Internationally respected composer, Jeff van Dyck was born and raised in Va… Read Full Bio ↴Internationally respected composer, Jeff van Dyck was born and raised in Vancouver Canada. He was mentored by a childhood spent in studios with his father Ralph Dyck, also a composer and technology specialist. "My Dad worked in R & D for Roland and was pivotal in designing the modern sequencer as we know it today. I got to hang around when he worked with artists such as Toto and Michael Jackson. I didn't know who those people were at the time, but I was constantly surrounded by music and the creation process. It was inevitable that creating music would become my life too."

Since then, Jeff has made it his life's work to evolve as a composer and technology specialist. In 1992, at the age of 23, Jeff began to make his mark as a composer/sound designer at Electronic Arts, working on classic computer game franchises including FIFA Soccer, NHL Hockey and the dynamic Need for Speed series.

After 5 years of sports games, Jeff was ready to take on more cinematic styles of composing. He relocated to Australia and contracted to companies around the world creating orchestral, electronic and ethnic/historical soundtracks.

During this time, one of the most successful independent game developers in the world, The Creative Assembly, were looking for a composer for their new Total War franchise and Jeff was the answer. In 2001 he was rewarded for their first collaboration with a BAFTA (British Academy Award) for the Japanese themed soundtrack to The Creative Assembly's Shogun: Total War - Warlord Edition.

The globally recognised BAFTA Interactive Awards reward the achievements in innovation and creativity in the new media industries.

Jeff was once again nominated in 2005 for his original music soundtrack for the computer game Rome: Total War.

The top-selling game, garnered a string of awards which culminated in a cover feature in December's issue of Time Magazine, two BAFTA nominations and three Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) nominations.

The Creative Assembly has an operation based in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, where Jeff is the Audio Director. In opening an Australian studio of this calibre, The Creative Assembly has recognised the technical talents and skills of Australian artists, audio engineers and programmers.

Jeff's music has proven so popular that The Creative Assembly have released soundtrack CDs of the Total War games.

The Duke of Death
Jeff van Dyck Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'The Duke of Death' by these artists:

:Wumpscut: Beginnings of something to come Spark in the eye better do…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Jeff van Dyck:

Bird of Time See the golden sun on your face Fallen from your brow…
Divinitus Hellatorius victorialis Erastus necessitas Honararius desp…
Forever What awaits us? A cloud has fallen on our shore The mighty…
Journey to Rome Part II Hellatorius victorialis Erastus necessitas Honararius despon…
Little Android I'm just a little android And my battery has run…
Rome Total War Hellatorius victorialis Erastus necessitas Honararius despon…

Till We Meet Again We've travelled far, by moon and sun The path was…

The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@nakilyannickakabalbieri5948

3y↑1

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@nakilyannickakabalbieri5948

3y↑1

@nakilyannickakabalbieri5948

3y↑1

@danielblom391

4y↑270

"My lord the tide of battle seems to have turned against us"
"Only intervention by the almighty or a military genius could bring us victory from this debacle"
"Our men are running"
"Our foolish general has thrown his life away and our chances of victory with it"
"WE HAVE LOST HALF OF OUR MEN"
...
..
.
"let all who remember this day, remember it as the day of our most glorious victory"

@bp837

7y↑1.6K

- Why does Mongolia have cannons? Aren't they horse-people?
- They must've stolen them from Byzantium, sir.
- And catapults?
- Venice
- Heavy infantry?!
- Germany
- Siege Towers?!
- Those would be from France.
- And what do we have that can stop them?
- The English Channel

@thesouthernvikingr5919

4y↑9

@@revanofkorriban1505 Were the settings on Easy, perhaps?
Or did your General face peasants or spear-less infantry?

(for your info, I faced two French armies at a river crossing, both full with foot knights and mounted knights, their crossbowmen and some artillery.
I had one English army almost 50% consisting of the Retinue Longbowmen and some Sherwood Archers, and the rest dismounted English Knights, artillery of varies sorts and of course one unit of the General's Bodyguard.

1200 versus 3000+.)

All comments from YouTube:

@GojiCenter

26w↑112

2023 AD and we are still here

@Romanmonkey182

26w↑6

Never thought goji center liked total war.

@somerandomgoof

13w↑3

now its 2024 and we are still here

@Romanmonkey182

13w↑9

@@somerandomgoof and medieval 2 is still better than atilla total war and lords of Brittania

@somerandomgoof

13w↑2

@@Romanmonkey182 you're goddamn right

@ertugs33

8y↑1.8K

The cowardly enemy general has been captured while running away. Guard him, give the dog some wine. Lets show him we are civilized men.

@Adonnus100

8y↑347

*And make sure he can see us defeat the rest of his army!

@tomappleby7491

7y↑94

Adonnus100 Both are correct, depends on if the General is Dreaded or Chivalrous to which one they say xD

@Tlevids

6y↑148

I've always wondered why capturing the enemy general would prompt the announcer to give his dog wine...

@CThyran

6y↑20

Clearly when he says dog he's referring to the enemy general.

@Tlevids

6y↑63

...I was being ironic...

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@Eric00700

8y↑1.6K

ALL OF CHRISTENDOM WILL BE AWED BY THE VICTORY WE HAVE WON HERE TODAY

@Themultiroleman

7y↑155

"By the grace of god, our foe is utterly vanquished! Let all who remember this day, remember it as the day of our most glorious victory!"

@gentlemanvontweed7147

5y↑22

@@Themultiroleman Allah wills it!

@paxromana1841

5y↑82

And is a battle between 1000 professional swordsmen vs a few peasants

@samxi2475

5y↑9

Jesus was middle-eastern

@MrZAP17

4y↑27

@@paxromana1841 Comes up at the end of every win, without fail. You send a couple of longbowman companies to deal with a rebel town militia unit, "... remember it as the day of our MOST GLORIOUS VICTORY!!!!!"

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@TheGhostbuster1989

10y↑1.6K

"The Enemy King is dead, We've sent the Idiot to hell"

@anthonymack8076

9y↑38

TheGhostbuster1989 curr*

@0My0Channel0

9y↑73

TheGhostbuster1989 "we shall send them to Hell!... OR WORSE!!!"

@SuperOverlord94

9y↑126

TheGhostbuster1989 "We have captured the enemy general! Guard him well, give the dog some wine, and make sure he can see us defeat the rest of his army!"

@tttc

7y↑42

A worthy enemy, but no less dead for that.

@rentabullet4048

7y↑29

Jethro23 "The enemy general is slain!Lets see how that snakes fight without their heads!

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@nausherwanbabry

3y↑902

I was playing as the Eastern Roman Empire and was attacking Venice with my best troops. Venice was allied with the Papal States so the Pope ordered a Crusade against Constantinople. Next turn, the Egyptians also called for a Jihad.

4-5 turns later, around 10,000 men ingame were at Constantinople's gates, Crusader and Jihadists alike, from almost all factions. I had a thousand men in the city, of which 500-600 were Varangians.

This played during that battle and I managed to win with only a 100 men left, all of whom were Varangians

@scottkrafft6830

2y↑364

Saying Eastern Roman Empire instead of Byzantium, HELLA based.

@thecatfather857

2y↑84

Were the Crusaders and Jihadists also fighting each other or no?

Imagine the framerate.

@theemissary1433

2y↑95

You made Rome proud, frater. AVE

@nausherwanbabry

2y↑33

@@scottkrafft6830 Is there even another name of the Eastern Roman Empire?

@nausherwanbabry

2y↑67

@@thecatfather857 Nope, they were all allied and my fps were like 10-15 fps max 😭

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@CubeHeadGaming1

4y↑776

*thousands dying
furious flute solo

@DutchGuyMike

3y↑22

lmao

@moritztabor7804

3y↑8

😂😂

@nakilyannickakabalbieri5948

3y↑1

@nakilyannickakabalbieri5948

3y↑1

@nakilyannickakabalbieri5948

3y↑1

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@SgtErikson

9y↑885

"your objective is to capture the enemy settlement, NOT destroy it"

@hfar_in_the_sky

9y↑93

+The Dark Weapon
Gods, I know right?

"Only divine intervention or a military genius can save us from this debacle!"
Thank you for the brilliant military advice. Now do kindly SHUT UP so I can salvage what's left of this battle!

@gloglablyn

9y↑56

+The Dark Weapon FOTS Advisor: "Damm lily-livered cowards! Your men are running Sir!"

Me: "What are you a surgeon now?!"

@95onimusha

+The Dark Weapon you can destroy a fots formation with a vanilla one

@95onimusha

***** uhm i don't think so. if you mix your cav with some nodachi and yari you can win. also bows are a great deal. if you use proper tactics and army composition you can beat a fots player. the secret is to play safe. kill some units with bows,use nodachi for first charge, help with yari and cav and always use a shinobi unit in case the enemy have art

@95onimusha

***** oh so you are fresh meat :D if you want to play sometimes call me

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@MilkerName

4y↑715

🙂 Eager

💚 Warmed Up

⚔️ Victory seems certain. Only a fool could lose this battle

@clickbait6646

2y↑73

"The battle is very much in our favor! if we remain true and steadfast, we will SMASH the enemy!"

@MetalHeadHellYeah

2y↑42

@@clickbait6646 all of christendom will be awed by tha victoreh we have won here today

@miniatureben3558

2y↑35

It is unwise to praise the day before sunset but our men are winning the battle and forging a worthy victory!!

@ayylmao575

2y↑53

The battle is very much in our favor! If we remain true and ste- OuR FoOlISh GeNErAl HAs ThROwn hIs LiFe AWay

@MetalHeadHellYeah

2y↑22

@@ayylmao575 me when my foolish general throws his life away:

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@Kabeloko11

9y↑1.5K

Lord preserve us! We have lost half of our men!

@rentabullet4048

7y↑115

Kabeloko11 muslim version

"Allah be mercyfull!We have lost half of our men"

@tomaszzalewski4541

3y↑37

@@zilionis8003 fighting the Mongols in a nutshell

@guardsmangaming3775

3y↑14

@@tomaszzalewski4541
Press F To Pay Respects

@scintillamdei5649

2y↑3

@@rentabullet4048 Muslims bow to a cube instead of God. Catholics bow to Mary instead of God alone.

@rentabullet4048

2y↑7

@@scintillamdei5649 that cube can crush marry under it. Cubes are strong as fuck

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@TheCrimsonAtom

9y↑623

"Patiently awaiting to breach and butcher sire"

@5pavoucek

Sandro :o

@danielblom391

4y↑270

@TomasBradvica

29w↑3

dude...thanks

@TomasBradvica

29w↑3

This is by far the best f comment...and trust me, i needed this right now!

@hamzaawan1930

17w

Bro these are the best words to match with this song ❤❤

@osdbest

9y↑782

"The enemy general was slain! Good riddance to that desert dog!"

@gronndar

9y↑60

osdbest An enemy general has been slain. We commit his desert dwelling soul to hell.

@DutchGuyMike

3y↑12

@@gronndar If only we'd do it to the "desert dwellers" in Europe..

@scroggin92

3y↑1

"That'll teach him to ride to war on a pony!"

@sukitron5415

3y↑5

@@DutchGuyMike bruh

@hunterthefirstslayerv.2769

3y↑4

"The enemy general is dead! We have sent the idiot to hell!"

Is honestly my favorite to be honest.

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@bp837

7y↑1.6K

@JLarrenTV

6y↑24

Where was this conversation? D;

@baabaaer

6y↑136

Until Subedei decides to make horse drawn ships or catapult ships launching horse archers.

@minhhoang347

5y↑89

@@baabaaer Or teach the horse how to swim.

@Gh0st652

5y↑5

ok this i sepic

@judahtirona9487

5y↑30

@@minhhoang347 hourses can swim I heard but not for long if a human was on their back.

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@vouge6750

9y↑473

Scotland VS Mongolia in a campain? Everything is possible in this game...

@erichvanloon933

9y↑25

Thomas Guay-Vachon Who would win? Scotland has best Spears, Mongolia has best Calvary.

@vouge6750

9y↑53

A guy Named Erik scots, because pikes VS cav., ...

@gooscarguitar

9y↑58

Thomas Guay-Vachon I once had Venice being reduced to being a one-city faction based in Cairo and destroying the Ottoman Empire completely by the year 1090.

@erichvanloon933

Thomas Guay-Vachon So what? Pikes/Spears do rekt Calvary, but Mongolian Calvary is the best calvary known to man. So what if Mongol calvary withstand the Scottish spears...

@vouge6750

9y↑15

A guy Named Erik well, I won this battle...

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@1Phase1

9y↑543

"The enemy is badly bloodied, they have lost half their men!" Then keep attacking them so when they run away, I can have my cavalry bloody them some more!

@qh777

9y↑7

+brahim dahbi whispers of the Corrupted Ashbringer Kill. them. all.

@0My0Channel0

7y↑40

"only intervention by our mighty Lord or a military genius can save us from this disgrace!" .... shut up, everytime you say so I manage to win

@beabettah1270

6y↑4

"Zis battle progresses well for the reich, stay strong and victory will be ours"

@MrZAP17

Use the archers! Leave none alive!

@rudolflc1684

Kill every last one of them !

@komninospasiamis5826

8y↑1.3K

The walls have fallen! Steel and valiant hearts must be our walls now!

@MrZAP17

4y↑15

A heart would be a pretty bad foundation for a wall is all I'm saying. So squishy.

@Radzig.Kobyla

4y↑62

@@MrZAP17 Absolute cringe.

@willotter4503

4y↑1

I’m pretty sure this plays when u r manouvering your army so u should never hear that while this music is playing

@TheIlovetrolling

4y↑1

"MEN must be out new wall!"

@thedukeofdeathpt6262

4y↑4

@@TheIlovetrolling If you're China or the USSR, yeah. More meat for the meat grinder

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@Snaut1

7y↑394

2:37 When you're with the lads at the tavern and the bards drop the bass.

@Irondragon1945

4y↑31

When the music gets that far you know you're in for some intense stuff

@deandeathstrike9398

4y↑30

Me: Command skill increase up to 50%

@MrRooibos123

4y↑5

This is the best bit.

@lamduong5701

4y↑4

Reminds me of Witcher soundtrack with the flute.

@CBRN-115

4y↑3

God I love that part. Such flaming musical part

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@chainz983

10y↑393

"The enemy general is slain, we have sent the kur to hell"

@SmilingHoplite

10y↑18

The Enemy king is dead!Good thing to this dog!

@TheLostplanet99

6y↑18

We've sent the base-cur to hell*

@paxromana1841

4y↑1

Whats the meaning of "kur"? Like idiot?

@IamHueGraves

4y↑12

@@paxromana1841 "cur" means a low class dog

@ii7236

Polan

@zekramnordran9526

4y↑187

Music Teacher: OK class, today we learn how to play the flute
boys: uuugh the flute is so lame
Men: 1:11

@forickgrimaldus8301

2y↑3

Most Warriors throughout history: *Vietnam Flashback

@BenniRoR

9y↑429

Best fuckin track in the best fucking Total War game.

@DonkeyFilms

8y↑26

Rome is best

@BenniRoR

8y↑58

DonkeyFilms Never played Rome.
For me, Medieval 2 is the best TW game.

@trompell0

agreed

@ludvikhejl6922

8y↑1

+DonkeyFilms I agree.

@DonkeyFilms

8y↑1

Gaius Octavius Thanks. Notice me, Caesar!

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@Christhofean

8y↑774

A total war without Jeff van Dyck is an half total war

@pladimir_vutin

5y↑46

half war?

@pascalheinrich3990

5y↑23

Better Half War then a Half Men

@thedukeofdeathpt6262

4y↑23

I feel ya. I'm mostly an Age of Empires 2 fan and after seeing the latest remasters without Stephen Rippy & Kevin Mcmullan (they're the AoE equivalents of Jeff Van Dyck and Richard Vaughan, from the Kingdoms' DLCs), the games just don't feel like the same (that's the least of the problems though)

@jacktanner4948

4y↑9

Hence why everything since Shogun 2 has paled in comparison, even Empire was very shaky and that was the first game not to feature him...

@StarRider253

4y↑5

tbh Beddow has done some good work in the Warhammers

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@CatAtomic99

9y↑141

The Duck of Death.

@fattyMcGee97

9y↑30

No ducks were given on that day.

@DrHax-qi7ys

9y↑40

RELEASE THE QUACKEN!

@alexmay841

9y↑22

There fortifications are quacked! Go in for the bill!

@seanbeahn6895

9y↑6

:v quack quack

@osdbest

9y↑1

CatAtomic99 Nice movie reference

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@thesouthernvikingr5919

7y↑730

One of my favourite soundtracks of Medieval II.

Remember those battles where you had to hold the enemy in one place and keep them pinned down there at all costs? Like at a river crossing battle.
And no matter how hard your soldiers fought, there seemed to be no end to the enemy's forces! Your archers kept firing, your trebuchets kept launching, your soldiers held them in fierce melee combat...and yet they kept on coming, and coming...and coming!

"Our men have fought long, and are becoming tired!". Then, as if you were there, you kept saying "hang on men, hang on! Remember the loved ones we defend back home! We MUST hold them here! To victory or death, we fight on!"

@isaacclarke3835

5y↑34

had a battle like that in Empire Total War Darthmod, I was Poland in the late era start and I had revived the Commonwealth and had a massive bridge battle with the Prussians, there were times I thought I would die. We held on for the King and the Commonwealth

@thesouthernvikingr5919

4y↑3

@@isaacclarke3835 Nice, mate! Nice!

@revanofkorriban1505

4y↑3

Never had a battle like that. From the start, I had a relatively easy time beating the AI in chokepoints, generally. A few counterattacks with my general would see them off on the rare occasion they forced their way across.

@thesouthernvikingr5919

4y↑9

@revanofkorriban1505

4y↑2

It was a long time ago, but I recall that the enemy flanked me on the campaign map and attacked me from both sides of the river during the battle. Their unit compositions were fairly similar to mine: mostly cheap spear troops with a few heavy cavalry units. I didn't have many archers and no artillery.

Bridge crossing battles are a nightmare on multiplayer; the regular theme is that no matter how powerful you are, if you cross the bridge, you're screwed.

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@gitarreundeffekte

9y↑447

"the Kaiser's finest yearn to face you in battle!"

@WhatIsSanity

9y↑33

I got a clay-more for Ye Jimmy!!

@thekaiseriswiser4451

9y↑34

Luke DS For zhe Reich!

@WhatIsSanity

9y↑6

EDF Ranger "I yearn to face You in battle My enemy."

@thekaiseriswiser4451

9y↑10

Luke DS *Deployment phase starts with a speech insulting your faction*

@WhatIsSanity

9y↑19

I love it when the captains are frank and blunt-
"we'll kill them and then rape the women".
:o at least You're honest.

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@warlordg9544

6y↑143

THEY'D WISH THEY'D NEVER BEEN BORN SIREEEEE!

@fullmetal_faqih6446

3y↑7

THE INFIDELS ARMY WILL NOT SURVIVE, MIGHTY SULTAN

@cigarpringles1890

3y↑3

We shall fight them honorably

@ThePrinceSterling

8y↑203

There's not a man living or dead who could compose for the recorder half as good as Jeff van Dyck. 1:12

@1taylano

8y↑5

indeed

@Kerem-uw2ov

8y↑2

aye fella indeed

@RivalHorselord

8y↑9

Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix from two steps from hell have a lot of potential. they are at least half as good.

@kiankier7330

maybe

@rancesuperking8731

8y↑5

Andreas Waldetoft makes great music.

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@BlackKnight00

9y↑146

"Mighty lord, our foe is utterly vanquished, let all who remember this day, remember it as the day of our most glorious victory!"

@MarcosAlexandre-no3qx

4y↑2

still close victory

@Bartek2750

2y↑1

@@MarcosAlexandre-no3qx that line only plays when its a heroic victory though

@eddygonz8368

10y↑74

I lost count of how many times I defended the central square of a citadel against those fucking Mongols while hearing 3:30

@TheLordgorgor

10y↑7

knowing the mongols and how many armies they bring with em when that happens i wana gues 163964664 times since im guessing it was the same citadel

@CBRN-115

4y↑120

2:13 is so damn good. That lute solo is amazing

@FusRoDah12

10y↑186

Heavy infantry.
Attack!
The enemy is routing sire!
We've won the battle m'lord, shall we continue to chase them down?

@sosig6445

7y↑2

Run them trough man can only stand against us ONCE!

@kaisermoneybags4450

5y↑1

just one unit charging won the entire battle? Damn.

@godlymoose9118

2y↑1

@@kaisermoneybags4450 Yeah, mass routes do be hitting different at 4 AM

@cielopachirisu929

8y↑214

"Mongorians? What Mongorians doing in Northern Germany?"

@mansamusa1743

8y↑8

MY VAST HORSE ARCHER SPAM ARMY TRAINS WILL WRECK U FOOLISH GERMANS

@dragonlord4643

oh damit pavease crossbows -.-

@cielopachirisu929

7y↑1

ok then It's a South Park reference. No need to get all upset.

@EchoFoxtrotOmega

7y↑8

will build a wall and make them pay for it.

@facumorbi33

7y↑1

also there was englishmens fighting against moors in france...

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@EuropaTelesBTR

3y↑75

"Duke of War" was a title given to loyal Roman military commanders in the late stages of the Roman Empire. These Dukes were supplied by Rome in order to keep them ready for battles against anyone who opposed the enemies of Rome (specially Barbarians).

These same Dukes of war were then the first kings and nobles of the early medieval era, after the collapse of the Roman empire, and the last of the ancient/classic times. So yeah, cool music :D

@gryfalis4932

2y↑11

Dux Bellorum in latin

@wenerjy

47w↑4

Ambrosius Aurelianus, a Romano Briton who was a Dux Bellorum, and likely the guy King Arthur was based on.

@TheNapster153

37w

@@wenerjyhey, I know that guy. He's a character in a Mount&Blade Warband King Arthur mod.

His kingdom is in shambles at the start of the game with Jutes and Saxons flanking him and the Kingdom of Kent to the southwest. Poor dude is waging defensive campaigns everywhere to keep his territory, or what remains of it.

I hang around his place since the tavern has a slave trader I could sell my prisoners for easy cash.

@Kabeloko11

10y↑145

"We have captured the enemy´s general, gallart him well, give the dog some wine, and make sure he can see us defeat the rest of his army!"

@mackmasters325

4y↑4

"gallart him well"
"gallart"

@DaReaperZ

3y↑1

Gallart almost sounds like "Guard".

@FanskapsJagarn

8y↑53

''COME BACK YOU COWARDS!''

@athaeus2667

4y↑9

Fight on, you spineless women!

@Csanad121

10y↑213

Yup,I like the ancient roman times better than the medieval period,played both Rome,Rome 2,Shogun 2 and Medieval 2
But I got to say,from all the Total War games,Medieval 2 is the best

@AshBash2805

10y↑61

Totally agree with you, Medieval 2 NEVER gets boring!
Fighting the Golden Horde head on with your most badass army never fails to impress you :D
"Units March!"
"AYE!"

@ahoosifoou4211

10y↑29

AYE!!!
Nothing beats seeing the initial clash of warriors in medieval 2 never boring to me!!. Ive played all TW games as well but nothing beats this game

@andrewhunt7328

Nothing beats a knight on horseback. Cavalry charge!!!

@MsSirAndy

5y↑3

Nothing beats MTW 1.... the most polished total war ever along with shogun 2... the soundtrack also blows away

@banatul6367

3y↑34

THE BATTLE SEEMS TO BE SWINGING IN OUR FAVOUR

@mihas7346

2y↑108

☹️ Колеблются
🏹 Ведут стрельбу
❤ Очень устали

@pavel_zenin

2y↑9

Только в этой стратегии я сочувствовал своему войску

@DaniMaster997

1y↑9

🏳️Сломлены

@samakolBanbol

47w

vladimorski sum ting wong

@Arbuz-man

42w↑5

😐 тверды
⚔️ в Ближнем бою; ничья
🧡 устали

@Max-ek3kf

5y↑75

Hearing this on the Battle of Agincourt was damn golden.

"The battle is very much in our favour, if we remain true and steadfast, victory will be ours!"

@AlexIncarnate911

10y↑229

These were the good Total war games, epic music and gameplay. I just wish they made Rome 2 as good :((

@ccummings4012

10y↑23

I just applied the rome I music patch to rome 2. the Rome 2 ost doesen't even inspire for battle.

@AlexIncarnate911

10y↑7

ccummings4012 I did the same thing too.

@AlexIncarnate911

10y↑9

Blade Strikes XDD okay, sorry just don't burn me on a stick O.O

@abelpascual7774

10y↑24

Rome 2's music wasn't made by Van Dyck. That should explain why. :P

@AlexIncarnate911

10y↑22

Abel Pascual Yeah I know, but why not hire him again. I mean are the developers that stupid, you found a very good composer stick with him. Simple as that -__-

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@ProtossImba

8y↑77

3:28 That moment when under Yeoman Longbowmen' rain of arrows, enemy has no idea whether to flee or attack :D

FO' ENGLAND, MEN!

@Athidius

8y↑1

+ProtossImba THIS BATTLE BELONGS TO ENGLAND, MEN; TO ARMS!

@1taylano

8y↑1

+Imperial My Mongolian Horseman will destroy your peasants

@Volcano4981

I don't know why, but the *whole damn track*, never mind that particular part, is reminiscent of England to me. Probably because of inclusion of English folk instruments. Could be the title. Or widespread annihilation with Longbowmen with this in the background.

@redcoatgaming4141

6y↑3

reminds me of a battle were I crushed a combined arms french army with nothing but a shit ton of longbowmen and my general bodyguard

@ChrisZukowski88

4y↑2

The French AI was so fucked against English longbows. All those expensive knights made useless.

@enterwind97

4y↑78

The fact that this song has 1.5 million views, only beaten by Attila main menu theme and We Are All One which is Destiny given lyrics and from the same game speaks just how great this song is. I argue this is the best battle soundtrack Total War ever has. I still get pumped hearing it in battle. Whenever this song plays, I know I will be having a great time.

@sandansaiyan5675

2y↑2

Fudo Myo March?
But it's like rearranged Duke of Death so it's not even competition

@thomasrussino9188

3y↑19

I'll never forget the italian advisor saying "Porco cane mi son perso di nuovo" during a battle. (Doggonit, i lost myself again)

@facumorbi33

8y↑39

The enemy king is dead!! we've send that idiot to hell!
best phrase ever

@SmilingHoplite

8y↑1

+Kuufac THE ENEMY KING IS SLAY!Come on,press onward,while the enemy mourn their loss!

@alexanderthegreat445

4y↑227

I leave this in memory of Loefwine of Merryfield, the Frank-Slayer, the Scarred, the Conquerer and my Duke of Death.

Loefwine was adopted after a peace deal with France. Angers was handed over and he was sent out with two mailed knights and two mercenary knights to make ready for another war with France. He was meant to be a holding party, ready to stop anyone coming close to Paris as King Rufus laid siege. I sent him to Dijon with some extra spear men to lay siege. Little did I know that the entire French family and two huge armies arrived to put an end to his siege. On top of a huge mountain, Loefwine held off against both armies and through a massive flank with my cavalry, slayed both the French King and the Heir, the news spread fast. The Slaughter of Dijon became legendary, the French Kingdom collapsed and Loefwine became a renowned English hero. Feared for his military genius, he would later lead my elite armies into Italy and crush the traitorous Milanese and sacked their affluent city.

This played throughout the entire battle and there was never a more fitting song for Loefwine the Frank-Slayer.

@pizzasesina6931

4y↑25

This story reminds me of emperor Heinrich the wise in one of my stainless steel campaigns.
Born in Switzerland, he marched towards Milan. While siegeing it he got attacked by a rebel army. Outnumbered, he charged his cavalry against the enemy rear. After the charge the enemy army broke and he conquered Milan. With Lombardy secured, he marched towards Ancona and took it. Then, he moved to the last byzantine holding in Italy. Outnumbered again, he waited for the enemy to sally out. He then killed their ranged units and their general. The byzantines fled. After kicking the byzantines out of italy, he marched to Naples. In the way to the city, he got surrounded by 3 sicilian armies. The italians had more soldiers, were on the high ground, had artillery and surrounded me. With my superior heavy cavalry, I destroyed the 2 reinforcing armies, composed mostly of crossbowmen and shitty spearmen. Now, I was the one who outnumbered them. I lured them down from the hill with my crossbowmen. The entire army charged. I took what remained of my heavy cavalry and killed the king. The sicilians routed, and left Naples undefended. Right when I took the sicilian capital, a new sicilian pope got elected. Me, England and France were excommunicated, so I formed a coalition with them and invaded the papal states. The roman garrison were just 1 unit of spearmen and another of crossbowmen, so I took the city without a fight. Now, he's marching towards Genoa and Venice to finish the conquest of Italy.

@lephantomchickn3676

3y↑5

I love this and Rome 1 because they're so damn roleplayable.

@scintillamdei5649

2y↑1

Here in Southeast Asia, they say "Farang" or "Barang" to refer to the French in particular, and Europeans in general. It comes from the word Frank, apparently.

@lollikabosso.w.n7153

1y↑2

This song is for Captain Heinrich, who defendes Jerusalem from the Mongols and Timurids, for nearly 50 years, with nothing but a ragtag of spearmem, light cavalry and halberdiers

@Toreno2k

14y↑82

I never lost a battle when this track played. It's that awesome.

@A.Martinez152

2y↑40

to be honest, I played Medieval II for the first time this year (2022), just because of this track, and I don't regret anything

@cumlord._.

31w↑2

Same here, and what a experience it was

@JeffreyGamesNL

31w↑2

It is never too late to enjoy the god-level classics

@totalwar1793

8y↑66

When I play Attila, I mute the music and then turn this on! It makes it to be a good game!

@wladyslawderstreiter9078

8y↑3

good job!

@MASTERMIND-mr6er

stop playing attila and play EU4 Imperium Universalis

@Barduk793

these games really aren't that comparable

@wladyslawderstreiter9078

7y↑1

King Crafter
would love to see that, it would make the movie so much more epic!

@TrollDragomir

7y↑25

Jeff van Dyck really knows how to play with tension build up and release in the climax. Many eargasms.

@ersinert

7y↑109

i want medieval 3!!

@MsSirAndy

5y↑5

me too

@ww93421

4y↑7

Go check the MKTW 1212 mod for Attila TW, it's the closest we get for Medieval 3

@modulusorbis5323

4y↑1

@@ww93421 agree!

@uhh-

You can actually download free mod for attila called medieval kingdoms 1212 AD, it's medieval 2 with better grafics and mechanics

@danielblom391

4y↑4

Well me too, but then I saw Three Kingdoms and Troy and I'm just worried they'd completely mess it up. Overcomplicate stuff that doesn't need to be complicated, like character stats, and make the battles arcadey and weird. Have superhero generals able to breach walls, completely unrealistic and very unpractical armor and weapons, fifty percent of the game is DLC... Beter just get MKTW 1212

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@Nosondakar

9y↑62

great victory for the Kaiser

@ghastlyghandi4301

3y↑25

The main reason why I still play medieval 2:

@Bartek2750

3y↑5

yup, the soundtracks are epic (this one especially) and if your pair that with thousands of men clashing on a battlefield while arrows and siege weapon projectiles fly above their heads you are guaranteed to have a great time

@alertcriminal

8y↑42

3:28 That's where the best part starts.

@theonlyone6253

agree

@IfciredNeck

8y↑7

+Eddie Fotteler 1:10

@IDONTGETTHEPOINT

8y↑24

+ivan pandula 0:00

@tabithaesau9077

5y↑21

It's so rare that a soundtrack has pure epicness in every single note! It's freaking awesome!!!

@maycontainnuts3127

3y↑25

Dublin was a small settlement, the need for its few minor resources was as little as its population size which was especially small due to the extermination of most its rebellious citizens after the English invasion. During the campaign through to the South of France the King of England may have stepped on a few diplomatic toes with his Spanish allies, who took the golden opportunity to invade the British homeland. Aiming to gain a foothold in the small Island nation, the King of Spain led his army of nearly 4000 men directly to the lacklustre settlement of Dublin. All that which defended the settlement at the time were the leftover levy army which had conquered it years earlier, due to being governed by a man only known as "Thomas the Mad", a distant relative of the King, himself, development on the settlement was slow, leaving them with only wooden palisades to defend from attackers. That faithful day came when Spanish Kings walked on Irish soil to invade English towns, bringing with them the largest army Thomas had ever seen. After a babbling incoherent speech from their general, the men went to battle in uneasy faith, longbowmen at the ready as the Spanish king followed his siege engines to the gate. The ram wracked the front gate as a hail of arrows from the notorious English longbowmen plumeted into the lighter parts of the enemy's armour, killing many Spanish men, but not nearly enough to halt their progress. The gates burst open as the peasant legions rushed to protect their homes, trained longbowmen continuing their volleys as their countrymen were slaughtered by the enemy they once knew as allies. All hope was lost before Thomas the Mad himself charged to his people's aid, whether this came from a burst of psychotic bloodlust, inane madness or some deep need to assist his people it will never be known, all that is known however is that the governer of Dublin killed 43 men that day, holding off the Spanish hordes for long enough for a stray arrow to pierce the chest of the King of Spain, killing him instantly. The word spread amongst his remaining men quickly; the King was dead, and his armies splintered and retreated to their ships, assisted by the Prince, who was surprised to find himself unceremoniously crowned King that day.

Later that year a Spanish diplomat arrived at one of the newly conquered French towns, he brought with him a request for a ceasefire, and a hefty coffer full of Florins.

@kevingallagher567

10y↑50

I've fought many an epic battle to this music !

@HistoryNerd8765

46w↑5

That flute solo is freaking amazing.

@sethleoric2598

1y↑3

You ever have those days where you fight Timurids for so long that you don't even bother to fix the walls, and your men have been holding out against them for about a hundred years.

@matknudson6188

4y↑11

When you have 3 weeks left in your Ph.D. program and you hit the run button.

@aznhomig

14y↑21

Easily the best battle music of the entire series, IMO.

@rainapple3682

7y↑11

"Our enemy is utterly VANQUISHED!"

@shan9usfc

13y↑5

The Flute scene is sooooo GLORIOUS!!!

@facumorbi33

10y↑19

the most epic song for the most epic Total War game ^^

@knrstix1481

6y↑11

"The enemy general has no honor he flees the field of battle snd abandons his men, strike hard and break the spirit of his army"

@bloodsplit3469

7y↑36

1:10 Gendarmes charging England's General
1:12 General is routing and Gendarmes pursuing

@hamzak2181

5y↑13

"By the Grace of God, the enemy are utterly vanquished. Let all those who fought here remember this as the day of our most glorious victory!!" That line at the end of the Battle of Agincourt gave me goosebumps.

@alisajaa2839

10y↑76

1:12 is my favourite part :D

@ferhatozturk9015

10y↑8

same

@DimitarFCBM

6y↑2

Masterpiece

@karlitowankenoby3000

5y↑4

Sheet music for tin whistle?

@JoRez0

1y↑17

Never gets old...Jeff Van Dyck really brought life to all of his Total War music. I really want CA to get back to their old roots again...

@shan9usfc

1y↑5

Coming back here after 12 years.. Medieval 1212ad is such a blessing.

@jacktanner4948

9y↑15

This song alone, at the right time during the the Agincourt demo is what gave me the impulse to buy this game. Jeff Van Dyk certainly knows how to make a score to get your blood pumping.

@sirilluminarthevaliant2895

4y↑11

Can you hear it? The fates are playing our song. We are in it now... All that’s left to do is reach the end

@tannerworm

5y↑7

1 of the best games ever made, i could not stop playing it when i was a kid

@sorry_no_name

3y↑32

Me: Knows that he's screwed and commands his troops to retreat
The Advisor: W O U L D Y O U L I K E T O L E A R N M O R E A B O U T R E T R E A T B U T T O N???

@mecsi2573

2y↑6

When this sountrack starts playing, even the most unwinnable battles can turn into victories. When I hear hear 1:10 all I can think about is my cavalry chasing fleeing enemies. 10/10 music

@DWBambi

10y↑96

Woah...playing this song at 1.5 times the speed...totally new song.
And I love it!

@RazvanGabor

10y

How do you play song at 1.5 times its speed?

@DWBambi

10y

OnlyMusic T In the settings tab, where you click on the gear button, there's a speed option.

@kalibak00

10y

thanks for that

@Shoegazebasedgenre0.

9y↑1

***** its like when the brits began the first exploration to america in 12th century and fighting comanches

@Destroyer120296

9y↑2

The Dragoon 2bad you cant do it on firefox :(

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@houssamassila6274

3y↑7

"The Lord above is kind! We have captured the enemy's general! That will teach the cowardly dog to run. Now he can rest at our leisure! "

@S0nyToprano

5y↑2

Literally my favorite in this game. Always think of the Battle of Agincourt and how it always seems to be a desperate struggle each time. Love it.

@Bartek2750

2y↑8

the soundtrack that can turn a defeat into a heroic victory

@corwinusm.7875

4y↑13

1091 rebels: Why do I hear boss music?

@resilientbug2584

4y↑4

The battle is swinging into our favor, from such tidings does victory emerge!

@samakolBanbol

47w↑2

Flute sound emerges like a cool spring in the middle of a mess of hot metal!

@Melooo182

8y↑6

3:29 Spanish Knights breaking Moorish line and then some Jinetes hauling javlins at them for chasing them after :D
what a great game this was!

@thefingerling167

49w↑4

and when the venetians, turks, timurids, egyptians, milanese, neapolitans, spanish, german, hungarian, and rebel forces are battering at the gates of constantinople, you know your 4 varangian regs and generals bodyguard can win the day.

@owenbillington286

7y↑3

The fiddle brings back an astronomical amount of nostalgia.

@OkiWolfGaming

9y↑18

0:00-5:22 my favourite part

@zombieguden

9y↑1

Discord Meet What about 10:18

@erichvanloon933

zombieguden What about 13:37

@Psic0necr0

why not 5:23 :((

@OkiWolfGaming

ehe :c

@erojerisiz1571

10:95 - 12:91

@thedukeofdeathpt6262

5y↑5

"I'll not waste words on the enemy".
Holy Roman General/Captain saying that to you, his enemy, when you sometimes click on him, after already wasting words saying that.

@CreepyMan195

8y↑8

We have captured the general as he fled. Guard him well,give the dog some wine, so he sees us defeat the rest of his army.

@CrunchyPotatoes

12y↑1

I have always loved the music in this game. It is so good!

@operatorchicken1081

6y↑9

WHEN THE POPE CALLS FOR A CRUSADE

@thedukeofdeathpt6262

4y↑3

"I'll not waste words on the enemy" HRE general, when you click sometimes on one of their generals/captains when you're at war, after already contradicting himself

@cigarpringles1890

3y↑3

GREAT VICTORIES ARE LIKE SWEET NECTAR

@pedrojoao6790

8y↑13

+Cielo Pachirisu commented this below:
"Your goal is to cook the duck not burn it!"

@basiliimakedonas1109

2y↑2

It was july of 2021, I along a classmate of mine were on the same ship him as engine cadet, me as deck, we were at an old container ship, and I had brought along my new laptop with Medieval 2 downloaded. At our free time ge started an England campaign, his first time, and I was watching and helping. We started off well, taking the coast from bordeux to Antwerp, but then the eternal war with the Germans started. We knew too little of diplomacy, were always poor, didn't cate enough and found it amusing. At about year 124 of war we had just snuck an army behind their forts and taken Staufen and anihikated Frankfurt, destroying all the buildings, the war was going to a stalemate until He came, the Chosen one, he had good stats so we trained him from a young age to max his command and dread, he had all the awesome traits and retinues and all and even got the dislikes Germans trait. We build him a huge army and marched him to war, he easily crushed 3 medium sized German armies and then he ambushed the beliegeref German force besieging Antwerp. It was a small force, everything indicated to an easy victory so while my friend and I made our lines and were fucking around we failed to notice their trebuchets. When we noticed and stopped timd it was already too late, the projectile almost had reached the General's unit so we prayed for the best. But the worst came with him being the only casualty. The battle was won but from that battle the whole campaign changed from an adventure great war to Warhammer 40K, no hope for humanity (England) only eternal war, 300 years in total war until they fell and then the Mongols came from the east. A campaign that I'll never forget, although we failed all goals in the end it was great fun

@ValentinoSvagelj

8y↑2

This music always inspires me, when I am in a battle in Total War!

@markanjelosalvador9842

2y↑1

The flute solo!

@JonatasMonte

10y↑25

Medieval II and Rome those total war had good music the new ones have orchestral background but I don't know you can't fell that atmosfer.

@Kabeloko11

10y↑1

i loved both types, for rome 2 i tought it gave an even more cinematic epicness to it. but med2 is still my favorite ost. what about you mate?

@Totallynotkyubey

10y↑14

Kabeloko11
Cinematic epicness? It's so dry and boring and bleh. The music from that game couldn't get your blood flowing even if you were about to be murdered.

@Kabeloko11

10y↑2

Totallynotkyubey i tought it sounded more hollywood like, but thats cool, i asked for your opinion and i will respect it. ^^

@Totallynotkyubey

10y↑6

Kabeloko11 Whatever floats your boat, man. I just hope Jeff makes another comeback in the next total war.

@Kabeloko11

10y↑3

Totallynotkyubey me too, its more catchy and memorable, i admit it.

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@vulcanjoe8258

9y↑21

19 people have no soul

@AlexTTzer0

8y↑6

The memories....the feels...THE GAME!

@amcspaceape1580

9y↑1

AAHHH this brings back so many memories. The countless enemies slain before my feet

@leoestellar5232

6y↑2

Two respected armies clashing in combat. A battle to be remembered for the ages.

@TopHatZebra

12y

Beautiful. Just........ Beautiful.

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