Music for Mediterranean factions

**bigdaddy1204** · August 09, 2008, 12:20 PM

Has anyone else noticed that the music for factions such as Byzantium and Spain is extremely dull and boring?

Since in M2TW, music accounts for a major part of the game's atmosphere and immersion, the overall 'feel', this makes playing these factions boring and utterly lacking in immersion. The factions affected are all those under the 'south european' label - factions such as Spain, Byzantium, Venice, and so on.

Sadly, whereas the northern European factions get new music from the Kingdoms expansion, as do the Islamic factions, southern European factions do not. They are stuck with the same boring, repetitive few tracks that came with vanilla.

Having experienced mods such as Broken Crescent, which features a lot of stirring new music to liven things up, I find it very disappointing to have to put up with such boring music in my Stainless Steel campaigns.

Therefore, does anyone know of any good music mods that will improve things? Or even a way I could change the music myself? Or maybe this will inspire someone to make a new music sub-mod for Stainless Steel? I tried the 4winds music pack before it was banned, and it made such a difference, I can hardly describe. Unfortunately though I cannot play it, as it's apparently illegal.

Please help, as I'm dying of boredom listening to the same old dull and boring M2TW music!

Thanks,
bigdaddy1204

**Fridericus Rex** · August 09, 2008, 05:59 PM

Let me tell you - I feel the same way and wish somehow a mod with new music could be made.

**spanish_emperor** · August 10, 2008, 04:25 AM

unfortunately the music mods which i know are illegal since they contain copyright music from movies, etc.

**Darviathar** · August 10, 2008, 06:06 AM

The song that plays incessantly during the Byzantine campaign is almost intolerable. It forces me to turn music off, even though I enjoy the music played during battles.

**bigdaddy1204** · August 10, 2008, 04:13 PM

Yes, it seems to repeat endlessly! There is so little variety, and it's not even a particularly atmospheric track - I find it bland!

I wish I could play Stainless Steel with the music of Broken Crescent - they have a whole set of tracks for the Byzantine campaign which are really good. It adds so much more to the game.

Can anyone remember the name of the poster who made the 4winds music pack? That had a lot of good music in it, but some was copyright and thus illegal. Maybe we could ask him to release a new version, minus the copyrighted tracks?

Music adds so much to the campaign, I really feel this would add a lot to Stainless Steel if there were some way to add new music...

**Wolfcp11** · August 10, 2008, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by bigdaddy1204

Can anyone remember the name of the poster who made the 4winds music pack? That had a lot of good music in it, but some was copyright and thus illegal. Maybe we could ask him to release a new version, minus the copyrighted tracks?

Music adds so much to the campaign, I really feel this would add a lot to Stainless Steel if there were some way to add new music...

The 4winds pack was all copyrighted music

**bigdaddy1204** · August 10, 2008, 04:46 PM

Really? That is a shame. Every single track? I find that surprising. Still if that's true, then I guess we need someone to start from the beginning.

It CAN be done though. Look at Broken Crescent, their music is really good and legal. If they can do it, then surely it can be done for Stainless Steel too. There is a demand for it...