Music & vocals by Farya Faraji. Please note that this isn’t reconstructed historical music, it’s modern music that uses aspects of Ancient Greek music and modern Iranian music.
Notes on some of the chapters:
“The Spartans – Leonidas” uses the Enharmonic modes of Ancient Greek music, which was defined by usage of microtonal intervals. The orchestration and arrangement heard here is largely historically compatible, and may give an accurate enough insight into the sounds of Ancient Greek music. The instruments heard for the Greeks are a frame drum, Ancient Greek lyres, and a basic rural flute; as well as the aulos and bagpipes. Modern Greek instruments like the bouzouki also join in later in the symphony. The flute melody is in the first tetrachord of the Lydian Chromatic mode, another of the three variants of Ancient Greek modality: Enharmonic, Chromatic and Diatonic.
The Iranian themes utilise the vast modal repertoire of Iranian music, called the dastgāh system today, which is related to the broader maqam system also used in modern Greece. The Achaemenids’ leitmotif and Xerxes’ leitmotifs are based on medieval variants of the Segāh mode that I found in the works of Safi-ad-Din and early Safavid-era music theorists. The Iranian instrumentation consists of a modern orchestra played in a typical Middle-Eastern fashion, a tar, setar, tanbour, qanun, oud, ney flute, santour, and daf and tombak drums. The lyrics to the chapter “the Empire” are Achaemenid-era writings written down in the Behistun inscriptions.
The lyrics heard in Leonidas Gathers the 7000 are an Ancient Greek paean written by Aeschylus, for his play “The Persians.” The pronunciation I used for the Ancient Greek lyrics is Modern Greek, not reconstructed historical pronunciation.
00:00 Overture – Earth and Water
00:34 The Spartans – Leonidas
04:24 The Empire – Xerxes
07:29 To Greece
09:52 Leonidas Gathers the 7000
13:30 Thermopylae
15:06 The First Battle
17:02 Immortals Deployed
19:20 The First Night – Leonidas’ Dreams
21:14 The Second Day
25:14 Celebration and Feasting
26:48 Ephialtes’ Treachery
28:02 Leonidas’ Choice
29:50 The Shadows over Xerxes
33:14 Last Stand
37:24 The Empire Triumphs
37:52 Lament for Leonidas
41:30 A Memory Honoured
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Music & vocals by Farya Faraji. Please note that this isn’t reconstructed historical music, it’s modern music that uses aspects of Ancient Greek music and modern Iranian music.
Notes on some of the chapters:
“The Spartans – Leonidas” uses the Enharmonic modes of Ancient Greek music, which was defined by usage of microtonal intervals. The orchestration and arrangement heard here is largely historically compatible, and may give an accurate enough insight into the sounds of Ancient Greek music. The instruments heard for the Greeks are a frame drum, Ancient Greek lyres, and a basic rural flute; as well as the aulos and bagpipes. Modern Greek instruments like the bouzouki also join in later in the symphony. The flute melody is in the first tetrachord of the Lydian Chromatic mode, another of the three variants of Ancient Greek modality: Enharmonic, Chromatic and Diatonic.
The Iranian themes utilise the vast modal repertoire of Iranian music, called the dastgāh system today, which is related to the broader maqam system also used in modern Greece. The Achaemenids’ leitmotif and Xerxes’ leitmotifs are based on medieval variants of the Segāh mode that I found in the works of Safi-ad-Din and early Safavid-era music theorists. The Iranian instrumentation consists of a modern orchestra played in a typical Middle-Eastern fashion, a tar, setar, tanbour, qanun, oud, ney flute, santour, and daf and tombak drums. The lyrics to the chapter “the Empire” are Achaemenid-era writings written down in the Behistun inscriptions.
The lyrics heard in Leonidas Gathers the 7000 are an Ancient Greek paean written by Aeschylus, for his play “The Persians.” The pronunciation I used for the Ancient Greek lyrics is Modern Greek, not reconstructed historical pronunciation.
00:00 Overture – Earth and Water
00:34 The Spartans – Leonidas
04:24 The Empire – Xerxes
07:29 To Greece
09:52 Leonidas Gathers the 7000
13:30 Thermopylae
15:06 The First Battle
17:02 Immortals Deployed
19:20 The First Night – Leonidas’ Dreams
21:14 The Second Day
25:14 Celebration and Feasting
26:48 Ephialtes’ Treachery
28:02 Leonidas’ Choice
29:50 The Shadows over Xerxes
33:14 Last Stand
37:24 The Empire Triumphs
37:52 Lament for Leonidas
41:30 A Memory Honoured
Playing as a Greek fracture state in Rome 2 with this playing hits
Thank you, Farya, for all the knowledge, respect and sensitivity you "put in" your work. Greetings from Greece.
درود بر وطن پرستان شریفی که روی تاریخ کشورشون عرق دارند. سربلندمون کردید و خیلی زحمت کشیدید
I like the song of Leonidas gathering 7000
revenge in plateae
Nice!
انوشییییروان 😍😍😍❣
Simply brilliant! I'm in love with the channel now.
I absolutely love this track. Would it be possible for me to use it in one of my upcoming YouTube videos? I'll ensure to give full credit and link back to your channel. Thanks in advance!
Happy music.
Very emotional… Thermopylae (Marathon and Salamina too) was not only a battle of humans. We had the …meeting of two diferrent civilizations in the battlefield. According to the dialectic of Heraclitus ( ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΝΤΩΝ = Father of all is war), two opposites collide, then unite and create a new composition. The "marriage" and mixing of the three cultures was promoted by Alexander a hundred years later. Alexander was born and bred as a Greek, ruled and married as a Persian, and died as an Egyptian (Ηis body became a mummy !) For this reason we call him "The Great" and not so much for his successes in battle. He also tried to open the Gates of India, but death defeated him… But he brought to the West with the scientists and philosophers who followed his campaign, enough of the knowledge and wisdom of the East.
4:25 This perfectly portrays the image one might have about the Achaemenids (and probably all historical Iranian empires): it's an incomparable majesty, a majesty that doesn't even provoke fear or violence because it's so incredibly rich and powerful that it doesn't even care. It does not sound like a military march of an army so numerous as Xerxes'; it just sounds kingly, jovial, and festive. Truly a masterpiece.
Esta increíble, el concepto me seduce y no dejo de tararear los ritmos más influyentes – que son todos- me transporta a las lecturas de historia, documentales y conferencias sobre la historia del antiguo Mediterráneo y el fascinante Medio Oriente. Mis felicitaciones y un saludo desde un punto en medio del Gran Desierto de Altar, Sonora, México…..👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The soundtrack to the real 300. Loved every minute of it, although my favorite part was "Immortals deployed". One of my favorite musical pieces. "The Empire: Xerxes" is incredibly glorious too.
Alguien mas se siente movido por el canto de los 7000 para defender su patria o soy solo yo?
Need to do music for the battle of Lepanto film that will be coming out this decade
Υπέροχο,επικαλέστηκες πραγματικά την μούσα σου Φαρία,σε ευχαριστούμε.Magnificent,truly you invoke your muse Farya,we thank you.
Great music . Thank you so much 😉
Great ! Very inspired my friend, as a Greek I can only say Μπράβο!
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marvelous!!! I am the granddaughter of Greek survivors from Micro Asia and this for me transports me to the music of my ancestors.
perfect one to play in background while playing Persian faction in Crusader Kings 3.
Listening to this symphony, I really look forward to seeing historical symphonies based on Ancient and Medieval India, because of the sheer amount of events of that era that impacted both the Culture and History of the Indian Subcontinent, which I think would be a great scope for such symphonies. And, as usual it is nowadays, a pleasure listening to your channel's music, keep up the great work Farya Faraji.
Is there an extended version of the 11:07 music?? The vocals are amazing!
Este es el mejor del canal y tiene pocas vistas
As a Hellen, the " Leonida's Choice" made me think, and cry. Beautiful!
We want extended celebration and feast please……
Farya! This is could work for the next Age of Empires game!
Being a Symbolist in regards to music and poetry, I love that you evoke for me a time and place. Even if you are trying to describe, you always manage to carry me away to another moment so far removed from my here and now. I bless you, my dear son. ❤
Ancient history is amazing, too bad that is written with blood
این ترموپیل و ماراتون رو زیادی مهمش کردن. نبردهای حران(کاره) و ادسا و چندتای دیگه در زمان اشکانی و نبردهای اردشیر و شاپور یکم با روم خیلی مهمتره که بهشون زیاد پرداخته نشده. درود بر شما
@faryafaraji can you make a song about the 700 Thespians who also fought alongside the 300 Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae it would be appreciated.
37:22 😍
When is Farya going to release this on Spotify? I wanna feel like I'm marching for Persia while running my everyday errands.
THIS IS EPIC. CONGRATULATIONS!
"This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die!"
33:20
Can somebody write the lyrics in Latin alphabet for the Song "Leonidas Gathers the 7000"? I need to know, i gives me goosebumbs everytime! Such a AWESOME Track! 🙂
Farya. I would like to know what the perspective is in your country on the battle of the thermopiles and the campaign of Alexander Magnus. At least in the West it is presented as great humiliations to Persia. On the other hand, Alexander Magnus is greatly glorified. Is Alla perceived as a genius? or as someone dangerous?
I never realized that in "Thermopylae" it said "Πέρσαι, μολὼν λαβέ", now it is x10 better
King of kings cyrus the great 👑👑
'둘째 날'이랑 '최후의 항전'이 가장 좋아하는 부분임!!
37-24-37-49 My favourite part in this epic symphony is the empire triumphs.
❤❤❤❤❤عالی
in the xerxes theme i coufd understand 20 percent of the lyrics as it it is really close o sanskrit and the language that i speak has a really close relation with sanskrit like "bumim ada hya avam asmanam" and haxamanishya