Ok so imagine a revolutionary war fought by animals and scored with Eastern European folk music. That's Tooth and Tail, composed by Austin Wintory, and it goes way harder than a pixel-art RTS has any right to. "Bellafide's Tarantella" has this frantic string energy that makes you feel like the whole rebellion is one bad decision away from collapse.
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"Waltz of the Ksr" shifts into something more regal and sinister, all structured dance rhythm with teeth behind it. Then "Archimedes' Tango" just... pulls the rug out entirely. Every faction gets its own musical identity and you can hear the political tension in the arrangements.
If you played Pyre for the music, this is your next obsession.