03-19-2015, 06:49 PM
As if Pirates! Gold using pieces from Johann Sebastian Bach in its soundtrack wasn't interesting enough, the 2004 remaster of Sid Meier's Pirates! has potentially more musical references to put on the table.
The leitmotif of the English (heard in their ports, taverns, governors' manors, etc.) is a cover of "The British Grenadiers", a traditional military march of both the United Kingdom and Canada.
For comparison, here's two English themes from Sid Meier's Pirates!:
And here's two versions of "The British Grenadiers" in one video:
I'm not sure if there are similar references in the French, Spanish, and Dutch leitmotifs, as they don't sound particularly familiar.
The leitmotif of the English (heard in their ports, taverns, governors' manors, etc.) is a cover of "The British Grenadiers", a traditional military march of both the United Kingdom and Canada.
For comparison, here's two English themes from Sid Meier's Pirates!:
And here's two versions of "The British Grenadiers" in one video:
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SpoilerI'm not sure if there are similar references in the French, Spanish, and Dutch leitmotifs, as they don't sound particularly familiar.