COD: World at War Soundtrack (All Metal Segments)

[@Alwayscommentseveryday]

Treyarch: Its just a wwII game, dont get to crazy on making music Sean Murray & Kevin Sherwood:

[@Skauldrich]

(Everyone liked that.)

[@shrekrab]

& Kevin Sherwood

[@mozambiquehere5903]

RAW as hell.

[@seanraymond9529]

@@mozambiquehere5903would you dare say “WAW as hell?”

[@mozambiquehere5903]

@@seanraymond9529 ayyyy!

[@hollowsteel]

It’s so weird having hard metal paired with a historical shooter, but honestly the game just would not be the same without it. I think that on its own, WaW is very tonally different from every other COD (something which carried over into the other Treyarch games, albeit watered down). It’s a lot grittier and darker, and certainly more visceral, something which metal absolutely supplements! It’s part of why WaW’s ost is my favorite, it’s bold and a perfect counter to the more predictable (but still great) osts of games before and after it. Sean Murray was great, and I’m glad they kept him for BO1.

[@Skauldrich]

Absolutely! The beauty of it is that they had a vision, went for it, and it totally paid off. To add to that, the fact that the music is not all Doom-like: full of adrenaline and action. The WaW sound is a little more unnerving - of course you’ve got your metal segments which accentuate the “badassery”, but it’s done in a way where it feels a little disconnected; like you’re killing people because you’re in a war, but there’s a hint of acknowledgment of the human element - the fact you’re taking a life for something out of our control (I.e. Reznov’s vengeance for Stalingrad)

[@hollowsteel]

@@Skauldrich that’s a really good read on what the music does! Honestly, I feel like there’s a subtle element of horror to the tracks, one which becomes even more important in the zombies mode, it’s part of why I think WaW zombies was so unnerving

[@Skauldrich]

@@hollowsteel Most definitely. Haha! You need not look further than the main menu music to hear audible war trauma. 😂 (Not that that's anything to laugh about...)

[@hollowsteel]

@@Skauldrich yeah, and one last thing, were you gonna do another video like this for black ops 1? (Or any other cod games that utilize metal, like MW3)

[@Skauldrich]

@@hollowsteel That might not be such a bad idea. If I get around to making something like that, I'll keep you posted. I was mostly concentrated on WaW since it's got a very distinct sound. :)

[@north7500]

"He wants mercy!" "You do not deserve mercy." "What mercy did you show to our people?" "Time to die!" "Wait wait! He may help us!" "Help us? He can die for us." *Gun shot*

[@Skauldrich]

That dialogue still sends chills down my spine. 😬

[@CharaDreemurr_Undertale]

"This is not war! This is murder!"

[@vaninhhuu3215]

@@CharaDreemurr_Undertale "THIS is how you end a war, Chernov"

[@AidenWestori]

"Mudak!"

[@EldishRinger]

​@@vaninhhuu3215"Our rockets are tearing the city apart!"

[@thebanditman5663]

I want to point out that some of the double kick drums in Eviction, and in Downfall have the same beats per minute that an MG42 has in rounds per minute, 1200. And in Eviction the pace is more broken, between busts of about 3 to 5 seconds, which is what a well trained MG42 gunner would fire in, but in Downfall, they become not only more pronounced, sounding closer to actual gunfire with the distortion, but the bursts are a lot more frequent, and last longer, which tells you that this is a last ditch gunfight, and the gunner is either in a panic, or is an untrained conscript.

[@Skauldrich]

Holy! That honestly adds another depth to the soundtrack, doesn’t it? Goodness gracious. I’ve discussed with others in the comments about the instruments emulating the weapons, but this is a whole lot deeper. 😮

[@cursedhawkins1305]

Or is just another wounded soldier since in the same mission and beyond you can see bandaged soldiers as a "quick fix" to their injuries to get them combat ready again.

[@danafreeman8235]

I’m glad to not be the only one that noticed 😂

[@0700_Hours]

cool

[@owenstfw4190]

I said the same thing about the guitar strums in heart of the reich, glad someone else noticed

[@nuggs4snuggs516]

The heavy hitting, rhythmic nature of the music, combined with the metal and electronic parts really brings out this sense of the industrialized violence machine that WW2 was, with the occasional haunting vocals to remind you of the very real, very horrific cost in human lives we as a species paid for the creation of that machine.

[@Skauldrich]

@nuggs4snuggs516 I couldn’t agree more! :)

[@pleasegodno1837]

the eastern front was probably the most metal thing that happened in history.

[@teatanks6481]

People say the metal segments are "out of place" but I think they're thematically fitting, especially in the Soviet campaign where many of the metal tracks are remixes of the more tamed ones from earlier. It represents the sheer technological and industrial might of the country, alongside its vengeful and deadly fury that swept across Eastern Europe. In Eviction there's even one part that sounds like machine gun bursts, immersing further into the world and blending music with gunfire. Sean Murray is one of the greats.

[@Skauldrich]

Couldn't say it better myself. It's almost as if is Murray composed a soundtrack that reflected, not only the setting, but also the emotions behind what's being fought for. He's essentially created music that sounds like war, wouldn't you say?

[@marcowulliampopirers2216]

it's a good point but i still think it takes you out of the experience at least for me

[@wee4567]

It's a brilliant way to tie the emotional brutality of what this war must have been at the time to a modern audience.

[@connergehdatbahng]

Dude honestly whoever has said that, fuck 'em. These are 100% inseparable from the entire experience as a whole.

[@Sky_guy0bby]

I think people say that because the themes give you a epic vibe, and makes you fell good, something that doesn't Mach the felling of the game.

[@enzoaurelius5606]

I dont know if anybody will read it but pay attention to downfall 11:45. The beat speed is a change from MG-42 to MP-40. It was a literal genius who put such an idea to a music.

[@Skauldrich]

Really blows one's mind, doesn't it? You've got to love when composers come up with this kind of thing. Such a small detail, but those with keen ears can spot it... just as you did. 😀

[@uberschnilthegreat22]

It reminds me more of the STG-44 than the MP40, though in CoD3 the RPM of the MP40 is identical to the BPM of the drums in this song

[@ashersmasher2313]

The eviction part is legit the best piece of video game soundtrack I've ever heard. When I played this campaign on veteran and I heard this part, I was literally sweating in the middle of winter!

[@Skauldrich]

That's the power of music, my friend. Couldn't agree more though. That cue is phenomenal. :D

[@savagemcflurry9082]

YES!! This, and there's the section in Their Land, Their Blood near the beginning when you move up the trenches and going to take out the tanks by the houses thats just NUTS. Then it kicks into the heavy guitar riff as you mow your way through the compound at the end of the level. Awesome stuff. There's a 10-11min video on youtube of the whole track from that mission. Highly recommend giving it a listen.

[@Bratstvoijedinstvo1945]

The Eviction soundtrack is my favorite part. The buzzsaw sounding guitar with the high pitched riff in the background and the staccato drumming. Such a perfect and evocative compliment to the game's brutal atmosphere. I still play that mission and get chills whenever the guitar kicks in.

[@Skauldrich]

There are so many layers to that cue in particular, right? All of it comes together to really paint a musical picture of the war you’re fighting.

[@flyingbeast7902]

@@Skauldrich yeah and i love how they used a synth drone as the sounds of bombers at the start of the soundtrack

[@xmsreapzzx]

the kick drum resembles an mg 42 firing in some points and in "Downfall" the kicks (mg 42) becomes more agressive as the russians storm the positions

[@JipFox]

"See how things have changed my friend. Now it is their land. Their people. Their blood."

[@Skauldrich]

"As long as he lives the heart of this army cannot be broken. He makes us all proud!"

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

“Our war crimes 😎”

[@BananaMan730]

"This is not war! This is murder!"

[@CrisE_V]

@@BananaMan730 This is how you win a war Chernov.

[@FhrithctebjXg]

“Petrenko should’ve died a hero at the battle of Stalingrad.”

[@videokunima8216]

Sean murray was the lesser known mick gordon in the 2000s fr

[@pffpffovich2398]

He's just like Frank Klepacki, but at least Frank re-gained some popularity with C&C Remake.

[@Hypernova559x]

Kelly Baily was the Mick Gordon of the late 90's then

[@videokunima8216]

@@Hypernova559x i wish kelly baily would come back

[@Hypernova559x]

@@videokunima8216 me too :(

[@caboose8110]

@@Hypernova559x what about marty o donell?

[@Callm3Sp4rky]

Sean Murray is an excellent composer, the heaviness and industrialized sounds along with the haunting and melancholic vocals. Waw is, and always will remain, one of, if not THE BEST COD game in the franchise!

[@Skauldrich]

It really is the sound of the WWII war machine in action, isn't it?

[@HighOnIce]

I like how the metal really helped the atmosphere, it helps it feel so much more grimey and hopeless

[@Skauldrich]

You'd think such a style of music would not have a place in such a setting; especially when used with an orchestra. But it just clicks, doesn't it?

[@MarianVasile-by7gj]

Metal is a genre born out of factories in the uk in the 70s priest sabbath maiden they were all workers . Ww2 was an industrial war so metal themes are fitting perfectly

[@cxcarmic]

Best campaign, best soundtrack, best gore system, dark and gritty w/ no censorship, pretty good multiplayer, and the game that introduced zombies to the Call of Duty franchise. World at War is the best Call of Duty ever in my opinion. I don't think Treyarch will ever develop another game like World at War sadly.

[@Skauldrich]

Amen, brother!

[@thebanditman5663]

Not to mention it's technically the first game that's part of Black Ops cannon because of Reznov.

[@_Bungus]

In a vacuum, I'd say the first Black Ops surpasses it by a bit, but I'm a WW2 junkie so WaW wins by default in my mind too.

[@mangoduxell8315]

Only game to ever hit as many highs is BO1

[@hughmongous7096]

"No censorship" if tehre was no censorship you would have raped and murdered women and girls in the campaign like the actual soviets

[@Ejecu-latte]

Downfall Soundtrack really capture the brutality, seeing a wounded soldier and young boy soldier that losing limbs really show how much far men would do to fight

[@Skauldrich]

Haunting stuff, isn’t it?

[@KHAKHOLREMOVALSERVICES666]

@@Skauldrich More along the lines of comedy.

[@Skauldrich]

@@KHAKHOLREMOVALSERVICES666 If you've got an especially dark humour, I guess so. 😂

[@cursedhawkins1305]

@@Skauldrich Especially since World at War didn't hold any punches when it came to showing the brutality of war and the effects it has on people, I mean you can see the Red Army becoming the very thing they were fighting the Germans for doing as if them doing it justified their actions.

[@Skauldrich]

@@cursedhawkins1305 You could psychoanalyse this campaign in English class... 😆

[@DeathknightDragon]

Man, we'll never get another World at War. Nothing from Activision will ever come this close to just how brutal and morally grey the war could be.

[@Skauldrich]

While me may not get another World at War, at least we got one to begin with: one we can cherish for the rest of our days... 🙂

[@dsrocks6905]

@@Skauldrich Maybe one day we'll get a proper remaster of it

[@Skauldrich]

@@dsrocks6905 In my country, there's a saying: "Nadzieja umiera ostatnia" - "Hope dies last". :)

[@chuck11duck64]

‘MILLER! GET THE AUX CORD!’

[@Skauldrich]

"TAKE OUT THOSE F*CKING K-POP BEATS!"

[@kikkdo]

i’m playing waw for the first time and man, playing with headphones is heaven. it pulls you in and doesn’t let go.

[@Skauldrich]

I was going to say I know exactly what you mean, but then I realised I’ve never actually had that experience before: “WaW with headphones”… Guess that’s something to try at some point. 😮

[@DA-VINC1]

Es una experiencia brutal, le puse unos auriculares a mi ps3 y es inigualable. Recomendadisimo

[@Lucky-sh1dm]

@@Skauldrichbro idc if you smoke or not, take a bowl of some gas to the dome and play this whole campaign in like 2 hours. Nothing like it in gaming

[@Skauldrich]

@@Lucky-sh1dm Once again, that's another experience I have not lived. One to try, I guess... xD

[@wasppoison1]

​@@Skauldrich oh it's the way to go, same with Black Ops campaign, with weed Reznov becomes even deeper idk how to explain it

[@DefaultGray]

Downfall's track scared the absolute shit out of me when I played the level. It felt so intense and really hammered in that you were fighting in the very heart of the Reich.

[@Skauldrich]

Just goes to show how much musical cues can really thrust you into the world it’s trying to portray.

[@AH-ym4ro]

the downfall part is fucking incredible, that drumbeat that sounds like an mg42 just ripping away combined with the haunting choir and the industrial sounding guitar just kinda gives the feeling that god left has this place and the warmachine is churning out death on a truly massive scale, 10/10

[@Skauldrich]

It conjures up quite the image, doesn't it? Especially since, at that point, you're fighting through the Reichstag - you're putting the end to an awful regime... but at what cost? Makes you think that you and your comrades have become the very monsters they've sworn to destroy.

[@The_Painter0624]

Fighting SS troops at that to, they would literally fight to the death for Hitler. Similar to the Japanese in their complete dedication to war.​@@Skauldrich

[@Skauldrich]

@@The_Painter0624 You can definitely feel that in the score, can’t you? 😀

[@skinny2swole]

Best soundtrack of any cod. Thank you

[@Skauldrich]

Damn right, it is! You’re welcome, brother. :)

[@travismeta3727]

Cod 4 was pretty good especially when you played as marines

[@fascistalien]

And black ops 1 is the second*

[@DerNapalus]

100% agree.

[@dams4996]

I am the great-grandson of a Red Army soldier. He was drafted into the motorized infantry in 1943. Passed the сrossing the Dnieper, fought on the territory of Ukraine, Moldova, met the victory over Germany in Budapest, even a photograph from that day has been preserved. And later he was redirected to Austria and the Czech Republic. Has a military merit medal And managed to go around Studebaker (thanks to the allies). He also had a wound to his face and collarbone. Listening to these soundtracks and remembering the game, I can’t even imagine how terrible and scary it was. Our ancestors are heroes and fearless people. Not depending on the side of the conflict and the affiliation of the soldier. I'm just really sorry that all this happened, and is happening to this day.Thanks to our ancestors for this heavy victory in Europe, in Africa, in the Pacific, and around the world. And thank you for this video bro❤️

[@Skauldrich]

A testament to how a game can teach us something: even if we are only experiencing this through a screen and a controller, by the time we finish the game, we're left thinking "Far out, this was intense. The real thing must have been insane." Nothing other than the experience of war itself can prepare you for being in the crossfire, not even virtual reality. WaW is just a glimpse of this. Thanks for your great-grandfather's story - glad you are remembering his story; every soldier has one, and every soldier's story deserves to be remembered. Glad you enjoyed it! 😀

[@dams4996]

@@Skauldrich Peace to you bro💪🏻

[@flyingbeast7902]

Hi, as a hungarian(bad guys in Budapest), its horrifying to know what our heroic soldiers had to live trough after germany stirred up such hatred in russia, well heroic until we became a german puppet, then it was mostly only just fanatics by then. My grandmothers father was shot when the soviets broke trough at the Don, he had to play dead while he and his other comrades were looted. War is hell, im glad both he and your great-grandpa survived.

[@dams4996]

@@flyingbeast7902 This is no one’s fault, they fought for their lives and their families. The main thing now is that everything is peaceful with you and me. I wish that everything continues and you are healthy. Greetings from Kazakhstan from a Korean, Whose great-grandfather was Russian 💪🏻

[@octaviosardi3337]

Bro I'm a huge metalhead and I never knew why, but tis definitely was a major influence. I used to play this bitch's campaign for hours on end. Just like another commenter here I discovered this game through a cousin of mine when I was around 5 and we played coop on the Seelow maps. Now I replayed it on PC many years later and all modded up. What a great CoD and I forgot the badass soundtrack. Thank you for posting this.

[@Skauldrich]

Haha! I’m in the same camp. I’m sure there’s a number of us who became fans of metal from Sean Murray’s score. Funny how we can wind up playing through one of the best games ever made (totally not biased), and end up changing our musically tastes at the same time. Glad you enjoyed it, my friend! 😀 (Playing this game, at 5 years old, is definitely metal. 😂)

[@erikcopeland]

I'm also a huge metalhead 😂 metalcore/deathcore for life 🤘🏻

[@Skauldrich]

@@erikcopeland Welcome to our little goofball section of the CoD fanbase. 😆

[@erikcopeland]

@@Skauldrich also your pfp is cool 👍🏻

[@Skauldrich]

@@erikcopeland Thanks, brother. Though it's not as metal as yours! 😆

[@twomouse5572]

"Tojo has tunnels running throughout the entire rock. Where just gonna have to burn them out." Mission starts: Drops flamethrower

[@Skauldrich]

*MILLER!*

[@Chinges.Asorta]

When the battle's intense, this plays in my head.

[@Skauldrich]

Music that stays in your head. :D

[@MadGamer1337]

No matter how many times I listen to this game's soundtrack, I will never get tired of it. Mostly because I find this to be my version of "Vietnam flashbacks" (God forbid I will actually have such flashbacks).

[@Skauldrich]

It's almost like how that sound sting that plays before a Nazi Zombies round takes you right back to Nacht der Untöten. :D

[@MadGamer1337]

Pretty much hah.

[@spdfatomicstructure]

World War II flashbacks

[@allengordon6929]

It helps with mine

[@bosphiii]

Perfectly captures the industrialised manner of WW2. I still play this game atleast once a year to remind myself what CoD once was

[@Skauldrich]

That's why you're here. That's why I decided to make this. It's why we love this game. :)

[@scytheiota7144]

I did not expect to see such a compilation, Eviction and Downfall remain my absolute favorites.

[@Skauldrich]

@scytheiota7144 Yep! I agree with you there. Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@ch4rlesiv115]

I love that specifically in the Japanese theatre missions like Little Resistance they use a pan flute which is pretty much a stereotypical japanese instrument, it's synonymous with samurai video games and movies

[@Skauldrich]

When was the last time you heard a pan flute and an electric guitar? I'll wait...

[@obrechen1306]

Taiko drums too, they mix metal and western elements of modern sound with traditional japanese instrumental, resulting in a clash between these two, exactly how the contest was, but also, sounding beautiful as a collage together.

[@itsshrimp91]

Love how metal, an at the time very aggressive and barely-heard-of musical concept is being used in this game. I know it was used mainly to make just a point that it's a brutal FPS game, but the metal being paired with the older instrumentals relative with the environment the mission takes place in really gives off the feeling of "Those times are gone. Now is the time for death, rape, and destruction." Because war turned even the best into monsters, and the soundtrack sells that you are one.

[@Skauldrich]

I like how you mentioned that distinction between the more orchestral parts and the metal ones. It's like the former is being used to establish the field of battle, and its scenery; clashing with the metal sections that overlap the orchestral ones - as you said, "Those times are gone." Look how much this soundtrack spurs such discussion. :)

[@itsshrimp91]

@@waylon4749 I meant in ww2.

[@Notmagickal]

@@waylon4749 he means the general war theme in Media. You would never expect Stephen Spielberg to put in heavy metal into "Saving Private Ryan". This was a new delve into the mixture of drama and metal themes

[@elpaletero123]

it's got a symphonic metal vibe to it

[@TAURASIIGamingTV]

I actually love the tone thier going for especially on the level "Eviction". Your fighting on the streets with tanks, MG42's, Panzershrecks, Heavy Rain, and Thunderstorms. Your so much Chaos around you.

[@David-bl6yg]

That metal segment in eviction hit different when you were fighting tooth and nail *just* to go up the street, there’s literally a firefight going on over your head, it reeked of desperation

[@Skauldrich]

A killer musical cue is one thing, but having it match up with such an iconic moment... you have a recipe for perfection, right there. :)

[@warpig6459]

I like how in the downfall segment, the metal sounds like an MG42 firing off

[@Skauldrich]

This is something that is often brought up. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what they were going for - using gunfire as inspiration. Genius, right?

[@bink5242]

sean murray walked so mick gordon could run

[@Skauldrich]

Haha! Well said!

[@maskedmonster]

Back then : German Victory with actual Hitler speech Now : NoOoOoO yOu CaN't PuT sVaStIKa In A wW2 GaME !!!!! Back then : game based on history with actual videos from WW2 in the campaign to connect to the real world > immersion 100 Now : My Team vs The Enemy Team Back then : boots on the ground, weapons are coherent with the time period Now : ah yes, let's put 10 attachments on every guns and make them complitely out of place. You can equip attachment that weren't even made in WW2. What a respectful addition for WW2. >Shameless, gay, coward and Greedy Activision, that's the problem

[@Skauldrich]

Are you the Act Man? 😆 You're spot on though.

[@TheExperienceYT]

@@Skauldrich No, he's the Facade Guy

[@bubbles6883]

Agree 100 percent brother

[@blakevanity1838]

"gay"

[@maskedmonster]

@@blakevanity1838 Y e s 🗿

[@FederalBureau.of.Investigation]

eviction, downfall and little resistance are the most brutal (and in my opinion) best songs in the game. they perfectly represent how dark and gritty the game is.

[@Skauldrich]

Absolutely! That, and they fit perfectly into their respective settings, right? Little Resistance has got that Japanese folk-influenced instrumentation, and Eviction and Downfall get more and more darker as the Soviets get closer to the Reichstag. (Crikey! It's the FBI!)

[@cally0959]

I like the pacific songs a lot, I think of the blending guitar ,and traditional Japanese instruments is almost showing a war in the song itself

[@xmsreapzzx]

think of the kick drum as an mg 42 firing in eviction and downfall and it becomes more dark

[@DefconFG]

The music absolutely defines this game, all of the visuals of the war's brutality would not be the same without it.

[@Skauldrich]

I’d love to see someone mod the music from WWII into WaW - just to see what the difference would be. Of course, for us fans of WaW, we’ve been so accustomed to the Sean Murray score that we could not imagine it otherwise… 😆

[@innocent_felon]

I don’t think I can ever express my amount of respect for this game. Even the genre of soundtracks that are usually meant to empower players are turned into something more horrifying. This music is bloodlust and destruction personified in its truest form.

[@Skauldrich]

Although those cues weren't included in this mix, the bits of ambient music from the soundtrack definitely hit home in that regard.

[@g9900-n9c]

This is why COD World at War is probably my favourite shooter, if not my favourite game. These soundtracks absolutely kick ass and go so well with the grim tone of war.

[@Skauldrich]

It just works, doesn't it? :D

[@g9900-n9c]

@@Skauldrich yeah! I'm hoping for a remaster so much, but I'd hope they keep this soundtrack

[@Skauldrich]

@@g9900-n9c Welcome to the club! 😆

[@CcSmokecC]

Fun fact, metal and orchestra music have the same fundamental music structures and that’s why they work so well together :)

[@Skauldrich]

Absolutely! Takes a little bit of music knowledge to see through the differences, but it’s true…

[@ПавелНовиков-х3б]

I love that huge difference between metal in american missions and soviet missions. First one shows a battle between unstoppable force and immovable object, while the second depicts pure bloodbath which eastern front was.

[@Skauldrich]

And this is what you hear just through the music! An incredible composition, wouldn't you say?

[@Enginner751]

"Dimitri, we will take the fight to their land, to their people...to their BLOOD !"

[@Skauldrich]

"Look, Dimitri! A Mark V! Taller than I thought... and better looking too." Oh, whoops... wrong game.

[@Enginner751]

@@Skauldrich I ain't Master Chief 🤣

[@HazelS71]

Absolute Masterpiece. The game the Soundtrack The Cast the Tone the Story GG.

[@Skauldrich]

100% perfection 👌

[@chocolaterain8137]

Ahhh the memories of playing waw on vet and having to dodge endless grenades from hell and getting lit tf up for moving away from them

[@Skauldrich]

You couldn't win, could you? On one hand, you've been hit, and the screen's yelling at you to take cover. But you can't take cover, because all you see are grenade indicators... WHAT AM I GONNA DO? 😂

[@chocolaterain8137]

@@Skauldrich LOL exactly there was very little room for error. I beat it after dying 300+ times 🤣

[@Skauldrich]

@@chocolaterain8137 If you finish on veteran lower than lower than 300 deaths, you must be a master of COD. 😆

[@chocolaterain8137]

@@Skauldrich yea I figured I underestimated LOL it's been like 10 years

[@ft5821]

Little resistance was my favorite out of all the Pacific soundtracks. It really did give a feeling of 2 nations clashing against each other.

[@Skauldrich]

Absolutely! You've got the contrasting sounds of brass and woodwind (and metal) going at it in the score. Perfection. 👌

[@Turtle3000]

Thanks for this, WaW music is such a good work or workout music playlist. It’s fresh in my mind after playing the campaign again recently.

[@Skauldrich]

Now, there’s an angle I haven’t thought about: COD WAW workout playlist. I hope you’ve been killing those reps. 😆

[@Hoffffffler88]

The MG42 rounds in "Downfall" are similar to the cannons in Tchaikovsky's works. Imagine if it was performed live, and actual bursts from real german machine guns were used...

[@Skauldrich]

Haha! Now, that's an image. Come to think about it, why have we never seen an orchestra with guns? That's a missed opportunity, right there. xD

[@ziomccall4085]

10:36 I've always loved how brutal this track sounds.

[@Skauldrich]

They really had the brutality spot on here, right?

[@thefakestbrandon]

You know, I usually find the soundtracks for the COD games to be fairly generic and forgettable, but WAW is a massive exception. This shit GOES HARD. Not only that, but it perfectly matches the gritty nature of the game. This game would not have been the same without it, and I think the soundtrack (along with the dark tone) is what really set itself apart from all the other COD games for me. All the other COD games after this point (even the good ones) always felt cheesy and over-the-top, while this game was the complete opposite. Anyways, Eviction is by far my favorite track of the bunch, and I thank you for uploading this! I also thank you for crediting the incredible composer Sean Murray, as it seems a lot of creators that reupload game soundtracks forget (or neglect) to credit the original composer. But that's enough rambling for now, have a good day :)

[@Skauldrich]

Glad you enjoyed it, brother! Of course! Someone’s got to appreciate it for the rest of us. 😂

[@boris_sobaken]

The game feels like a meatgrinder when metal part kicks in. A useless dreadful meatgrinder - just like a real war.

[@Lugzzz]

Their Land, Their Blood 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@Skauldrich]

Absolute fire! 🔥

[@Cpt.Redbelly]

Something I have always felt is that the electric guitar is particularly excellent at conveying emotions that we often times have trouble expressing with words. The theatrical composition of WaW's soundtrack combined with these segments really make you consider the brutality of war and drive home just how violent these conflicts really were. So much panic, sorrow and rage can be conveyed through guitar. Music in general is a whole universal language anyone could understand and this game's soundtrack pretty damn well conveys what it wants to tell in such a unique way. The orchestral parts tell you the scope of where you are almost like an intro narration to a movie, then you're dropped directly into the absolutely horrific metal sections that properly rip the veil away to show you what you're really facing, much like a soldier seeing real combat for the first and likely last time. In short, I love this game's soundtrack deeply

[@Skauldrich]

That is something definitely worth exploring more: How music is able to convey ideas that are unable to be explained with words.

[@TURREL95]

In this November World War hits 15 years old. I want to replay this game again just to see how COD supposed to be. Music, gore, gunplay and more.

[@Skauldrich]

Enjoy the playthrough! I hope you're able to relive some of that magic. :)

[@ispankgrannys69]

I would pay good money to hear a full orchestra play these themes live !!

[@Skauldrich]

Same here! That would be money well-spent!

[@vikingzeroone9647]

Man, playing Super Animal Royale's "S.A.W. vs Rebellion" with this on hits different. Especially playing as the Sniper Class. Extra points if you either did a last stand on a control point with Downfall's music playing in the background or charged in as the Scout Class when Hell's Gate starts playing. It gets nuts sometimes.

[@Skauldrich]

Can confirm that this soundtrack works brilliantly in tandem with whatever you're playing... even if it's Farming Simulator. 😂

[@MEGATHEEGG]

great game. also their land their blood guitar is awsomeee and evicton and downfall

[@Skauldrich]

So, basically all of it is great! 🤣

[@bloxzlol2346]

Dang dude 2 months later and you still reply to comments? absolute respect. .👑

[@Skauldrich]

Haha! Thanks, man. Hey, there’s a reason for that: I want to know what you think about the soundtrack. The reason you’re here is because you enjoy this game and its music, right? 😆

[@bloxzlol2346]

@@Skauldrich Yes dude this was my first and favorite cod games. Everything from the multiplayer to the campaign and the zombies was just perfect. Also, the soundtrack is just pure godly 👌👌

[@zzzcelery]

There will never be a cod game even as close to perfect as WaW was. the theme of victory, tragedy, cowardice/fear, and pride will never be beat. This and Bo1 will always be my favorite cod games no matter what happens, not because of nostalgia, but because just simply how good they are.

[@zzzcelery]

also thank you, this has made it way easier to edit my videos about WW2 games lol

[@Skauldrich]

I couldn't agree more. Let me know when you've done one of those videos, I'll love to give them a look. 😀

[@zzzcelery]

@@Skauldrich They're really not very good and im kinda embarrassed because im just getting into editing but i will let you know when im done lol

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

Lol I conveniently just found your old video for the first time so this may as well be the only version for me

[@Skauldrich]

Haha! Too bad KZbin doesn’t let you replace exisiting uploads. Had that been the case, no one would be any the wiser of the updated version. (Unless you, well... watched it.) Glad you enjoyed it, man! 😀

[@natlikethebug9522]

Sean murray and the art direction team nailed this game. Its so introspective of ww2 and its grittiness. The raunchy industrial guitar with hints of orchestral hits tell you thats its not some unsung hero of ww2 coming to save the day. Its a brutal and realistic display of violence and terror that humans unleashed on one another. Depressing, somber and most of all terrifying.

[@albertwesker6153]

Dude eviction goes hard as fuck

[@Skauldrich]

My personal favourite too! :D

[@LordChevonlier]

Vendetta will always be a zombies track to me. It plays lightly in the background while you're playing zombies

[@Skauldrich]

It goes with both styles of gameplay, doesn't it? Either you're avenging your comrades in Stalingrad, or you're fighting for your life against the untöten.

[@isaiahbaker7591]

The first fps I ever played im 13 and found this game at my cousin's house when I was 6 this is still a great game used to play it before I went to school newer generation says thanks for this game

[@Skauldrich]

I think I’ve said it before, but I’m so happy to hear that there are still new people to the game. It really is a classic, isn’t it? :D

[@isaiahbaker7591]

Yeah it is it was when cod had love put into it

[@isaiahbaker7591]

Zombies is my favorite

[@SKIPPY20]

THE RISING SUN AND TO THE FALLEN REICH

[@nublulz]

A COD WAW video in 2023 is a testament to how impactful it was to us back in the day. Stellar campaign, banger music, appropriately dark atmosphere, and Nazi zombies. Nice to see it being appreciated even today.

[@Skauldrich]

Absolutely! Isn't the Internet great? Even if those memories we have from that game seem like an eternity ago, you'll find people on the Internet who share the love for said memories. 😀

[@DeadMasterMusic]

Sean Murry and Kevin Sherwood were ahead of thier time crafting this

[@Skauldrich]

Absolutely! The fact we're still talking about this is a testament to their creation. :)

[@billwilson7841]

Downfalls fast beating drums mimick the sound of an MG42 at certain parts 11:52-12:00 genius

[@Skauldrich]

How brilliant is that! Incredible how music can paint a picture itself.

[@williamsebastianlegowo]

12:06 mp40

[@Это-же-Лимонный]

I hear the sounds of hell. This is what war should sound like.

[@Skauldrich]

It's incredible what music can do, right?

[@willemdaenemy]

10:21 I’ve always liked this part

[@Skauldrich]

It's cool, right? Badass, but also slightly unnerving.

[@bobREALOG]

@@Skauldrich Waw exactly

[@tutorgamesOG]

@@Skauldrich I think the timestamp for Downfall might be wrong in the description. Thought I'd suggest it :) Love this compilation, love this game. Thanks for uploading it!

[@Skauldrich]

@@tutorgamesOG My pleasure! Thanks for letting me know. :)

[@Skauldrich]

@@tutorgamesOG I'll give it a tweak. :)

[@TheTimbs_]

The only realistic ww2 game with metal.

[@Skauldrich]

Abso-bloody-lutely, brother!

[@kriegtool]

After so many years only one brought it to us all thank you!

[@Skauldrich]

My absolute pleasure. I'm equally surprised no one else did it before.

[@LordHades09]

0:11 - 0:28 Tensions rising between nations 0:29 - 0:36 calm before the storm 0:37 - 0:54 attack on American soil via the empire of Japan 1:03 Americas retaliation

[@Skauldrich]

I need someone to make a video that syncs up the music to those visuals... :)

[@jordansmith6959]

I love little resistance so much! Really pushes you through veteran! When I first heard that guitar riff my jaw dropped and a huge smile grew across my face. Am I playing cod or FUCKIN DOOM!?

[@Skauldrich]

It sounds really bad, but the soundtrack almost makes the killing... satisfying. A little like Mick Gordon's score does for Doom - I'm not surprised you've made that comparison. 🙂

[@jordansmith6959]

​@Skauldrich Yeah lol it's awesome, even it's beat is pretty similar to classic DOOM. I love hearing metal in dare I say typically inappropriate settings lol. But it turns out to be the perfect choice! I remember feeling similar playing Overlord 1 for 360 (high fantasy game), the Raising Hell expansion added metal music as you explore hell, and it's so in contrast with the rest of the game yet fits sooo good. I'm a bit partial to Fallout Brotherhood of steels soundtrack too, a lot of people say it's metal soundtrack doesn't fit fallout, but I'd argue it's unique setting in the Fallout universe fits it, it's more of a Mad Max thing thematically in that area of the world, and it uses raider culture as sort of a way of pulling off metal music, just the same way as Cod WaW has a setting that turns out really goes with metal music well, its old war machines, the blood, the state of the world and both the darkness and heroism, the ping! of an M1 Garand becomes almost strange and alien. To me a simple addition like that really transports the world into it's own, as if its wolfenstein or something, and then I'll think "wow wait a min, all this stuff actually happened to real people. This isnt an alternate reality at all"..

[@Skauldrich]

@@jordansmith6959 You've hit the nail on the head there. One has to have balls to make this kind of thing work - somehow this music team did just that. 😀

[@KayloMaster]

Yes, doctor about 1:10 was when the Veteran mode flashbacks kicked in...

[@Skauldrich]

The grenade indicators! Get in cover! Over and over, again. It's... it's in my head! **The numbers, Mason.**

[@bigbitehood1353]

TENOHEIKA BANZAAAAAIIII!!!

[@Bharat_MappingEditz]

LOL, I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS GAME AROUND LIKE 2020-2021 AND I WAS IN THE BEST CHILDHOOD, THIS GAME IS A MENACE ALSO THE BEST COD GAME! I LIKE IT

[@Skauldrich]

Welcome to our little goofball section of the Internet. :)

[@ngzz2498]

3:14 im gonna say nothing

[@Skauldrich]

*Headbanging and air guitaring intensifies*

[@ngzz2498]

​​​@@Skauldrichbtw, Nazi zombie 9:16 isnt from there actually (they use samples from that ost), is actually from the first video Intro for the Russian Campaign

[@Skauldrich]

@@ngzz2498 I had that dilemma of how to present it in this video. As a perfectionist, I tried to keep it represented by their appearance in-level (as opposed to cutscenes). Well spotted though. 😀

[@ngzz2498]

​@@Skauldrich mean, in the the video Intro, treyarch introduce you to the russians with this one, when the "start" is shown, its sounds fucking cool, re watch it bro also, in the "bonus" you should give credits to the guy who created the "rock version remix" idk

[@coldmanmoran2322]

absolute jam thanks for putting this together

[@Skauldrich]

My pleasure! Happy to hear you enjoyed it. :)

[@Fresh1O5]

The "Nazi zombie song" at 9:18 is called Hell's gate im just saying

[@Skauldrich]

You're right there, big man. Might as well add that info. :)

[@kobraavala9345]

God damn these slap

[@Skauldrich]

Sean Murray was onto something when he cooked this up, wasn’t he? 😆

[@P4R4C3T4M0L]

No matter how much time passes, even if I'm 80 years old, this game will always be my all-time favorite COD. Its music is simply amazing.

[@Skauldrich]

Please do return to this comment, whenever you find yourself remembering. I'd love to test whether you're true to your statement. 😉

[@P4R4C3T4M0L]

@Skauldrich Count on it my friend, I will do it every year that passes until I get old

[@Skauldrich]

@@P4R4C3T4M0L Now, that's dedication! 🫡

[@K.I.A22]

OMFG!!!! OML!!! I WAS TOO YOUNG TO APPRECIATE

[@Skauldrich]

You're never too young to appreciate art... 😉

[@elP0ncho]

Played the campaign on Veteran with this soundtrack at late nights ❤

[@Skauldrich]

The banging soundtrack makes up for the banging on the table after all of those nadespam deaths. 😂

[@Devilninja333]

16:21 my favorite of all

[@Skauldrich]

Especially when the brass kicks in at 16:59. 👌

[@Ninpo_Nikku]

Definitely the best soundtrack to be in a cod game.

[@Skauldrich]

Truer words have never been said. :)

[@_Bungus]

The drum and guitar patterns around 7:27 sound like they're straight out of a Meshuggah album, lol. Funny enough, obZen, which has the famous song "Bleed" came out the same year as WaW. I wonder if the composer+musicians listened to it.

[@Skauldrich]

Once again, I'm inspired to give it a listen as, I must admit, I'm not familiar with Meshuggah. I'm curious to listen to the parallels between them and the WaW score.

[@_Bungus]

@@Skauldrich I will be perfectly honest in saying that I've never been able to get into them... I'm just familiar with their music enough that the parallel jumped out at me.

[@nicholasconvey1640]

I'm almost certain that the Little Resistance section is Meshuggah inspired, with the very djenty 8-string guitar riffs and weird time signature. Whichever guitarist wrote those riffs was probably a Meshuggah fan lol

[@D00MNUKEM90K]

​@@Skauldrichmeshuggah likes combining drums and guitar similiarly to waw's soundtrack, you can hear it in a majority of their songs, they also very oftenly put in a lot of polyrythms.

[@ThiccBoi420]

Now It is Their Land, Their People, Their Blood...

[@Skauldrich]

URRRAAAAAAA!

[@allengordon6929]

There's no other soundtrack in gaming that is quite this nast and mean spirited. This was the CoD that took War Is Hell so literally it made you one of the denons.

[@Skauldrich]

You're right about that one. You'll get people saying that the Doom soundtracks are similar in that regard; but I'd argue that the WaW soundtrack hits that little bit different... 🤔

[@martinestevez]

This is how you know there was and artist hand involved. They could've gone with generic historical epic music; insted the composer said "trust me on this one" and paired up metal music with WWII scenarios. And it is by far the best over all campign in the series. You have to take bold decisions to make great art.

[@Skauldrich]

I couldn't have said it better myself. You've got to be brave in these things - the team behind this soundtrack have definitely fulfilled that criteria. :)

[@marcowulliampopirers2216]

good times back when game developers were willing to take risks

[@irrelevant7782]

When you're so cooked in the exam this shh starts playing in the background:

[@Skauldrich]

I'd love to hear this played over the loudspeakers during an exam... That'd definitely be an experience.

[@jamesmacfarlane3196]

Vendetta sounds like a metal track for walking in an infinite desert

[@Skauldrich]

That's an interesting way to put it. Hey, everyone has their own imagination. :)

[@waltuh11121]

5:09 + veteran is one of the best moments in the game

[@reapero6508]

I love this game soundtrack

[@Skauldrich]

And so do we... Welcome to our little goofball corner of the Internet... :)

[@triledink]

Honestly, Hearing guitars riffs and drum beats along with orchestal music makes it feel more serious.

[@Skauldrich]

There's something about it that just seems right, doesn't it?

[@filinchrist5406]

It is great! Thank you so much

[@Skauldrich]

My pleasure, brother! :)

[@TangleWireEnjoyer]

honestly. outside of tanks in Mp (basiclly invunerable) it was a damn good game with an amazing soundtrack. one of very few tracks i listen to outside of playing the game. love the compliation. just the mix of haunting chilling sounds and heavy guitar riffs in the russian campain is such a treat. we will probobly never get a gritty shooter like this ever agian.

[@Skauldrich]

There was something about this period of time for gaming, wasn't there? We don't know where gaming will take us, but at least we can stop and reflect on what we've been treated to in the past. :)

[@the_bane_of_all_anti_furry]

dis game is a masterpiece and the fact there no remaster nor a remake is a crime against gaming history.

[@Skauldrich]

Couldn’t agree more, man.

[@ducky9159]

If American soldiers had metal music in the 1940s the war wouldve ended 3 years early.

[@Skauldrich]

Suddenly, why would you need morphine? 😆

[@dumbcook42]

Bro treyarch was actually cooking with the music, and just the sheer fact this game invented the cod zombies genre

[@Skauldrich]

They really had the recipe for success back then, didn't they? :D

[@VivoCubino]

Great, thanks for putting them all in one video!

[@Skauldrich]

My pleasure, brother. :)

[@erikcopeland]

World at War is such a beautiful game. The sound track only compliments it

[@Skauldrich]

Music for a game should serve exactly that purpose. :)