When I was 8: I couldn't listen to this song because I thought it sounded sad/depressing. When I was 16: I used this song to comfort me when I was feeling depressed. SC4 forever
I played this game when i was 5 or 6 like 600 hours and im 16 right now. Idk why but the songs you listened when you were a child sticks in your mind forever. I grew up with nfs underground and with this masterpiece. :')
The Fiddler in this tune is DAROL ANGER. He's best known as a bluegrass fiddler but he plays a lot of Irish and Indian styles too. He knew Jerry Martin because they both play jazz music in the Bay Area (before Anger moved to the East Coast).
Everything about this song is an absolute masterpiece. The fiddle from Darol Anger is so on point and incredible the whole way though. The low key supporting digital beat behind it. The way it brings the bass in, and then the synth, the way it drops the fiddle while the synth does its work only to combine them towards the end. Then of course that hauntingly beautiful way it drops you into the tiny piano solo at the end. That moment honestly swells such a rush of emotion in me I tear up each time I hear it. Well done to all that worked on this one. Its truly beautiful and one of my favourite songs. It touches my heart in a way only few songs can.
Revisiting this in 2023, I can honestly say this is one of the greatest computer game soundtracks of all time. It really hold its own as a standalone album.
BTW people not too get too technical but I tried creating a song inspired by this and found that about 70% of the scales that this song relates too are Eastern based. Like the Ethiopian Scale, Augmented 5th Scale, Spanish 8 Tone, etc. So, "Texan" isn't correct. Though it does still represent a small town feel. And I do respect other people have different opinions but when I think of the small town to this, I think more of a Small Town in the Eastern World since the scale feels too me that way.
1. This song sounds like a song they would play on the weather channel. 2. Your right! Simcity 4 msuic has been getting big. In a documentary they played a song from the soundtrack, I cant remember which song but it was about people blowing old military ships up to create artifical reefs
I don't like listening to these songs but at the same time I do. It's a great soundtrack, but it makes me feel sad that there probably never will be a good sequel to this.
@@zfoxfire I played through cities skylines after reading many coments like this one, sadly I was really disapointed, for me it was a nice game but it lacked the same soul from SC
My favorite song from Sim City 4... I would sit back and watch all the people and listen to this song... with my budget adviser screaming at me at the bottom of the screen. XD
I kept imagining a Sim City that shared all content with the Sims to allow micromanagement on an exponential level. Sort of expanding greatly on what they did with SC4 and Sims 3, where you could bring a Sims character into the city, or import a small section of SC4 into the Sims. I pictured the newest games synergizing together, switching on the fly between managing families to a stable point then switching to the mayor role to manage and expand the city. Such a great opportunity for EA squandered.
@@Scizyr I also have imagined that, it would be so cool. to be able to go on sims and have the option to move-in on the map sims gives you, or press a button to move into a property in a saved SC4 city.
+Måns Gezelius Check out Distorted Reality 2. Many artists used this CD, including this one and the one you mentioned. even Stewart Copeland used it for Spyro 2 Ripto's Rage if you're familiar with that game.
It's kinda funny how so many artists, particularly video game artists, used these sample libraries. Some may consider it lazy, but they often produce great music regardless.
This song reminds me of that one small amateur pilot, she flew around the small farm next to my house, the sky was gray and it almost rained. She loved flying with that plane, eventually, she moved out.
Very beautiful music, i always tune this in when observing at the Night Skylines in Cities Skylines (again) ;) For me Skylines is the direct successor to Sim city 4 and what a great experience it is with the deep SC4 music.
I haven't played this game in years but I'll inadvertently have songs from the soundtrack playing in my head from time to time. Sure enough, this song is the one that I remember most often. Reminds me of the transition from rural community to urban metropolis in some sort of Koyaanisqatsi-like scene. Simply brilliant.
Man, people are so immature, you don't need drugs to get high. All you gotta do is listen to this type of music and you are gone out of this earth.... at least for a couple of minutes... and by the time you come back, I swear man, you'll see things in a different way. Best of all, one benefits rather than causing harm to one's self. Amen!
Jaime Soto you may now know the power of the words, you made this comment seven years ago and I agreed, it makes a lot of sense. You could be read by now but your words echoes forever.
I love this song. It's got this emotional feel to it. it's depressing but yet enlightening. It reminds me that though the chances of us being alone in the universe are slim, we just might be. Depending on what mood I am in, sometimes I think the opposite of that. Regardless it's a very well composed song. Thanks for uploading it. 5/5
RNGH, I love the ending so much. X3 from the violin playing so perfectly as it ascends in pitch... to the piano playing this beautiful little melody all by itself in like, an empty cathedral. :33 ~breathtaken!~
This is incredible, to me it feels like im back in time at a REAL music concert but then there is a modern twist. It is so inspiring to me, hopefully one day I can be part of creating music half as awsome as this!
Das ist mit Abstand der beste Soundtrack den ich bei Sim City nach So eine langenzeit wieder gehört habe nostalagiepur 😢😢 sehr voller emotionen very Nice 🎉❤ 1:58 - 4:15 hammer
Fun fact: famous fiddler Darol Anger does the fiddle solo in this song. According to an email I got from Walt Szalva (the composer) about this in 2005: "I had an especially good time working on that tune. Extra kudos to Darol Anger who played the fiddle, he's amazing."
I can usually calm my Budget woman down, but that damn Health & Education lady would start screaming if the funding for whatever clinic wasn't through the roof.
Pero que buena musica POR DIOS!!!!! Donde puedo encontrar a los dioses que compusieron esta marvilla??? Es que no hay una sola nota que sobre, ningun acorde fuera de lugar. Quien ilumino esta musica??
this always made me feel like im watching the metropolis from the highest tower in the city, right from the peak, and looking at the sunrise and being so tall up that you can see the earth curve. kids have wild imaginations
Dont know why but i would love to be in front of my friends in a pub an play the violin like this. Jus to see them slack jawed an in awe lol. Perhaps its bigheaded lol, but it would feel so class if i could lol,
yeah, and once again, you can kind of guess what theme the songmakers were going with this based on the title. Floating population...sounds like some kind of free people, independent of the rest of the world. and in many ways a small texan town represents that. personally this one sounds like the music to a travel commercial for some european city, like berlin or paris
too bad that not all tracks posted here are in game :F there are saved in games files if someone wants to know :D this should be in retail stores as SMCTY OST :D
I'd also like to add that I actually didn't "find" the scales. It had an Eastern Vibe all along. But I got the proof. Again I do respect others peoples opinions. And I can still imagine a small Texan town. The power of imagination baby! : P That is all. lol
When I was 8: I couldn't listen to this song because I thought it sounded sad/depressing.
When I was 16: I used this song to comfort me when I was feeling depressed.
SC4 forever
I played this game when i was 5 or 6 like 600 hours and im 16 right now. Idk why but the songs you listened when you were a child sticks in your mind forever. I grew up with nfs underground and with this masterpiece. :')
@@meteturhan3505 welcome in to the club 😂👍
Now im 32 and it brings comfort too my soul.
The most beautiful song in the game in my opinion.
Agreed :)
@@kcolg321 😂
@Dr.Pepper lost LOL it's my next favourite, the fact that it plays during the game's credits is probably no coincidence ^^
I agree
By the bay is my favourite, but I love this one as well.
The Fiddler in this tune is DAROL ANGER. He's best known as a bluegrass fiddler but he plays a lot of Irish and Indian styles too. He knew Jerry Martin because they both play jazz music in the Bay Area (before Anger moved to the East Coast).
Everything about this song is an absolute masterpiece. The fiddle from Darol Anger is so on point and incredible the whole way though. The low key supporting digital beat behind it. The way it brings the bass in, and then the synth, the way it drops the fiddle while the synth does its work only to combine them towards the end. Then of course that hauntingly beautiful way it drops you into the tiny piano solo at the end. That moment honestly swells such a rush of emotion in me I tear up each time I hear it.
Well done to all that worked on this one. Its truly beautiful and one of my favourite songs. It touches my heart in a way only few songs can.
One of the rare examples of a beautiful track being composed of instruments/genres one wouldn't think could work together
1:58 - My fav part 😌
Revisiting this in 2023, I can honestly say this is one of the greatest computer game soundtracks of all time. It really hold its own as a standalone album.
Been playing games for 28 years, and I agree.
BTW people not too get too technical but I tried creating a song inspired by this and found that about 70% of the scales that this song relates too are Eastern based. Like the Ethiopian Scale, Augmented 5th Scale, Spanish 8 Tone, etc.
So, "Texan" isn't correct. Though it does still represent a small town feel. And I do respect other people have different opinions but when I think of the small town to this, I think more of a Small Town in the Eastern World since the scale feels too me that way.
well? how is your song coming along?
SC4 had such amazing OST :D
yep
i picture a farm at work in the country side everytime i hear this song...
great song!!
Master piece of soundtracks yeah
1. This song sounds like a song they would play on the weather channel.
2. Your right! Simcity 4 msuic has been getting big. In a documentary they played a song from the soundtrack, I cant remember which song but it was about people blowing old military ships up to create artifical reefs
From 1:58 on is deep.
The music of SC4 was composed by Jerry Martin, the same composer as SC3K and the Sims. All of these games had very great soundtracks.
+Darren Maverick They should really get this guy for Cities Skylines, make some music in general or for an expansion.
+RMJ1984 You mean to tell me this guy composed all the songs, holy shit. and yeah they should
This particular piece was composed by Walt Szalva
I just love the piano in the end! Of course the whole song is brilliant!
I don't like listening to these songs but at the same time I do. It's a great soundtrack, but it makes me feel sad that there probably never will be a good sequel to this.
You should check out City Skylines if you haven't already. It's everything you'd want from a Sim City game, except monsters and arcologies. :(
@@zfoxfire I played through cities skylines after reading many coments like this one, sadly I was really disapointed, for me it was a nice game but it lacked the same soul from SC
My favorite song from Sim City 4... I would sit back and watch all the people and listen to this song... with my budget adviser screaming at me at the bottom of the screen. XD
We all thought the next Simcity will be greater than games after Simcity 4. But EA ruined that...
Even without additional content nor even updates, TS3 was very enjoyable. But still can't say it for TS4 and Simcity 2013
I kept imagining a Sim City that shared all content with the Sims to allow micromanagement on an exponential level. Sort of expanding greatly on what they did with SC4 and Sims 3, where you could bring a Sims character into the city, or import a small section of SC4 into the Sims. I pictured the newest games synergizing together, switching on the fly between managing families to a stable point then switching to the mayor role to manage and expand the city. Such a great opportunity for EA squandered.
Even a potato is saddened by this.
@@Scizyr I also have imagined that, it would be so cool. to be able to go on sims and have the option to move-in on the map sims gives you, or press a button to move into a property in a saved SC4 city.
INCREDIBLE!!!
Oh, I just noticed that this song has the same percussion as the opening of the main theme to Age of Empire 2. Listen at 01:00 and 02:00.
+Måns Gezelius Check out Distorted Reality 2. Many artists used this CD, including this one and the one you mentioned. even Stewart Copeland used it for Spyro 2 Ripto's Rage if you're familiar with that game.
It sounded like Shamburger from AoE2's In-Game Soundtrack.
It's kinda funny how so many artists, particularly video game artists, used these sample libraries. Some may consider it lazy, but they often produce great music regardless.
@@k-leb4671 sample libaries are an electronic musicians best friend!
The best part is the ending. I wish there was an entire song that sounded like the last 15 seconds.
This song reminds me of that one small amateur pilot, she flew around the small farm next to my house, the sky was gray and it almost rained. She loved flying with that plane, eventually, she moved out.
Very beautiful music, i always tune this in when observing at the Night Skylines in Cities Skylines (again) ;) For me Skylines is the direct successor to Sim city 4 and what a great experience it is with the deep SC4 music.
+Fiddlestickz1 I completley agree with both parts, i play this while playing cities!
So beautiful. No city building can come close to the magic of sim City 4.
I haven't played this game in years but I'll inadvertently have songs from the soundtrack playing in my head from time to time. Sure enough, this song is the one that I remember most often. Reminds me of the transition from rural community to urban metropolis in some sort of Koyaanisqatsi-like scene. Simply brilliant.
Man, people are so immature, you don't need drugs to get high. All you gotta do is listen to this type of music and you are gone out of this earth.... at least for a couple of minutes... and by the time you come back, I swear man, you'll see things in a different way. Best of all, one benefits rather than causing harm to one's self. Amen!
Jaime Soto you may now know the power of the words, you made this comment seven years ago and I agreed, it makes a lot of sense. You could be read by now but your words echoes forever.
I love this song. It's got this emotional feel to it. it's depressing but yet enlightening. It reminds me that though the chances of us being alone in the universe are slim, we just might be. Depending on what mood I am in, sometimes I think the opposite of that.
Regardless it's a very well composed song. Thanks for uploading it. 5/5
I cant belive some people dislike this masterpiece
But the type of music that those people prefer instead would probably make us laugh out loud.
RNGH, I love the ending so much. X3 from the violin playing so perfectly as it ascends in pitch... to the piano playing this beautiful little melody all by itself in like, an empty cathedral. :33 ~breathtaken!~
Wow. Very beautiful.
This is incredible, to me it feels like im back in time at a REAL music concert but then there is a modern twist.
It is so inspiring to me, hopefully one day I can be part of creating music half as awsome as this!
Hey, how are u man?))
Simply beautiful! I love Sim city 4 soundtrack it delivers lots of emotions.
And now, your local forecast...
the 2 minute mark sounds like a hug from mom
4:44 onwards is such an ending, almost haunting, the way the piano trails off...
2 things are certain, will wright has walked away from the making of sim city, and the series has never been the same :(
it sounds like irish heaven
shut up, trump
Das ist mit Abstand der beste Soundtrack den ich bei Sim City nach So eine langenzeit wieder gehört habe nostalagiepur 😢😢 sehr voller emotionen very Nice 🎉❤
1:58 - 4:15 hammer
Fun fact: famous fiddler Darol Anger does the fiddle solo in this song. According to an email I got from Walt Szalva (the composer) about this in 2005: "I had an
especially good time working on that tune. Extra kudos to Darol Anger
who played the fiddle, he's amazing."
There are several people who have worked on the music of sim city 4. I know of these: Walt Szalva, Andy Brick, The Humble Brothers and Edwin Dolinski
i love this one. it reminds me of a rainy day at an Irish Pub for some reason.
just beautifull.....................
I loooooove 3:20 .... But I've ALWAYS loved this song and Terrain the most on SC4. Looooooots of great music for a Sim game -3
was one of my fave
I can usually calm my Budget woman down, but that damn Health & Education lady would start screaming if the funding for whatever clinic wasn't through the roof.
It is like living in farm and commuting through fields and small villages
Pero que buena musica POR DIOS!!!!!
Donde puedo encontrar a los dioses que compusieron esta marvilla???
Es que no hay una sola nota que sobre, ningun acorde fuera de lugar. Quien ilumino esta musica??
If you love this song search "Adam Baldych" music, he is a violin player with similar style songs to this amazing track! Ah, the nostalgia! ❤️
This and Morning Commute are top notch!!!
Tambien he visto que en EA mencionan los autores. Me alegro que se lleven algo de gloria. Parece que hicieron un buen esfuerzo.
Amazing Song
best song of a perfect, if not best soundtrack ever
reminds me of Ireland
Best song in the game ♥
This track is amazing
i take it back on the other song,,,this is my favorit song of the soundtrack of simcity 4 lol,,,the other one is my 2th favorite
Awesome soundtrack!
wow, ur right! I can't believe i never noticed that.
I remember ever this song, I was play sc4 since 2000 :D
That is an excellent thought!
I love the violin.
this always made me feel like im watching the metropolis from the highest tower in the city, right from the peak, and looking at the sunrise and being so tall up that you can see the earth curve. kids have wild imaginations
Ah the memories. I remember the first time I played SC4 back in 2008
Who else agrees that this song's name is pure awesomenity?!
gotta love that piano outro.........
Simcity 4 was from 2003
First few seconds I was like "I dont remember this song". Then that violin hits.
reminnds me of ireland
1:29 The dreaded sound of everyone and their dog playing SSX 3 in TS2.
I love this song! It reminds me of Nova Scotia Canada LOL
Dont know why but i would love to be in front of my friends in a pub an play the violin like this. Jus to see them slack jawed an in awe lol. Perhaps its bigheaded lol, but it would feel so class if i could lol,
masterpiece
wenn ich dieses music anhöre und dann auch noch solospiel kommt, dann habe ich überall gänse haut.
yeah, and once again, you can kind of guess what theme the songmakers were going with this based on the title. Floating population...sounds like some kind of free people, independent of the rest of the world. and in many ways a small texan town represents that. personally this one sounds like the music to a travel commercial for some european city, like berlin or paris
too bad that not all tracks posted here are in game :F there are saved in games files if someone wants to know :D this should be in retail stores as SMCTY OST :D
I love this music and this game. I had gotten really good at simcity but now I've decided to quit it and move on.
Anyone remember the zone Nagrand from World of Warcraft? This is fitting.
@digitalicful I wasn't refering to Societies, I'm talking that someday in the future, they'll probably release Sim City 5, the true successor to SC4
好听啊～～～～
@mdavidandres
Gracias. He visto que en EA tambien los mencionan.
2 years later...
sooo relexing
the first 15 seconds makes me think of the classic Metroid introduction...anyone else?
Same beat from one of Age of Empires II songs.
Any other mixes, artists, genres anything like this anyone can recommend? Please?
Lindsey Stirling, she's a violinist with a piano in her songs
zachary merrow ya shes awesome, do you know who composed the song in the SimCity soundtrack?
@@two2truths Jerry Martin composed this. He also composed the soundtracks for sims 1 and 2.
Me too, now I can chilax for a second.
ahhhh so good n.n
I'd also like to add that I actually didn't "find" the scales. It had an Eastern Vibe all along. But I got the proof.
Again I do respect others peoples opinions. And I can still imagine a small Texan town. The power of imagination baby! : P
That is all. lol
@skullpeng I wish i could tell them, " Your Fired"!!!!
Rohan my lord, is ready to fall
Simcity4 Like god
They used this in japan because they had a floating population. ;)
2013 man is when sim city 5 is released
Does anyone listen to the House M.D. theme songs? i think they have a similar mood.
hopefully, cities xl is good, but it's nothing like a SimCity---SimCity 4 in particular
a e s t h e t i c
the only song i let play in the game
alguien sabe quien fue el autor de la musica
question: why does it fill you with pride? Were you associated with simcity, or just as a fan?
First few seconds of piano makes me think of 'Still Alive' for Mirror's Edge.
well, now we know there will be SC5