Age of Empires III Original Soundtrack / Age of Empires III Original Soundtrack / Age of Empires III Original Soundtrack

Comes with a bonus DVD in 5.1 surround sound with more music & videos.

All tracks composed by Stephen Rippy except
9, 14, 21 and 24 by Kevin McMullan
27 by Stephen Rippy and Kevin McMullan
1 and 12 contain themes by David Rippy from Age of Empires

Performed by Northwest Sinfonia with:
Kevin McMullan: Banjo (27), Dulcimer (27), Percussion (27)
Chris Rippy: Harmonica (27)
Stephen Rippy: Banjo (10,15), Dulcimer (15), Guitar (15, 17, 27), Mandolin (10, 15, 17, 27), Percussion (02, 10, 15, 17, 23)

Orchestrations by Stan LePard
Joe Crnko: Conductor
Simon James: Concertmaster

Soundtrack Producer: Nile Rodgers


Recorded and mixed by Reed Ruddy at Studio X (Seattle, WA)
Assistant engineering and ProTools: Sam Hofstedt,
John Burton, Josh Evans, and Kory Kruckenberg

Additional Recording:
Ensemble Studios (Dallas, TX)
Big Al Productions Studios (McKinney, TX)
and Center of the Universe (Allen, TX)

Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and DVD (Portland, ME)

Cover Layout by Brian Sousa
Paintings by Craig Mullins

Executive in charge of soundtracks for Microsoft Game Studios: Sandy Ting
Microsoft Game Studios legal team: Peter Becker, Hubert Cheng, and Sue Stickney


Bonus DVD:

Authoring and motion graphics by Eric Bower, AMS Productions (Dallas, TX)

"Age of Empires Theme (Sumthing Different Mix)"
Featuring Nile Rodgers
Mixed by Punch

Recorded at LeCrib (Westport, CT)
Engineered by Richard Hilton


Special Thanks:
Everyone at Ensemble Studios, Eileen Yedwab, Bonnie Reed,
Christina Moon, Mike Kutchman, Shane Kim, Carol Marshall,
Eric Trautmann, Edward Ventura, Jayne Krell, Sal Farina, Brian Quinn,
Nile Rodgers, Michael "Puncher" Harper, and Andy Uterano