History AwesomeMusic / AssassinsCreed

* ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII III]]'' gives us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY6n_7UGVy0 "Trouble in Town",]] the angsty, turbulent music which plays during the Boston Tea Party, and when you are chasing Charles Lee. The mission is ThatOneLevel at Full Synchronization but if you time it right, its the ultimate chase music for the ultimate chase sequence. It also plays during the credits.

* [[Film/AssassinsCreed2016 The film]] has [[AwesomeMusic/AssassinsCreed2016 its own page]].

* ''Black Flag'' is filled with numerous actual sea-shanties that you can collect on land, including favorites like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r2b-CSOwDY "Drunken Sailor"]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgmZqd8Fu5s "Spanish Ladies",]] but also obscurities like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTXe1ZhJ25o "Randy Dandy Shanty"]]. These shanties can be played by Jack, one of your crew, like the 18th Century version of GTARadio and when sailing in rough weather, truly makes the game a magical experience, making you bond with your crew and the surroundings and feel the excitement of being part of the WoodenShipsAndIronMen generation. Especially "Fish in the Sea" when played in a rough gale or in a storm:

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBjBRu82z4M "Jokes Jokes Jokes"]] is a manic, fast-paced tavern song that perfectly matches the mad theatricality of Maxwell Roth.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opZg0l6GHEg "Spirit of Damascus"]]. It sounds like it could be just slightly out of place (it would be ''very'' fitting for an Ancient Egyptian city) but this track and the scene accompanying it the first time you hear it give a taste of what's to come in terms of SceneryPorn, not just in this game, but in the entire series following it.

*** Hell, let's just say EVERYTHING in Venice, including [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvZHAT7xHO4 Dream of Venice]]. Combined with the SceneryPorn, it makes it probably the most enjoyable city in the entire game.

** "Jokes Jokes Jokes" is a manic, fast-paced tavern song that perfectly matches the mad theatricality of Maxwell Roth.

Through [[WarOfTheSpanishSuccession Flanders, Portugal, and Spain,]]\\

** ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6xR3esZSHw "Laboured and Lost"]], which plays during the game's ending, [[spoiler:showing the end of the First Civilisation]]. It's truly a powerful moment and the music just heightens that. Its awesomeness must be seen to be believed.
** The main "Welcome to Constantinople" music is incredibly melodious and light, a sense of serenity, hope and new horizons all at once, which captures Ezio's feelings in Istanbul and his late age..
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGPXR565RkE "The Revelations theme"]] is worth a mention. Soft, sombre, and haunting for the main part; turned dramatic and powerful by the end!
* ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII III]]'' gives us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYqP_4aCYHE "Trouble in Town",]] the angsty, turbulent music which plays during the Boston Tea Party, and when you are chasing Charles Lee. The mission is ThatOneLevel at Full Synchronization but if you time it right, its the ultimate chase music for the ultimate chase sequence. It also plays during the credits.

** Though its part is unfortunately short, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxU54NeKZJo Fight Club theme]] is a fantastically fast-paced piece both catchy and fun.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUVC0jpZEw "Connor's Life"]] perfectly captures just how painful Connor's story is.
** The main theme, which comes in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_If2liR7wQ three]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE0Y5VmkILQ different]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdbH0-9BDr0 flavors]].

** Of particular note is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsVr8OCk9gU "Stealing A Brig"]], which is played when you first take the Jackdaw and [[spoiler: during the fight near the end with Bartholomew Roberts.]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmlCudR3JPk The main theme]], containing elements of Ezio's well-known Leitmotif, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBUiu_m70KQ Ezio's Family]].

** Lorde's cover of Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (from ''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'') set to the trailer, anachronistic as all get out, but awesome.
** After using Woodkid's "Iron" for the trailer of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'', they use another track, "The Golden Age" for the CGI trailer introducing Arno and Elise.
** And from the co-op trailer, we have [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSG4c4T1FbI Pistols at Dawn.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy-5efgUncY This]] was chosen for the Launch Trailer.

* While the first game's soundtrack is not as memorable as, for example, the second, the theme of Jerusalem, appropriately named [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cU1KBXtels City of Jerusalem]], is most definitely extremely beautiful. What makes it even better is the fact that composer Jesper Kyd combined Middle Eastern with Christian music themes to show how the city was still separated into Muslim and Jewish parts back then.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiCml4wNrbU "Access the Animus"]]. Nine minutes of exactly why ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI'' wins so very, very hard. A steady progression from quiet and deadly atmospheric ambience to stealthy evasion to outright incredible action music.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3o038osEIY "Red in the Face"]]. Just the action music part. It's almost worth getting detected just to listen to this while freerunning.
* [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII The sequel]] has so much awesome music.
** There's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psJx4rKoCKY "Flight Over Venice"]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAwP4KIivl4 Part 2]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMSpJhhjMQ0 "Back in Venice"]].
** Although only an advert, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSkb0kDacjs music]] to the ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo6Q14vBB1c trailer]] was just brilliant.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwVvkf5CeJU "City Of Rome"]] from ''Brotherhood'', while similar to "Flight Over Venice", has a haunting depth to it.
** The most distinctive score is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBUiu_m70KQ Ezio's Family]] which is played in opening sequence of the game. [[spoiler:It may give you second thoughts after you discover the Auditore family's fate.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3udu4SUsIc Heart]], is great as well [[spoiler:especially as it plays when Ezio finds his father's iconic Assassin's robes and suits up for the first time]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EaRHlo4B0Y Venice Rooftops]], which plays during most race and courier sequences, both in the main story and in side missions. Later remixed for Ezio's crossover in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur V]]''.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVnzpq8nlZw Sanctuary,]] a poignant and beautiful piece that plays through-out your time in Venice, that perfectly portrays the triumph and heartbreak Ezio must feel being an Assassin.

* ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]'' gives us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qjjqh2-LOo "The Forum of the Ox"]], which plays while you're jumping across ruined ledges to chase a boat over deadly rapids. Truly an Assassin's Creed moment.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WjOKqnszo Bloodlines]], the main theme of the game.
** [[https://youtu.be/F8p1hor857E Underground]], the song that plays during the final modern day sequence. The lyrics are particularly haunting, especially if you think of the various Assassin's we've known throughout the years [[spoiler: and in particular, Desmond]].
--> ''Those who fought for something better,''
--> ''Those who taught by how they lived,''
--> ''Loved ones taken long before their work was done...''
** This game also brings back Ezio's Family from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'', which has now become the iconic theme of the entire ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' franchise, in the form of [[https://youtu.be/pj08BMBn_eE Family]].

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WjOKqnszo Bloodlines]], the main theme of the theme

* From ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'', the Toydrum remix of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RHnhW3rt6Y "In the Heat of the Moment,"]] by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

** From the Freedom Cry DLC there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sL3686bck4 Fight the Oppressions]], one of the battle songs.

* From ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'':
** The Toydrum remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RHnhW3rt6Y "In the Heat of the Moment,"]] by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

** This troper, who has started playing Assassin's Creed with Connor, stumbled onto a tavern that played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJa-exlHeeg "The Parting Glass"]] and interpreted it as a Call Back to ''Black Flag'' that doubles as UbiSoft's tearjerking farewell to the Kenway Saga and the Seventh Generation of Video Game Consoles.

** This troper, who has started playing Assassin's Creed with Connor, stumbled onto a tavern that played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJa-exlHeeg "The Parting Glass"]] and interpreted it as a [[Call Back]] to ''Black Flag'' that doubles as UbiSoft's tearjerking farewell to the Kenway Saga and the Seventh Generation of Video Game Consoles.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUVC0jpZEw "Connor's Life"]] perfectly captures just how painful Connor's story is.
** The main theme, which comes in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_If2liR7wQ three]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE0Y5VmkILQ different]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdbH0-9BDr0 flavors]].

* ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII III]]'' gives us [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYqP_4aCYHE "Trouble in Town",]] the angsty, turbulent music which plays during the Boston Tea Party, and when you are chasing Charles Lee. The mission is ThatOneLevel at Full Synchronization but if you time it right, its the ultimate chase music for the ultimate chase sequence. It also plays during the credits. There's also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sffPwPFyhCQ "Fight Club"]], catchy and fun.

** Though its part is unfortunately short, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxU54NeKZJo Fight Club theme]] is a fantastically fast-paced piece

** Though its part is unfortunately short, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxU54NeKZJo Fight Club theme]] is a fantastically fast-paced piece

* ''Black Flag'' is filled with numerous actual sea-shanties that you can collect on land, including favorites like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r2b-CSOwDY "Drunken Sailor"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgmZqd8Fu5s "Spanish Ladies"]] but also obscurities like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTXe1ZhJ25o "Randy Dandy Shanty"]]. These shanties can be played by Jack, one of your crew, like the 18th Century version of GTARadio and when sailing in rough weather, truly makes the game a magical experience, making you bond with your crew and the surroundings and feel the excitement of being part of the WoodenShipsAndIronMen generation. Especially "Fish in the Sea" when played in a rough gale or in a storm:

* ''Black Flag'' is filled with numerous actual sea-shanties that you can collect on land, including favorites like "Drunken Sailor", "Spanish Ladies" but also obscurities like "Randy Dandy Shanty". These shanties can be played by Jack, one of your crew, like the 18th Century version of GTARadio and when sailing in rough weather, truly makes the game a magical experience, making you bond with your crew and the surroundings and feel the excitement of being part of the WoodenShipsAndIronMen generation. Especially "Fish in the Sea" when played in a rough gale or in a storm:

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiCml4wNrbU "Access the Animus"]]. Nine minutes of exactly why ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI'' wins so very, very hard. A steady progression from quiet and deadly atmospheric ambience to stealthy evasion to outright incredible action music.

* One piece of music which is truly lovely is "Peace at Forli" which first plays when Ezio and Leonardo sail from Forli for Venice and then memorably plays during Ezio's WorldOfCardboardSpeech in the ''Bonfire of Vanities'' DLC and then finally makes a stirring comeback in ''Assassin's Creed Embers'' playing [[spoiler: during Ezio's final moments and the letter he left behind.]] It's TearJerker music at its finest.

* ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6xR3esZSHw "Laboured and Lost"]], which plays during the game's ending, [[spoiler:showing the end of the First Civilisation]]. It's truly a powerful moment and the music just heightens that. Its awesomeness must be seen to be believed.
* The main "Welcome to Constantinople" music is incredibly melodious and light, a sense of serenity, hope and new horizons all at once, which captures Ezio's feelings in Istanbul and his late age..
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGPXR565RkE "The Revelations theme"]] is worth a mention. Soft, sombre, and haunting for the main part; turned dramatic and powerful by the end!

* There's also this unreleased track that plays when Connor travels [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Po_dmTXB4 through the forests and the frontier.]]
* The unreleased track called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b0oF6ovmrU Homestead theme]] from ''III'' captures the solitude, peace and beauty of the settlement in the forest and also sounding like a mix of Native American and European themes, without being either, symbolizing the harmony which sadly never happened.

* The tavern songs that are played by a live crew with violins and old guitars are lovely. "The Trooper and the Maid" and "Blow the Candles Out" are both bawdy songs. Then there's "The Parting Glass", a traditional Scots-Irish folk song played at the end which sums up Edward's entire journey and the game.
* The most fitting tavern song for the game, for its theme and setting is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-lBydebg6w "Here's a Health to the Company".]]

* For those who have an interest in historical popular music (and fans of ''Series/{{Sharpe}}''), "Over the Hills and Far Away" is a real standout:

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmlCudR3JPk The main theme]], containing elements of Ezio's well-known Leitmotif, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBUiu_m70KQ Ezio's Family]].
** Forest Swords' original work, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na6pizsEhGc Hood]] was created for the announcement trailer, and sounds very foreboding.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4oWhjsogb0 Streets]]: a motif that appears throughout the soundtrack to signify the wide-open winter-world that Shay explores, would not sound out of place in a game like Skyrim.