicon PCM-91, and then the mix was processed onto DAT, and copied onto the game disc as Red Book audio.[2] The credits tracks for both Age of Empires II and The Conquerors are an exception, using live bass, drums, and guitar. The track sequence was designed around the timings of typical gameplay: slower tracks were used early on, while the player would be developing their base; faster tracks later in the playlist, when it could be expected that players would be fighting intensely.[3]
As the soundtrack had been composed into a form that could be played by MIDI, it was also possible to use this control method to play the game's music with the gamer's soundcard synthesizer. This allowed tiny file sizes, but generating a more limited, unproduced sound. This MIDI version of the soundtrack was used in the trial version of Age of Empires II, but not the full game.
The original soundtrack continued to be used for the HD Edition release, and new tracks composed by Vitalis Eirich were added for the game's expansion packs. He used a similar production style to the original music, retaining the Boss DS-330 synthesizer, but with an Ensoniq TS12 instead of the E-mu ESI-32 sampling.[4]
For the Definitive Edition release, the soundtrack was recomposed by Todd Masten with Semitone Music Group, and recorded at 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage, Los Angeles.[5] The new music took a different direction to his work on Age of Empires: Definitive Edition: rather than being performed by a full orchestra, a combination of sampled and live instruments were used. Being a recomposition, it was intended to capture the spirit of the original, rather than strictly adhering to the existing notation. In addition to covering almost the entirety of Age of Kings, The Conquerors, and Rise of the Rajas' soundtracks (the exceptions being the opening and credits themes), it overhauled the civilizations' introductory music, replacing the short jingles with one-minute tracks.[6]
The soundtrack can be heard on any CD player by using the game disc, and skipping the data track. The songs themselves are not separated, but are instead one long track with seamless transitions. The names and composers credited here are confirmed by the "Music From The Ages" and "More Music From The Ages" CDs (two audio CDs featuring tracks from the first two Age of Empires games and their expansions, usually only given away by Ensemble Studios as competition prizes[7]), metadata in the HD Edition release, and titles of the Definitive Edition release. The soundtrack was directed by Stephen Rippy.[8][9]
The trial version of Age of Empires II has a significantly different soundtrack, with some songs missing, and extra ones added. These are MIDI files, played by the local computer's soundcard, rather than the recorded performance of the main game's soundtrack. They are stored in /Age of Empires II Trial/Sound/midi.
Following the trend set by Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome, a new soundtrack was composed for The Conquerors, again playable from the game disc on any CD player. It mostly consists of original music, but with reprisals of the main game's win/loss themes, and a fully produced mix of Neep Ninny-Bod, which was previously only available as MIDI. Kevin McMullan, who had previously contributed to credits tracks on The Rise of Rome and Age of Empires II, joined Stephen Rippy as a main composer.
Main track names and composers are confirmed from the Music For The Ages competition prizes, the Ages Compilation CD from the Age of Empires Collector's Edition, and the filenames of the HD Edition release. These are the tracks that appear on the audio part of the game CD, in order of playback:
Across the HD Edition's expansions, new music was composed by Vitalis Eirich. It is stored in the same way, mostly at 192 kbps. Introductory jingles were added for each new civilization, along with these new tracks:
For the Definitive Edition, the soundtrack was recreated under the direction of composer Todd Masten. It contains new versions of every gameplay and win/loss track from across Age of Empires II and all of its expansions. It also includes reworked versions of unreleased songs, such as Joey Jojo from Age of Empires II's development, and tracks which Vitalis Eirich had developed for The Last Khans. There are also several wholly original compositions. Not included in the soundtrack release are new 1-minute songs introducing each civilization.
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