Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag soundtrack

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.