As a composer, there is nothing more exciting for me than watching my music come to life… but this post isn’t so much about music – but about the people behind it! First and foremost, a heart-felt “Thanks” to… you: the fans! I never imagined so many people would fall in love with the music … Continue reading →

Alpha 9 introduced the Roman Republic into the game. As I was looking forward to working on the Romans since I first joined the team, needless to say I was excited! However finding the proper sound proved to be challenging, and several options were thoroughly examined before finally deciding to go with a mandolin, an English horn … Continue reading →

I’m taking a break from the regular blog progression to address a recent question I received – regarding the instruments I own that were used to create the sounds of 0 A.D. : All these blogs make me wonder: Just how many instruments does Omri have? He seems to own 5-6 instruments for every civilization! Let’s start … Continue reading →

It’s time again to take a closer look at one of the contributors to 0 A.D. This time we’ve chosen to feature Pureon, one of the most versatile contributors we have, but I’ll let him elaborate on that below. Let’s just say that it was an easy decision to feature him, and that we are … Continue reading →

Alpha 8 introduced the mighty Persians! Looking to create a distinct sound, I picked up my oud, saz, acoustic bass, darbuka, djembe and bamboo shakers, and just started recording different combinations and ideas.From one session of recording my own improvisations came two new tracks: “Eastern Dreams“, and “Sands of Time“. Parts have been refined and … Continue reading →

As we progressed to Alpha 7, the Main Menu was redesigned by the team, and the music changed accordingly with a track titled “Honor Bound”. (By the way I’d like to take a second here and thank all the team members for suggesting track titles!) Two new introductions to the game were the defeat track: … Continue reading →

Welcome to The Greek Theater, official 0 A.D. music blog! This blog will chronicle the making of 0 A.D.’s music, since I assumed the role of composer and music department lead for Wildfire Games! It is most appropriate to begin with a brief thank you to Aviv (Jeru on the forums) for recruiting me to … Continue reading →