Musical Comparison of Homm 4 Sea Theme, Pirates of the Carribean, 12 Kingdoms
Recovered from an old Hard Drive. Shyranis and I collaborated to research this video. Heroes of Might and Magic 4 had a fantastic soundtrack. However New World Computing was forced to use a much lower budget than was requested by the publisher/owner 3DO. The composers Paul Anthony Romero and Rob King made due with what was available. Ranging from playing instruments themselves to using musical clips available in licensed media libraries. The latter is why we hear some of the exact same melodies in the Pirates of the Carribean game and in the anime series 12 Kingdoms. These sound libraries were available to any company willing to pay license fees. An interesting case of video game history.
Recovered from an old Hard Drive. Shyranis and I collaborated to research this video. Heroes of Might and Magic 4 had a fantastic soundtrack. However New World Computing was forced to use a much lower budget than was requested by the publisher/owner 3DO. The composers Paul Anthony Romero and Rob King made due with what was available. Ranging from playing instruments themselves to using musical clips available in licensed media libraries. The latter is why we hear some of the exact same melodies in the Pirates of the Carribean game and in the anime series 12 Kingdoms. These sound libraries were available to any company willing to pay license fees. An interesting case of video game history.