Grand fantasy fanfare with orchestral punch and a sense of new frontiers opening up. Age of Wonders III: Golden Realms is a 2014 PC expansion, and this short soundtrack packs a lot into six tracks. "Undiscovered Realms" opens with that wide-eyed exploration feeling, brass and strings pulling you toward the horizon.
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"March of the Halflings" is genuinely delightful, lighter and bouncier than anything else in the Age of Wonders catalog. Then "Crimson Cacophony" goes full dark and chaotic. "Curse of the Exiled" and its alternate version show two sides of the same sorrow.
Short expansion, but the music leaves a mark. If you need six tracks to convince you a fantasy world is worth saving, these are the six.