Civilization V OST | Bismarck Peace Theme | Ode to Joy

[@DoktorVicTim]

Bismarck looks so proud. He's probably thinking "It was a most excellent choice to make me represent the country I built along with Wilhelm I. He's called in sick for the moment and left me in charge. Sehr gut!"

[@Exodon2020]

Wilhelm's last words to Bismarck before he died: "It was never easy being Kaiser while having you in charge." According to the constitution of the German Empire the Emperor should have only played a representative and a minor political rule (he was the one to sign laws before they apply). Just like in the British monarchy. The Chancellor however could be seen as Prime Minister. In fact it's the same job but called differently for cultural reasons. Wilhelm II was not happy with that role and as the constitution required the Kaiser's approval for a new Chancellor he used it to establish puppets and rule through them.

[@leanderschatz3704]

Willhelm did almost nothing. He was just a figurehead that was controlled by his advisor

[@justinpachi3707]

Leander Schätz That’s actually not very accurate since Bismarck regularly consulted and informed his King and later Kaiser first before making any real decisions. Wilhelm I was more of an army man and had seen action in the Napoleonic Wars. His passion was the army, and he was quite instrumental in maintaining Prussia’s core strengths while also making critical reforms. The relationship between the Old Kaiser and the Iron Chancellor was collaboration would probably be best described as a diarchy of sorts.

[@one-wingedangel5107]

Justin Pachi Well Then from what you said, then Bismarck could have truly been the puppeteer to Wilhelm's puppet since the Kaiser gave Bismarck the position of head of government, and with that power then Bismarck could very well have made Prussia, later Germany, into his ideal image while the Kaiser was unaware. This is probably why the Germanic Empire fell since Bismarck couldn’t work together with the new Kaiser, and when he died, the empire he worked so hard for, also fell apart.

[@programofuse8731]

@@leanderschatz3704 Which kinda ended up a good thing most of the time

[@demegamachete]

"I will bestow upon you all of my Uranium if you part with the secrets of your moustache." ... That is not even close to a fair deal.

[@feindkontakt5956]

+Demegamachete LOL true story ^.^

[@xijinping4418]

+Demegamachete "Nein."

[@ViceAdmiralHoratioNeIson]

Looks like Teddy Roosevelt from Civ 6 discovered the secret

[@SoundsideSherry]

Ah, yes, the peace theme I never hear whenever I play as Napoleon. I swear, this game knows about historical political rivalries.

[@mill2712]

Indeed.

[@luanandreas]

GIVE BACK ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN,FROG!

[@afrenchdude5331]

it's ours fritz!!

[@spaaps]

That's why I play as my own country : the Netherlands

[@feztarausch]

weird, I always play as Germany and I always get along with France.

[@ikari570]

"Germany adopted the ideology autocracy" oh well

[@daanmollema6366]

NEIN NEIN NEIN

[@mreyeball3085]

OWN PATCHY

[@MrMaro1995]

Sounds about as historical as could be.

[@slib4646]

Haha, oh Germany, will you ever learn?

[@nationalprussialism4880]

It’s the best ideology

[@renatoalves6655]

" Never so many lies are told, as in elections eve, during the war and after the hunt. " Otto von Bismark

[@TheCivicHazard]

he may backstab you once or twice, but overall he's a friendly AI.

[@programofuse8731]

For me he was either a best friend till the end, or trying to kill me every era

[@ColonelMcboot]

Say what you like about this man but he knows how to dress sharp! If there's one thing German soldiers have excelled at over the years it's fashionable outfits.

[@ColonelMcboot]

***** Intimidating stuff too! ^^

[@MankindDiary]

***** The nazi uniforms were also incredible, especially for SS groups!

[@ColonelMcboot]

MankindDiary Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe those unifoms were designed by a high profile fashion designer of the time

[@dontreadthis32]

SusanMcboot Hugo Boss

[@ColonelMcboot]

Joseph Stalin Yeah, I knew it was one of those big brandy ones! :->

[@araukai5113]

"I pray that will always be peace between our two great peoples" Bismarck attack Poland OH COM'ON!

[@kanapotetakerngkeat3506]

He’s Hitler! (That was a joke, I really respected Bismarck).

[@YataTheFifteenth]

Bismarck: "GIVE ME BACK MY PREUßENS GLORIA YOU FIENDS"

[@cooked_nails]

You played as Russia?

[@V1_From_Ultrakill_real]

If you play as russia, and theres him and poland bordering you, you must do it, its a cannon event

[@TheKingofMCEmeralds]

I was playing as India. He was my friendly next door neighbor. I like this guy. Nice moustache.

[@TheKingofMCEmeralds]

Jack The Kipper Plenty of nukes flew those days.

[@lordvonhabsburg9146]

you're not in russian theme ....

[@Thaouss]

And nice eyebrows.

[@joeballs9245]

The Avalorian I

[@dylanbtd]

Bismarck was really loyal compaired as other countries.

[@TheLordZoka]

I thought the comment section would be discussing Beethoven's Ode to Joy, but all I see is people talking about Hitler. If you think Hitler is fit to represent the German nation and people, you do not know nearly anything about history all together as well Germany's own history. If Hitler was representing Germany in Civ5 than the developers would have put Nixon as America, Francisco Franco as Spain, Saddam Hussein as Babylonia, and Nero for Rome. There is so much more to German history than the 12 years of the Nazi Party's reign. If it wouldn't be Bismarck than it could be Frederick I of Prussia, Ludwig II of Bavaria, or Frederick Barbarossa of the Holy Roman Empire.

[@MaxwellPettit]

Comparing Nixon to HItler is a stretch, but you make an excellent point.

[@hal0dude7]

***** Now I agree that Mao fucked up a lot in his time, but if it weren't for him then there would never have been a communist China. Basically meaning China wouldn't be the global powerhouse it is today.

[@hamzahrocks]

i totally agree with you mate... exept for the ludwig II of bavaria thing his a fcking wanker... :D

[@Kxoe559]

Barbarossa goes with the German ability, Furor Teutonicus

[@volk551]

Kxoe559 He never ruled Germany he ruled the Holy Roman Empire

[@DinosaurFan88]

So peaceful and quiet, I could sleep listening to this.

[@jacobw7454]

I DO sleep to this!

[@dylanbtd]

Me too

[@elzogalleta3121]

especially with the flute

[@Corncan2]

And then the war theme comes on thanks to autoplay and your sleep paralysis demon emerges

[@steamrangercomputing]

Civilisation isn't that boring! lol

[@undeaddino1046]

Otto: Guys, I just adopted Autocracy. Half of civs: Uh oh.

[@cogtroper]

hello, I see you exist on the other side of the map. "germany has deounced you"

[@TheWhiskeyZone]

I remember playing as Germany and being this outright war machine, conquering nations left and right and then by the last few hundred years I became this loving mother country that supported weaker nations financially and technologically.

[@Sidderix]

Its amazing how different the war and peace theme are. Germany as the worst enemy or the best friend.

[@V1_From_Ultrakill_real]

"I have two sides"

[@DrTechnoBabel]

Holy shit, I've played this game for YEARS and faced off against Germany several times, and never realized until now that the German theme is 'Ode to Joy'. How is that possible?

[@Bloodlyshiva]

Possibly because you only hear the front part, as you're clicking through things?

[@mitchellgeorge6031]

Bismarck is the best ally to have. Not only is he loyal to a fault, he also consistently a powerful ally. Bismarck is a real homie.

[@christianldove]

He was arguably the most brilliant statesman of his century, and possibly the century preceding.

[@dude999b7]

Ever heard of Ataturk ?

[@Legendiro]

+dude999 B Ataturk came after Bismarck

[@zhangjao6328]

That Realpolitik.

[@antred11]

The trouble with such brilliant statesmen is that they assume their successors will be just as brilliant. Bismarck should have foreseen that the complicated web of alliances and he had set up would implode at the hands of leaders without his diplomatic acumen.

[@Tizi1999]

he always said The Kaiser will get us killed

[@jacobw7454]

> actually sounds like the song it's based on

[@IsamBitar]

So does England's peace theme.

[@Crystar500]

This piece is beautiful.

[@PaxAmericana24]

I'm not a musical expert but I have to say the chords from 1:22 - 1:37 are quite gripping to me. Quite fitting for Bismarck I thought, as well as Germany at the time looking forward; a newly formed empire, rising and optimistic. yet by the time the 15 seconds are over it seems more melancholy, almost a feeling of longing and squandered opportunity: The German century that never came to fruition. That's what those 15 seconds of music say to me.

[@haythere5805]

it was going to be something great until j got their way

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

​@@haythere5805Who's J?

[@PalmaRomaXXVII]

Such a beautiful theme, you've got to respect music that can evoke such strong emotions without having to say a single word or lyric.

[@Vahkitauti]

The most peaceful of the peace themes.

[@butterspread]

Wilhelm, did you happen to see any German spies on the way here? Nein! Well, the officer has his work cut out for him! I knew I'd be able to reference blackadder somewhere in civ. life accomplished.

[@mikeciotkowski9003]

+Butterspread16 I agree Oxford is a dump

[@PotatoHero524]

Once I was playing as Poland and was completely decimating Hamburg. Otto offered me Frankfurt for peace. Looks like the shoe's on the other foot.

[@SoméDjata]

PotatoHero524 Poland is Laughably OP compared to Germany, Russia or Austria who helped partition Poland.

[@PotatoHero524]

My ancestor smile upon this

[@Exodon2020]

PotatoHero524 In my first ever BNW Game Poland spawned right between Attilla the Hun, myself (Germany) and Shaka. Was the funniest round I've ever played even though Poland didn't even last the first 200 Rounds

[@moarice509]

Mr. Worldwide Well, laughably op until atomic era. Sicne then, Russia wrecks everyone.

[@jmitterii2]

PotatoHero524 And let me guess, you renamed Frankfurt to Polishhotdog.

[@dracu9833]

I just love it how there's bismarck in the video and people in the comments are still arguing about nazis :D I guess it's germanys fate that the only thing people know about it's history are ww 1 and ww 2

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

Yup, pretty much. Just like the French will more or less always be known for their Revolution, the British for their former empire, the Chinese for their longevity, Korea for its northern side, Russia for the Soviets, and America for its warmongering-in-disguise.

[@gottliebpferd8081]

To those people's own detriment.

[@stalkerfan86]

I can just imagine this being Germany's song right after the war of 1870-71. Germany, now united, takes a small breath of relief and gathers its wits- a grateful national now looks to Bismarck to lead them into an entire new world they have created for themselves. Proud, traditional, and finally an empire alongside all their ancient rivals,Germany has been born...

[@blackheartb7316]

I hated study German, this is a very difficult language especially when you are a Roman language speaker. But since I listen this music, I I tried to be better and now I am proud of my level. Thanks Bismarck ❤️

[@tastenklick4160]

Ich möchte dir danken und sagen, das dein Ehrgeiz jeden Deutschen sehr ehrt.

[@geordi5054]

Whoa, you're a natural Latin speaker?

[@BaronGrackle]

Bismarck: "Now make sure you stay on good terms with Britain and Russia, okay?" Wilhelm: "Mmm-hmm." Bismarck: "Because it's important to keep France isolated." Wilhelm: "Uh huh." Bismarck: "I'm serious, now. We don't want Germany to fight a war surrounded! Right?" Wilhelm: "Right!" . . . Britain: "Hello, Kaiser!" Wilhelm: "Our navy's gonna kick your navy's butt!" Russia: "Hey Kaiser? Wanna renew our treaty?" Wilhelm: "No. Because you suck." Enter the Triple Entente.

[@Lightning866]

Guten Tag. ANSCHLUSS.

[@antred11]

Wrong guy.

[@adlerzwei]

When you finally unite all German states. So beautiful. 😢

[@Cityinlead]

0:48 -1:10 oh I just love that, sends me chills and a happy smile Edit: 3:52 also :)

[@liez_]

잔잔하게 울리는게 진짜 듣기 좋네..

[@windywizard9868]

This music resembels Germany best when nothing is fucked up.

[@wadayatalkinbeet]

This guy got a science victory before I was even in the information era. He lapsed me by about 12 technologies by the end. Man, I'm terrible...

[@Coastal23UK]

Bismarck is epic!

[@jettiz3703]

"Germany has adopted Judism in their holy city." ERROR /c: Historically actuate ERROR YOU LOST EVERYTHING WAY TO GO GENIUS!

[@coleciervo8652]

+Jett TheDoctor 404 COMPUTER HAMSTERS NOT FOUND

[@thebel89]

+Jett TheDoctor "Arabia had adopted Judism in their holy city" "America has adopted Islam in their holy city"

[@adamfreeksack0314]

wtf

[@adamfreeksack0314]

"england has adopted catholocisum" wut

[@armageddon3315]

Attila has adopted protestantism. Excuse me?

[@jf6466work]

its depressing that one man filled with hate ruined the honor of such an amazing group of people. As a Canadian I have great respect for the country of Germany

[@lordwarlockthangwrath8662]

What happened between 1933 ans 1945 is the legacy of totalitarism, not germany's.

[@pppaaaooo13]

Ok one word. Panzer

[@MsZsc]

add a "vor" to that

[@kibbles5724]

I love the part starting at 2:18, anyone know where that tune comes from?

[@MultiMS97]

yeah i would love to know that too ;)

[@KampfGruppeLehr88]

Darude sandstorm

[@hochmeisterstrategos6933]

Joke of the year.

[@jonathancooper5104]

I know your comments old now but have you heard this theme somewhere else? I just assumed it was an original variation of ode to joy

[@tamnickyle]

I like how this sounds nothing like Ode to Joy.

[@MultiMS97]

2:18 is just wonderful :)

[@alsalo6724]

AMAZING

[@strategossable1366]

aww this music was so good, basically always played as Germany as bismarck looks so sweet c:

[@lordspoice5192]

Oi mate i see you be owning land on the other side of the planet. That's mine. t. Otto Von "They have denounced us!" Bismarck

[@Mandatorian-r7o]

I think that middle name belongs to Suleman

[@justsomeguyonyoutube3258]

This theme is relaxing.

[@ilikefoxesm817]

I love playing as Bismarck, one reason... German superiority!

[@YataTheFifteenth]

"No I'm not defending German technical superiority I'm stating the fucking obvious." - a dude in CoH

[@thelahna-8747]

just started to play bismarck first time yesterday, trying to win culture victory. amazing theme imo.

[@Theobadeo22]

The song of denouncement

[@nathankuszewski4579]

Ode to denunciation

[@piero4706]

This is what I playd after a final exam every semester. Finally, peace.

[@Exodon2020]

Well, the first Kaiser fully supported Bismarck and accepted him as person in charge. With his last breaths he said: "It was never easy to be Kaiser under your command, Herr Reichskanzler". The Second Kaiser only ruled for a few weeks and then he also died and so 28 year old Wilhelm II. was crowned and he didn't listen to Bismarck and dreamed of a "sunny place" for his country meaning a Colonial Empire in opposition to England. So he simply fired Bismarck and replaced him with a puppet.

[@EF9001stormspotter]

That's for sure! He's gone and done that quite a few times to me.

[@ollysmith4985]

Alsace and Lorraine were conquered by the French from the holy Roman empire in the 1600s and remained German speaking despite French occupation up until ww1, and Germany regained them in the Franco Prussian war. French revanchism followed because they believed the clearly German area to be French, which led to their annexation by France after ww1, and again after ww2, the latter of which led to their colonisation by the French. Alsace and Lorraine should be German, but French colonisation after defeat of Germany in the world wars has prevented justice from occurring.

[@slopedarmouredpony]

best peace theme

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

Nein.

[@erichvanloon933]

Herbivore The Carnivore Ja.

[@asperRader]

A guy Named Erik Nein.

[@erichvanloon933]

Ja.

[@oddggear8802]

A guy Named Erik Nein.

[@erichvanloon933]

Ja.

[@RCT3Crashes100]

It can be argued that Bismarck and Wilhelm I kept Imperial Germany in check, although France and England didn't want a unified Germany. Once Wilhelm I died and his son took over, The road to WWI was in motion. Once Bismarck was gone, Wilhelm II begun to shape Germany up for war.

[@Exodon2020]

The son of Wilhelm I was Frederick III however as he was already terminally ill when crowned Wilhelm I knew that his grandson Wilhelm II will take over the throne pretty soon after his own death. In Germany the year of 1888 is also called "Dreikaiserjahr" (Year of three Emperors) for that reason.

[@dylanbtd]

If people could stop thinking about Nazis when they hear ''Germany'' 😓

[@Rain-bo6uc]

I thought they were either making Frederick II as the Leader but Bismarck is quite fitting

[@PaxAmericana24]

There are considerable cultural differences between the French who dissolved the HRE and the Franks who established it. As for the Italians, I'm not sure they "liked" the unity of empire... They "liked" it enough to rebel against Austria in 1848 and 1859, after all. The order is as follows: Holy Roman Empire 962-1806 German Empire 1871-1918 Nazi Germany 1933-1945

[@JoeValezy]

French are Gallo-Romanized Frankish

[@mitchellgeorge6031]

Freude schöner Götterfunken Tochter aus Elysium Wir betreten feuertrunken himmlisch dein Heiligtum Deine Zauber binden wieder Was die Mode strengt geteilt Alle Menschen Werder Brüder Wo dein sanfter Flügen weilt!

[@SepnusSitus]

3:52 oh yeah

[@elperrodelautumo7511]

EU world war 3 ending: after the European federation army fought hard against the MEC and insurgents, they gain the aid of Soviet Union and the USA and Japan to recognize its military sovereignty. Even they would allow the euro dollars into their monetary option systems. The EU showed who they were at war. A united Europe is on its way to pave its destiny to the world.

[@wellsey89]

To be fair, the German empire reached it's greatest expanse under Hitler, so it would make sense to have him as a leader in Civilization. Unfortunately it would probably also lead to the game being banned in Germany. That's why he's not there.

[@aydingharehbaghian7923]

This music implies the unification of german states and prussia, who were desperate and lost but awakened from the ashes of the hre and marched towards industrialization

[@bareodin]

ICH WERE EIN AUGEN INTERESSE

[@NucleusBrain]

+bareodin It actually says "Es wäre in eurem Interesse"

[@leanderschatz3704]

Bless you

[@spaaps]

Ich kannen biesche Deutsch. Im from the Netherlands xD

[@Johann55555]

Both are germanic languages so it does make sence

[@Pavaul51]

Nucleus Brain dass sie diese Angebot zeugfälltig prüft.

[@allflying3]

I was playing Russia and he was my closest ally in another continent.

[@napoleonbonaparte8835]

russia and prussia i should have known

[@sillybilly414]

and bismarck advised the kaiser to always be allies with Russia oh well Wilhelm ii and the idiot you don't listen to bismarck and you were a factor that started ww1

[@franzferdinand2389]

Not just Bismarck, every German diplomat and even the Kaiser himself wanted to be ally with Russia. Look at the letter exchange of the Tsar and the Kaiser, they were cousins. However the Tsar was pushed into war by the Russian Military.

[@andrewbaker8114]

Poland dislikes this.

[@Thaouss]

uhhhh

[@patrik600ful]

Screw you!

[@vergangenheit6684]

Why do you think that 12 unfortunate years represent the entirety of the history of a beautiful country?

[@Ponanoix]

Poland didn't exist back then, so your comment is pointless

[@Teonod]

The Holy Roman Empire was created by Charlemagne, a french/frankish guy, about 1000 years later they were german and ruled from Wien

[@MangoForPresident]

Lol. I love how in the midst of this giant comment battle you get the occasional sensible 'I love this theme' comment.

[@willstob]

Alternate name of this theme: "still too early to backstab you"

[@nikhilalbert3084]

Prussian Statesman with a Beautiful music! Love this Civilization!

[@uyiuit5332]

Sounds like Bach, so smooth.

[@Jzadek72]

French and Frankish are two very different things. Attitudes and identity can change a lot in a thousand years.

[@HistoryTwistedInc]

Whenever this guy is in my game he as much presence as a Barbarian camp. Even in the Modern Era, every time he's one of the other Civs he never has more than 200 score.

[@Jzadek72]

You're largely right, but I'd note that Bismarck's Germany was in fact the Second Reich - the First Reich generally refers to the Holy Roman Empire.

[@zoganauiti]

favorite peace song in civ5

[@Kardia_of_Rhodes]

Berlin with good amount of city states nearby can give you 90+ production in late game due to Hanse trade route bonus!

[@Thorvelt]

500,000 a year.

[@ryanong9817]

Beethoven! Finally!

[@AaaBbb-ml4eu]

Best theme. Also no suleiman

[@robotictoast65]

Nein, ich hatte Fegeleign nicht sehen.

[@mill2712]

Für ihn zu finden ist unser Schicksal.

[@RIPO9009]

Great theme 2:18 is My favorite part

[@Jewmoniez]

Dudes like "yes hail me as ruler of Germany, much better they use me than that other guy born a century in April later than I was"

[@SpookyDeadeye]

Germany is going to war against me and four others. Huh... I see Bismarck was also hungry for world conquest.

[@pixelatedbishop]

*Asks for iron*

[@spaaps]

I love Germany irl!

[@Pr00ch]

That's not entirely true. the Holy Roman Empire wasn't wounded by Franks and later has become German, is has been founded by Germanic Tribes and Franc Tribes.

[@CommanderGene]

Well put lol.. Makes you think how different the 20th century would have been, since WWI and probably WWII would not have occurred if Bismarck were still alive to manage diplomatic relations.

[@rheiagreenland4714]

Who founded the German car industry? Auto von Bismarck of course!

[@TheBalrukt]

I specifically remember being taught that the German empire, united by Bismark, was called the 2ND reich because they "considered it heir to the Holy Roman Empire" Which was ruled by Germans for most of it's existence.

[@jasiuncio]

I was playing as Germany and in one moment I was like: Why the hell do I hear Ode to Joy?

[@semvision]

+JKWGamingStudio Same with Persia, I am too familiar with Morghe Sahar.

[@zhangjao6328]

I dunno... Probably because Beethoven was a German.

[@MChannel80]

Probably it was easier for them to create a Germany sounding theme out of this.

[@Irishcrossing]

Your right about it being the Second Reich and the First Reich is the HRE, but the HRE was actually called Holy Roman Empire because the Pope entitled The Emperors of Germany as the Emperor of the Romans by crowning them as such, the First Holy Roman Emperor was Otto I; being crown makes them official Roman emperors, and they were crowned by the pope and thus entitled "Holy". The ones who wanted the roman empire to last longer was actually the Byzantine Empire.

[@Discozombie-mi6hb]

the begining of the song seems like a lullaby 😂

[@captainfloofy]

Nice dude. But don't conquer anyone or he'll hate you

[@slopedarmouredpony]

I goofed up on grammar, "or even do anything exceptionally bad in that manner" was talking about plans before the ghettoing of the people.

[@Szgerle]

They had a right casus belli AND every empire in europe was looking for a war with eachother at that point.

[@Szgerle]

"But look at what Germany did to France." What. Explain.

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

@Hbomb117 What about Teutonic Knights?

[@blackheartb7316]

French-German friendship

[@GrrrIamMad]

I can say from experience Germany makes some damn fine cars!

[@aydingharehbaghian7923]

Hail the mighty otto von bismarck