Medal of Honor: Warfighter (soundtrack)
Medal of Honour: Warfighter is the soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi and featuring Linkin Park's co-vocalist Mike Shinoda to the 2012 first-person shooter video game of the same name.[2]
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| Released | September 25, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
| Genre | Video game soundtrack | |||
| Length | 65:34[1] | |||
| Label | E.A.R.S | |||
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The first official single from the soundtrack was "Castle of Glass", which was used for the promotion of the game.
Background
editThe music for Warfighter was composed by Ramin Djawadi, who also composed the music for Medal of Honor (2010). The official soundtrack was released on September 25, 2012, on iTunes and Amazon, nearly one month before the release of the game. The soundtrack consists of 21 tracks, 2 of which were composed by Mike Shinoda, the co-vocalist and rapper of Linkin Park. Linkin Park's song "Castle of Glass" from their album Living Things serves as the theme song for Warfighter, and variations of the song appear on the soundtrack.[3] Themes from the previous game reappear as well, albeit in slightly differed forms. The song was also released as a promotional single for the soundtrack just like the band's previous contribution of The Catalyst. The song was nominated for the "Best Song in a Game" award at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards.[4] The official video was released on October 10, 2012.[5]
Composition
editThe soundtrack uses "Castle of Glass" as the theme song which as [6] Loudwire noted in their Living Things review that the song features "very different electronic elements and unique sounding samples that the band have added to their musical palette."[6] Yet is one of the most direct that the band has done, with a traditional song structure and a melody reminiscent of country music.[7]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Ramin Djawadi with additional writers listed below
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "For Rabbit" | 2:50 | |
| 2. | "Deploy" | 2:39 | |
| 3. | "NOC Out" |
| 4:07 |
| 4. | "Lena's Theme" | 3:26 | |
| 5. | "Kit Up" | 3:28 | |
| 6. | "Restless Natives" | 3:21 | |
| 7. | "Blackbird on a Wire" | 3:20 | |
| 8. | "Bridge the Gap" | 2:11 | |
| 9. | "Saa'iq" |
| 4:33 |
| 10. | "The Raid" | 2:17 | |
| 11. | "Force Multiplier" | 2:54 | |
| 12. | "Old Friend, New Foe" | 3:03 | |
| 13. | "Victory at Sea" | 3:06 | |
| 14. | "Resolve" |
| 2:44 |
| 15. | "Green Light" | 4:35 | |
| 16. | "H.A.H.O." | 2:45 | |
| 17. | "Medal Run" | 2:16 | |
| 18. | "For Mother" | 3:05 | |
| 19. | "Buzz in the Air" | 2:10 | |
| 20. | "Lena's Dream" | 2:26 | |
| 21. | "With Honors" | 4:26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 22. | "Castle of Glass[5]" | Linkin Park | 3:25 |
References
edit- ^ "iTunes". iTunes.
- ^ "Medal of Honor Warfighter soundtrack – Last.fm". February 20, 2023.
- ^ "Linkin Park talk about their 'CASTLE OF GLASS' Video for Medal of Honor Warfighter". October 18, 2012. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ Taormina, Anthony (November 15, 2012). "2012 Spike Video Game Awards Nominees Announced". Game Rant. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Linkin Park – CASTLE OF GLASS (featured in Medal of Honor Warfighter) – (2012) commercials". adland.tv. October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ a b "Linkin Park, 'Living Things' – Album Review". Loudwire.com. June 25, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ Newman, Melinda (June 25, 2012). "Album Review: Linkin Parks Living Things breathes life into band". Hitfix.com. Retrieved July 10, 2012.