Age of Empires II - Words of Power - Andante's Inferno - Orchestral edition

[@AndantesInferno]

0:25 Canto 1 : Igniting the Hearth 0:58 Canto 2 : Point of no return 1:32 Canto 3 : Request for Glory 02:29 Canto 4 : De Novo incipiens 03:45 Canto 5: Türkuaz 05:03 Canto 6: Crouching Tiger 05:38 Canto 7 : Göktürkler 06:02 Canto 8: A devoted Conqueror 08:20 Canto 9: Hidden Dragon 08:59 Credits

[@ahmetturkmen0011]

You guys did an awesome job!! Is there a song name to canto 5: Turkuaz? Does it exist as a song or did you guys just make an improvisation?

[@Caglarcomposes]

@@ahmetturkmen0011 Sorry for the late answer. I thought I answered to this comment, but apparently I didn't. Türkuaz is one of the small pieces I composed, to act as a bridge and a nation-specific theme, between parts of the original theme repetitions of Age of Empires:)

[@ahmetturkmen0011]

@@Caglarcomposes thank you for the information! It's a really nice bridge and has a good catchy tune with alot of potential to be developed into a longer song perhaps. It can be extended into a full piece due to its energetic upbeat melody. If you want :) Wish you success in the future

[@hezarfenjackson2418]

@@Caglarcomposes Good job! I'm really sorry to find out this video very late. Is there a song name for Canto 7? And is there a social media account that i can follow your works?

[@Caglarcomposes]

@@ahmetturkmen0011 I would absolutely want to make it into a full piece on its own, however the current situation isn't very "musician-friendly", especially when they gather to do something :/ Going back to the topic, I agree it would likely lend itself to a separate piece easily. Also I apologize for answering so late. I just did not get a notification for this message. And hopefully, that success you sent our way will arrive sooner or later, before we die:) Stay safe, and of course feel welcome to ask or write stuff:)

[@Damroca]

I think we did a good job :) and... it's a bit funny to be the shortest person in the choir :D

[@CharlesNegroe]

breathtaking I would say!

[@smiller504]

A good job? No. A phenomenal job? Hell yes

[@pho3nix-]

Beautiful.

[@ahmetturkmen0011]

@damroca thanks for your performance!! Is there a song name to canto 5: Turkuaz? Does it exist as a song or did you guys just make an improvisation?

[@awszr]

Nice

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

at an average of 600 units killed per game, per player, worldwide, since 1999, this is effectively the bloodiest game ever released.

[@punbug4721]

2:10 That activated my fight or flight reflex lol EDIT: The entire video was very lovely. Definitely going into my AoE Orchestral Study Music playlist!

[@AndantesInferno]

*Looks at the mini-map anxiously*

[@AndantesInferno]

@007Ben thank you! We are glad you liked our labor of love

[@JcBravo8]

Lmao lose -- *hears alert, glances at mini-map* Didn't help I'm playing the game while I'm listening to this either, lol. Love the use of the game sounds.

[@Swordf1shh]

4:11 “Hattı müdafaa yoktur, sathı müdafaa vardır. O satıh bütün vatandır” is a famous quote by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, when he was commander-in-chief in Battle of Sakarya. The quote means that defending a line is no use, we shall defend every land of our homeland.

[@AndantesInferno]

Exactly!

[@ruimartins213]

Man i almost cry while watching, i play this game with my brother since 2000 now im 25 years old and my brother is 35 and we still play nowdays, what a job you guys did, i only can say, thank you for this. Hugs from Portugal!

[@AndantesInferno]

The memories this game brings are often really intense. This is what came out after mixing those memories with the already glorious soundtrack. Thank you so much for your kind words and we wish you many more years of playing together as siblings. Hugs right back at Portugal! Stay safe:)

[@Gramofonen]

I can't understand why this doesn't have more views. :)

[@AndantesInferno]

We believe it's due to us not being known enough, yet! It would absolutely help us, if you'd share the love and the video, though!

[@M.Atatug]

What a wonderful music with "bağlama" .

[@AndantesInferno]

It is bağlama time! Teşekkürler Murat! Thank you:)

[@Whimsical_Inquiror]

4:10 what a fantastic word, challenging to (then modern) military doctrines and defence paradigms and mentalities. This word sparking spirit of army, which ends an overlong regression of country which lasts more than 2 centuries (Since 1683, Great Turkish War). When the last sensible defence line is broken and an entire homeland is open to occupation, this word initiated fast morale recovery and in very short time saved the whole western Anatolia from occupation, leading the liberation of whole nation. “There is no line defense, there is area defense. That area is the entire homeland. Unless every inch of the homeland is watered with the blood of the citizens, it cannot be abandoned." Ataturk. RIP.

[@cloudycatgod]

Cant remember if i commented a few months ago or not but ill say it again incase i didnt i love this and you guys deserve all the love in the world for making something so amazing

[@AndantesInferno]

Oh dear CloudyCatGod, you indeed wrote to us at the first time, but you are aaaalways welcome to hear it more and we'd love to hear your nice words more than once. We can take it, no questions! 😁 Glory for the catgod

[@justxavier9999]

Such beautiful songs and such wonderful lyrics! You guys are so cultured, it’s so incredible to see so many ancient languages together (never expected Sun Tzu and Caesar to be quoted in the same song) Just love everything about this!

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you so much, Xavier! We are humbled by your compliments and your appreciation:) We are sincerely glad that you enjoyed it!

[@justxavier9999]

​@@AndantesInferno Hi Andante's Inferno! I love this beautiful series of songs and commented about it three months ago. I'm still listening to it almost everyday since it brings me strength and positivity. However, I realize there're two ambiguities in the description of your great video: The less problematic one is, where you titled the Iliad quote as "Greek," the language is really Epic Greek (a specific type of Ancient Greek as opposed to Modern Greek or other ancient dialects of Greece). Still, it is not as much of an issue since Epic Greek is Greek. On the other hand, however, you put Sun Tzu's quote under "Traditional Chinese" when I believe you are trying to say "Classical Chinese," which refers to the language used in writing by ancient Chinese people. "Traditional Chinese" refers to a writing system of Chinese characters in contrast to "Simplified Chinese." I would really appreciate it if you can address the latter if not the former. Thank you! Big fan :)

[@AndantesInferno]

@@justxavier9999 How amazing of you to inform us in such a nice and clear manner. Fixed the description, thanks to you. Some notes: 1- Epic Greek sounds awesome :) 2- That was a confusing topic about the nomenclature of systems of Chinese. Now it's clear! We are always open to learning such matters:)

[@Kerchock]

@@justxavier9999 It's not Epic Greek, nor Ancient Greek. It's probably a modern Greek translation of the quote from Homer, Iliad, 22.304-5.

[@justxavier9999]

@@Kerchock yeah… I figured out a year after I left that comment. Quite humbling honestly

[@douglasadalbertosebastianj9067]

the fifth chant in 7/8 is awesome

[@dakiaspal566]

2020 still playing the game, still hype with this song. This just 🔥🔥🔥

[@AndantesInferno]

Hopefully it will remain appreciated for a long time. Cause it's an awesome game with an awesome soundtrack!

[@ysr190386]

çok iyi, teşekkürler Çağlar

[@coffeecatto3375]

I'm not crying, you are!! Such awesome job you did there guys!!

[@AndantesInferno]

Ok ok.. we are crying! Thank you very much Rsydn! Happier new year!

[@metatrontf]

This touched my heart. It's beautiful to reminisce about your childhood, so this was wonderful to experience. Thank you for sharing your hard work.

[@AndantesInferno]

@A.M. Arteaga, we agree and understand exactly what you mean:) thank you very much for your kind words and sharing your feelings with us

[@Wazza1095]

Started listening a year ago. Still listening……

[@AndantesInferno]

This is awesome to hear! With the 4th game released today, hope you give us another listen as celebration!

[@MeRoLiTo24]

When a meaningless tik tok has more views than a work of art like this, you realize how the world is, you did an excellent job, congratulations.

[@AndantesInferno]

We really appreciate these words. Unfortunate for us, but indeed facts of the world:)

[@Callejacevedo]

2:09: Militia rush.

[@AndantesInferno]

23 (raiding partyyyyy!!!)

[@Echolaliaxu]

Holy shit this is too good for someone who knows Western music and Eastern history.

[@AndantesInferno]

We are very glad that you appreciate the details we put in. It sure took a lot of time and love:) Have some catnip!

[@giansviktor9764]

5:20 that sounded like Battle Realms... nice

[@vinodh2joshi]

EVERY SINGLE PITCH IS FINE PERFECT

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you, @vinoth K

[@Nightclaim]

This video is awesome! Good Great Job!

[@SayrosGO]

I would die for a longer edition of each one of these sounds!

[@AndantesInferno]

And we would like to make those longer. But until some miracle, unfortunately we are not able to get into the studio. We unfortunately don't currently have the resources to make new versions of these sections of this piece. The current quarantine rules /lack of finances/lack of any following to the channel makes it all harder. We'll need to wait, unfortunately. But we really, highly appreciate your kind words! Glad to brighten your day:)

[@Caglarcomposes]

@Ramy Bouzid, hi there. This is Çağlar. I came to answer your other question about "Canto 3: Request for Glory". Except the small traces of the main theme motif from place to place, I composed that part, so I don't think you will find that on the internet, unless we somehow become famous and popular :)

[@SayrosGO]

@@Caglarcomposes thanks a lot for your answer! I strongly believe in you! All my support guys ♡

[@Nominal_GDP]

how would you listen to them if you dieded

[@humblebrag]

KZbin algorithm is about to become your friend.

[@AndantesInferno]

That would be a very welcome change heh:) thank you for your comment

[@Wiwerest]

I guess it finally worked out. Wonder why it took so long. It’s amazing piece

[@vi5hal44]

Goosebumps 🥺🔥

[@AndantesInferno]

It's such a strong theme, isn't it?

[@doinker50]

Loved it, both beautifully performed/arranged and a wonderful tribute to the game

[@AndantesInferno]

+doinker50 Thank you so much. These words mean a lot to us. We are glad to hear them!

[@greeneye9429]

Wow absolutely amazing. I really liked the türkuaz song :)

[@alvarorafaellugoavalos9514]

The song is beautiful, I love this game...

[@AndantesInferno]

Us, too! Thank you, @Alvaro Rafael Lugo Avalos

[@elawitek3101]

Słucham z ogromną przyjemnością! Jest też pewne zaskoczenie :-). I duma !

[@tasaufkhan6967]

I just dipped back in time listening to this ❤ great job guys!

[@AndantesInferno]

@Tasauf Khan, thank you very much. We're glad that you enjoyed:)

[@d3villtv]

Age of empires is NOT just a game its a feeling 😅😥😥

[@AndantesInferno]

I'm not crying, it's the monks:(

[@d3villtv]

@@AndantesInferno u need a wololo then😁😂😅

[@AndantesInferno]

@@d3villtv We absolutely need that Wololo! Everyone needs a Wololo! Here is a Wololo for you, too!

[@d3villtv]

@@AndantesInferno wololo wololo *now thy has been converted*😅😆🤣

[@AndantesInferno]

@Devyanshi Sagar Everyone's got a Wololoo! Hey.. why did you turn red!??

[@alexhr9753]

This is gold. Good job

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you very much, AlexHr!

[@guilhermesstrueb881]

Incrível, amazing, wunderbar!!

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you very much, @Guilherme SSTrüeb! Any favorite parts?

[@guilhermesstrueb881]

Andante's Inferno Canto 4 and 5, gives me a nostalgic feeling.

[@Caglarcomposes]

@Guilherme SSTrüeb Heya there! I'll pop-up here and say that I am grateful for those words, because those are my own small composed parts to act as bridges between repetitions of the original Age of Empires 2 themes. Much appreciated!

[@at-sushi]

now AoEII's music is moddable.

[@Harmeetsingh-ep9yk]

So good!!!! Love it!

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you very much, Harmeet Singh! Much appreciated:)

[@VitalisEirich]

wow, iam impressed :-) I like the different styles , the transitions and accuracy at the recording. Maybe we can work together one day :). Greetings

[@AndantesInferno]

Greetings +Vitalis Eirich! Thank you very much for your nice words! They look much nicer, coming from someone with such nice arrangements. Hopefully we can do that, one day:) Much love from us!

[@honduras1993]

I put my one year to sleep with this 😂

[@JulioSantirachi]

I love this.

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you so much, Julio!

[@someonesch4361]

This game and its music❤️

[@bedevifoxy]

5:40 best

[@AeAone]

EPIC :D

[@AndantesInferno]

Getting this from a fellow musician is even better:)

[@armandoworld5767]

Greeeeeeeat job !🍁👏

[@z3ero]

Totally love it, great work!

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you so much, +Fer Zarraga!

[@Classicalrecitals]

Subscribed!

[@Acres9]

amazing job

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you very much, Skeyri_Of_Acres!

[@zero_otr]

I got goosebumps!

[@AndantesInferno]

Çok teşekkür ederiz, Ahmet! We are happy to hear about the emotions invoked:)

[@ferranroig4991]

Outstanding!

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you very much, +Ferran Roig! Much appreciated:)

[@CaptKewl]

Glorious.

[@AndantesInferno]

That was really what we were hoping for! Thank you, Jason!

[@scotherror8096]

Amazing

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you, +ScoTherror! Is there a specific part you like more?

[@scotherror8096]

​@@AndantesInfernoI really like the full video, I am an Aoe2 player for a long time and everything related to the game ¡I Love It!

[@AndantesInferno]

@@scotherror8096 That's really nice to hear from game's fans! We really need more Aoe2 fans to hear this, but we are buried deep in the youtube history:) Would you mind sharing us with others? By the way, we have a sheep in the video , but nobody managed to find it so far:)

[@emreaksu7933]

That's why I subscribed . 😀😀😀

[@AndantesInferno]

Hoşgeldin, Emre! Glad you did🎆

[@Tarna_Ji]

Good Job ❤️❤️❤️

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you!!

[@d3villtv]

Amazing job done.. Good luck to all😀

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you very much! We are glad you enjoyed it!

[@d3villtv]

@@AndantesInferno 😁😁😁

[@bigdadecandycat4145]

Wonderfull! I'm stilll waiting for Wololoooooo!! 😕

[@AndantesInferno]

What kind of Wololooo would you like, sir? Building or Unit Wololooo? Choose your treachery!

[@mauriciogonzalez6783]

AWESOME

[@AndantesInferno]

Much appreciated, Mauricio. At the moment we are unknown to the world. If you'd like to help, sharing us would be an terrific help!

[@Andrelyx]

Wololoooo!

[@AndantesInferno]

Wololooooo!

[@Tutorialesplay]

hermoso, bravo!

[@AndantesInferno]

Te agradecemos! Thank you for your support, +franktntx

[@marinaagafonova742]

Great!!!

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you very much, Marina!

[@luispalacios2525]

Epiccc

[@AndantesInferno]

We were hoping to be:) Thank you, Luis!

[@arkantos4822]

Hermoso.

[@AndantesInferno]

Muchas Gracias! Thank you for your support:)

[@alexunbago5508]

Genial!!!

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you very much, Juan!

[@SingaporeLyfe]

Not sure why you specified traditional chinese because i don't see the characters in the video. Simplified chinese: 难知如阴，动如雷震 For those interested, it is a line in sun tzu's art of war (i don't think it's in-game). The description did a good job in translating though; the literal meaning is to conceal your plans as if it was in the dark, and to move swiftly as if it was lightning

[@AndantesInferno]

Hello @Baron Wiliam, thank you for your nitpicking, we like nitpicking:) The reason we used this version is because a native Chinese speaker who was into the Art of War advised us to use this version. We found the english version, asked how to properly write and sing this, and he patiently taught us, whose name you can see in the credits. How would you say our pronunciation is?

[@SingaporeLyfe]

@@AndantesInferno the pronunciations are correct, though I must say it was a little difficult for me to hear 震 accurately as 阴 was dominant at that point

[@AndantesInferno]

@@SingaporeLyfe Your valuable feedback is very much appreciated! We wanted to move away from the usual latin/english everything and have something different, hoping not to offend any group by ruining the part. Hope we achieved that much. Once again, thank you very much!

[@EduardoMenaE]

Larga vida al Eish.

[@yrusomad6]

Can I get the extended edition please? :)

[@AndantesInferno]

You would like an even longer version of this piece, you mean? :)

[@ahmetturkmen0011]

@@AndantesInferno yes me too please. I would especially like to hear more of canto 5. Turkuaz. Is it a full song? I can't find it anywhere

[@AndantesInferno]

@@ahmetturkmen0011 This is our own addition to the game's theme. We can call it a mini-composition to use as a bridge of Ages. And as you probably notice, it uses the words of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, featuring the Turks. Unfortunately for the moment, we don't have an extended version of Türkuaz. However we might do it one day. In such a case, we will surely alert you about it:) Thank you very much for your interest!

[@bobfrank3575]

bro doing vibrato without his bow on the string lol 0:24 still good tho

[@thyagoendemix]

Lindo! 30

[@aRiza34]

3:45 mükemmel.

[@alexvannoort7144]

*WOLOLOLOOOO*

[@AndantesInferno]

WOLOLOOO

[@nailerenokudan]

Hatt-ı müdafaa yoktur, sath-ı müdafaa vardır. O satıh bütün vatandır. 🇹🇷🇹🇷 There is no defense line, there is defense area. And that area is the whole country. 🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@AndantesInferno]

Bayrak astınız mı? :)

[@nailerenokudan]

@@AndantesInferno Of course (Tabiki de)

[@selinnazkangay5512]

Türkuaz is very good

[@Mars-d9m]

It’s a bit strange that Appius’s quote is right at classical latin, but Caesar’s one is at medieval latin

[@AndantesInferno]

To be honest, we didn't know any better about the distinctions. What would be the corrected version for each quote?

[@Mars-d9m]

Andante's Inferno you guys pronounced Appius’s quote right in Classical Latin because you pronounce a and e in ae separately. But Caesar’s one in Church Latin, it should have been /weni widi wiki/ as I know.

[@AndantesInferno]

Thank you very much for the information:) Next time we will be more careful!

[@ariadnaladdy3227]

A human learns throughout all his/her life :) Now I know that in classical (pronuntiatio restituta) a diphthong 'ae' should be read as 'ay' so probably every Caesar's quote (pronounced Kaysar btw :D) should be read with classical (restituted) type. Every 'v' equals 'w' as in ,'way' so, yes. Weni, widi, wici. You're right. Thanks, Vigilanté :D ✌️🌞

[@Szajn_]

TODAY IS THE DAY. AGE OF EMPIRES 4.

[@AndantesInferno]

IT IS TIIIME!!! (big dl)

[@Kill4Dill]

GLORIOUS! Good job all of you!

[@AndantesInferno]

+Digital Ninja thank you very much! Finally our request for GLORY is answered!

[@honduras1993]

I cried at 2:14

[@wherethetreegrows]

I came here after playing Archolos, dowloaded Archolos soundtrack, opened rtf credits file, clicked on a link. 🥳

[@Kerchock]

Great music, great composition, but I have to mention here that some of the Latin and so-called "Epic Greek" isn't correct here. As for the first Greek part, you are referring to Homer, Iliad 22.304-5: μὴ μὰν ἀσπουδί γε καὶ ἀκλειῶς ἀπολοίμην, / ἀλλὰ μέγα ῥέξας τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι. Transliterated: mè man aspoudi ge kai askeiôs apoloimèn, / alla mega rhexas ti kai essomenoisi puthesthai. You probably quoted some modern Greek translation. The Latin quote "Fabrum esse suae quemque fortunae" does not make sense in this context. It is now a subordinate clause (accusativus cum infinitivo), you need to make a main clause: "Faber est suae quisque fortunae" or something like that (word order can be changed to liking). Also, I am not quite sure what you want to express with "De Novo incipiens", but I am sure the Latin isn't correct here. Is it "About a new beginning" or "starting anew" that you want to say? If so, correct would for example be "De novo ortu". Again, great work, but can't help mentioning this to make it even better!

[@leow193]

If I'm being honest, yes, it is a good piece of music. But honestly, it felt far more like an age of empires III soundtrack in most part, not II (for example 1:00). It was often missing that medieval vibe. Sometimes it even felt more like Skyrim or the Witcher. Also, it lacked a bit of punch. Most of the tracks were slowed down version of music used in the game and I didn't feel much power when there should have been

[@AndantesInferno]

That's true about the tempo. Our version is slower than the original, and it is not as sharp and punchy as you mentioned. However the original is already made, and in our vision, the original's glory is its original composer's to carry. We also tried to portray something from our hearts. Thank you very much for your kind critique and nice words. We do appreciate your honesty and interest.

[@leow193]

@@AndantesInferno Thanks for the reply and the info

[@AndantesInferno]

You are most welcome, leow193. And once again, we thank you. The questioning mind is always welcome here!

[@attilaalp4458]

🏇🏹 ❤🤟🐺3:45 5:38🐺🤟❤ 🏇🏹

[@satvikrohan735]

Woololoo Mandatum?

[@AndantesInferno]

Ic wille!

[@piotrzaeski5630]

Czy nagrywacie na tej samej sali co zespół Heroes Orchestra? Tło niemalże identiko!

[@Damroca]

Jak się dobrze przyjrzysz, to i część twarzy się powtarza :)

[@AndantesInferno]

+Piotr Załęski Gratulujemy wnikliwego oka 🙂 Nasi muzycy w większości studiują/studiowali w tym samym miejscu. A Wszystkich nas łączy przede wszystkim pasja do muzyki z gier 🙂

[@GatorCorporation]

10 war elephants fit in a boat. *11 archerts don't.*

[@AndantesInferno]

That is only reasonable. It is only a boat.. How could you ever fit 11 archers in that??

[@GatorCorporation]

@@AndantesInferno Well, my granny could scrap better than THAT.

[@justinnamuco9096]

Wow they sang the Turkic hymn

[@AndantesInferno]

hehe wait, which part:) There are Turkish lyrics, but it is not the hymn of the country.

[@ahcw2]

14

[@leow193]

Alea Jacta Est ? You do realize Romans weren't in Age of kings, right ?

[@AndantesInferno]

Of course we are:) However Ceasar is no stranger to Age of empires, and we did not strictly go for the second game. After all this theme that became famous with the second game, actually comes from the 1st game of the series. We also went for the moments of history that broke the expectations and started something new for some people. Thank you for your inquisitive heart:)

[@zilvion9276]

1

[@AndantesInferno]

Start the game alreaaadyy! 😁

[@bigdadecandycat4145]

Wonderfull! I'm stilll waiting for Wololoooooo!! 😕

[@AndantesInferno]

@Darley Coutinho WOLOLOOOOOO!!!

[@OzTurk]

Amazing

[@AndantesInferno]

Çok teşekkür ederiz:)

[@eddwar8597]

Amazing

[@AndantesInferno]

+EddWar Any part you like in particular?