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Music and vocals by Farya Faraji. Please keep in mind that this isn’t reconstructed Roman music, it’s entirely modern music using modern compositional techniques with an Ancient Roman theme. The instruments used are all ancient Romans ones from Antiquity: the aulos, lyre and pan flute. The pronunciation I used is the historical pronunciation of Latin as it was in Antiquity, which we call the Classical Pronunciation. The lyrics are from the RMRS repertoire of marching songs; the RMRS are a reenactment group specialising in Ancient Roman military reconstructions and drills. I wanted the song to turn the lyrics into a story of Roman watchmen reminding themselves why their difficult duty was worth it: it begins as a lament of their condition, but as the melody rises, the watchmen remember why their suffering is—for the good of the Empire. I wanted the lyrics to almost work like the Night’s Watch vow in the Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones universe for those who know what I’m talking about, the parralel being
