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The series has had its fair share of good tunes that play at the end of episodes.

  • As controversial as the "Religion in Games" videos were, the "Bonds of Sea and Fire" remix used for the closing credits (based on a piece from Xenogears) is breathtaking, and does an excellent job of reinforcing video games' potential to explore religious issues.
  • What better music to close the "World War I: The Seminal Tragedy" videos with, than the poem "In Flanders Fields" set to music? (Have some tissues handy for it, though.)
  • "The Drums of War", true to its name, does feature heavy drums, and is the theme of Korean Admiral Yi Sun-shin, the "Martial Lord of Loyalty".
  • "Monogenes Pais" or "Unique and Special". A steady tune, reminiscent of a hymn, fit for the staid statesman Justinian and his wife Theodora.
  • "The Lawgiver", a Middle-Eastern inspired tune for Suleiman the Great.
  • The "Oxyrhynchus Hymn" for the Christian Schisms series takes the original's melody, but then later adds other voices.
  • "Waning Moon", an elegant, yet ultimately sad piece, fit for the disaster that was the First Opium War.
  • "Air and Light", i.e. all Tiberius said the Roman Soldiers had. A harp piece, fit for the well meaning, but tragically killed Gracchi Brothers.
  • "Simple Gifts", the first theme with lyrics, covering the birth of paper money.
  • "El Libertador", a piece fit for its namesake, Simón Bolívar, made with the musical styles of the countries he founded.
  • "Ascension in 'C'", an elegant, controlled piece for a great empress that nonetheless ends on a somber note, as Catherine's last mistake, neglecting her child, would have repercussions through the ages.
  • "Farewell to Greta", a folk song sung of Irish-born Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, reportedly Ned's favorite of all the ballads written about him.
  • "Article 11", a Non-Indicative Title if there ever was one (the actual Article gave Canada the choice to join the US), but still reminiscent of contemporary fife and drum pieces.
  • The "Song Of Gunfire" for the Great Northern War, a dramatic orchestral masterpiece. paired with the art from the series, the Swedes like wraiths in the snow..
  • The music for the Bronze Age Collapse series, "Collapse". A haunting song with an end as abrupt as the Bronze Age empires.
  • Bismarck has a plan, Bismarck always has a plan. "The Art of the Possible" sounds like an orchestral procession for the grand Iron Chancellor.
  • "The Infinite Steppe", the Genghis Khan theme, is a slow, dramatic war song with a hint of sadness to it, reflecting the small meek Temujin that the cold conqueror grew up from.
  • By far one of the longest songs, "Postulate 5" is a dramatic theme, reminiscent of the haunting mysteries of math that once spanned eons.
  • "The Cytokine Storm", for the 1918 Flu series. Pure Nightmare Fuel, and aptly, as the 'cytokine storm' refers to the victims drowning in their own fluids.
  • "A Warmer Place/Rowan's Jig", for the Irish Potato Famine, is a somber piece that captures both the dire straits and faint hope of the people of Ireland at the time.
  • "A Distant Enemy Approaches", from the Siege of Vienna, conveys how desperate the defenders were to scramble earthworks to defend the city from a Sultan hellbent on making its capture the pinnacle of his reign.

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