IONCROSS Total War features its very own sound track made to give the Total War universe a unique feel. Lee Barber (TO) has created a soundtrack consisting of 19 original space pieces as well as 12 new bar music pieces. Featuring Damon De Maio (FIDGAF) on guitar, the soundtrack ranges from some ripping guitar battle pieces, to techno bar music and synthetic ambiences.

This page is a guide to the music. Along with some FAQ's

Please be sure to read the License Agreement at the bottom of this page before downloading this music.

Credits:
 
Damon De Maio (FIDGAF) on Guitar and Bass
Lee Barber (TO) on everything else.

Contact Information:

Contact Lee Barber (TO) at: the_orichalcon@hotmail.com
or visit his site at: www.orichalcon.co.nr

Contact Damon De Maio (FIDGAF) at: FIDGAF@aol.com

The Total War Mod Loader can download and install the whole soundtrack automatically for you.  If you would like to download the music package manually, you can download it directly here.  Each piece in the soundtrack overwrites one of the original pieces in the game. This is a list of each piece for each system, along with the piece name and the pathname you need to copy it to. The entire soundtrack is roughly 50 meg in size.

Pieces marked with an asterisk (*) are remixes of music from other games, these remixes are tributes and full credit has been payed to the original authors. For more information, please read the Disclaimer at the bottom of the page.

New York

Texas

Bering

Hamburg

Bar Music

Q: Why have you overwritten files, rather than makes new names?
A: Because the soundtrack is rather large, we've given people the option of not downloading it, and still having the normal Freelancer music playing. We have to assign the track names playing in each system and base, so if we renamed all the files, then the music wouldn't play at all for people who choose not to download the soundtrack.

Q: So why have you made two new tracks for Bering (music_bering_li and music_bering_rh)?
A: People who don't download the soundtrack will only hear one track playing in Bering as ambience, rather than three. By modifying the music.ini which MUST be downloaded along with the music, the pathnames have been changed to point at the two new track names, rather than just the original one.

Q: I'm having trouble setting the music up?
A: If you're having any trouble with the music, or sounds, or the game in general, please post a message to the admin on the Total War Forums.

Q: Who made that ripping awesome guitar?
A: FIDGAF of course!

Q: Some of this music sounds familiar, is this all original?
A: The majority of the tracks are original, however I have based a few of the tracks off other pieces from movies and games. One example is the Red Hessians theme which is a remix of a Final Doom song. Also the Rheinland Music is based off Descent 3 music that I really like.

Q: Will you release an MP3 soundtrack some time soon?
A: I may, however a few of the pieces I've been working on were lost in the great computer crash of March. If I release an MP3 soundtrack, it'll just include certain TW tracks.

Q: Why is my voice changing?
A: Too much Ventrilo. Try Soothers.

By downloading this music and soundtrack you are agreeing to the following:

1. You may copy and distribute copies of this music as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish the names of the original authors of the music.
2. You may not charge a fee for the physical act of transferring copies of this music
3. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute this soundtrack except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute this soundtrack is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
4. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the soundtrack. These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by modifying or distributing the soundtrack (or any individual music piece in the soundtrack), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying the soundtrack
5. If you wish to incorporate parts of this soundtrack into other media-based programs/movies/games/CD's whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author(s) to ask for permission first, we sometimes make exceptions for this. Our decision will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our music and of promoting the sharing and reuse of music generally.  You are also required to conspicuously and appropriately provide a link to this license agreement.
6. The authors of this soundtrack may publish revised and/or new versions of the License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns.
7. Each point in this license applies to both the soundtrack as a whole and each individual music track.

Several pieces here were influenced by music from other games and movies. In particular, the Red Hessians Theme is a ReMix from a Final Doom piece, and the Rheinland theme is a ReMix from Seiken Densetsu 3, both of which I submitted successfully to OverClocked ReMix. Everything else is original with inspiration from particular tracks in the games Doom, Raptor, Descent and also music from the Matrix.

Questions? Comment? Critiques?
 
Talk to TO at the_orichalcon@hotmail.com and FIDGAF at FIDGAF@aol.com
We'd love to hear your feedback :)