Tuesday, December 10

Medal of Honor 8-Disc Soundtrack, Too Much?

Cover of "Medal of Honor"
Cover of Medal of Honor

I like a good soundtrack, especially those included in games such as Need for Speed, Burnout and Grand Theft Auto, some are single disc, some are double and a few manage to go up to 4 discs, but an 8 disc set that lasts 10 hours?
Electronic Arts are releasing a Medal of Honor soundtrack set which spans the collection, from Medal of Honor (the original, not 2010 version, although, that’s in there, too) to bonus discs of European Assault and Airbourne.

Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing at EA, “the box set representing the 12-year-old franchise is an absolute milestone for video game scores. The millions of MEDAL OF HONOR fans around the world deserve nothing less. We are honored to partner with LA-LA Land Records.”

Hold onto your rifle, soldier, it’s a long list…
TRACK LISTING:
DISC 1: MEDAL OF HONOR
MUSIC BY MICHAEL GIACCHINO

  1. Medal Of Honor (4:10)
  2. Locating Enemy Positions (4:12)
  3. Taking Out The Railgun (3:52)
  4. Attack On Fort Schmerzen (3:57)
  5. The Radar Train (3:35)
  6. Rescuing The G3 Officer (4:09)
  7. Panzer Attack (4:17)
  8. Rjuken Sabotage (4:08)
  9. The U-Boat (4:43)
  10. Merker’s Salt Mine (4:09)
  11. Approaching Colditz Castle (3:22)
  12. Securing The Codebook (3:37)
  13. Nordhausen (3:18)
  14. Stopping The V2 (4:14)
  15. The Jet Aircraft Facility (3:29)
  16. The Road To Berlin (3:07)
  17. Medal Of Honor (Alternate Version) (3:03)
  18. The Road To Berlin (Radio Broadcast) (4:05)

RUNNING TIME: 69:27
DISC 2: MEDAL OF HONOR UNDERGROUND
MUSIC BY MICHAEL GIACCHINO

  1. “May 10TH, 1940 (Main Theme)”(4:28)
  2. The Streets Of Paris (3:50)
  3. Amongst The Dead (3:17)
  4. Fleeing The Catacombs(3:09)
  5. Panzer Blockade(3:20)
  6. The Road To Tobruk (3:24)
  7. Escape From Casablanca(3:20)
  8. Passage To Iraklion(3:40)
  9. Labyrinth Of The Minotaur(3:15)
  10. Ascent To The Castle (3:25)
  11. Last Rites (3:34)
  12. The Battle Of Monte Cassino (3:16)
  13. The Motorcycle Chase(4:18)
  14. Returning To Paris (3:25)
  15. Beneath The City(3:09)
  16. Each Night He Comes Home To Me (3:53)
  17. “May 10th,1940(Alternate Version)” (4:20)
  18. Er Lasst Mich Niemals Allein (OSS Radio Broadcast) (4:32)

RUNNING TIME:65:35
DISC 3: MEDAL OF HONOR FRONTLINE
MUSIC BY MICHAEL GIACCHINO

  1. Operation Market Garden/Storm In The Port (5:33)
  2. Border Town (3:36)
  3. U-4902 (4:44)
  4. Shipyards Of Lorient/Needle In A Haystack (3:14)
  5. After The Drop (5:38)
  6. Kleveburg (3:32)
  7. Manor House Rally (3:48)
  8. The Halftrack Chase/Several Bridges Too Far (3:40)
  9. Nijmegen Bridge (3:22)
  10. The Rowhouses (4:40)
  11. Arnhem/Rolling Thunder (5:51)
  12. Emmerich Station (3:02)
  13. Thuringer Wald Express (2:52)
  14. Sturmgeist’s Armored Train/The Hornet’s Nest (3:55)
  15. Approaching The Tarmac (3:48)
  16. Clipping Their Wings (3:27)
  17. Escaping Gotha (7:16)
  18. The Songless Nightingale (2:42)

RUNNING TIME: 74:40
DISC 4: MEDAL OF HONOR ALLIED ASSAULT
MUSIC BY MICHAEL GIACCHINO

  1. Main Theme (4:04)
  2. North Africa (3:19)
  3. Schmerzen (3:37)
  4. Sniper Town (3:21)
  5. Tiger Tank (3:25)

RUNNING TIME 17:46
MEDAL OF HONOR PACIFIC ASSAULT
MUSIC BY CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ

  1. Main Theme (2:07)
  2. Opening (1:44)
  3. Dear Dad (1:06)
  4. Boot Camp (1:13)
  5. No Fear (0:39)
  6. Pearl Harbot Ending (1:18)
  7. Battlegrounds (1:30)
  8. Tarawa (1:02)
  9. Rein (0:38)
  10. To Guadalcanal (0:48)
  11. Reunion (1:10)
  12. 3 Week Wonder (0:55)
  13. The Jungle (0:26)
  14. On Patrol (0:44)

RUNNING TIME: 15:20
MEDAL OF HONOR EUROPEAN ASSAULT
MUSIC BY CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ

  1. Dogs Of War – Main Title (2:59)
  2. Operation Chariot (3:16)
  3. Casualties Of War (1:40)
  4. Redball Express (3:17)
  5. To Stalingrad (3:16)
  6. Clearing Tobruk (2:06)
  7. North Africa (5:22)
  8. The Desert Rats (2:18)
  9. “Russia, 1942 (2:17)
  10. Battle Of The Bulge (4:16)
  11. One Man Can Make A Difference (2:09)

RUNNING TIME: 32:56
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 66:02
DISC 5: MEDAL OF HONOR RISING SUN
MUSIC BY CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ

  1. Main Titles* (3:15)
  2. Taiko Brigade (1:18)
  3. PT Attack (1:08)
  4. Deep In Guadalcanal (1:45)
  5. Stalking The Caves (2:40)
  6. We’re Hit (1:12)
  7. Engine Trouble (2:03)
  8. Requiem For The California (1:37)
  9. Saving Pearl Harbor (2:05)
  10. Singapore Docks (2:05)
  11. Passing The Nevada (1:08)
  12. Burma (3:08)
  13. Elephant Battle (1:13)
  14. March On The Temple (2:10)
  15. A Prisoner’s Eulogy (2:05)
  16. Nazi Disguise/Shima’s Speech* (2:04)
  17. Natives Are Restless (1:50)
  18. Carrier Deck (1:15)
  19. Tanaka’s Death/The Hanger (3:36)
  20. Tank March (1:23)
  21. Philippines/Zero Attack (1:46)
  22. Courtyard Strike (1:12)
  23. Yamashita’s Gold (2:54)
  24. Incoming!/Aftermath (1:38)
  25. Jungle Swarm (3:49)
  26. They Got Donnie (1:04)
  27. Shell Shock (2:21)
  28. The Sewers (1:31)
  29. Shima Escapes (0:55)
  30. Take Off/Finale (1:52)
  31. Hymn To Brothers Lost* (2:57)

RUNNING TIME: 60:59

  • – Contains Themes From Previous Medal Of Honor? Releases.

DISC 6: MEDAL OF HONOR AIRBORNE
MUSIC BY MICHAEL GIACCHINO

  1. Medal Of Honor Airborne (Main Theme) (3:49)
  2. Operation Husky (3:28)
  3. Back Alleys (2:24)
  4. In The Trenches (2:36)
  5. Restoration Temple(2:48)
  6. Gunfight In The Ruins (5:25)
  7. Operation Neptune (2:35)
  8. Following The Demolition Wires (1:07)
  9. Room By Room (2:25)
  10. Unblocking Utah (2:44)
  11. Operation Varsity (3:40)
  12. Sniper Showdown(3:18)
  13. Das Flakturn (2:38)
  14. Destroying The Fuel Reserves (2:31)
  15. Dropping Into Nijmegen (3:01)
  16. Wreckage Of Nijmegen (7:05)
  17. Defusing The Charges (2:38)
  18. Taking Out The Sighting Tower (2:32)
  19. Paestum Landing (2:51)
  20. Medal Of Honor Airborne (End Credits) (4:17)

RUNNING TIME: 63:52
DISC 7: MEDAL OF HONOR(2010)
MUSIC BY RAMIN DJAWADI

  1. From Here (3:51)
  2. Watch Your Corners (3:23)
  3. Heroes Aboard (5:10)
  4. Streets Of Gardez (3:56)
  5. The Time Is Upon Us (2:02)
  6. Hunter-Killer (2:22)
  7. Falling Away (2:48)
  8. Taking The Field (2:28)
  9. High Ground (2:28)
  10. Thirty Seconds Out (1:57)
  11. The Summit(2:47)
  12. Paint Em Up (2:33)
  13. Enemy Down (2:50)
  14. All Rounds Expended (3:10)
  15. Send In The Rangers (3:22)
  16. Tariq’s Plea (4:09)
  17. Wfo (2:38)
  18. Final Extraction (3:43)
  19. H-Hour (2:14)
  20. Wiyar (2:08)

RUNING TIME: 59:59
BONUS TRACKS

  1. Aftermath (2:28)
  2. Fire (1:56)
  3. Go Loud (1:05)
  4. Hindu Kush Remix (1:22)
  5. Last Peel (2:17)
  6. Mobilize The QRF (2:27)
  7. Soar (2:05)
  8. Time To Move (2:17)
  9. Tower Siege (2:38)

RUNNING TIME: 18:35
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 78:34
DISC 8: BONUS DISC:

MEDAL OF HONOR RISING SUN – BONUS MUSIC

  1. Chase (1:09)
  2. Ambush (2:05)
  3. Counter Attack (1:11)
  4. Nearing The River (2:03)
  5. The Speech/Get Ready (1:46)
  6. Take Cover (1:37)
  7. Taking The Field (1:37)
  8. The Riverbed (1:17)
  9. Storming The Bunker (1:13)
  10. Hotel Battle (1:06)
  11. They’re After Us (1:09)
  12. Taiko Brigade (Alt) (1:12)

RUNNING TIME: 17:25
MEDAL OF HONOR EUROPEAN ASSAULT – BONUS MUSIC

  1. Invasion Beaches (2:07)
  2. Expel The Germans (2:12)
  3. Territorial Gain (1:56)
  4. Adabold Brectch (2:02)
  5. Mutual Nemesis (2:11)
  6. Into The Camps (4:05)
  7. Secure Defend (2:10)
  8. Flight Over Stalingrad (2:17)
  9. The First Mission (1:15)
  10. Captured Commandos (4:01)
  11. Follow Holt (2:06)
  12. Finish The Job (1:08)
  13. Ambushed (0:29)
  14. Clear A Path (2:10)
  15. Continued Alarm (2:07)
  16. Dogs Of War (New) (2:58)
  17. Fall Back (0:28)
  18. Fight With Honor (2:12)
  19. Here They Come (0:31)
  20. Holt’s Targets (1:15)
  21. Hurtgen Forest (2:13)

RUNNING TIME: 41:53
MEDAL OF HONOR AIRBORNE – BONUS MUSIC

  1. Call To Action Pt 1(0:39)
  2. Call To Action Pt 2(0:38)
  3. E3 Video (1:13)
  4. Mission Complete V1 (0:21)
  5. Mission Complete V2 (0:21)
  6. Objectives (0:30)
  7. The Drop – Intense (0:32)
  8. The Drop – Safe (0:35)
  9. Varsity Suspense (Long) (1:15)
  10. Discovery 2 (0:18)
  11. Final Objective (0:34)
  12. Allies Win (0:32)
  13. Axis Wins (0:35)

RUNNING TIME: 8:03
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 67:21
In choosing an appropriate composer to convey the mood of the first MEDAL OF HONOR, legendary director Steven Spielberg was introduced to and impressed with young unknown composer, Michael Giacchino. “I did what anybody in their right mind would do,” said Spielberg. “I signed him up to score MEDAL OF HONOR—and the rest of Giacchino’s history belongs to him.” Giacchino’s video game score pioneered live orchestral recordings of videogame music.
Not exactly sure where to buy from, so check the usual places like amazon.co.uk, Play.com, etc.