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|composer = [[Brian Tyler]]
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|release = October 14, 2013
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The '''''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' soundtrack''' is a collection of music tracks written by [[United States|American]] composer [[Brian Tyler]] that were used as background music in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''. It was released digitally on October 14, 2013. Two additional albums featuring the game's [[sea shanties]] and a "complete" compilation adding the [[Multiplayer/ACIV|multiplayer]] music were released later.
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The '''''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' soundtrack''' is a collection of music tracks composed by [[United States|American]] composer [[Brian Tyler]]. Two additions featuring the game's [[sea shanties]] and a "complete" compilation adding the multiplayer music have been released.
 
   
<h2>Track listing</h2>
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==Track listing==
<ol><li><i>Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag</i> Main Theme - 2:13
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#''Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag'' Main Theme - 2:13
</li><li>Pyrates Beware - 3:16
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#[[Piracy|Pyrates]] Beware - 3:16
</li><li>On the Horizon - 3:01
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#On the Horizon - 3:01
</li><li>The High Seas - 2:44
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#The High Seas - 2:44
</li><li>The Fortune of Edward Kenway - 1:57
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#The Fortune of [[Edward Kenway]] - 1:57
</li><li>In This World or the One Below - 2:49
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#In This World or the One Below - 2:49
</li><li>Under the Black Flag - 3:21
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#Under the Black Flag - 3:21
</li><li>The Ends of the Earth - 2:53
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#The Ends of the Earth - 2:53
</li><li>Stealing a Brig - 1:52
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#Stealing a Brig - 1:52
</li><li>Fare Thee Well - 5:14
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#Fare Thee Well - 5:14
</li><li>The Buccaneers - 4:05
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#The Buccaneers - 4:05
</li><li>Marked for Death - 3:21
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#Marked for Death - 3:21
</li><li>Last Goodbyes - 2:24
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#Last Goodbyes - 2:24
</li><li>Take What Is Ours! - 3:15
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#Take What Is Ours! - 3:15
</li><li>I'll Be with You - 6:04
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#[[To Suffer Without Dying|I'll Be with You]] - 6:04
</li><li>Lay Aboard Lads - 2:24
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#Lay Aboard Lads - 2:24
</li><li>A Pirate's Life - 2:02
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#A Pirate's Life - 2:02
</li><li>Men of War - 2:57
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#Men of War - 2:57
</li><li>Order of the Assassin - 3:10
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#Order of the [[Assassins|Assassin]] - 3:10
</li><li>In the Midst - 3:05
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#In the Midst - 3:05
</li><li>The British Empire - 3:08
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#The [[British Empire]] - 3:08
</li><li>Batten Down the Hatches - 1:37
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#Batten Down the Hatches - 1:37
</li><li>Modernity - 2:14
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#Modernity - 2:14
</li><li>A Merry Life and a Short One - 1:16
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#A Merry Life and a Short One - 1:16
</li><li>Queen Anne's Revenge - 4:42
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#[[Queen Anne's Revenge]] - 4:42
</li><li>Confrontation - 3:15
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#Confrontation - 3:15
</li><li>Prizes Plunder and Adventure - 2:12
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#Prizes Plunder and Adventure - 2:12
</li><li>Meet the Sage - 3:36
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#Meet [[Bartholomew Roberts|the]] [[Sages|Sage]] - 3:36
</li><li>Into the Jungle - 1:46
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#Into the Jungle - 1:46
</li><li>The Spanish Empire - 3:57
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#The [[Spanish Empire]] - 3:57
</li><li>The Islands of the West Indies - 3:06
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#The Islands of the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] - 3:06
</li><li>Ships of Legend - 2:02
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#Ships of Legend - 2:02
</li><li>Secrets of the Maya - 3:24
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#Secrets of the [[Mayans|Maya]] - 3:24
</li><li>Life at Sea - 3:10
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#Life at Sea - 3:10
</li></ol>
 
   
==Sea Shanty Edition==
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==''Sea Shanty Vol 1''==
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{{Soundtrack Infobox
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|name = ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Sea Shanty Edition''
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|image = AC4 Sea Shanty vol1.jpg
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|composer = Various Artists
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|arranger =
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|producer =
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|no discs = 1
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|no tracks = 16
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|length = 28:22
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|release = October 29, 2013
 
|link = [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag/id947148479 iTunes]<br>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GATDL7O Amazon]}}
 
#Randy Dandy Oh - 1:35
 
#Randy Dandy Oh - 1:35
 
#Maid of Amsterdam - 1:41
 
#Maid of Amsterdam - 1:41
 
#Leave Her Johnny - 2:12
 
#Leave Her Johnny - 2:12
 
#Whisky Johnny O' - 1:21
 
#Whisky Johnny O' - 1:21
#Good Morning Ladies - 1:38
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#Good Morning Ladies - 1:39
 
#Fish in the Sea - 1:29
 
#Fish in the Sea - 1:29
 
#Dead Horse - 1:07
 
#Dead Horse - 1:07
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#Verdiales - 1:26
 
#Verdiales - 1:26
   
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==The Complete Edition==
 
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==''Sea Shanty Vol 2''==
#Saba Island - 3:37
 
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{{Soundtrack Infobox
#Santa Lucia - 3:10
 
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|name = ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Sea Shanty Edition, Vol. 2''
#Tampa Bay - 3:19
 
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|image = AC4 Sea Shanty vol2.jpg
#Prison - 3:00
 
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|composer = Various Artists
#La Havana - 3:18
 
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|arranger =
#Portobelo - 3:45
 
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|producer =
#Saint Pierre - 3:23
 
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|no discs = 1
#Palenque - 3:08
 
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|no tracks = 25
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|length = 48:10
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|release = June 16, 2014
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|link = [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag/id875909248 iTunes]<br>[https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Various_Artists_Assassin_s_Creed_4_Black_Flag_Sea?id=Bs2nf6hdqfqqehur3tqrqtqiozm Google Play]<br>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KR76UEQ Amazon]}}
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# Drunken Sailor - 1:30
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#Lowlands Away - 2:58
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#Padstow Farewell - 2:19
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#Goodbye, Fare-ye-well - 2:36
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#Roll, Boys, Roll! - 1:55
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#So Early in the Morning - 1:28
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#Where am I to Go, M'Johnnies - 1:24
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#'Way Me Susianah - 1:18
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#Billy Riley - 1:15
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#Captain Kidd - 1:25
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#The Golden Vanity - 1:52
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#Blow Away the Morning Dew - 1:43
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#Here's a Health to the Company - 2:35
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#Down Among the Dead Men - 2:12
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#Over the Hills and Far Away - 2:04
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#Spanish Ladies - 2:45
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#Star of the County Down - 1:56
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#We Be Three Poor Mariners - 1:48
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#Captain Ward - 1:27
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#The Nightingale - 2:49
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#Maggie Lauder - 1:41
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#Fandango 01 - 1:27
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#Fandango 02 - 1:20
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#Jaberas - 1:54
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#Tientos - 2:35
   
 
==''Complete Edition''==
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{{Soundtrack Infobox
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|name = ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Game Soundtrack - The Complete Edition''
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|image = AC4 Complete.jpg
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|composer = Brian Tyler<br>Various Artists<br>[[Joe Henson]]<br>[[Alexis Smith]]
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|arranger =
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|producer =
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|no discs = 3
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|no tracks = 58
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|length = 2:36:35
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|release = December 2, 2013
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|link = [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag/id947448013 iTunes]<br>[https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Various_Artists_Assassin_s_Creed_4_Black_Flag_The?id=Be7nvtcfg533wol2dmps2wbtpa4 Google Play]<br>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GK0W5ZW Amazon]}}Although it was marketed as a "complete" soundtrack, the first 2 discs in this 3-disc set were actually the main soundtrack and volume 1 of the ''Sea Shanty Edition'', respectively. The final disc consisted of 8 previously-unreleased tracks that featured in the ''Black Flag'' multiplayer missions, all written by [[United Kingdom|English]] composers [[Joe Henson]] and [[Alexis Smith]].
 
#[[Saba Island]] - 3:37
 
#[[Santa Lucia]] - 3:10
 
#[[Tampa Bay]] - 3:19
 
#[[Prison]] - 3:00
 
#[[Havana|La Havana]] - 3:18
 
#[[Portobelo]] - 3:45
 
#[[Saint Pierre]] - 3:23
 
#[[Palenque]] - 3:08
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Despite its name, "The Complete Edition" excludes [[Sarah Greene]]'s rendition of "{{Wiki|The Parting Glass}}". According to [[Darby McDevitt]], it was a performance of the song by {{Wiki|Cara Dillon}} that inspired him to incorporate the song into the game.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DarbyMcDevitt/status/402930805090951169 Twitter post by Darby McDevitt]</ref>
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*Despite its name, the ''Complete Edition'' excludes "The Worst Old Ship" shanty and [[Sarah Greene]]'s rendition of "{{Wiki|The Parting Glass}}". According to [[Darby McDevitt]], it was a performance of the song by {{Wiki|Cara Dillon}} that inspired him to incorporate the song into the game.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DarbyMcDevitt/status/402930805090951169 Twitter - @DarbyMcDevitt]: ".@GreatWallofChin This is the version of "The Parting Glass" that convinced me to put the song in the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4vgTJZgyN8"</ref>
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*Tavern songs not in soundtracks:
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**As I Was Going to Banbury
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**Barbara Allen
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**Blow the Candles Out
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**The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood
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**The Nightingale
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**The Three Ravens
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**Young Edwin in the Lowlands Low
   
 
==Reference==
 
==Reference==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{Soundtracks}}
*[http://itunes.apple.com/album/assassins-creed-4-black-flag/id719456977 iTunes]
 
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]

Revision as of 01:47, 20 October 2018


The Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag soundtrack is a collection of music tracks written by American composer Brian Tyler that were used as background music in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. It was released digitally on October 14, 2013. Two additional albums featuring the game's sea shanties and a "complete" compilation adding the multiplayer music were released later.

Track listing

  1. Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Main Theme - 2:13
  2. Pyrates Beware - 3:16
  3. On the Horizon - 3:01
  4. The High Seas - 2:44
  5. The Fortune of Edward Kenway - 1:57
  6. In This World or the One Below - 2:49
  7. Under the Black Flag - 3:21
  8. The Ends of the Earth - 2:53
  9. Stealing a Brig - 1:52
  10. Fare Thee Well - 5:14
  11. The Buccaneers - 4:05
  12. Marked for Death - 3:21
  13. Last Goodbyes - 2:24
  14. Take What Is Ours! - 3:15
  15. I'll Be with You - 6:04
  16. Lay Aboard Lads - 2:24
  17. A Pirate's Life - 2:02
  18. Men of War - 2:57
  19. Order of the Assassin - 3:10
  20. In the Midst - 3:05
  21. The British Empire - 3:08
  22. Batten Down the Hatches - 1:37
  23. Modernity - 2:14
  24. A Merry Life and a Short One - 1:16
  25. Queen Anne's Revenge - 4:42
  26. Confrontation - 3:15
  27. Prizes Plunder and Adventure - 2:12
  28. Meet the Sage - 3:36
  29. Into the Jungle - 1:46
  30. The Spanish Empire - 3:57
  31. The Islands of the West Indies - 3:06
  32. Ships of Legend - 2:02
  33. Secrets of the Maya - 3:24
  34. Life at Sea - 3:10

Sea Shanty Vol 1

  1. Randy Dandy Oh - 1:35
  2. Maid of Amsterdam - 1:41
  3. Leave Her Johnny - 2:12
  4. Whisky Johnny O' - 1:21
  5. Good Morning Ladies - 1:39
  6. Fish in the Sea - 1:29
  7. Dead Horse - 1:07
  8. Running Down to Cuba - 1:29
  9. Trooper and the Maid - 1:57
  10. William Taylor - 2:16
  11. Patrick Spens - 1:52
  12. Fathom the Bowl - 2:13
  13. Admiral Benbow - 1:53
  14. All for Me Grog - 2:06
  15. Buleria - 2:06
  16. Verdiales - 1:26

Sea Shanty Vol 2

  1. Drunken Sailor - 1:30
  2. Lowlands Away - 2:58
  3. Padstow Farewell - 2:19
  4. Goodbye, Fare-ye-well - 2:36
  5. Roll, Boys, Roll! - 1:55
  6. So Early in the Morning - 1:28
  7. Where am I to Go, M'Johnnies - 1:24
  8. 'Way Me Susianah - 1:18
  9. Billy Riley - 1:15
  10. Captain Kidd - 1:25
  11. The Golden Vanity - 1:52
  12. Blow Away the Morning Dew - 1:43
  13. Here's a Health to the Company - 2:35
  14. Down Among the Dead Men - 2:12
  15. Over the Hills and Far Away - 2:04
  16. Spanish Ladies - 2:45
  17. Star of the County Down - 1:56
  18. We Be Three Poor Mariners - 1:48
  19. Captain Ward - 1:27
  20. The Nightingale - 2:49
  21. Maggie Lauder - 1:41
  22. Fandango 01 - 1:27
  23. Fandango 02 - 1:20
  24. Jaberas - 1:54
  25. Tientos - 2:35

Complete Edition

Although it was marketed as a "complete" soundtrack, the first 2 discs in this 3-disc set were actually the main soundtrack and volume 1 of the Sea Shanty Edition, respectively. The final disc consisted of 8 previously-unreleased tracks that featured in the Black Flag multiplayer missions, all written by English composers Joe Henson and Alexis Smith.

  1. Saba Island - 3:37
  2. Santa Lucia - 3:10
  3. Tampa Bay - 3:19
  4. Prison - 3:00
  5. La Havana - 3:18
  6. Portobelo - 3:45
  7. Saint Pierre - 3:23
  8. Palenque - 3:08

Trivia

  • Despite its name, the Complete Edition excludes "The Worst Old Ship" shanty and Sarah Greene's rendition of "The Parting Glass". According to Darby McDevitt, it was a performance of the song by Cara Dillon that inspired him to incorporate the song into the game.[1]
  • Tavern songs not in soundtracks:
    • As I Was Going to Banbury
    • Barbara Allen
    • Blow the Candles Out
    • The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood
    • The Nightingale
    • The Three Ravens
    • Young Edwin in the Lowlands Low

Reference

  1. Twitter - @DarbyMcDevitt: ".@GreatWallofChin This is the version of "The Parting Glass" that convinced me to put the song in the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4vgTJZgyN8"