ROBOTS! (Soundtrack)

Team Fortress 2 Official Soundtrack

"Team Fortress 2 (Main Theme)" "Playing With Danger" "Rocket Jump Waltz" "The Art of War" "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet" "Right Behind You" "Petite Chou-Fleur" "Intruder Alert" "Drunken Pipe Bomb" "More Gun" "Haunted Fortress 2" "TF2 Saxxy 2011 Theme" "A Little Heart to Heart" "MEDIC!" "Archimedes" "Dreams of Cruelty" "The Calm" "ROBOTS!" "Dapper Cadaver" "Rise of the Living Bread" "Red Bread" "Three Days to Live" "Seduce Me!" "Stink Lines" "It Hates Me So Much" "Misfortune Teller" "Soldier of Dance" "RED Triumphs!" "BLU Triumphs!" "Yeti Park" "Saxton's Dilemma" "Mercenary Park" "Saluting the Fallen"

"ROBOTS!" is one of the song titles featured on the official Team Fortress 2 Soundtrack, listed as track number eighteen. Added in the Mann vs. Machine Update, it is an extended version of the last part of "The Calm" heard in the trailer and is one of 33 main menu startup themes. On the class selection screen in Mann vs. Machine, the bass line of this track is played, with a synthesized chromatic tone in D minor for each character. Variations upon it are played at the beginning and ending of waves in a Mann vs. Machine mission, with varieties for the first wave, a middle wave, a wave that includes at least one tank in it, and the final wave.

Analysis

See also: The Calm (Soundtrack)

Key: D Minor
Time Signature: 4/4-2/4
Tempo: 117 BPM
Length: 3:35
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Update: Mann vs. Machine
Composer: Mike Morasky
Instrumentation: flute, 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones (3 tenors, 1 bass), tuba, piano, keyboard, theremin, 2 electric guitars, drumset, percussion, choir, 2 violins, viola , violoncello, contrabass

"ROBOTS!" is a continuation to "The Calm," and is naturally similar in its melodic, harmonic, and thematic material. However, it has a heightened focus on electric instruments, mainly theremin and synthesizer.

The track begins where "The Calm" ended, with the introduction of the Mann vs. Machine melody played by flute, voice, and theremin. This continues to the climax, with a similarly punchy bass line, but instead of ending continues the melody until a tenor saxophone solo enters. Following the solo is an open section of synthesizer and tubular bells, which leads into a reprise of the main theme with expanded instrumentation. The bass line is played again by synth and electric guitar, with additional tenor and baritone saxophones, tuba, and low trombones. The theremin melody enters again, played in octaves and now doubled by trumpet 1. Alto saxophone and high trombones add to the bass line, and trumpets 2, 3, and 4 play a counterline to fill in gaps in the melody. Continuing the melody to the end, trumpet and theremin ascend chromatically until all instruments join them make the final unison statement.

Update history

August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine Update)

• [Undocumented] This song was added as main menu music.