Roman military strategy with a score that takes itself exactly as seriously as it should. "The Price of Ambition" sets the tone with heavy percussion and brooding strings that smell like dust and iron. The "Through Tears to Victory" suite breaks into three movements (The Calm, The Wait, After The Rain) and the progression from quiet tension to triumphant release actually works.
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"The North Wind" two-parter channels Norse energy with Loki Awakening's icy dread giving way to the Sun's warmth. "Fear the Eagles" hits hardest, military drums driving forward under anxious brass. "Crassus' Theme" is appropriately arrogant.
The whole thing sounds like early 2000s PC strategy at its most cinematic. If Total War soundtracks are your thing, Praetorians deserves a seat at that table.