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    Default Did Jeff Van Dyck use a real orchestra for M2TW's soundtrack?

    I'm just curious since I did not see an orchestra's name being credited for the music in the game during the Credits, just Jeff Van Dyck, James Vincent and Steven Vaughn (correct me if I'm wrong with the spelling) and maybe a few others I forgot to mention.

    I can't imagine just roughly 3-10 guys making up such a powerful soundtrack. I mean, where the hell they got the male and female choir voices in most of the music pieces, especially in "Duke of Death" and "Death Lullaby"?

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    Default Re: Did Jeff Van Dyck use a real orchestra for M2TW's soundtrack?

    Sibelius?

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    Default Re: Did Jeff Van Dyck use a real orchestra for M2TW's soundtrack?

    I think he did have an orchestra, but it could have been that he didn't need too many men to play the music . . .


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    Default Re: Did Jeff Van Dyck use a real orchestra for M2TW's soundtrack?

    Can you even get the soundtrack on CD or iTunes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Double A View Post
    Can you even get the soundtrack on CD or iTunes?
    Yeh, but you have to join a prestigious group called "the brotherhood of bought the collectors edition"


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    Default Re: Did Jeff Van Dyck use a real orchestra for M2TW's soundtrack?

    Pretty sure it's synthesized. You can make some really epic sounding tracks without an orchestra nowadays.

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    Default Re: Did Jeff Van Dyck use a real orchestra for M2TW's soundtrack?

    I'd place money that he used a lot of sampled instruments. There are some very, very, very, very nice sounding sampled orchestra packs out there that composers use in lieu of recording a real one. And, frankly, they're probably 95% as good...

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    Default Re: Did Jeff Van Dyck use a real orchestra for M2TW's soundtrack?

    Quote Originally Posted by schoenkoenig View Post
    I'd place money that he used a lot of sampled instruments. There are some very, very, very, very nice sounding sampled orchestra packs out there that composers use in lieu of recording a real one. And, frankly, they're probably 95% as good...
    Yep, very true. The fact that most probably can't even notice that it's synthesized speaks for itself.

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    Default Re: Did Jeff Van Dyck use a real orchestra for M2TW's soundtrack?

    I just want the song for starting to win the battle for Christians!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Double A View Post
    I just want the song for starting to win the battle for Christians!
    Just do this http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=120084
    go to the 6th reply and that guy explains how to extract music from your game
    I did it that way, I can play all the music from the game (M2TW AND Kingdoms) on my mp3 player

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    Default Re: Did Jeff Van Dyck use a real orchestra for M2TW's soundtrack?

    So can I get it on my iTunes library and burn it on to a CD?
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    Default Re: Did Jeff Van Dyck use a real orchestra for M2TW's soundtrack?

    Quote Originally Posted by Double A View Post
    So can I get it on my iTunes library and burn it on to a CD?
    Probably when you extract them they are Mp3 files...
    But I don't know, don't use iTunes

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