Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog 9 - Ethnic Instruments

<p><em>Hello all! This time around we're bringing you an externally written blog, by the team working on the music for Bannerlord. There are samples from the soundtrack and some detail about what went into creating the authentic feel for the game's OST!</em></p>
<p><strong>Finn Seliger, <a href="http://www.periscopestudio.de" target="_blank">Periscope Studio</a></strong> - With the soundtrack of Mount & Blade 2 one of our main goals was to create a characteristic music piece for each faction – a kind of hymn – that should reflect the faction in terms of culture and attitude.</p></br> Read more at: http://www.taleworlds.com/en/Games/Bannerlord/Blog/11

 

[Temuzu]

Empire stronk.

 

[Mr.Milker]

Very nice! That's actually quite awesome sounding. I didn't have any expectations for the music (other than hearing what was in MnB/Warband), so this is pretty great.

 

[_Morgoth_]

As a community we are so hungry for any kind of info. You guyz can release one screenshot per week and we would go crazy. New tracks sounds great. Even in the alpha M&B, music was great and it was done with tiny budget.

 

[Genghis_Khan61]

Really nice songs

 

[Odenar]

Wow!

I just have to say one thing though
I hope you don't go off the deep end with trying to make it sound like epic hollywood music, I think this is a mistake that Total War has done with some of their games (I think Empire in particular but I can't remember exactly). Try to keep the cultural uniqueness and feeling!

 

[Tovias]

I love the Empire's music, you can almost feel the incoming doom and despair on the air.

 

[hirovard]

I love the Empire's music, you can almost feel the incoming doom and despair on the air.

agreed, but personally all the music sounds pretty awesome. Im pretty sure i won't be turning music off on this for quite some time

 

[mikeboix]

Am i the only one who turns music off in most games?

Yes. You are cold inside.



I really love this themes, specially the Aserai, Empire and Khuzait ones

 

[The Sword Of God]

Where's Templar, church music, gospelish Crusade music???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_fZ4nIfj5A

 

[Jaakko]

Very nice. Still listening through.




Am I the only one who wants those sketches too 

 

[The Meddling Monk]

All of them are really great, but my favourite are the Aserai, Empire, and Battania themes.

 

[Saldıray23]

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL657B57BE3ED8F951
THE ARE GOODS SoundtrackS

 

[The Meddling Monk]

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL657B57BE3ED8F951
THE ARE GOODS SoundtrackS

Kind of reminds me of the soundtrack from the Stronghold games

 

[Al_Mansur]

Nice, but the Sturgia's music sounds more like 13th century Western European than Viking. And now it's clear that the Battanians are Celtic-inspired.

+1 Saldiray23, KoH has one of the best soundtrack ever made.

 

[Manu_La_Canette]

Mmmh, this one was the best tune from KoH to me

 

[psychopigeon]

it was all good ignore the haters and people who think they know what music belongs where.

 

[Saldıray23]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE MUSIC.

 

[Deka]

WOW!! I can't wait to play with the Khuzait faction!! THIS IS AMAZING, THANK YOU!!!

 

[Tunacro]

I think I like the early sketches more than the final results , but great music...

 

[The Bowman]

Very nice. Still listening through.




Am I the only one who wants those sketches too 

Me too.

I love the Khuzait music. It brings that Ottoman feeling that I like so much.