Will the soundtrack feature real-life WWII music?

[WinTurkey]

I know TWI hired at least one composer to work on the music, I haven't heard much though about whether things like The Holy War or other classics from the era will be in it. Being in the public domain I see little reason not to include them, but I don't think a soundtrack listing or anything like that was announced.

 

[Merin Redplate]

Hah, it would be awesome to have the Red Army choir in the background.:IS2:

 

[Hannula]

Would be very hard decision as all the soviet songs are epic.

YouTube - Red Army Chorus - Meadowland
YouTube - Red Army Chorus - On the march

My favourite

YouTube - Varchavianka - The Red Army Choir

 

[Rak]

I think "real WW2 music" will be available in game, not as soundtrack but coming from radios gramophones like in Ostfront. Just like the "radio room" in Krasnyi Oktyabr.

 

[Grobut]

Would be very hard decision as all the soviet songs are epic.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7_lF2qZmC0

They sure are, but the same can't really be said for period German music.. and then there's the trouble of licensing music, it's kinda costly

 

[Nimsky]

Can someone post the song that the radios in the mod played?

 

[Mormegil]

YouTube - Spike Jones Der Fuehrer's Face

Real WWII music.

 

[Bobdog]

Can someone post the song that the radios in the mod played?

YouTube - Если завтра война (джаз) - If war comes tomorrow (jazz)

 

[Nimsky]

Yes, that's the one. It should return in RO2, good for atmosphere.

 

[HeyCarnut]

"Will the soundtrack feature real-life WWII music?"

It won't even feature real-life instruments...

However, it should be easy to mod in real recordings - I like the idea - I didn't think about that music being public domain.

 

[Tr00per Buzzdee]

I like the music TWI has for this game.

If you want marching songs during combat, simply create your own music mod by replacing those sound files - will be one of the easiest things to do.

 

[doomis]

If you want marching songs during combat, simply create your own music mod by replacing those sound files - will be one of the easiest things to do.

Nice idea actually... never thought of that

Although I will probably not use marches but some stupidly fast and crazy and full of distortion songs to get that lazy heart filled with adrenaline :IS2:

 

[Floyd]

I'm glad I'm half deaf nowadays. All the music is digital and has none of the feel analog magnetic tape had. So personallly, I could really care less if its real or if its 'Memorex' these days. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.....

 

[I Faw Down]

This must be possible to do in-game...

YouTube - The Sacred War - Священная война - Svyaschennaya voina

 

[Bluehawk]

You guys harping on the sampled orchestras make it sound like you're expecting this kind of music:

YouTube - "Midnight in Moscow" played on Technics G100

 

[Nikolai]

I'm glad I'm half deaf nowadays. All the music is digital and has none of the feel analog magnetic tape had. So personallly, I could really care less if its real or if its 'Memorex' these days. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.....

There might be a connection there.

 

[RedWarrior]

It would be awesome if Sacred War or Polyushka Polye would play in the backround. But song's like V'put (On the March) was made after the war.

 

[RedGuardist]

I also suspect that revolution and civil war era songs like Warshavianka were not played a lot if at all during the WWII anymore. Different war had different goals. Allthough Warshavianka most certainly is one of the most powerfull battle songs ever made. No matter on what language. I especially like it in Finnish. It ain

 

[Floyd]

There might be a connection there.

Can't argue with that logic, but everyone knows that change is bad...