{"id":7783,"date":"2016-03-26T20:07:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T19:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/?page_id=7783"},"modified":"2017-01-14T19:55:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T18:55:03","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grafskaya.club\/mysst\/detailed-reviews\/baldurs-gate-ii-shadows-amn\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Michael Hoenig\u2019s back at the helm of the soundtrack, and it fits the atmosphere of the game just as it did the first time around. Once again, the \u201cMain Theme\u201d sets the tone, beginning with a bracing, warlike passage then seguing into a slower, more ominous one. The battle themes are largely in the same vein, although they tend to be slower than in Baldur\u2019s Gate<\/em>, sometimes excessively so, as illustrated by the unimaginatively titled \u201cForest Battle II\u201d, which sounds as if it\u2019s trying to struggle forward while carrying a heavy rock, or the just as unimaginatively titled \u201cCity Battle II\u201d, which feels as if it really wants to start, but stays trampling around in one spot because it can\u2019t quite decide where to go. On the other hand, \u201cDragon Battle\u201d (three guesses as to when it plays) successfully transmits the feeling of a full-on assault on a dangerous foe.<\/p>\n

In order to further highlight the addition of romances, each of them has its own theme, which plays during romance-specific conversations, and while Anomen\u2019s sounds overly pompous, with its prevalent trumpet (just like Anomen himself), each of the ladies\u2019 themes are appealing in their own right. \u201cAerie\u2019s Romance Theme\u201d is twinkly and wistful, far lovelier to me than Aerie herself. \u201cJaheira\u2019s Romance Theme\u201d is melancholy and somewhat halting, a good illustration for both Jaheira\u2019s sadness and hesitation. Unsurprisingly, \u201cViconia\u2019s Romance Theme\u201d has a dusky woefulness to it.<\/p>\n

\"Come<\/a>Apart from these, the majority of the soundtrack is made up of different area themes. Amn is a wealthy merchant country with a Middle-Eastern vibe, illustrated by the eponymous Waukeen\u2019s Promenade theme, which mixes a characteristic string melody with percussions and tambourine, quite fitting for what is, essentially, a bazaar. Strangely enough, however, none of the other areas of Athkatla have this distinct musical flavour, but rather resemble European Medieval music. While it\u2019s very short, \u201cCity Gates\u201d, which plays in the Gate District, is a brisk, bright melody that just calls for setting out on an adventure. The more festive \u201cCrooked Crane\u201d\u2013the tavern located in the Gate District\u2013sounds like something you might hear at a XIVth<\/sup> century feast. Other highlights can be found outside of Athkatla, such as \u201cThe Pirate Isle\u201d, which plays in Brynnlaw and has a typical swashbuckler\u2019s den feeling to it, albeit with a slightly more soulful note to it. And although I really don\u2019t like the Druid Grove, I have to admit that its eponymous theme music evokes a pleasant melancholy. The De\u2019Arnise Keep theme is both urgent and rousing. At the other end of the spectrum, \u201cThe Sahuagin City\u201d, which plays in the City of Caverns, strikes a darkly foreboding chord.<\/p>\n

There are also less successful offerings, such as \u201cThe Planar Prison\u201d, which just sounds like a dark ambience, or the rather inchoate \u201cTemple of Amaunator\u201d.<\/p>\n

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