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"'''Saluting the Fallen'''" is one of the song titles featured on the official ''[[Team Fortress 2 Soundtrack]]'', listed as track number 33. Added in the {{Patch name|5|1|2020}}, it is a [[tribute to Rick May]], [[Voice actors|the voice actor]] of the [[Soldier]], who passed away on April 8, 2020 due to COVID-19.<ref>[[w:Rick May#Death and tributes|Rick May's Wikipedia article]]</ref> It is an honor salute of [[w:Taps|''Taps'']], a bugle call of United States Armed Forces that is traditionally performed at United States military funerals. The call is preceded by a solemn<!-- especially in the sense that they are slowly played --> fanfare of [[w:Ruffles and flourishes|four drum ruffles]]. For the duration of the tribute, this track played on the [[Main Menu]] alongside the Soldier class image on every start of the game.
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"'''Saluting the Fallen'''" is one of the song titles featured on the official ''Team Fortress 2 Soundtrack'', listed as track number 33. It was added in the [[May 1, 2020 Patch]] to honour the memory of Rick May, [[Voice_actors|voice actor]] of the [[Soldier]], who passed away on April 8, 2020.
 
  
 
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== Trivia ==
 
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* This is one of the two known tributes to Rick May added by Valve to the game following his passing on April 8, 2020.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_May#Death Rick May's Wikipedia article]</ref> The other was a statue added to several [[Maps]].
 
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* This is a rendition of [[w:Taps|Taps]], a classic horn melody used at funerals and memorials in the United States Armed Forces.
 
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* On May 1, 2020, when starting up the game after applying the update, the track will play on the [[Main menu|Main Menu]] alongside the Soldier class image. The Soldier is, at the moment, the only class known to appear on the main menu on this day.
 
  
 
== Update history ==
 
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* Added a tribute to Rick May, voice of the Soldier.
 
* Added a tribute to Rick May, voice of the Soldier.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added Saluting the Fallen startup music track.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:37, 25 February 2023

Team Fortress 2
Official Soundtrack
  1. "Team Fortress 2 (Main Theme)"
  2. "Playing With Danger"
  3. "Rocket Jump Waltz"
  4. "The Art of War"
  5. "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet"
  6. "Right Behind You"
  7. "Petite Chou-Fleur"
  8. "Intruder Alert"
  9. "Drunken Pipe Bomb"
  10. "More Gun"
  11. "Haunted Fortress 2"
  12. "TF2 Saxxy 2011 Theme"
  13. "A Little Heart to Heart"
  14. "MEDIC!"
  15. "Archimedes"
  16. "Dreams of Cruelty"
  17. "The Calm"
  18. "ROBOTS!"
  19. "Dapper Cadaver"
  20. "Rise of the Living Bread"
  21. "Red Bread"
  22. "Three Days to Live"
  23. "Seduce Me!"
  24. "Stink Lines"
  25. "It Hates Me So Much"
  26. "Misfortune Teller"
  27. "Soldier of Dance"
  28. "RED Triumphs!"
  29. "BLU Triumphs!"
  30. "Yeti Park"
  31. "Saxton's Dilemma"
  32. "Mercenary Park"
  33. "Saluting the Fallen"

"Saluting the Fallen" is one of the song titles featured on the official Team Fortress 2 Soundtrack, listed as track number 33. Added in the May 1, 2020 Patch, it is a tribute to Rick May, the voice actor of the Soldier, who passed away on April 8, 2020 due to COVID-19.[1] It is an honor salute of Taps, a bugle call of United States Armed Forces that is traditionally performed at United States military funerals. The call is preceded by a solemn fanfare of four drum ruffles. For the duration of the tribute, this track played on the Main Menu alongside the Soldier class image on every start of the game.

Video

Update history

May 1, 2020 Patch

  • Added a tribute to Rick May, voice of the Soldier.

References

  1. ↑ Rick May's Wikipedia article
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