This track is profoundly emotional in the game and is an exquisite stand-alone listen too. “Across the Rhine” is a sombre choral piece to close the soundtrack written in the spirit of Williams’ Saving Private Ryan. For example, despite the Reagan reference, “The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc” will inspire listeners with its soft and anthemic presentation. Tracks such as these are most inspiring in context, but are also welcome for the way they diversify the album experience.ĭespite the action focus, there are also a number of deeper tracks on the soundtrack. Likewise “The Desert Sea” creates a sense of discovery as it slowly builds up with ambient string writing, before delivering astonishment on brass. For example “The End of the Beginning” creates an ominous tone with its Zimmer-influenced vocal writing and African soprano performance. While the score largely hearkens backs to the classics of Giacchino and Williams, there are some tracks with a more modern inspiration. However, not all the themes are as enjoyable when given their cinematic focus and abrupt development. Other tracks such as “Armored Car Getaway” with its turbulent pacing and “Charge of the Crusaders” with its ever-intensifying development are also effective. It’s interesting how Revell skilfully integrates the headlining theme here too. Perhaps the most notable of these is “Not One Step Backward!”, a striking war anthem peppered by heavy percussion and mixed chorus. Like its predecessor, the Call of Duty 2 soundtrack puts a strong focus on action themes.

This theme is also revisited in several other tracks in the score and serves as a meaningful cue for listeners to come back to. Indeed, the memorable melody and rich development are very appealing here and demonstrate Revell’s intimacy with the game. It is written as a rather typical manner with marching rhythms and military instrumentation, though isn’t as formulaic as the material in Call of Duty 3. “Comrade Sniper” opens the soundtrack with an iconic theme to represent the Russians. The scores were recorded with a full orchestra and mixed in surround sound. He composed a wide variety of cues for the soundtrack, ranging from slow and beautiful anthems, to mysterious and fast-paced action scores. Graeme Revell, the composer for series CSI and a long list of movies (which include Sin City, Collateral, and my personal favorite, Street Kings), took the lead. Despite the success of Michael Giacchino’s score for the original game, there was a shift in composers for the sequel. Activision’s Call of Duty 2 featured three war heroes from different nations fighting for different reasons.

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