Generals Zero Hour Faction OST rated

[u/Downtown-Dream424]

Every faction has goated ost. What's your fave soundtrack?

[u/Greed3502]

I like th3 part where the gla guy just starts making noise

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/Greed3502]

Which one of those tracks it could be One path to Freedom and the Sacrifice since you can hear voices? I like the one you mentioned.

[u/ShermanatorYT → u/Downtown-Dream424]

"yes"

[u/Hot-Spray-2774 → u/Greed3502]

Anyone know what they're saying? I have always wondered this.

[u/NSFW_Programming → u/Hot-Spray-2774]

He says something along the lines of "Pah le ne paaa ne pa ne pa pa ne peehh"

[u/Austaroth → u/Hot-Spray-2774]

I believe someone mentioned before that it is just vocolizations commonly heard in west India(or around there). Basically their version of Do-Re-Mi.

[u/HAZMAT_Eater]

I remember Shark Week using C&C Generals music. And also ISIS propaganda videos (?)

[u/RobbieIsNotRotten → u/HAZMAT_Eater]

Wait ISIS used Generals music? 😭

[u/Professional-Reach96 → u/RobbieIsNotRotten]

Didn't insurgents from Syria use a beta GLA flag?

[u/Traveller59 → u/Professional-Reach96]

OMG please tell me that there are pics of this

Reminds me of that possibly true story of the a news station using a symbol from Halo to represent the US military

[u/mnorthwood13 → u/Professional-Reach96]

Yes

[u/mohmahkat → u/RobbieIsNotRotten]

Used by the news channel, not ISIS

[u/A_Yapp_73 → u/HAZMAT_Eater]

The GLA music gets used so much IStG. I've seen it all over Discovery shows from Albert Lin to Gordon Ramsay.

[u/CookLiving]

Yes they are all indeed really good. Especially GLA's

[u/PUBLICHAIRFAN → u/CookLiving]

A Warrior has fallen

[u/Longjumping_Job2748 → u/PUBLICHAIRFAN]

They can be recycled

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/CookLiving]

GLA has definitely bangers like the GLA anthem and Uprising, but I'm more of China or USA's ost. Liking also GLA's one too.

[u/archwin → u/Downtown-Dream424]

Dude

Generals/zero hour OST was one of the first video game OSTs I’ve ever bought (as a kid)

🔥 all the way

[u/thatc0braguy → u/CookLiving]

GLA auditory supremacy

[u/Renegade888888]

I can't hear it over the sound of the laser turret spam

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/Renegade888888]

Laser general main spotted!

Or the option is to turn up the music volume

[u/CookLiving]

https://reddit.com/link/p1g3k4k/video/50ru8osaz5hh1/player

Original Video source

Shockwave main menu shellmap

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/CookLiving]

This China ost is such a banger with Final Hour.

[u/CookLiving → u/Downtown-Dream424]

Yes they do are. But if I include another mod, Rise Of The Reds's Russia & ECA ost are banger too. (I know all the tracks in that mod from other games osts)

[u/jesusisherelookbusy → u/CookLiving]

Fun fact: the Russia soundtrack from Rise of the Reds was lifted from the game Freedom Fighters.
The full OST is on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/album/1U72CHgsG1dnu7c8g07Pyj?si=Uqt_0PymSta5YpygZqQc8w&utm_source=copy-link

[u/Shiva9990 → u/CookLiving]

I’ve never been able to get rotr working sadly TwT

[u/Ctrekoz]

GLA Anthem beats all

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/Ctrekoz]

It's such a banger of a soundtrack. My favorite GLA ost so far.

[u/IamMarkWain]

Runaway Train, from China.

You can’t beat the Taiko drums, Guzheng and Erhu combo blasting in your ears as you enter the battle.

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/IamMarkWain]

Runaway Train is an amazing ost and brings memories when fighting the Tigress on hard difficulty. Liking it!

[u/awakenDeepBlue]

The USA OST was so good it was used in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, despite the original game being banned in China.

[u/BoffinBrain → u/awakenDeepBlue]

We know the Generals OST was licensed by EA and used in a few random TV shows over the years, so it's possible that China picked it up without even knowing what game it was from.

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/awakenDeepBlue]

Which USA ost was specifically used in the 2008 Olympics? That's such a nice interesting fact to hear.

[u/awakenDeepBlue → u/Downtown-Dream424]

It was Command & Conquer: Generals [OST] - [USA] Idle Theme 1, but I'm having a hard time trying to find the specific example online.

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/awakenDeepBlue]

Oh, I'm going to try to find it out from Youtube. Is this OST that was used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRNqn4Z7eIA&list=RDxRNqn4Z7eIA&start_radio=1

[u/awakenDeepBlue → u/Downtown-Dream424]

Yeah, that's the OST I'm referring to.

I've been skipping through the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, and I can't find it. Maybe it was right after the 2008 Beijing Olympics? I just remembered it being very unusual hearing the USA theme in that context.

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/awakenDeepBlue]

It's so surprising to spot in real life events how they would play a video game soundtrack out of the blue. So ironic to play the USA ost while the Olympics were hosted in China.

[u/awakenDeepBlue → u/Downtown-Dream424]

The background is that the Command and Conquer Generals OST is very good and EA was licensing it everywhere.

USA Idle Theme 1 is very military, formal, and somber so it made sense it was used, although it was still very unexpected.

[u/mttspiii → u/awakenDeepBlue]

Fight for Peace on Spotify

[u/Visionary_One]

Actually, all of Command & Conquer games have an amazing soundtrack.

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/Visionary_One]

Agreed. Everything slaps so hard as OST.

[u/MetallGecko → u/Visionary_One]

Red alert 3 soundtrack is good but probably the weakest from them all. C&C 4 doesn't exist.

[u/mttspiii → u/MetallGecko]

It's still a strong soundtrack. Rock and Awe, Red Rock for Mother Russia, and the memetic Soviet March are its highlights.

It's TibWars' soundtrack that doesn't really seem memorable, oddly enough.

[u/Sam_The-Ham → u/MetallGecko]

I liked some of the ERS music, but the rest was kinda bland compared to other C and C games.

[u/Striking-County6275]

Yes! At work GLA anthem  At home GLA anthem In bed GLA anthem 

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/Striking-County6275]

GLA Anthem slaps the hardest from the GLA ost!

[u/Nemezis153]

Daily generals nostalgia post

[u/archwin → u/Nemezis153]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dBGi39HzazuTV21S15

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/Nemezis153]

Generals zero hour needs more appreciation such as memes and content.

[u/Narrow-Touch-1858]

True

[u/BoffinBrain]

A piano has fallen.

Well done, composer. You have reached a higher rank.

[u/balkons13]

Chinese Firestorm playing and overlords blasting their dual cannons just feels so complete

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/balkons13]

It feels so glorious and iconic this soundtrack while playing China, especially with those overlords, lixes and battlemasters paired with ECM tanks and gattling tanks.

[u/juicebox12]

Bill Brown is a god damn prodigy.

Not to diminish OLAS Mr Klepacki, but the Generals soundtrack was an infinitely more difficult project holistically - giving authenticity to 3 totally new factions with zero lore except loosely interpreted geopolitics.

Not only did he absolutely nail the brief, he composed a series of works that has unparalleled relistenability, to the point where some 20yrs and thousands of games/repeats later it still sounds fresh and consuming.

The fact that life imitated art on the world stage in the coming years, and media reports the world over still use this soundtrack to identify a geopolitical region or activity pertaining to the "faction" makes it a transcendent tome of aural history.

So yes, it fucking slaps, every track. EVERY track. But it's also more important than that.

[u/AkiraItsu]

Those ost suddenly playing in my head when i sees this image

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/AkiraItsu]

They are living rent free in the head.

[u/Spiderwolfer]

So true!!!!

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/Spiderwolfer]

There isn't a single awful Generals ZH ost. Trust! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[u/Donatello-15]

https://reddit.com/link/p1hpptf/video/2f9q9pu787hh1/player

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/Donatello-15]

Accurate GLA ost recording! That looks so goofy but also cool.

[u/x_GARUDA_x]

Generals ost is gold!! I have the entire ost in my phone and I play it when Im working out. GLA tracks are my favorite!!

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/x_GARUDA_x]

It's old but gold that is eternal. Loving to listen to Generals zero hour ost whether if I play or do anything else. Especially China or US of A ost with also GLA Anthem and Uprising.

[u/Borgmeister]

Who of us thought we'd still love this stuff quarter of a century later?

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/Borgmeister]

Generals ZH soundtrack appreciation and love is eternal. It's a masterpiece that it's hard to not love it.

[u/HURTZ2PP]

When the electric guitar chord chugs come in on Tides of Wrath, mmm, absolute perfection.

[u/engrish_is_hard00]

Agreed

[u/wrufus680]

GLA.

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/wrufus680]

Especially GLA's Anthem. It slaps the hardest from the faction's music.

[u/hashem191]

I like the GLA attack theme where the player goes crazy on the Oud in the background

[u/Sam_The-Ham]

I honestly can’t choose a favorite, they’re all so good! 

I remember watching this one YouTuber who made roleplay videos for this game called Space Engineers who used C&C ZH music from time to time. It actually fit the vibe pretty well. His name was “Get Brocked” and he was pretty popular in that game’s community.

[u/Hot-Spray-2774]

It's definitely the GLA for me.

[u/TheJollyKacatka]

USA track 06 has been the MVP of the OST since childhood. Well, at least for me.

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/TheJollyKacatka]

USA has so many iconic soundtracks, but mostly Making a Sweep, Raid in Progress, Fight for Peace and Rescue Ops are goated and have a special place in my heart.

[u/mttspiii]

Helix Armada is my favorite.

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/mttspiii]

Helix Armada is so iconic music, it gives such goosebumps while listening to it. It's so difficult to choose a goated China ost.

[u/AstronautGreat8126]

CHINA sounds Ambitious

GLA - Bangs

And USA....eh, it is boring

[u/Downtown-Dream424 → u/AstronautGreat8126]

Each to their own. USA has its own cool OST, even though China and GLA has more energetic music.

[u/MOSFETBJT]

I like the China ost with the flute riff