Civilization III Music - StarsFull

[@boru1982]

Sick of cleaning up this damn pollution!

[@boru1982]

The problem with Civ games is that after a certain Age, you're left with scores of workers with nothing to do. Pollution in a way can be a welcome element although I agree it could get very monotonous

[@gamewizardks]

Use the editor to speed cleanup by workers.

[@Daxter250]

or simply automate your workers... after you've built all your mines and farms they wont rebuild it. they will then just build railroads and clean ya pollution.

[@irkiIIer]

build some recycling centers

[@sirzorg5728]

Honestly Pollution is one mechanic I wish they had kept in future civ games. Also I actually liked stacks of death. yeah I'm pretty much the most hateable kind of Civ 3 player :D

[@xDaedron]

Best thing in modern era: MONTEZUMA IN FN BOWLER HAT

[@masahirosakurai2042]

And the music, of course

[@siegesquirrel42]

One of my only complaints about Civ V has always been that they didn't bring back the leader portraits changing with the era.

[@hurlbag559]

@@siegesquirrel42 I agree.. in a way it kind of felt like all these other leaders grew and adapted alongside you, seeing them 'update' every era was always like a subtle warning like when one strikes up diplomacy and they're in a suit and tie already and you're still in your dark-age garb and you're like fuck i'm gonna get stomped

[@cow_tools_]

I really hate how it's still like that in Civ VI where leaders are wearing completely inappropriate dresses. Very unimmersive.

[@Kehwanna]

@@hurlbag559 I always interpreted it as them wanting us to perceive the leader heads as just a mascot for whatever civilization you're playing as, whereas changing with era leader heads may give people the impression of an immortal supreme leader. Still, bring back them changing leader heads!

[@Helm28469]

This game had so many problems like corruption, waiting 3 min for your turn, culture problems, diplomacy problems. And yet I played this game more than any other game in my life. It took years for me to get bored of it. Why do games have to eventually get old? I wish i could wipe my memory of civ clean so i could build that first battleship, launch my first sea invasion, conquer my first city, and launch my first nuke all over again. :'(

[@hansm.henrich2140]

My dad and I still play it.

[@borremetal]

If you play agaisnt IA in options you can skip IA turns so you dont have to wait

[@hetzer5926]

@@borremetal wait.....that’s a thing? I didn’t know. And I’ve been playing for like, 14 years. Ooofffff.

[@Daxter250]

@@hetzer5926 another lil trick: if you have ya economy up but get a lot of pollution, set ya workers to automatic. if you enable advanced options you can even tell them to only repair or clean tiles where you built on it already.

[@hetzer5926]

@@Daxter250, that was one of the first things I found out and still do. Especially if I have a metric ton of them and several cities/whole lotta land. I just tell my workers, “okay, do what you think is best, just, don’t clear forest tiles we need those later”

[@SailorwaveII]

This song always reminds me of the countless times I've rolled my modern armour army from one side of the map to the other, capturing everything.

[@ChibiabosWolf]

Yeah. Almost feels weird hearing the music without the metallic ting of moving Armor. :P

[@ijmad1]

I shit you not one time I had a spearman take down a wounded MA.

[@antholito]

​@@ijmad1 I had a *_defending_* mech infantry lose to a warrior in the last round I played. I just sat there like 👁👄👁

[@0KevinsVideoDumpster0]

@@antholito There needs to be a movie about that Warrior

[@Jadanbr]

​@@ijmad1not unlikely in civ 1

[@smallchrst]

Ah, this reminds me of the long hot summer when I first got this game. I was amazed that the leaders changed clothes with each era :D

[@covariance5446]

Or how they essentially ruled with absolute power (no matter your ostensible government type) and lived (along with their immortal cadre of advisors) for literally thousands of years and didn't care if there was a revolution (which, in real life, would often mean the unceremonious - if not painful! - death of said leader).

[@kyufuyuvbvbllymjnncuhuhbuh7538]

@@covariance5446 I've always wondered how the leader stays the same after each Revolution. Also, have you seen the civ 2 advisor's reactions to them?

[@kevinlane1219]

Yeah, well that's progress for you.

[@pppaaaooo13]

I always loved modern themes. It gave you a sense of accomplishment. At last you are close into finishing the game

[@redryan20000]

Also a sense of modern turmoil and challenges. It really helped to paint the modern era differently with all its pollution and threat of nuclear armageddon.

[@TommyEfreeti]

I'd upvote/like but you've the perfect # of likes for your comment's content. 111. All of your games near completion. May they be perfect.

[@RemyJustice97]

It was beyond surreal to hear this song in Mall Tycoon II, because it was so deeply ingrained in my brain as being a Civ III song. It suits this game better anyway, imo

[@ceneblock]

I think I have Mall Tycoon. I'll have to play it again and see if I hear it. 🤔😁

[@olivierthibault8415]

I keep coming back here... This song made me realize how much I love the soprano saxophone.

[@CloudLadder-c7e]

This game had some of the best video game music ever, suave and pleasant, but also intense.

[@EverDownward]

And now for your Local on the 8's

[@THECOALITION2001]

EverDownward Now that I think about it, this does sound like a song they'd play during that

[@Konstantinsen]

This track feels so cathartic to me because this plays at the modern era after my civ has gone through so much to get there and, after establishing my hegemony over the world, I'm now looking up at the stars building my space program. In a way, it makes me melancholic because it's like I'm standing outside my palace reminiscing all the wars and stuff that made my civ the way it is in the modern era.

[@lucasjharr6]

I've always thought it to be the most memorable song, worth listening to, from any game!

[@masahirosakurai2042]

I miss playing this game... this song perfectly encapsulates that feeling to me

[@hd_inmemoriam]

I always thought of Sting when this music came up.

[@darthmortus5702]

Haha same, guess it is the smooth jazzy sound.

[@BasedPeter]

Sounds a bit like Englishman in New York

[@Cotten55]

This song is amazingly beautiful.

[@Shalefist]

World's best elevator music. Just right for that next nuke >:D

[@applenut7829]

Everything is chill then BAM, nuked.

[@shadow7988]

Man. Civ just doesn't have music like it used to. Why on Earth did Civ 5 have NO era-specific original music?

[@DarkArtistKaiser]

It was mostly music to fit with the culture of the nations, but yeah, its a shame there couldn't of been some era music.

[@Metallifuch]

TERRA. NOVUM. ET CAELUM DEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO kill me please just fucking load

[@ckwong8161]

Because the Firaxis that made Civ III and IV isn't the same Firaxis that made Civ V, BE, and VI.

[@cow_tools_]

Civ V had absolutely wonderful music! But true, they weren't so good with setting the atmosphere of the era, especially with the terrible leader portraits.

[@choijae-hyoung3601]

Thank you so much for uploading this wonderful piece of music.

[@WulfieZi]

Played a multiplayer game once with a strict "no nukes" policy between the players. From then onward I've called this the Cruise Missile theme.

[@imustbeames3727]

This is like an alternative intro or credits roll track for a Law and Order show . Love this shit .

[@ClancyNimbus]

CSI Mexico City

[@BigEvan96]

I can feel the emotion from that clarinet...

[@Phippsta]

It's a Soprano Sax

[@TheDancingHyena]

Yeah,. definitely NOT a clarinet. Soprano.

[@BigEvan96]

My bad. Still beautiful none the less.

[@awedelen2]

Reed instruments have such a beautiful sound, and the soprano sax is often confused with the b flat clarinet, so I'd say your ears weren't so far off.

[@assassinXX00]

It scares me when some random war units approach me and cross my borders and I try to contact them and they refuse... Then I know: "The war has just began..."

[@SlakeDragon]

This song is so pretty. It always reminds me of playing the game itself and how relaxing it was before going to war with some opposing nation. Thank you for uploading it~!

[@joshpehl1459]

Damn this gives me some nostalgia..I need to boot up Civ III immediately!

[@AndréFajardo-t4w]

Gentlemen, we may be growing old in a dark old, but we did have great times early on. Miss the 90s and 2000s. This was my game in the 2000's.

[@XDrakePhoenixX]

Wow, this brings back memories. . .

[@THECOALITION2001]

Same. Miss the good old days...

[@AvRand6]

yep....

[@settingsun3470]

The modern age was always my favorite, which is different than civ 4, which is probably a tie between classical and medival

[@diegomartinez5404]

by far and away the best civ ever. got this game when I was nine. never looked back.

[@AvRand6]

Diego Martinez i'd say its tied for second place with civ v, first place is civ 4 4 sure

[@don4797]

Reminds me of 80's generic urban music. Something about that saxophone, I think... The "gritty streets" of New York and all that.

[@kevinlane1219]

I make me think of Lupin the Third.

[@PhilRezanow]

I found this on mp3 online and it is a regular in my instrumental playlists. This is one of my favorite tracks, in any genre. I even took it, and the other two modern tracks and use them while playing Civ4. lol

[@Basedmursenary]

SO MUCH POLLUTION

[@kevinlane1219]

It's time to clean it up.

[@pareto9798]

This song is the absolute pinnacle of the Civ 3 soundtrack. After listening to wooden flutes and mammoth bone xylophones for 80% of the game you get to rest in a bed of buttery smooth saxophone, plucky guitar and groovy ass drums. The absolute audacity of the sax solo tells you that your science advisor is kicking the door down to tell you that you have entered the modern age motherfucker. Let's play the game.

[@쌀아저씨]

산업시대 들어서면 나오는 미친브금... 문명3 이거 들을라고 아둥바둥 올라갔었는데 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 문명4부터는 너무 세련미가 돋보이는 노래가 많아져서 아쉬웠던...

[@AA-ou9yd]

너무 좋아요…

[@oliviabisgard6287]

Ah, so many memories.

[@МаркоЈовановић-м9о]

2022!

[@cromerzone1]

@TLGames2010 The rhythm guitar part is posted on my web page markcromer.name in the photos section. Glad you like the music. Thanks!

[@MasterExploder61]

Nothing like world domination while Kenny G is playing in the background.

[@leocomerford]

Was Kenny G actually involved or is it just that kind of smooth jazz? It seems hard to find information about the Civ III soundtrack.

[@patroxabertosa5808]

*"My name is Fernandes Murez y Ayala, and I am personally forgiven but it had still to be terminated this way. You didn't learn other way. I have seen enough for a lifetime. Adios."* ~ Fernandes Murez y Ayala, lived in Madrid, died in Venezuela

[@edthedaddy]

the perfect music to listen to while nuking your enemies. Bravo.

[@blairslair]

This song reminds me of Sade - Smooth Operator.

[@ns2859]

Yes, me too!

[@noremi97]

So many memories❤️...

[@hieronymuslarsson1388]

Have been playing some civ 6 lately, was thinking music is ok but could be better. So I remembered how the transition to the modern age in civ 3 changed the mood of the game with lovely jazz-bluesy kind of music. This piece in particular was even better than i remembered. It really seems to capture so much of the mood of modern civilization; the wealth and comfort; the abundance of human triumphs; the novelty. But also a bit of disorientation and ennui from having reached a plateau -- now with all this wealth and all the technology we need, what's the path forward from here?

[@srs2322]

Rest now because we won’t honor these bogus treaties

[@dk.kapsukas2195]

Valefisk a real one for this

[@takebackkean]

sigh my childhood where did it go, dam game.

[@kevinlane1219]

Don't me sad that it's over. Be happy because you can remember it.

[@Adhwald]

This is maybe my most favorite piece in any game ever!!! Awesome is not enough to describe. Civ3 best Civ ever!!!

[@MurksRevenge95x]

I love the music from civilization 3! I just got done playing a game and this song was stuck in my head XD

[@nava4057]

this brings me back to the times when gaming was so simple

[@feztarausch]

Now it's the shitty call of duty games... I miss the classics...

[@瓜尔佳鳌拜]

曾经妈妈只许我玩两个小时电脑。我都用来玩文明3。当听到这个音乐的时候，却已经到了第二天😂

[@d1blueea]

Obra Prima! Nostagia boa demais!

[@ballista2]

THIS SOUND SMELLS LIKE HORRIFIC CAPITALISM.

[@luigi414v]

I finally found this again 🙌

[@leocomerford]

Does anyone know the author or performance credits for this piece of music? It seems hard to find the credits for the Civ III music.

[@ethanpayne4116]

Mark Cromer (www.markcromer.name/)

[@MrAbgeBrandt]

Mark Cromer

[@1503nemanja]

Must admit, kinda got fed up with this tune. But I love the other modern segments.

[@AdanyGT]

i play this game when i was 6 years old,now im 15,i think im gonna play this game again,love this song :D

[@francescninetythree]

lots of tanks and mech infantry come to my mind with this song

[@nathanwhiteman18]

I feel like this was also in Mall Tycoon 2.

[@RemyJustice97]

It's weird seeing someone else acknowledge that game, it felt like a fever dream

[@lazer2926]

thx for uploading :) its nice music and awesome game

[@cvoisineaddis]

Wait, wasn't this also used in mall tycoon?

[@Thrillville109]

+Caleb Voisine-Addis Yes it was.

[@deny.nurdin]

yes it was... one of my favorite music. 1% music 99% memories.

[@Smokewadwinslow]

Calming...good stuff..

[@Skipperdavies]

I like this music (it always reminded me of the weather channel)

[@fmlrommel]

I've been trying to master whistling the sax part, I'm subpar at best but it brings back memories

[@siryuke]

So much memories off using planes and battleships to crush my ennemies on this song.

[@ppanda_hh]

good old days QwQ

[@LawLinternets]

I came here because the music in Civ 6 is so sad and dull. I found myself reflecting on the music of previous games, and I'm now playing this over the pathetic offering Civ 6 has. Sometimes you don't appreciate how good something is until it's gone.

[@CoqPwner]

Ancient to Industrial era : Listen to some playlist Modern era, shut that shit off and blast the in-game music, son! I even played a lot of civ 4 and 5 with Civ III modern era music

[@joshuavideogames]

incredible...

[@zheersherwan8010]

Ah.... the memories.

[@generalfire4280]

Good times

[@임준규-g1t]

Nice game song ever.

[@murdha2129pm]

i am so dumb it is 2024 and i still playing this...

[@bawad01]

I remember this one clearly.

[@wesdowner5636]

Name every city you take during this song "Kenny G".

[@kevinlane1219]

Is that a reference to something in particular?

[@wesdowner5636]

@@kevinlane1219 9 years ago? I really don't remember!

[@kevinlane1219]

@@wesdowner5636 Then who or what is Kenny G?

[@wesdowner5636]

@@kevinlane1219 There was a song included with Civ III Conquests which had tenor sax as the lead instrument. Kenny G is a saxophonist.

[@kevinlane1219]

@@wesdowner5636 Ah. Thank you for clarifying.

[@w00tbeerisgood]

i love this song

[@건낑]

감사합니다

[@elovegoat9131]

this reminds me of some kenny g

[@swarceproducions]

As annoying and rigged the fighting between troops were the music was great.

[@rogerfraserr]

I built my entire spaceship but the bitch didn't launch, it's doing that glitch thing. Now I have to play out the rest of the game for a Culture victory.

[@ahmedal-nabhani1139]

So catchy :)

[@zpirryz]

Does any have tabs for this shit on guitar?

[@Gunnarr123abc]

I never really liked the modern era game play, too much spammy units great game though brings back memories

[@TTAPfrom97]

"Spammy Units", PERFECTLY sums it all up! xD But year, I remember playing this game back in 2001 on my Windows 2000 desktop until the wee hours of the morning. :)

[@ethanpayne4116]

tell me you didn't love just rolling over everyone with tanks and bombers though. there are few things in life more satisfying

[@CamanEmpire]

Just reinstalled. Bought for $5 on steam :D

[@redwing634]

What genre is this music? How to find more like it?

[@RoundenBrown]

Joao II's theme in Civ 4.

[@markyshiba3507]

you know this is a real song

[@marcika]

@operations1000 and there is no unit stack on one tile. This is a catastrophe.

[@sickleandsuckle]

dat basssssssss

[@Operations1000]

@marcika Indeed!

[@SpookyDeadeye]

Which Civ game is your favorite? Mine is personally Civ V, because it was the first Civ game i ever played. I loved it, and wanted to try out Civ III and IV. Those two also are classics.

[@badman357]

3 bc it is always tense,4 my least fave bc of sneak attacks,I love 5

[@ianinkster2261]

1980s leisure cruise music

[@cuk2uk]

your damn right

[@DX7036]

@phillapphullper cannot be so fucking right! This song reminds me of those days watching my father play it! CIV 3 IS THE BEST STRATEGY GAME EVER! I LOVE IT!

[@KawaiiCat2]

This song also appeared on Mall Tycoon 2 🤣

[@Daniel-xh6tv]

qué maravilla de música

[@Jokerjake72]

I remember this song playing constantly after I ICBM'd the entire world.

[@kevinlane1219]

That's because the violence ended, and it was now time for peace to begin.

[@settingsun3470]

@peacefulwar2 you are correct

[@settingsun3470]

Definitely my favorite civ III track

[@pablez94]

okay intermission started. go take some nom everypony. :D

[@БорисБессонов-н8е]

Ooh, bossa nova )))

[@carlyicarly9937]

💗🥰😍🕺

[@meganwhittaker8623]

Anyone know where I can find sheet music and/or tabs??

[@kylefavorite4046]

lol i love this song

[@kylefavorite4046]

lol

[@blurgh2577]

Anyone know what subgenre of music this is in? I'd love to hear more like it.

[@MaillonRecordz]

sounds like kenny g so maybe smooth jazz

[@blurgh2577]

also has some guitar too, so can't be that specifically

[@MaillonRecordz]

There's guitar in smooth jazz lol there are various instruments in smooth jazz

[@blurgh2577]

Thank you so much!

[@13xenophon]

Opel Blitz Look up the band Acoustic Alchemy