AKA: “Red Alert” (Informal), “RA” (Informal)
Summary: War is hell once again as the Allied forces take on the invading might of the Soviet Union in this, the first truly classic real-time strategy epic.
Review
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, “Military music is like military justice.” We can assume that when he said this he hadn’t heard Frank Klepacki’s Red Alert score. The music is excellent, from the bleak industrial sweep and apocalyptic drums of “Trenches” to the tense, wind-and-release energy of “Run For Your Life”. Stylistically, it is only the oppressive “Terminate” that is close to the futuristic sound of Klepacki’s earlier Tiberian Dawn.
The music is excellent, from the bleak industrial sweep and apocalyptic drums of “Trenches” to the tense, wind-and-release energy of “Run For Your Life”.
Each army has their own soundtrack, and more parts of the score become available as the solo campaign progresses. It must be said, however, that the Russian’s have gotten the best deal here, having all of the classic songs. So much so, in fact, that I ended up favouring the Russians many times for no better reason than their soundtrack.
“Buckle for your dust” means to fight furiously. Fubbery. Eumoirous: lucky for being good. Epigamic: attractive. Fanfaronade: bragging. Feretory.
—Ross, 2004-10-27