This soundtrack literally spans the entire timeline of a civilization and you can hear every era in the music. The Universim is a god game and the score evolves from tribal percussion and earthy flutes in "Tribal Heart" all the way to vast, spacey synths in "Unknown Worlds."
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That progression is wild. "Harvest Season" has this warm, pastoral feel like your little village is finally thriving, while "Dense Atmosphere" sounds like drifting through nebulae millions of years later. "The Creation" sits right in the middle with this reverent, almost spiritual tone.
Thirty-plus tracks and they somehow keep it cohesive across cavemen to space colonization. If you've ever sunk hours into a Populous or Spore type game, this score gets it.