History AwesomeMusic / EuropaUniversalis

* To promote the game, [[AscendedMeme they]] [[EarWorm made]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clau80YFtg4 this]].

* After the simple but more experimental approach of the second game's soundtrack, ParadoxInteractive hired composer Andreas Waldetoft to work on the music for the third game. Let's just say [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4DEF72408C390DF7 the results were well worth it]]:

* Though the third game's soundtrack was in many ways a ToughActToFollow, Waldetoft [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL2_QPP3jkeV_PWWWm7BehT3id7sAkxrL did his his best]] to prove again why he's ParadoxInteractive's key composer.

* The ''{{Music/Sabaton}}'' Soundtrack music pack puts several songs from the band in the game, primarily from their ''Carolus Rex'' album. Needless to say, it's pretty fitting.

* To promote the game, [[AscendedMeme they]] [[EarWorm made]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clau80YFtg4 this]].
* Though the third game's soundtrack was in many ways a ToughActToFollow, Waldetoft [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL2_QPP3jkeV_PWWWm7BehT3id7sAkxrL did his his best]] to prove again why he's ParadoxInteractive's key composer.

** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sKHYaMLl5A Para Bellum]]" (''EU III'') -> "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtCTMv0g-PU The Stonemasons]]" (''EU IV'').

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2MyD8PkO9I The Voyage]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFTp6po0cns Battle Of Lepano]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds6_5Ad-YOw King's Court]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MCjOyR9gcQ The Stage Is Set]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29h3IMVPDD4 Ride Forth Victoriously]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2MyD8PkO9I Main Theme]]

* The very idea behind this soundtrack is genius in its simplicity: It's ''nothing but period music'', with each century the game takes place in being represented by a set of songs and/or musical compositions from that era. Some of the finest European and worldwide period music artists and ensembles contributed to the soundtrack with music from their own past albums.
* Without further ado, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLm7-cEyAA have a listen]]. Why yes, the whole soundtrack is ''two and a half hours long''. Not bad for a game published back in 2001.

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* After the simple but more experimental approach of the second game's soundtrack, ParadoxInteractive hired composer Andreas Waldetoft to work on the music for the third game. Let's just say [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4DEF72408C390DF7 the results were well worth it]]:

** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sKHYaMLl5A&feature=related Para Bellum]]", a sweeping moody choral piece which starts with a slow instrumental build-up, and reflects both its title ("Prepare for war") and the nautical/maritime themes present in the game.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-rG8pD6iK8 Battle of Damascus]]" is an unabashedly dramatic wartime theme.

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* Though the third game's soundtrack was in many ways a {{tough act to follow}}, Waldetoft [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL2_QPP3jkeV_PWWWm7BehT3id7sAkxrL did his his best]] to prove again why he's ParadoxInteractive's key composer.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yzenyI7_0 "The Voyage"]]", the main theme of this installment. Watch a live performance of it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99_qehhZUds here]].
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYmL-i6fIyU The Snow Is Coming]]", one of the finest of the calmer themes on the soundtrack.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycl0vpbMfWw Ride Forth Victoriously]]" couldn't be any different, as it's a highly dynamic orchestral and choral piece running from beginning to end at breakneck speed and with great intensity.
* In a tip of the hat to the third game's music, several themes from its soundtrack make a return in ''EU IV'', [[RearrangeTheSong though in rearranged form]] :
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxR-XdJo2cA Conquistador]]" (''EU III'') -> "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoJkeTFGPMI The Stage is Set]]" (''EU IV'')
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sKHYaMLl5A Para Bellum]]" (''EU III'') -> "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtCTMv0g-PU The Stonemasons]]" (''EU IV'')
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxwY1Oj9qMQ Swashbuckling Privateers]]" (''EU III'') -> "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z3sCLlP1JE Discovery]]" (''EU IV'')

* Though the third game's soundtrack was in many ways a {{tough act to follow}}, Waldetoft did his his best to prove again why he's ParadoxInteractive's key composer.

* After the simple but more experimental approach of the second games soundtrack, ParadoxInteractive hired composer Andreas Waldetoft to work on the music for the third game. Let's just say [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4DEF72408C390DF7 the results were well worth it]]:

** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxR-XdJo2cA Main Theme]]" -> "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoJkeTFGPMI The Stage is Set]]"
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sKHYaMLl5A Para Bellum]]" -> "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtCTMv0g-PU The Stonemasons]]"
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxwY1Oj9qMQ Swashbuckling Privateers]]" -> "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z3sCLlP1JE Discovery]]"

* After the simple but more experimental approach of the second games soundtrack, ParadoxInteractive hired composer Andreas Waldetoft to work on the music for the third game. Let's just say the results were well worth it:

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99_qehhZUds "The Voyage"]], the main theme of this installment.