The vocal work on this is genuinely haunting. Total War: Pharaoh's Mesopotamia expansion leans hard into ancient Sumerian and Akkadian musical textures, and it pays off big. "Garden of the Gods" sets this reverent tone with deep droning strings and what sounds like reconstructed ancient instruments.
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The multiple Balag tracks are where it gets wild though, "Great Dragon of the Land" has this ritualistic chanting layered over thundering percussion that feels like you're witnessing something sacred. "Sar tamhari" pivots into pure warfare energy with stacked vocal lines pushing against each other.
Genuinely feels like music excavated from 4,000 years ago and then given an orchestra. If you care about historically grounded soundtracks at all, this one goes places most composers won't attempt.