This Original Soundtrack, published separately by individual contributors, was created by four artists including myself. Out of the nearly three hours of musical content, I have composed upwards of two hours and forty-three minutes of music, published across three associated original soundtrack albums, and two associated holiday-specific singles.
Being focused on a wartime environment and playing as the leader of any country in a world of vast ideologies from free to fringe, this soundtrack covers everything from the despair of war to the glory of conquering, designed specifically to outfit several hours of playtime in an ever-changing story.
A horror type of track done as a commission for a chase/death scene. Using the slams of a piano and the many beautiful screeches of an 18 violin section, along with with deep pluck synths, kicks, and an overarching choir, the track generates a horrific tension while still keeping an enjoyable musical feeling (in all the wrong ways!)
A theme for an ending where an antagonist watches their life's work and entire world destroyed as a result of their own failure. A reflection of tragedy in the slowly dancing piano, then an underlay of double basses to emphasize the shock. A transition to a slower piano as the reality sets in for the character, before the resonance of a pipe organ fills the gap of disbelief with unfathomable tragedy. Life flashes before the villain's eyes as the orchestra comes in with the piano to emphasize every painstaking note of watching the past drift away into nothingness, and the downward spiral of mid-toned piano notes build up to a final acceptance of destruction as the brass section sets in for the final memory before death. All that is left at the end is the peace of eternity, but not without the memories of what was lost.
A cold and calculating character Valentino, who's life is filled with as much story as any other. Humanity lies in even the sickest of people, and the intro emphasizes this human side. But, as the strings disappear and the low notes of the piano begin to strike in the background, a solo violin sets in to show that the possession of one's own humanity doesn't outrightly justify the horrors of one's actions. This human, of course, as the drums set in, is very happy to be a sick individual. Not only is he happy about it, he enjoys it. The triumphant organ and choir show the power and control he has, and emphasize that, sometimes, the bad guys do win.