MIDI grandeur that somehow still works. Civilization II dropped in 1996 and its soundtrack is this wild mix of classical arrangements and original compositions covering all of human history. "Ode to Joy" and "Funeral March" sit right next to "Mongol Horde" and "Alien Invasion" like that's completely normal.
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"Harvest of the Nile" has this warm, ancient quality that makes you forget you're staring at a grid of tiny sprites. The Complete edition adds scenario tracks too, so you get sci-fi pieces like "X-Com (They're Here)" and "Ice Planet" alongside the historical stuff.
"Test of Time Menu Music" closes out the whole era. Mid-90s PC audio doing way more than it should. If you ever sat through "just one more turn" until sunrise, these songs were the reason you didn't notice.