AndrewTF Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I've put together an MP3 file intended for use as replacement intro music to CMBB. It will of course need to be converted to AIFF format and renamed 00005010.aiff or something like that. It's not difficult to do. I will e-mail it to anyone who wants to host it. This mod changes the opening music from Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" to an excerpt of "Montagues and Capulets" from Prokofiev's ca.1935 ballet "Romeo and Juliet". It's also a little longer than the original opening music. Those of you who aren't music grogs are probably thinking "Wimpy ol' Romeo and Juliet--CMBB--he must be crazy; or stupid!" Well, you're just going to have to trust me on this one. Not to say that I dislike BFC's original choice, in fact it's one of my favorite pieces of Russian music. I just always thought of this piece as the perfect intro to the game. It has a decidedly modern, Social Realist feel that complements the game and the period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronChef4 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Why not have some Fettes Brot instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewTF Posted September 6, 2002 Author Share Posted September 6, 2002 Uh, is that like Schmalzbrot? Incidentally, what do you mean? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I thought for sure you would have done something from Prokofiev's "Lt. Kije" suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzkrieg Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I've got one too for those interested. "Ride of the Valkyries". Works well if you're going to be playing a scenario from the German side. Only problem is the file is like 25MB as a down-sampled WAV for the demo (about twice that for the full release). I could convert it to an MP3. Anybody wants it, let me know and I'll try to find a place to post it. I guess Philippe needs to start a "Sound of Music" mod for CM:BB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoffel Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Ah !!! Wagners opera,one of my favourites brings back into mind that great scene from Apocalypse Now where the choppers destroy a Vietcong village. I want that one,can you try one of the popular sites maybe they want to place it. please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauCoupDinkyDau Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Put me down for one Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewTF Posted September 6, 2002 Author Share Posted September 6, 2002 Originally posted by Vader's Jester: Put me down for one Andrew. I'll send it. Does anyone want to host it? I'd love to do so myself but can't spare the bandwidth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzkrieg Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Get Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" here. It's an MP3, a little over 4MB. Once downloaded, unzip it, then convert it to a WAV (16-bit Stereo, 22050kHz) and place it in the CMBB Demo\Demo Data\Wav directory. This is a temp solution. I see if someone will host this permanently (CMHQ, TCMHQ and the other usual suspects). I'll supply a 44000kHz version once the full game is released. Enjoy! Keith [ September 06, 2002, 05:23 PM: Message edited by: sitzkrieg ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauCoupDinkyDau Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 You guys gotta take up Andrew on this one. This piece of intro music fits CMBB perfectly. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauCoupDinkyDau Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Sitz, All I can picture while hearing it is Duval's choppers storming the beach with their rockets and MGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzkrieg Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Originally posted by Vader's Jester: Sitz, All I can picture while hearing it is Duval's choppers storming the beach with their rockets and MGs. "Charlie don't surf!" I updated the file and link in my previous post. I forgot a "0" in the beginning of the file name. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 I think I'll leave the opening music alone- I think it's absolutely brilliant! Could someone do a mod that will allow the whole song to play on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewTF Posted September 13, 2002 Author Share Posted September 13, 2002 If you can find a sound file of the whole piece, then it will play until you select a battle. Don't know how things will work in the full version, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shosties Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 Some fitting classical music to play CMBB by... Russian side: Prokofiev's 5th (2nd movement is fantastic and the finale is Bagration transcribed to music!) and Alexander Nevsky film score Shostakovich's 5th, 7th, 8th, and 10th (no longer quite so hot on his 4th) Khrennikov's 2nd... if only I could find a recording of this... caught the finale on radio once, sternly Stalinist martial stuff German side (avoiding Wagner for a change): Bruckner's 3rd, 7th, and 8th (heh heh heh finale of the 8th, can you say Cecile B. DeMille? The 7th was played on German radio before they announced the surrender at Stalingrad, along with....) Beethoven's 3rd ("Eroica", fittingly Napoleonic to bring up the ghost of the last fella who thought he could both bite and chew off Russia) Orff's Carmina Burana And I'm starting to run out of ideas... I'm not going to recommend Mahler for one big reason, even though his 5th and 6th are close to the right mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzieboy Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 Still would like to see a mod with Tschaikowsky's 1814 (?) overture - just the opening, with choir or just the cellos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 Originally posted by Ozzieboy: ...1814...1812, Ozzieboy, 1812! Ye gods... Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warphead Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 Bah, who wants classical music? I think I will mod one of the following: Mother Russia - Sisters of Mercy Roter Schnee - Feindflug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shosties Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 Originally posted by Michael emrys: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Ozzieboy: ...1814...1812, Ozzieboy, 1812! Ye gods... Michael</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 Originally posted by Shosties4th: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Michael emrys: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Ozzieboy: ...1814...1812, Ozzieboy, 1812! Ye gods... Michael</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 I have the opening theme song from "Red October" that I use with IL-2 Sturmovik. About 4 minutes. Awesome! When I listen, I feel like fighting for Rodina, or else killing Russkies to stop the hoard from overrunning the Fatherland. Can somebody tell me how to make it work with CMBB? I'm happy to send it to anybody who can host it for download. It's a fairly big file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrewolf Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 I already mod my demo opening music to The Bombing Run from Dr. Strangelove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauCoupDinkyDau Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 Hey Lawyer, can you send that one to me? I love the old Soveit Union anthem. It sounds so epic and patriotic. And no, I am not a communist. Pardon the spelling, I'm a little saused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wacky Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 C'mon guys, it's a well-known fact that musical perfection was achieved in 1986 with the releases of Reign in Blood and Master of Puppets A little Conan the Barbarian goes quite nicely with CM. Anvil of Crom, Riddle of the Steel Riders of Doom, Battle of the Mounds, it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foobar Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 Requesting the new intro music please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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