Post Mortem: The Music of They Are Billions

Here is a post mortem video about the making of the soundtrack for They Are Billions, composed by Nicolas de Ferran.

In this video, Nicolas de Ferran talks about the inspiration behind his composition choices, the many layers of the scores, and recording a live orchestra.

You can watch the full video here:

Posted by Julie
On September 23, 2021
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Tags: numantian games, soundtrack, they are billions

10 Comments

Michael J OBrien

Sep 24 2021
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I loved everything about this game (some of the campaign drove me a little bonkers though - too grindy). But the art and game play are top notch. Please may we have TAB 2? :)

Senior de los Huesos

Sep 25 2021
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http://www.reddit.com/r/TheyAreBillions/comments/mvj7sg/in_2017_i_was_hired_by_numantian_games_to_write Old video, old topic from TAB sub-reddit... Let it be here too... But i got a questions... Nicolas Diterrick? So you change not only arrange of the music, but it been under new composer? Or what? And why is "Post Mortem"? As i googleit it sometimes used for failure projects... and even for successful ones. And yet, i cant find it logic to use that term for so many differ reasons. For both names (and also Igor de Ferran) there is isnt too much info on web for them, and even for subj Nicolas de Ferran name who worked on many games actually... ... Anyway. Old 2017 music arrange is so much better. New one never "looks" like Orchestra, while old one really did heared like that.

Senior de los Huesos

Sep 25 2021
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nwmd... it same person. Still it hard to find him cause of that names. Only one source named him full Nicolas "Diteriks" de Ferran. Other web use one or another variant - and never both. So most sites in google say this is differ person. Anyway. Same things for old version music as i say above. here you can download one (and full, +1 track!) gamerip music files (can be played directly by some PC player's applications): http://www.reddit.com/r/TheyAreBillions/comments/8kcw1p/soundtrack_got_one_swarm_theme_removed_when_they

No1TabFan

Oct 11 2021
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you call it a big step up - I call it muddy and incorrectly recorded. In the live recording, woodwinds got drowned out, and were almost completely inaudible against the thundering horn section, burying some of the most haunting melodies. Is live music better? Yes, when you're there and listening to it - it's an experience to behold. But are *recordings of live music* better? Almost never. Studio versions are always better on playback, because you record each voice in isolation so it can be tweaked in the mix. Pretty basic stuff. Playing for a recording is much different from playing for a live show, and many of the people behind the recording effort didn't seem to realize that.

James

Oct 27 2021
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Are we getting any more game content like expansions or updates?

CALLME

Oct 31 2021
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There is no better zombie game than There are billions although there are billions of them. Soundtrack of game is as strong as Warcraft 2 or Diablo anc can succefully competite with The Last of the Mohycans or Interstellar docking scene. I am looking fwd to There are billions 2 and will be happy if composer stay same, because his heroic work is really one of the best.