Warm strings and reedy woodwinds that sound like sand blowing across temple stone. Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile is a 2004 PC city builder set in ancient Egypt, and this soundtrack leans all the way into that setting.
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"Journey Down the Nile" drifts with this lazy, sun-baked calm that makes you forget you're managing grain supplies. "Pharaoh's Dream" gets more contemplative, almost meditative. And then "Festival Dance" kicks in with percussion that actually makes tax collection feel festive.
The whole score walks this line between ambient background and something you'd actively seek out. "Karnak by Camel" has this plodding rhythm that just fits perfectly. Great for anyone who wants to feel like an ancient river god while doing absolutely nothing productive.