Medieval 2:Total War Soundtrack-Crack Your Head With A Tabla

[@SarkeZamar]

Whenever this song played, there always happened to be A LOT of cavalry.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

Yah, I'm not sure for other factions but the Egyptians have way too much cav. Cav are their starting units, you can build cavalry archers and melee cav before you can build peasants or peasant archers.

[@Dyinni]

AnOriginalName Any faction can rally up cav units from a castle, depending on what tier of settlement it is. Peasants, archers and other line infantry / foot units can only be trained when you build the required military buildings. Bit late, but there you go. ;-)

[@shugafoo7457]

Haliaetus and just riding in a circle....

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

+Meda Jakic Baghdad burns...

[@crazylok13]

Arabic light cavalry was the bloody delivery mean of Allah spreading his faith

[@luludevlin2210]

It is unwise to praise the day before sunset but our men are winning the battle

[@nexu6517]

Lulu Devlin and forging a worthy victory!

[@hehehehehehehehe5791]

If we continue like this we will smash the enemy!

[@armaholic5949]

@@hehehehehehehehe5791 The enemy are overcome. *THIS IS A GREAT VICTORY! WORTHY OF GREAT VIRTUE AND VALOUR!* (or something along these lines xD)

[@Guilherme-qx9iz]

It is Unnnwiiiiise to praise the day before sunset.

[@Guilherme-qx9iz]

Lord have mercy! We've lost half our man

[@Dragoonoar]

I love how authentic this is. Jeff van dyck wasn't messing around when he made this piece. Starting from 2:15 onwards he used quartertones just like actual arabic maqams (listen closely to that B or perhaps Bb)

[@sergiusko4327]

Didnt understand a shit but okay

[@eumemo4814]

Music theory bro.

[@blastermaster5039]

@@sergiusko4327 No idea about music composition myself but damn does it sound authentic.

[@ahmadtarek7763]

Yooooo, I always felt this song is familiar but never knew abouy this detail.

[@DukePegasus]

@@eumemo4814 would you happen to know where a novice can learn a bit about it online? :)

[@Troopertroll]

"Remember that the goal here is to take the city, not destroy it-" _doesn't End Battle until EVERYTHING burns_

[@fishnujish1511]

@Aq qoyunlu mapper Not violent? Ah yes, we have a game about medieval warfare in cities, and you expect us to be merciful. It's like, everything and generals in medieval times were ACTUALLY honourable.

[@Bukhari1945-REX]

@Aq Qoyunlu no, the rebuilding cost you florins

[@Bukhari1945-REX]

@Aq Qoyunlu well depending, if the enemy show with 1000 men and are fighting my general, and then exterminate him, i will also burn everything and then put it at very high tax rate and build only for economic purpose

[@sakesaurus]

@Aq Qoyunlu i always disable the foolish man, his incessant obvious advice makes me furious.

[@chainz983]

2:15, thats the sweet spot

[@DavidsonLoops]

chainz983 no its not. ya tit.

[@Volcano4981]

Yaaasssss

[@JohnnyBuschi]

Fuck yes it is.

[@PeruvianPotato]

When the attackers breach the walls and are fighting the defenders in the Saharan Sands

[@itnotmeitu3896]

Just as a unit routs and you send in the cav to clean them up

[@xdeser2]

Consider my head cracked

[@christianriddler5063]

Ha, crackhead.

[@alsyrriad]

Got em

[@jurtra9090]

Some people says that War of Kings is the best Some other says that Duke of Death is the best But I think that Crack Your Head With A Tabla is the best

[@gamlingthe1]

Either way those are my top 3 for sure.

[@edulistener2541]

This song swept me away with it's glorious beat drop

[@AdmiralStickney]

Duke of Death energy vs Crack Your Head with a Tabla energy.

[@OhNotThat]

it got the Mayhem song energy from Rome Total war.

[@Kaaiwan]

To think of that, I prefer Duke of Death. I can't say that Crack your Head with Table is among the best songs from the OST as they all are the best

[@DavidsonLoops]

1:50 best part.

[@BLARGHALT]

And as we we all know, the Scottish Imperium decisively defeated the Ottomans and sacked Constantinople in 1313 AD. At least, that's how it happened in my game. :>

[@mehmetsoylu2053]

Only in games ❤

[@chuckles5689]

Who else agrees this soundtrack has the best name of all?

[@1Phase1]

+Sneaky Sarranid I'm guessing you know what Tabla means then. Indeed it does have the best name

[@yacabo111]

It's funny to see you still roaming around the comments spreading the translation of Tabla.

[@1Phase1]

Jacob Nugent I only ever made one comment of the translation then decided to see if anyone else wanted to know what it translated to. Never really roamed around at all lol

[@thegodv_]

Tabla=Table in Spanish

[@Fulcrox]

literally the name is "head cracked whit a piece of wood"

[@CaptKrunch96]

Perfect song for spreading cultural and religious diversity via lance to the chest in the levant!

[@1Phase1]

Person: Uhh..no.. Knight: THEN YOU DIE

[@jasonfenton8250]

+Brahim Dahbi Deus vult

[@Bloodlyshiva]

"...You couldn't knock?"

[@MazzaAzi]

god wills it!!

[@panahvaqif767]

- Sure, but let me first introduce you to an old tradition in Levant about saluting guests in full plate armor *throws Naphtha bomb at Knight*

[@filipk333]

When Crusaders are besieging Jerusalem and ur jam comes in

[@12345678900987659101]

Byzantium Soldier: Crusaders, why are you believing us, we're Christian too.

[@nemenjafishing]

Holy City needs to be reclaimed in real life we are lacking my brothers God will not grace the weaklings

[@ddoomsday7313]

LoL

[@jahinuckerman1091]

@@nemenjafishing god doesn't exist

[@Matthew-yc2qr]

@@jahinuckerman1091 edgy

[@aussiepassenger]

Man those big drums make it epic

[@based4560]

Your right about that

[@IceniTotalWar]

This has got me psyched up to start an Ottoman campaign in Tsardoms Total War!

[@omari2306]

Crack your head with a tabla is very intense theme in the Total War games saga, it is a theme and hymn that represents the middle eastern and north african and central african faction from Total War Medieval 2. My blood boils with pride when i hear this theme. This one and Mare Nostrum are my favorite ones. Mare Nostrum represents basically all the factions surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

[@gamlingthe1]

Jeff Van Dyck is a genius composer. Every culture is represented in the game with absolutely fantastic music. This one and Duke of Death I feel are the best.

[@omari2306]

@@gamlingthe1 Absolutely bro. Duke of death sounds dark and somehow has vibes from England.

[@Bartek2750]

@@omari2306 i would say it fits all western and central european factions, whenever i hear it right when battle starts it makes me forget about playing smart and I charge the enemy with all forces i have instead

[@dudeimstoned5141]

Nostalgic af 🥺❤️‍🔥

[@jeanneDarc859]

Even after all those years since its release, this soundtrack still slaps hard. Jeff Van Dyck is truly an unequivocal, invaluable asset to the Total war franchise.

[@jeanneDarc859]

Rome total war and Medieval Total war soundtracks are so out of the world.

[@alejambicho4982]

2:17 CHAN!!! chachachaCHAN!!! Epic:)

[@jamieenoshima5147]

Desert map, horse archers. Too much heavy infantry. Cavalry can't catch them. This music kicks in while you watch 1000s of crusaders fall.

[@monkey-ud7mn]

This actually played for me when I only had 600 French voulgiers against 2000 Spaniards... and was winning

[@nexu6517]

The Muffin Man it depends on what map you were playing on too. like if you're playing in saharan sands or morrocco or other eastern maps

[@krystofcisar469]

This songs plays everywhere south of rome :D

[@isaacd4425]

what an absolute banger this is

[@rep1600]

This played as I fought off a massive Turk army with a few Byzantine cavalry, archers and my General. Beautiful.

[@armaholic5949]

MEN! BRING OUR PEOPLE HONOR, GLORY AND MOST OF ALL! VICTORYY!!!!!

[@emrecanarduc4378]

2:04 is the best part of this song for me . Jeff really did know what he was doing with eastern maqams and violin style

[@erhanaydin4512]

2:05 - Cavalry Charge :D

[@patrickdeoliveira75]

Ah, sweet memories of running down those heathens with Turcopoles and Crusaders.

[@ahmedHicham1997]

aah,those sweet memories of running down those crusading heathens with mameluks archers and khassakis

[@armaholic5949]

Αh, sweet memories of running down those heathens as well as the satanic Crusaders with Imperial Cataphracts

[@prasish]

aah,those sweet memories of running down those heathens as well as satanic ordo-catholic soldiers with timurid elephants

[@erensametkaratas6593]

@@prasish this.

[@zarakdurrani7584]

@@armaholic5949 were you playing as the Byzantines 😂😂

[@Killzoneguy117]

I don't know if you've ever played Broken Crescent, but in my game as the Ayyubids (Egyptians) things went so out of hand with the Byzantines. Lets just say that they conquered everything between Constantinople and Baghdad. Not a single Jihad had succeeded against them and they were ready to move further into Persia. Then, I got involved, united the other factions against the Byzantines in a coalition and fought the most kickass war ever. I must say, I had a new respect for Byzantine Varangians.

[@rentabullet4048]

al Mamlūk how did you stop mongol rape train in my game as eldeguzid dynasty (that little tribe thingy at azerbaijan) i conquered lands from baghdad to kaffa from trabizon to ray and isfahan i saw the mongol event and i was allied with khwarezm and they were nearly conquering all of modern day khazakistan and khorasan region then mongols came i thought khwarezm can easilt defeat them i leave asia alone for about 30 turn then one turn i saw a mongol army at my border and i wad like wtf the i send a spy to east to see what happened then i saw that Mongols were conquered all of asia and they were coming for me. İ was raped for 100 turns They had no money but they had a lot of armys eith really good units and most of my units nearly have no armor! İ leaves the game when they captured my capital tabriz which is at the time about 20000 person living and when they csptured they exterminated population and killed 10000 man İ was crying So how did you stop them?

[@bloodstck4385]

@@rentabullet4048 i feel ya bro...

[@Barbarian1244]

Who else here really wants a Medieval 3 Total War cause I can't just be the only one with those thoughts listening to these songs

[@Cleeon]

Have you try Attila mods named medieval Kingdoms 1212 ad? Try it, Awesome

[@Themeir]

Sorry dude but warhammer kiddies kidnapped the franchise

[@radicalxg8282]

@@Themeir Fortunately CA had the license until Warhammer 3 so that shit is over, but now that they licked the fruits of fantasy settings who knows if they'll stick to a new historical title or jump to another fantasy franchise...

[@triplehernan5155]

@@Themeir If they bring what they've learnt from their time with warhammer to the next historical title it's gonna be their best historical game in a long time.

[@ahmadnaser8172]

@@radicalxg8282 fantasy is trash,, we want medieval

[@TaintedMustard]

Ah, yes. In my mind, this music means Sipahi horse archers locked in a ranged duel with Mongol cavalry, while my Ottoman infantry, flanked by Hashshashin and spearmen, pelt the Horde's shooting circles with bowfire and hold the line against lancer charges, which are then swiftly countered by my own Sipahi lancers. Thousands of Mongol and Turkish corpses and hundreds of thousands of arrows litter the field, and I barely beat back the horde-for the time being.

[@imperator501]

u still alive? if u are, sounds sick!

[@Lazurath101]

"SULTAN!"

[@ddoomsday7313]

DI INFIDELWAITEDAURGATE SULTAN! IT IS A SIEGE!

[@carrittzo]

si? digame

[@1Phase1]

For anyone who doesn't understand the name, Tabla means table in Arabic.

[@erichvanloon933]

brahim dahbi A Tabla is also a drum. I could imagine an Arab soldier grabbing a a tabla and literally hitting the infidel with it.

[@1Phase1]

A guy Named Erik lol I can totally see an Arab soldier doing that to an infidel XD

[@erichvanloon933]

Just like a Sultan taking his Tabla when an infidel knight arrives. The Sultan hit's the knight's head with it.

[@julianjesus10]

brahim dahbi it also means a piece of wood in spanish, so yeah you could break heads with it.

[@1Phase1]

A Space Butterfly The title could be referring to another meaning of the word tabla. For instance, tabla also means drum, so the title could be "Crack your head with a drum" lol

[@barnabaspapp7844]

When you are playing Medieval 2 crusader and you kill Saladin, and all of his units begin to flee and you start to chase them down.

[@maizen1403]

Ahh great moment, in that battle did I finally know the power of Heavy Cavalry

[@zanethederahn4079]

His army beat mine. But I just managed to kill him right as Richard turned and ran, managing to survive as well. In my headcanon: Saladin was slain by Richard the Lionheart himself. As he scored the kill, he turned to his remaining Bodyguards and shouted "I got him! Let's get out of here!" And quickly linked up with his other fleeing men. *The following Evening* Richard's Templar Companion comes along and tells him: "Friendly reinforcements are going to be here tomorrow. And a lot of them." Richard then smiles. Egypt may have won this battle, but with the formidable opponent that was Saladin having been killed by Richard himself. The King of England knows that in the long run, the strategic advantage is clearly with him and his crusaders. "Next stop: Jerusalem." He says with a smile.

[@retardcorpsman]

Zane Thederahn Fucking epic

[@jahinuckerman1091]

When you are playing medieval 2 crusader and you kill Richard the lionfart, and all his units begin to flee and you cut them down like there is no tomorrow

[@azidahaka8543]

@@jahinuckerman1091 lionfart 😂😂😂😂

[@planescaped]

Every battle against those damn Seljuks.

[@jimboslice689]

I picture a crusader troubadour cart quartet just jamming this piece out near the frontlines and and soldiers getting hyped as fxk for battle hearing it

[@sirwilczek1813]

Thats only reason why i like Byzantine Empire

[@DeepBlueGenX]

0:00 mongols arrives with their epic ladders ( and rocket launchers) 0:14 "the enemy have break the walls!" -rocket launchers break walls- 0:15 they are so many!! rush to second defense line!!!! 0:30 on a suicide mission a good brave mamluks rout those nasty rocket launchers 0:42 they are aproching to second defense walls!! hurry up!! archers!! 1:10 the ladders!!!! Oh no!! 1:30 they rised their ladders and started to climb up 1:56 Mongol Soldier: "We are under attack!!" XD 2:05+ EPIC FIGHT & END

[@voidishprattles4319]

Jeff is easily one of the best video game composers of all time.

[@Habiyeru]

Feels like this could fit in a modern "cavalry" tank battle in the middle east.

[@morgulvale]

R-P-G!!!!

[@bbbkkk1544]

Perfect song for motivation, works even during pooping! :))

[@far0145]

Come on lad, once more!!! Your almost there!

[@fishnujish1511]

GET THE SHIT OUT FOR THE GLORY OF THE SULTAN!

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

And five years later, some say he's till on the toilet to this day . . .

[@redcoatgaming4141]

"Why not" Byzantine emperor telling the doge of Venice why he destroyed the 4th crusade

[@SinerAthin]

I have this song imprinted into my head after foolishly entering the Holy Land with the Stainless Steel mod. So many battles fought over nothing but rocks and sand :O But I won in the end... took its time though, sweet, sweet time.

[@eclipsemapping8594]

Am I the only one who thinks the best part starts around 1:23 ???

[@tomislavbajsic5935]

My king a glorious victory will soon be yours bring back old games with mod support 👑

[@scotswarrior9535]

Richard I: Why do I hear boss music?

[@thedeebo410]

I do not fear their siege. I WELCOME IT!

[@sencerkaraaslan6832]

Qapukulu heavy cavalry straight forward for hilal attack.

[@OhNotThat]

tfw the naffatuns hit just right but you need to charge them into a melee.

[@Cicero....]

all music of this game are epic!

[@albertdiaz6599]

Listen to it again

[@dhrubadyutidas6098]

2:15 Mughal cavalry towards india

[@theresponsibleuser90]

Mughal were shitholes it would be Levantine Fighting against Muslims

[@Killzoneguy117]

2:04 is around the time when my Mamelukes attack and force the enemy into a catastrophic rout.

[@floppacultist954]

mashallah

[@turkmagidoo2732]

I dont know from where i remember the part after 2.00. Like a lost piece of ottoman band 😂 . So noice and epic ☺️🥳

[@alejambicho4982]

Fucking Epic, EPIC!!!!!!!!!;) song

[@lordadamson]

truly a certified halal classic

[@TheRealfiqqo]

**Kabab E X P A N D**

[@kamespinosarojas9225]

Nuuu am using that tabla to finish a chair. QuQ

[@Xandy743]

*MAMLUK ARROWS INTENSIFY*

[@slayerofsatanists]

@Glory to The Cross Saladin Intensifies

[@TheGhostbuster1989]

While the crusaders and muslims fight each other. The Byzantine Empire will sweep in and reclaim their rightful place as Emperors of the Mediterranean sea. Roma Invicta

[@paxromana1841]

Jethro23 Rome 4 ever dude

[@freakrx2349]

Jethro23 Their real name is the Roman Empire. The “Byzantine Empire” is just a word made up by Renaissance Italians who refuse to believe that there was a Roman Empire that endured after 476 A.D

[@Volcano4981]

Oh that's interesting, I'd long thought 'Byzantine' was a nickname made up for the Eastern Romans by the so-called 'Holy' 'Roman' 'Empire' simply because they couldn't stomach neither being an empire in the Roman sense nor having no legitimacy to Rome at all unlike the ERE?

[@jointspecialoperationscomm4838]

@@Volcano4981 No the HRE really didn't care

[@bp837]

@@jointspecialoperationscomm4838 Everyone from the HRE except Austria didn't care.

[@ErManDuMan]

1:50 is starting Arabian Nights

[@raseullant]

"Was it your brother I killed? YOOOOOUU look alike to ME!" - Khanzanda

[@NusradMucahid11]

Hey man, don’t wish to sound like “yo mf you don’t know shit” and all, but Khanzada is a title rather than a name, you know, Heir, Prince, Shahzade, Mirza, and Khanzada. Have a nice day. 👋🏻

[@Review11110]

When Indian kingdoms go to war

[@jcb5782]

“They’ll wish they’d never been born, sire!”

[@Zeroczar]

Prince something something vs Rebellious scum "Holy Warrior" something something

[@tinmaptd]

this is the best song in this game no doubt about it

[@TellEmB290]

I love this one.

[@millionhera22]

This music makes you think like an commander on the battlefield... 0:30 best part :P

[@angeljaime8548]

At 1:50, at that point of the song you always knew who was going to win the battle. Aanybody else had that happened to them?

[@shugafoo7457]

Do you hear that?Yea,horse hooves and arrows.

[@Sirpain1]

i want to fight on no matter the odds when i hear this song

[@malinsky6434]

Me and the boys on our way to take back the holy land

[@bolsaaa]

Delhi sultanate

[@andressanduich2576]

the best part is 2:45 at final of song is emotional lol

[@Tantive]

yea the parts starting at 2:03 ..I loved it when the music came to that part of the battle xD

[@theimperiale6231]

I remember Hassan Sabbah and Assassins

[@abyanaw]

The song when my egypt under baybars destroyed the mongol in the desert, (just like battle of ain jalut maybe).

[@TheMightyNaryar]

This music when I ram the enemy's soft, squishy infantry formations with my heavy cavalry, spears away. Hell yes !

[@classicrocker13able]

Great game and great soundtrack

[@keatonburton5636]

Our foe fights with horns made of clay. We are winning the battle!

[@tennoheika94]

Man the greatest moment of Medieval 2 was when i destroyed the Holy Roman Empire as Byzantine. All those Europeans were fucking up with me, and oh boy did the Germans get angry when i got into Rome. Ahh the feeling. Oh, and conquering half of Europe as muslim Moors was exciting too :)

[@tttc]

Our foe fight with horns made of clay!

[@DasMerkel95]

One of my favourites since I attacked Antiochia the first time :O

[@MrGatonegroish]

Makes me think of AC Revelations!

[@StilleR666]

...break the spirit of this army

[@elgatorockanrolero5282]

JANNISARY HEAVY INFANTRY FTW!!!

[@kaanalpkaratas6091]

Online crusade theme song

[@darthmongoltheunwise8776]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate Jeff Van Dyck's work as the composer of these sountracks, ngl i may not like all of his works, but the soundtracks of these older Total War games go hard This, Duke of Death and Good Death are probably my favorite tracks

[@florincatana1645]

China is India, Persia is India, Mongolia is India,Korea is India, Japan is India!

[@creamymusic8445]

What do you mean?

[@TheMemeKingOfficial]

One of the best games

[@el_prezz]

EPIC song for kicking Crusader ass with Janissary Heavy Infantry!!

[@cielopachirisu929]

+Gavur Bey You vile heathen, I'll see you at Lepanto!

[@rifleheld6143]

jihad sucks

[@Inherent_Deterrent]

Gavur Bey disgusting

[@KWyzel]

Too bad my Byzantine Flamethrowers are causing all your weak ass Arabic infantry to turn tail and run.

[@el_prezz]

Janissaries man! no fukn Arab.. we are TURK!!

[@classicrocker13able]

No one nation is without mistakes and regrets. Can we just accept that and listen to the awesome song?

[@neokazuka]

@Jakezing True that, and even before that, when the Crusaders attempt to retake Antioch during 1324 AD, they were soundly defeated by the mercenary army led by General Eborolossy the Honorable. =D

[@leoestellar5232]

Ahhh shit... there goes the Mongolians again..... o-o

[@theresponsibleuser90]

Meanwhile Tabla is an Indian Instrument 🇮🇳❤

[@LORDMEHMOODPASHA]

I can see vast numbers of Elite Mamelukes Kicking Crusader Ass to this Music, btw great music :)

[@tomislavbajsic5935]

We need medieval 2 remastered with larger unit sizes 👌

[@Jmlatmr87]

I loved hearing this as either side. XD

[@Meta_Maestro]

This is my jam!The Turks FTW!

[@LordVader1094]

Gotta love kicking some Saracen faces in as this song plays. :D

[@thletrelas3817]

The turks suck the Greek Fire

[@lvcfr9044]

Hellenic Front Oh lol but you suckrd the sea ain't it?

[@thletrelas3817]

Kür Şad we know how to swim.I still remember Konstantinos Kanaris

[@dogukan69]

@@thletrelas3817 greeks suck Turkish dick.

[@moregasmthepowerful2959]

Rhûn? Anyone?

[@paulliu8502]

+Moregasm the Powerful TATW is sooooo hard seriously

[@moregasmthepowerful2959]

+Paul Liu That's why I love it. That, and giant spiders and trolls.

[@Bazerald777]

Giant Spiders can be easily killed by spear walls but trolls... Fuck it! My spear walls got REKT so hard.

[@MrZAP17]

TATW is, in my estimation, the pinnacle of both Total War and Tolkien in video games, the fact that it's a mod just making it more impressive.

[@moregasmthepowerful2959]

And then you get Divide and Conquer. And it keeps getting better.

[@cryptonomics9925]

Going church and praise the lord was cool last time.

[@FlawlessFlaw]

You can't run forever you silly ranged cavalry, my cataphracts will get you sooner or later!