No original (1997) main menu soundtrack?

[Dragon King]

I haven't played the Definitive Edition, but as far as I know, the original main menu theme from the 1997 original is replaced by the common Age of Empires theme. Is that true, can someone confirm?

[Ajax]

Yes, they've basically made a new orchestral version of the theme from AOE 2 & 3 for the Definitive version of the original Age of Empires. The original tribal style music from the 1997 menu isn't featured.

[Sandels FI]

Originally posted by Dragon King:

I haven't played the Definitive Edition, but as far as I know, the original main menu theme from the 1997 original is replaced by the common Age of Empires theme. Is that true, can someone confirm?

See the Guides section for mods.

[Dragon King]

Thank you for your answer and the mod suggestion!

It's sad that Microsofts ruins this classic by replacing the iconic 1997 main menu soundtrack. I always had much nostalgia for it. It wouldn't be so bad if the original game was still available, but they erased it. They even have the stupidity to call the remake "Definitive Edition", but there is nothing definitive about it.

[Vlangusy]

1. The original game should still be available for purchase as it's a separate product, preferably on GOG.com. Having this "Definitive Edition" isn't a substitute.
2. It's awful to erase original game's legacy and just overwrite it with later games' theme. What about preserving the piece of culture?

[Vlangusy]

if I'm already ranting
3. Main menu is bland and makes the game appear as a web-browser mmo like Grepolis. Btw. what is this font, some basic freakin' Arial?
4. I feel kinda attached to the background pictures on the in-game interface that every civilization had, They switched these arts with some new ones instead of remastering the old :/

[Kiwichris]

There is a guide for this here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1846861089

[Henrietta]

New OST sucks

[Kiwichris]

Originally posted by Henrietta:

New OST sucks

Agreed!

[NABN00B]

Originally posted by Vlangusy:

2. It's awful to erase original game's legacy and just overwrite it with later games' theme. What about preserving the piece of culture?

AoE classic had 2 different soundtracks. One of them is the MIDI soundtrack that most people know and was the one that got installed onto the computer. The other is the Redbook audio soundtrack that came only on the original releases of AoE and RoR.
Refer to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5HQjHcKsSY&list=PLD80AACFB3E563792&index=10