The piano returns, accompanied by harp and a gentle cello soli. While extraordinarily short, “Remembrance” is among the best tracks on the album. However, the way “Warsaw Calling” is incorporated into the game, it brings a third dimension to an action-packed game. They’re certainly not typical of FPS games, and certainly the music shouldn’t detract from the mood of the game.
Pieces like this in games like Enemy Front are, to me, daring, and a little risky. Like “Enemy Front,” the piece begins in a more military fashion, this time with a march rhythm, including a snare drum, followed by a single trumpet belting out a hint of a motif, just enough to be militant, before the piano enters and takes over. “This is Warsaw Calling” brings the piano back again with the same melody as “Enemy Front,” this time in a higher key, and met with strings alternating between octaves. Yes, as illustrated in the first half of the track, this would be a war game, with drama, action, and death but the second half illustrated emotion, and I realized that I wasn’t just eager to hear the rest of the soundtrack, but actually curious to see the direction the soundtrack would go in. My first thought was that Velasco and Hathaway had instantly added several dimensions to the score. The titular title theme begins with the dark, ominous strings typical of most realist war games, rising to a few triumphant chords however, halfway through the piece, I was startled at hearing a sweet, sorrowful piano melody. Before listening to the Enemy Front music, I found myself wondering how this would compare: was Company of Heroes 2 a one-time hit, or had I only caught a glimpse of Velasco’s style in that album? The answer was neither. I was pleasantly surprised at the gorgeous choir and string instruments used in the score, and the somber, proud melody introduced in the opening song. Being partial to fantasy RPGs, the game was not my usual style, and I expected the music to be similar: harsh, tense, dramatic, and few themes to follow throughout the score. Velasco worked with composer Sean Hathaway, a freelance composer who worked previously with Velasco on the score to Company of Heroes 2 (with an equally impressive result). The first solo work of Velasco’s I experienced was the Company of Heroes 2 soundtrack, during which I was amazed by how much I loved the music. As mediocre as the game might have been, Cris Velasco’s score was powerful and rather unusual for a war game, let alone a FPS. Its disappointing graphics and numerous gameplay flaws kept it from being seriously noticed in the gaming world upon its release, which is unfortunate. Namco Bandai Games (Physical Edition) Sumthing Else Music Works (Digital Edition)Įnemy Front, developed by CI games and published by Bandai Namco, was not met with the best reception.
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