Deep orchestral horns and slow strings unfolding like a map spread across a war table. Elemental: War of Magic is a 2010 PC strategy game, and the soundtrack nails that classic fantasy 4X atmosphere. "In Ages Past" opens with the weight of backstory you haven't read yet, "The Forest is My Refuge" brings woodland calm, and "War of Magic" erupts into a battle theme that makes you send all your units forward at once.
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Twenty tracks covering diplomacy, exploration, and all-out conflict. The split between kingdom themes and darker tracks like "Those Who See in Darkness" gives the whole thing real range. "Remembering Past Glory" right before the finale.
That slow ache of an empire fading. If you need background music for plotting world domination in any strategy game, this album qualifies.