Civilization VI Official Soundtrack - Vietnam | Civilization VI - New Frontier Pass

[@viiivo8887]

The stereotypes got us Vietnamese people stuck with pop songs or war songs but Firaxis have chosen it correctly that is the iconic folk music. Respect that. Tradition is tradition.

[@Chobittsu]

Yea, but "Cái Trâm Em Cài" by Carol Kim is still a heckin' banger :3

[@SilenTHerO78614]

I don't know about pop songs but we mostly just know Fortunate Son. But thats more reflective on we americans and our experience. That being said, once you hit Industrial the track starts to be an absolute banger. Reminds me of chinese opera for some reason tho.

[@johnlock572]

A bit of nhạc Trịnh would actually be kinda lit tbh

[@Julia-lk8jn]

I love reading comments like this! Culture in main stream media is always such a dicey thing; just using the western world feels narrow-minded and ignorant, but slapping in a few exotic faces and names can be read as appropriation. With this soundtrack, I always feel like the composer put some serious work into doing the countries justice, but then what do I know about Sumerian (Iranian) / Egyptian / Vietnamese /Ethiopian culture? So, thanks for your comment!

[@tritonis54]

Well, it’s not like they were going to use K-pop for Civ 6, they used traditional music for every country x)

[@Anonymos185]

You can just tell that the music-team in Firaxis love their job, lol.

[@krimorant]

Yeah they do an amaaazing job!!!! Im also hoping after the frontier pass is over the dev team can finally focus on fixing some of the bugs, like the crashes and the agendas not activating

[@katiaquirino6020]

And we love theirs

[@reabin9x]

The soundtrack is based on the folk songs “Trống Cơm” and “Lý kéo chày.” My mom used to sing those to me all the time!!!! Well done Firaxis, 10/10.

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

The description says in the Medieval Era there's one more song. And I'm glad you liked it, a lot of people do as well

[@johnnyspousta3136]

Thanks for this lil' trivia! I've always liked Vietnamese culture. I hope one day I'll visit this country.. :)

[@reabin9x]

@@johnnyspousta3136 we welcome you!!! Be sure to visit Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh and Danang. I find them much more breathtakingly beautiful than the big cities of Hanoi and Saigon.

[@darkgrip90]

bài ở 7:04 là bài gì biết không bro , tui nghe hoài k ra nổi

[@bedapxebabanh]

@@darkgrip90 giăng câu

[@billyvillabroza9181]

Vietnam (Lý Kéo Chài; Trống Cơm) 0:00 - Ancient Era 3:54 - Medieval Era (with Lý Giăng Câu) 8:08 - Industrial Era 12:39 - Atomic Era About these Pieces: Lý Kéo Chài, Trống Cơm and Lý Giăng Câu are all traditional folk songs from Vietnam, with Lý Kéo Chài and Lý Giăng Câu from southern Vietnam and Trống Cơm from the North. Lý Kéo Chài is normally sung by fishermen when pulling a catch out of the water. The regular 2/4 beat serves to help the fishermen pull the net in time with the song, much like how crew on a ship would sing sea shanties when performing certain tasks. Trống Cơm on the other hand tells the story about a broken romance, but the finer details are still debated (see Enbe Fyuk's and other comments below for more details on Trống Cơm and Lý Giăng Câu). Most traditional Vietnamese music is heavily influenced by Chinese music, but as well as Korean, Japanese and even Mongolian to some extent. Music in Vietnam is also very diverse, with certain emphasis on the spiritual effect of music. Music has even evolved to reflect Vietnamese struggle for independence, with northern Red Music during the struggle against France and later the Vietnam War with southern Yellow Music arising between the 50s to the 70s. Lý Kéo Chài ("Tow Fishing"): Gió lên rồi căng buồm cho khoái Gác chèo lên ta nướng khô khoai hờ hơ! Tình tang tang tính tính tang Khoan hỡi khoan hò Bỏ ghe mà nghiêng ngửa ớ ơ là hò Không ai chống chèo Không ai chống chèo ơ hò ơ hò là hò ơ hơ Trống Cơm ("Listen to the Drums"): Tình bằng có cái trống cơm Khen ai khéo vỗ Ố mấy bông mà nên bông Ố mấy bông mà nên bông Một bầy tang tình con xít Một bầy tang tình con xít Ố mấy lội, lội, lội sông Ố mấy đi tìm, em nhớ thương ai Đôi con mắt ố mấy lim dim Đôi con mắt ố mấy lim dim Một bầy tang tình con nhện Ô ố ô ô mấy giăng tơ Giăng tơ ô mấy đi tìm, em nhớ thương ai Duyên nợ khách tang bồng Duyên nợ khách tang bồng...

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

Thanks.

[@micayahritchie7158]

@@williamtheconqueror7807 Don't you have some anglo-saxons to be conquering or something?

[@randomchannel7918]

@William The Conqueror, you are on every single Social media post of Civ and on every single thread on Civfanatics. Is this all you do through the entire day? LMAO!

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

@@micayahritchie7158 Currently trying to write the Domesday Book and finding someone to tutor my son. It's hard to get good Norman tutors these days...

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

@@randomchannel7918 Mostly, lol.

[@thequyennguyen3273]

N U C L E A R P O W E R E D B A N H M I

[@huyla1472]

The power of banh mi... in the palm of our hands...

[@fernhausluv44]

R E N E G A D E P H O A R T I L L E R Y

[@3ringstudiogaming]

B A N H X É O S P E C I A L F O R C E S

[@Kriegman2k]

​@@3ringstudiogaming *BÁNH XÈO* is correct

[@TheNeroKennedy]

As a Vietnamese, this soundtrack makes me feel so nostalgic, my parents and grandparents always have the song Trống Cơm on every family reunion as a kid, and schools always have a musical performance of this too

[@ladyivygaming2838]

That’s so cool 🥺❤️

[@erentas4451]

Is it a war song?

[@ultimatevtgb7551]

@@erentas4451 Sorry, we're not metal enough to play war songs during family unions, our lives aren't centered around that you see.

[@erentas4451]

It still sounds amazing and gets me hyped up while conquering Poland tho : )

[@langthangNA]

@@erentas4451 it's Vietnamese traditional music, folk music

[@nikolaiiscoolguyproduction4807]

That medieval theme though. That's going to wake me up at the era change.

[@justinjohnson293]

It caught me off guard too! It’s certainly a dramatic change in tone (and volume for that matter!).

[@TheCodaCrew]

It went from a homemade cover to a triple A song in one era jump

[@MrStarbuck991]

Goes perfect with a golden age, less so with a dark age

[@TalkernateHistory]

Medieval is usually my favorite era for music because it's normally the folk theme at it's purest. Industrial era onward it feels too "orchestral"

[@kathythai]

popular media often gets the music wrong for vietnam. im SO happy with this. tbh might cry in the middle of playing.

[@1che3mau]

I definitely started crying when the music first started up after I began playing

[@budakbaongsiah]

Heck, popular media almost always gets the music of South East Asian countries wrong. It's almost always Chinese or Indian music that got played for us.

[@kathythai]

@@budakbaongsiah yeah i always smh because it's like they did a search for "traditional asian music" and picked the first thing

[@politicscommentator]

Me too. I cried listening to this. Somehow it makes me love more about my culture and such beauty in the music.

[@georgea4124]

Or just Fortunate Son over and over again

[@1994dannylee]

I’m a Vietnamese from Ho Chi Minh City, and this blows my mind because of how accurate this game represents Vietnamese traditional music! It makes me so proud to be Vietnamese!

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

The composer and his team make such an impressive research for their music

[@spookyscaryskeletonsmith2840]

@Citin782 cool

[@spookyscaryskeletonsmith2840]

@Citin782 cool

[@spookyscaryskeletonsmith2840]

@Citin782 cool

[@raremeat-iloveit6488]

@Mungtang_Liberty what saigon ? Where it is in the map ?

[@KayelSeven7]

This is perfect . Cant wait to play my own country civ this 28

[@winmashter8694]

@@khoatrangia6972 ey dong minh

[@Drake-e4m]

YOO LETS START A VIETNAM WAR

[@winmashter8694]

@@Drake-e4m the soviet has joned the chat

[@fentogk6509]

Someday I will too (waiting 4 Ireland)

[@winmashter8694]

@@fentogk6509 good luck maybe in the next seanson or civil 7

[@johnedwardcastillo8442]

As a Filipino I am super hyped that another SEAsian country made it to Civilization. Vietnam is such a beautiful and culturally rich country. Well done, Firaxis!

[@M.F.Hafizhan]

Maybe Filipina's gonna enter civ one day

[@pututunik8748]

@@M.F.Hafizhan keep praying brother, almost the whole region is in this series now

[@M.F.Hafizhan]

@@pututunik8748 Being Indonesian, I'm quite stoked when Civ V added Indonesia. Hope more SEA nations joins in the fun!

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

@@M.F.Hafizhan And they're back, Indonesia is in Civ VI as well, with Gitarja

[@TengkuAmier]

Hopefully they add the Malacca sultanate Or Srivijaya

[@ThGaming69]

It's been 30 years since the last time I've heard this song. Literally crying when my childhood memories flashing back. Thank you Firaxis.

[@enbefyuk8804]

The first song used in this track is Lý kéo chài, a folk song native to Southern Vietnam sung by fishermen so they can pull up the net to the rhythm. The second one is Trống cơm, the name itself is a unique instrument in Northern Vietnam. This folk song is largely about a broken romance but the meaning of the finer details are still being debated. Some say it's about a generic tale of a woman being separated from her lover, some say it highlights the pain of women bearing children out of wedlock. The third one I honestly have no idea. I can tell it starts at 7:04 and the melody is somewhat familiar but I can't really put my finger on it. Edit: After having my tone-deafness pointed out, the third song is indeed Lý giăng câu, a folk song native to southwestern Vietnam. The song portrays a conversation between a wife, coyly questioning where her husband was going this late at night, while the husband insisted that he was only going fishing, although "giăng câu" literally means casting the hook so there may be some double entendre at foot here.

[@akaneinvidia5874]

Is it Giăng Câu?

[@enbefyuk8804]

@@akaneinvidia5874 Lý giăng câu doesn't sound like that though.

[@akaneinvidia5874]

@@enbefyuk8804 ahhh i see. Well, we’ll have to wait for Peaches Lamb to release the ambient themes since they might offer us a clue. Civ likes to sneak in an extra track in the medieval era for some reason. I don’t mind tho since it merges into a beautiful soundtrack.

[@bedapxebabanh]

Giăng câu for sure

[@clydenathaniel8117]

Nah, I still hear Ly Keo Chai, maybe with some variation

[@sergeyrafirudov]

The Civilization VI music team really nailed it this time. I was wondering which piece of obscure, generic Southeast Asian piece they're gonna use for Vietnam this time, but they chose Lý kéo chài - a popular Southern theme, and Trống Cơm - the most well known Northern tune, and smash them together in such a masterful manner. I would have loved to hear The Ancient theme is a t'rưng (bamboo xylophone) solo, which isn't exactly Vietnamese in nature, but not too improbable, since the Vietnamese probably used something similar before the Chinese invasions and influx. The Medieval seems to be a guzheng/cello/drum piece, but the style of guzheng trills here is distinctively đàn tranh, not just generic guzheng similar to China and Japan. Then the signature Geoff Knorr's Industrial Theme strikes, bam! and then the familiar tune of Lý kéo chài evolves into a more sophisticated đàn tranh handling, accompanied with the Industrial french horns and string ensemble. The handling of Trống cơm is also masterful, one that makes me feel like taking up đàn tranh lessons, and the dash of flutes here and there is simply delightful. And the Atomic theme. Ah, where do I start? People have sung praises of the Atomic themes so many times already. Synthetic instruments and đàn tranh, why not? And the signature 'sustained piano and drumming'. It truly gives off the vibe of 'sustainable rice paddy fields in space'. However, I was expecting something more. Haven't heard đàn bầu - Vietnam's one and truly unique instrument, anywhere. If it was featured in Ancient or Medieval I'd have really cried.

[@tonkinthehanoian1843]

Yes the melancholic Đàn bầu indeed.

[@longchautran6568]

t'rưng is Vietnamese in nature as long as the government of Vietnam recognize 54 ethnics group. Do not belittle/ conveniently side-line a part of Vietnamese culture.

[@sergeyrafirudov]

@@longchautran6568 I'd like to say that while t'rưng is from a region that belongs to the state of Vietnam, claiming that it is part of the mainstream Vietnamese culture as demonstrated in the rest of the arrangement is little short of cultural appropriation, not unlike a white American person claiming that Native American chants are American and therefore part of their mainstream heritage. that musical instrument belongs to the peoples of Tây Nguyên.

[@longchautran6568]

@@sergeyrafirudov I strongly disagree on dragging the phrase cultural appropriation. By bringing in T'rưng, I am immensely joyful about the unity that is being promoted to a wider audience. It is not new that such performance exists and, while it is not as popular as others instrument may have had, there would be no chance for it to intergrade into a mainstream if it were never be given a chance to begin with. So many things in Vietnamese culture as you identify with today do have some parts of it coming from the integration of many kind. Think of Huế citadel, Lý dragon, white elephant causus beli in 15th cen, Âu Cơ - Lạc Long Quân, and the different dialects of Vietnamese spoken in different regions. Give it a chance. A chance did this soundtrack give. And that example of yours is quite inappropriate, while the interactions might not be as much as Cham or Khmer, people from the Tây Nguyên region has always been a part of an ecosystem economically and culturally exchange of Indochina as a whole. It is unthinkable that a center piece for of the whole Indochina can be the equivalent to your Native American narrative.

[@TamTueDao]

Có thể Đàn Bầu âm điệu nó mang lại không khí đượm buồn nên họ không đưa vào chăng ^^

[@QuanBui-sq7bb]

I'm Vietnamese and I approve this music.

[@wasylek7725]

do you recognise the tune?

[@politicallyinterestedgamer2048]

@@wasylek7725 Ly Keo Chai and Trong Com

[@RiCkeyPia]

@@wasylek7725 I'm pretty sure every Vietnamese would recognize at least a few of these tunes

[@wasylek7725]

@@RiCkeyPia thats for sure...So what are the tunes xD

[@RiCkeyPia]

@@wasylek7725 well if you are looking for names, the guy before me got them right

[@Saztog1425]

It's so perfect, the Industrial era one sounds almost like a Joe Hisaishi score.

[@DiamondCalibre]

You're so right, I love that.

[@NhonTrong]

Lyric: First song: Lý kéo chài Gió lên rồi căng buồm cho khoái Gác chèo lên ta nướng khô khoai hờ hơ! Tình tang tang tính tính tang Khoan hỡi khoan hò Bỏ ghe mà nghiêng ngửa ớ ơ là hò Không ai chống chèo Không ai chống chèo ơ hò ơ hò là hò ơ hơ Second song: Tình bằng có cái trống cơm Khen ai khéo vỗ Ố mấy bông mà nên bông Ố mấy bông mà nên bông Một đàn tang tình con xít Một đàn tang tình con xít Ố mấy lội, lội, lội sông Ố mấy đi tìm, em nhớ thương ai Đôi con mắt ố mấy lim dim Đôi con mắt ố mấy lim dim Một bầy tang tình con nhện Ô ố ô ô mấy giăng tơ Giăng tơ ô mấy đi tìm, em nhớ thương ai Duyên nợ khách tang bồng Duyên nợ khách tang bồng... Third song: Giăng câu Em hỏi anh đêm nay đi đâu Anh nói rằng anh đi giăng câu Anh đi giăng câu trên chiếc xuồng câu Anh có cây sào Anh chống ào ào chống ào ào Em hỏi anh sao đi giăng câu Anh chống xuồng anh đi giăng câu Cái thú tiêu dao nơi cánh đồng sâu Anh cắm cây sào nghe sóng rì rào gió dạt dào Trời thanh gió mát cá cắn câu quẫy đuôi gọi nhau Nữa đêm giăng câu anh ngước lên có muôn vì sao Rèm thưa không đủ che nắng mưa dám mơ gì đâu Xuồng bé tí teo sóng gió lên phải quay về mau Em hỏi anh giăng câu ra sao Anh thả mồi anh đem câu giăng Anh đem câu giăng con cá nào ăn Con cá ham mồi Con cá rồi đời cá rồi đời Em hỏi anh giăng câu vui không Anh nói rằng anh vui sao không Anh vui sao không như cá về sông Như sáo xổ lồng Như sáo xổ lồng Em hỏi anh đêm nay đi đâu? Anh nói rằng anh đi giăng câu Anh đi giăng câu trên chiếc xuồng câu Anh có cây sào Anh chống ào ào chống ào ào Em hỏi anh sao đi giăng câu Anh chống xuồng anh đi giăng câu Cái thú tiêu dao nơi cánh đồng sâu Anh cắm cây sào nghe sóng rì rào gió dạt dào Trời thanh gió mát cá cắn câu quẫy đuôi gọi nhau Nữa đêm giăng câu anh ngước lên có muôn vì sao Rèm thưa không đủ che nắng mưa dám mơ gì đâu Xuồng bé tí teo sóng gió lên phải quay về mau Em hỏi anh giăng câu ra sao Anh thả mồi anh đem câu giăng Anh đem câu giăng con cá nào ăn Con cá ham mồi Con cá rồi đời cá rồi đời Em hỏi anh giăng câu vui không Anh nói rằng anh vui sao không Anh vui sao không như cá về sông Như sáo sổ lồng Như sáo sổ lồng

[@rodrigues2793101]

I'm happy with this choice for civilization VI. Vietnam should be remembered by it's glorious past, not just by that terrible war...

[@sergeyrafirudov]

the glorious past, the admirable present, and the brilliant future.

[@Bananacatcryhappy]

@@sergeyrafirudov so true

[@txgoldrush]

They are well known for defeated foreign invaders, and an age of empires II campaign chronicles Le Loi against the Chinese.

[@TheVietarmy]

glorious past is beating invaders

[@italia-1i-18vuducanh5]

what r u on about? Ba Trieu is the perfect incarnation of war.

[@ImLyHuong]

Well done. I am having a flashback of my childhood again, being in my mother's land again. They were the very first songs I was taught to learn how to speak by my mom and grandma. This melody flows in every Vietnamese blood. Tear in my face now.

[@browndog4654]

tear cc.. vào game mao

[@thanhtc1988]

@@browndog4654 vô duyên vừa thôi.

[@Nguyen2-t9p]

@@browndog4654 haha

[@longluu1141]

I just bought the Vietnamese pack today, and I cried when hearing this theme. It dates back to my childhood, when we sang these traditional folk songs every festivals. Thank you, Firaxis, for making the memories back.

[@anq_b13]

Aw, man. poor Peaches Lamb, being beaten again! Also this theme slaps!

[@thecornseller]

Well, this is the Civilization official channel, so they would naturally be the first to post it

[@caleblittle27]

@@thecornseller yea but peaches lamb used to always be the first person to post civilization OST but I guess the media team realized it’s free views to post them before anyone else does in good quality.

[@MusicGamesEverything]

Peaches Lamb uploads them split based on era though

[@shitpostazzi]

and ambients too

[@nolanpham8443]

I'm a Vietnamese, born and raised with these rhyme, this piece gave goosebump. Good job guys, guess Civ 6 is gonna be my first Civ game

[@samsonguy10k]

Welcome, friend.

[@milkbeast2613]

11:21 this bit of trông cóm and how it transforms into ly kéo chài at 11:44, with the throwback to it's earlier string motif from the medieval era makes a pit in my throat. i love the work that was put into vietnam's soundtrack. long live vietnam! 🇻🇳❤️

[@Lukaszflis828]

Meng Huo: We were just warming up. Zhuge Liang: HOW? *Years passed.* Vietnam: *Starts rebeling.* China: SHIT!!

[@jianfongyaw]

Although Meng Huo was a Yi king who lived to the northwest of Vietnam, his rattan troops and elephant archers would have made a great ally to Ba Trieu's revolt.

[@SnarkyZazu]

I'm gonna have so much fun with the Vietnamese

[@alantremonti1381]

P H R A S I N G

[@marcolariviere7]

Hehe

[@thanhnguyenduc2867]

@Chí Thiện Nguyễn well..the design was fine,not like some bullshit like "Sử Hộ...Vương"

[@shadysam7161]

@@alantremonti1381 He's having fun with Vietnamese, which could have several other meanings, like; he has some Vietnamese friends and hes gonna hang out with them, hes going to an event of Vietnamese people, ETC. I found nothing wrong with the original statement, regardless of context.

[@alantremonti1381]

@@shadysam7161 That's really cool and strong of you.

[@nguyenthompson9865]

The songs are Lý kéo chài and Trống Cơm. 2 popular “traditional” folk songs

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

Nice to know, thank you!

[@pututunik8748]

that " " makes me think its pretty recent for a traditional 🤔

[@nguyenthompson9865]

@@pututunik8748 i don’t know how to say it since each area has its own traditional songs but can still claim as national. Dont wanna offend my Northerners

[@pututunik8748]

@@nguyenthompson9865 oh so you mean this is from south? anyway, could you please explain about the difference in vietnam in terms of culture? your comment made me curious about what is happening there.

[@nguyenthompson9865]

@@pututunik8748 i don’t wanna be misrepresent. But each area of vietnam has its own unique culture. The North - Ha Noi is more conservative, more strict. The central - Hue is a bit sea oriented, fishing culture, the south - Sai Gon is more laid back, modern. But this is just my POV, not a wide accepted POV. Someone did called me out for liking Ba Trieu Southern accent despite it’s not historical accurate.

[@ffreeze9924]

0:00 ancient era 3:54 medieval era 8:06 industrial era 12:35 atomic era

[@kma3647]

Firaxis takes great pride in making unique music for each civilization it features and having that music grow and evolve as the empire you build does throughout the game. Some of the music is better than others. This is one of their best.

[@piercerobinson5400]

The Medieval Era music, wow! One of the best soundtracks so far!

[@lequinhan]

@@frankxu1407 the original song was very much like the medivial one. You got it right

[@1994dannylee]

I know! I’m Vietnamese and it gives me goosebumps all over my body! It’s incredible how they put the two most famous Vietnamese songs into such a glorious arrangement!

[@tamkiencao4118]

@@1994dannylee same here mate. Perfect.

[@sulla175]

Medieval era is such a banger. The tempo really makes you feel like you're on an adventure.

[@MartinWL1904]

Wow, I’m Vietnamese and I’m surprised with this. Great work.

[@dimitrifyodorovickaramazov]

Once I watched the Firaxis orchestra interview and the guy in charge of the orchestra said something like: "Please turn on the audio while playing the game because we try really hard to create all this music." Dude, even my neighbors get to listen to your OST, no biggie lol

[@nitasu987]

If you're not playing Civ with the music on you're doing it so wrong lol. To me it's the best part of the game :)

[@zachawy3548]

It's a sin to not turn on the music while playing civ

[@XenophonSoulis]

Someone should tell that orchestra that we don't only listen to their music when we play the game, but also when we are doing other stuff.

[@XenophonSoulis]

@@zachawy3548 Except if there is a very serious reason to play without sound.

[@Flibidou7]

Although I love listening to these songs while I commute, travel or work, I turn off the music in game because of the repetitiveness. I preferred the Civilization IV approach, with royalty-free musics in phase with the era.

[@eddsworldgaming9696]

0:00 Ancient Era: Lady Trieu is born 3:54 Medieval Era: Lady Trieu becomes a warrior. 8:08 Industrial Era: The American Spy sneaks into the forest and recording with a camera. 12:39 Atomic Era: Theodore Roosevelt started an American-Vietnam War.

[@SoundsideSherry]

Man, oh man, I really love that part toward the end of the Atomic Era version, where the orchestra swells triumphantly. Bravo to the sound team as always! This may be a new favourite. :D

[@rimabros98]

Unique Era names for Vietnam: Ancient: Hồng Bàng Classical: Nanyue Medieval: Đại Việt Renaissance: Lê Lợi Industrial: Nguyễn Modern: Indochina Atomic: Sinh Cung/Đình Diệm Information: Đỗ Mười

[@TheSamuraijim87]

This music is so beautiful. One of the best. You can tell how it tells the tale of the Viet. It begins in a very minimalistic style, evoking the many jungle dwelling Nanman tribes south of the Yangtze, then procedes into the Chinese influenced medieval and industrial themes, really showing the struggle with and against Chinese colonialism and culture. The triumphal moments there really evoke the high points for the Viet, like throwing the Mongols back and how their culture still endures, despite centuries of living next to China. The last one is a bit mournful at times in comparison, as if evoking the French period and the Vietnam War. Firaxis did an amazing job.

[@giahuynguyenkim6389]

That's a good interpretation there

[@nomnaday]

Small correction here, Viets weren't part of the nanman but the baiyue

[@mzmaster]

getting some Khmer theme vibes here I will try my best to do a good piano cover Stay tuned ^^

[@atlasflame5815]

Sounds like a mix between Chinese and Khmer elements and it's great

[@krimorant]

mmmmmm the sound of culture bombing with holy sites....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@politicallyinterestedgamer2048]

It’s based off of real tunes called Ly Keo Chai and Trong Com!

[@MusicGamesEverything]

Can't wait!

[@spoveq3914]

This is going to be great

[@SonPham-nx3sy]

Ly Keo Chai - Drag Fishing Net(using for fishing in the sea area) Giang Cau - Trap fish by Fishing Net(using for fishing on the river or flooded area) Trong Com - Rice Drum(using for harvest fetival)

[@TheViolaBuddy]

Like Gran Colombia, this music really caught my attention from the initial pre-First Look announcement video. It really captures that sort of Far East Asian style (as best as I know it, since I really know next to nothing about Vietnamese music), in a huge and orchestral way. The Medieval track is especially cool; often it feels like the Medieval tracks have a melody over a drone, which works fine enough, but here the Medieval European strings really off the Vietnamese instruments back and forth in a really cool way. This is likely to become my favorite Medieval track in the soundtrack overall.

[@tamkiencao4118]

Even in Vietnam, we rarely play traditional musics in that orchestral way. The medieval version is more popular. This soundtrack is really amazing.

[@akaviral5476]

Alright, that's it! I found my favorite atomic era remix of a theme. It's more subtle in its technological/electronic rendition, and it works out well

[@LamNguyen-wh9ot]

Our folk has the tell the legend about Bà Triệu like this: "Dear my child, sleep as well. So I can carry water to wash the elephant. Go to the mountain and watch. Watch Ba Trieu General riding an elephant and chasing away invaders. Brocade bag mixed with silk bags. Prepare betel for your dad, and wish him a safe return."

[@thanhtc1988]

This is lyric of a Lullaby for exactly. And it tells about her.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

That's wonderfully evocative, thank you!

[@jadseif8102]

I love the Industrial Era version so much. One of my favorite themes.

[@JavierSalcedoC]

I wanted to make a joke about their leader but if I do they might banh mi

[@ckdanny]

good one!

[@bcjmythical9576]

-_-

[@nvh119]

Pho sure

[@1994dannylee]

LMAOOO IM DEAD

[@asiandraven5240]

THISSS GUYYYY!!!!

[@heartlesshalf-breed514]

It took me literally years to realize that they use actual National folk songs for themes... and that just made it 100x more fun to listen to while playing! This game already owes me a couple 1000 hours of my life back, but it could borrow just one more turn!! 😂

[@MK53114]

I hope we’ll be able to actually play this civ in a few days

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

January 28th

[@aaronrogers8108]

@@pablor.sepulveda9929 ONLY 3 MORE DAYS LETS GOOO

[@sweetbrown89]

Thursday

[@TheHICking]

One more

[@InchonDM]

And then the comment thread died because all the commentors have been spending every waking moment playing one. More. Turn.

[@pugpaladin3218]

Hands down new best theme in the game. Those accented notes gave me chills.

[@s66s46]

No byzaniums theme is the best.

[@pugpaladin3218]

@@s66s46 bruh are you really trying to argue me on a difference of opinion

[@alantremonti1381]

@@pugpaladin3218 You stated your opinion as fact; following the same convention, Swedish Ghostface merely did the same. That's not arguing, that's just expressing opinion.

[@s66s46]

@@pugpaladin3218 as Alan Tremonti said. I was just stating my opinion.

[@s66s46]

@@alantremonti1381 thx

[@kwangle2622]

You chose the right music to put in the game, every Vietnamese who old enough to play game will recognise these tunes, you have my hat off.

[@Xuannnny]

i just want to say that I have no idea about this game or what you all do, but I came across this while I was doing research on Vietnam and i keep coming back to it and I just wanted to say thank you so much, as somebody who is Vietnamese i never ever see my country represented outside of the war, much less in a more fantasy or folk setting and including our cultural music thank you so so much for your time and effort into making this score it means so much

[@pututunik8748]

since launch, i just instantly skip to medieval theme and only hearing that version of it but the moment gathering storm released i just cant help myself to hear other version, its just that good. keep it up devs!

[@MusicGamesEverything]

I think that Medieval themes are usually the closest to what most of the themes should sound like

[@sweetbrown89]

Yeah, Medieval is usually the core Ancient is always just folkish, Industrial is orchestral, and Atomic is synthed

[@redtrollzor5664]

Love Vietnamese music so much, grew up with my dad playing Vietnamese songs on his guitar, I can’t wait to play this Civ soon😁

[@louischen1280]

i think vietnam's leader, music and mechanics are all super cool, and they can go any type of victory with their versatile style and hyper defensively aggressiveness, one my of fav civ and my fav music no doubt.

[@hoangd4132]

when i was younger i used to hate folk songs a lot and only listening to "modern" music. but why am i crying now 😭

[@Isengardtom]

All the music for Civ VI is amazing but this one is definitely a favourite

[@hoangquantrinho2455]

This reminds me of my great-grandfather and great-grandmother. They used to sing these 2 songs back when I was just a little boy - 18 years ago. Amazing, good job Firaxis!

[@seasnake333]

Digging the Medieval theme most, then the Industrial. Usually I love the Atomic, but the Medieval is so engaging.

[@DrewBreckner]

15:53-16:03 might be my favorite 10 seconds of any Civ track yet. Easily a top 3-5 theme for me. Great work as always.

[@Paranoid_Found]

My #1 theme is Georgia. But every Civ theme is uniquely beautiful. The composer’s understanding of the Civs IRL is matchless.

[@thanhtc1988]

Cảm ơn nhà sản xuất game đã làm nhạc nền Việt Nam rất hay. Thật sự là một màn lột xác ngoạn mục cho 2 bài dân ca "Trống cơm" và "Lý kéo chài".

[@shitpostazzi]

You never dissapoint with soundtracks best osts in the history of gaming, keep it up

[@henryslaby4561]

undertale tho

[@pablovelasquez6917]

Im loving this civ, way more of what I was expecting

[@LeonardoSXTNC]

As a Vietnamese i cant wait to let my grandma and parent listen to this art work.

[@1994dannylee]

What did your grandmother think?

[@LeonardoSXTNC]

@@1994dannylee she cant believe that Vietnamese music has come this far. Lmao

[@sambidao88]

To be honest, the dev team know Vietnamese's culture better than many Vietnamese. Each Instrument in the Soundtrack is played exactly according to the historical period associated with them. Thank you so much!

[@Nguyen2-t9p]

but some Vietnamese complain about "history accuaracy" lol

[@sambidao88]

@@Nguyen2-t9p that's why we should look at the good side the game achieves, instead of focusing on the opposite.

[@Nguyen2-t9p]

@@sambidao88 what they say even isn't the bad side. This game is NOT a historical game.

[@nickjeffery536]

I am from the UK, and so have no knowledge of the original folk music, although it is pleasing to see so many people saying how true to the Vietnamese culture this is - personally my favourite is the Ancient Era version, just love the sound of the unstrument used.

[@j3rplaysboi40]

Ancient era: Nice I like this. Medieval era: ok this is getting good Industrial era: OMG THE NOTES BRUH S TIER

[@fuschiangpinoy241]

I'll laugh so hard, if America willdeclare surprise war when I use this one.. "Good luck venturing the jungles, Roosevelt.."

[@lequinhan]

I've been waiting for this to happen. This is incredible, no complaints!!! Well done

[@Nguyen2-t9p]

Listen this music everyday.. I can't believe some folk songs can become so heroic like that!

[@josdelijster4505]

As always the soundtrack is perfect

[@CallMeArchAngel]

Knorr and the team once again knocking it out of the park with the soundtracks

[@truongtrandds]

Firaxis, you have done a great job!!!! You make me feel so proud of my country.

[@Cooleatack]

I’m getting big Civilization III vibes from the ancient theme

[@greatgraham]

I wish they had the same leader appearances as Civ 3 because their looks will change through the time they were in

[@greatgraham]

I'll never forget Genghis Khan and a top hat and the Industrial Age it was very cool

[@Kardia_of_Rhodes]

@@greatgraham or Shaka Zulu

[@cauhscrymdorn2132]

Too bad they didnt have HATshepsut in civ 3

[@wiputjat]

@@greatgraham CG team's nightmare..

[@ST0AT]

At some point I realized none of these variants indicated an era, like, there were no electronic instruments and whatnot in Atomic, as it's often the case in other civs; it's just the single instrument slowly becoming a full-on orchestra, and I love it

[@giahuynguyenkim6389]

Actually there are electronic synths in the Atomic era, but you have to keep a close ear to hear it.

[@onagrapasto3507]

I watched the First Look video over and over again to listen to this piece, it's gorgeous.

[@valliena]

Just can't get enough of this epicness 12:00 tbh, I find myself overwhelmed by a flush of emotions and almost cry in the middle of atomic era.

[@TuanAnhNguyen-en9bx]

The forest is satisfied with this soundtrack and thus granted it the achievement "Approved by the Trees"

[@longvuhoang8435]

so nostalgic yet so modern

[@Nam9xz]

Now I finally find the track to play in Tet occasion. Thank you, dev!

[@HarrieZ]

As a Vietnamese, I do hear this music playing in the background from where I live

[@takarifan]

Sun Quan and Lu Xun are terrified by this warrior lady.

[@Gb-be9bn]

Actually she was barely recorded in history, both Chinese and Vietnamese history. Most of the things we know about her is from a book written in early 20th century, 1700 years after her time: 清化紀勝

[@mahaphoublue7644]

But anger to phnom empire known as Khmer

[@nguyenthompson9865]

@@Gb-be9bn she was actually praised in Viet history along with the Trung sisters. Her revolution IIRC were after the Trung Sister’s

[@darkgrip90]

She's pretty much Vietnamese equivalent of Jeanne D'arc

[@nguyenthompson9865]

@@darkgrip90 minus the speaking with God and the girl on Fire

[@ChaosSower99]

Damn, that's what I want to hear. You guys have done so well, even a Vietnamese like me cannot complain about this. Great job

[@nsub2539]

Thanks dev team. I will buy this game because of this soundtrack, it's so damn nostalgic for Vn people.

As a Vietnamese gamer, this is absolutely amazing. Well done.

[@verosk2401]

100% Vietnamese approved!

[@boaoftheboaians]

Yep I WAS RIGHT, VIETNAM’S MUSIC IS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Aside from already being music suitable for a scene of being Asian kick-ass, honestly this music gives me the vibes of.... it’s as if I’m in and witnessing a festival in Vietnam! (Especially the Industrial and Atomic versions) SIDE NOTE: I can definitely also sense some elements that are also present in China and Khmer’s themes, quite awesome. I guess it’s also because Vietnam borders them both which is understandable.

[@longdang1119]

Well China swallowed half of Vietnam's land and Vietnam swallowed half of Khmer's land. So you are right :)

[@nhamnham7938]

Hearing these soundtracks bring me tears of hapiness! Well culture researching!

[@kevinnguyenx987]

Nghe phê thật sự, chưa bao giờ nghe mấy bài " Lý " này mà phê đến mức này.

[@Redheisenberg]

This is a top 10 civ soundtrack

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

The description said "Gaul" (again)

[@tomxot]

a big thank you to everyone who made this song

[@JohnInSingapore]

I'm not Vietnamese but I am from South East Asia (Singapore). I love this soundtrack and adding it to my Spotify playlist once it is released!

[@StopFear]

I feel so bad that Vietnam was screwed so badly by two world powers in the 20th century and in the 21st is getting screwed by their certain other big neighbor.

[@HearingTheLight]

I bought dlc pack a few days ago. Vietnam theme is a banger. There are various really good themes, but this one is in my top 5 easily.

[@poisonviper1]

Insanely good. Music composition team is godlike

[@halomaster343full]

CIV 6 music sounds like The anime opening of each civilization through eras as seasons.

[@dungluongthe2096]

As Vietnamese, I think it's so good.

[@abthedragon4921]

The composers have done it again! The music (especially the Medieval theme) really slaps!

[@Julia-lk8jn]

I really like the look of the various rulers. Too many computer games have everybody look like a romance cover novel, especially the women. Here, they tend to look interesting, confident and generally like somebody you should not mess with. Civ VI seems a game that needs one week of playing before I know all the options and correlations, but just the beautiful soundtracks might just be worth it. And 48 different cultures presented! Nice work, guys.

[@MajorGeneralVeers]

Atomic era: SOME FOLKS ARE BORN MADE TO WAVE THE FLAG

[@henryslaby4561]

HOOOOOOOOH THEY"RE RED WHITE AND BLUE

[@FlyingScotsman03]

8:09 this start is awesome

[@VNSnake1999]

I love it when my culture is correctly presented. Thank you. Cảm ơn.

[@Paranoid_Found]

12:39 When cyborg guerilla soldiers defend their motherland from Earthling invaders in the jungle of terraformed Mars.