Horns and drums hitting like a medieval army just crested the hill. Imperia Online is a browser-based strategy game from 2015, and it has no business going this hard on 26 tracks of orchestral war music. "Together We March" opens with this bold theme that makes you want to build an empire before breakfast, and "Thunder of Shields" delivers exactly what the name promises.
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"Sea of Spears" has this rising tension that sounds like two armies sizing each other up across a battlefield. But then you get quieter cuts like "Stars Are Singing" and "A Promise" that actually slow things down with real emotion.
If you play any kind of strategy game and need background music that makes every click feel important, start here.