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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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== Update history == | == 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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Latest revision as of 20:37, 25 February 2023
"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.
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Update history
- Added a tribute to Rick May, voice of the Soldier.