 The Age of Empires III Original Soundtrack features an original musical score composed by Ensemble Studios musicians Stephen Rippy and Kevin McMullan , whose previous work includes other games in the Age of Empires series as well as Age of Mythology . It was released on November 11 , 2005 by Sumthing Else Music Works . Stephen Rippy , music and sound director at Ensemble Studios , said , " Age of Empires III is a game with an epic topic — it covers the colonization of the Americas over a period of some three hundred years , so it needed to have an epic @-@ sounding score to match . Using a full orchestra and choir as well as some more period @-@ inspired instrumentation , the music follows the story of Morgan Black and his descendants as they battle the Circle of Ossus for a foothold in the New World . " The soundtrack also features a bonus DVD that includes fourteen tracks remixed in 5 @.@ 1 surround , a behind @-@ the @-@ scenes video of the studio session , the Age of Empires III cinematic trailer and five exclusive bonus tracks . 
