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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. 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.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_May#Death Rick May's Wikipedia article]</ref> It is a rendition of [[w:Taps|''Taps'']], a traditional bugle call performed at military funerals within the United States Armed Forces. For the duration of the tribute, this track plays on the [[Main Menu]] alongside the Soldier class image on every start of the game.
 
  
 
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== References ==
 
== References ==

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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