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[Mithfindel]

As an aside, how did all national anthems in the world end up being played with a Western classical orchestra anyway?

"Imperialism"?

[Morwen Lagann]

As an aside, how did all national anthems in the world end up being played with a Western classical orchestra anyway?

Because if they used an Eastern classical orchestra they'd all sound like this? *flees*

[Matariki Rain]

As an aside, how did all national anthems in the world end up being played with a Western classical orchestra anyway?

Looking at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem#History I'd say it's probably got a lot to do with the idea of a national anthem being a 19th-century European thing that got spread around the world.

[Nmaro Makari]

Caldari national anthem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHhzi8PvDYw

[Nmaro Makari]

As an aside, how did all national anthems in the world end up being played with a Western classical orchestra anyway?

Looking at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem#History I'd say it's probably got a lot to do with the idea of a national anthem being a 19th-century European thing that got spread around the world.

What Mata and Mith said. Pretty much, Imperialism. I hear it was quite popular about a century or so ago.

[Casiella]

>implying that imperialism doesn't exist today in only slightly less overt forms

[Nmaro Makari]

>implying that imperialism doesn't exist today in only slightly less overt forms

[Jev North]

Ahh, yes. Back when we stole countries through the cunning use of flags.

[Mathra Hiede]

Ahh, yes. Back when we stole countries through the cunning use of flags.

/thread

That, my good sir is pure win.

[Nmaro Makari]

I have to completely disagree with your selection for the Minmatar anthem, because I have heard a far better one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6QjMCIyASM

The national anthem of Zimbabwe while I lived there. The current version is different.

I dont know, but definitely has a bit of the chest-beating that the one in the OP lacks.

[lallara zhuul]

I would think that the Gallente would have an anthem more like the Spanish one.

Where the singing is done by going 'lol' with the tune.

Amarrians probably do not have a national anthem, the nation and the religion are inseparable.

Probably one of the more common hymns could be used in place of one, but a regular amarrian probably knows oodles of them.

Minnies?

Because of the Gallente influence they would probably have something along the lines of Shakiras 'Waka waka'.

State would probably have none, just anthems for the different corporations...

[Natalcya Katla]

Sansha's Nation would have an anthem much like this, I imagine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftXCYxB5fgc

In fact, it could be used almost verbatim. It fits so well, it's eerie.

[scagga]

I thought the Minmatar would have a national anthem more like this.

Being revolutionaries and all...

As for Amarr, I'd think the religious aspects would outweigh the imperial aspects in the anthem,like this.

[Nicoletta Mithra]

I don't think that a lack of separation of nation and religion is a reason for not having a national anthem.

The Queen is head of the Anglican church and the British Empire, still the Empire has an anthem.
If that's not enough: theVatican has an anthem, too.

[Tiberious Thessalonia]

Sansha's Nation would have an anthem much like this, I imagine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftXCYxB5fgc

In fact, it could be used almost verbatim. It fits so well, it's eerie.

I disagree.

What use has Nation for the outward projection of loyalty to the cause when the song of Nation (IE the constant murmer of the nearby nodes within the collective) is constantly enforcing and encouraging that loyalty, even without overt mind control.

The main purpose of having such a song in Nation would be more to speak to those outside the Unity, if anything.