Command & Conquer: Red Alert soundtrack

This is the complete list of all music tracks from Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Counterstrike, The Aftermath and Retaliation.
==Background==
Red Alert's original score was composed by Frank Klepacki and was voted the best video game soundtrack of 1996 by PC Gamer and Gameslice magazines. "It’s no surprise to me that this soundtrack was voted best video game soundtrack of 1996 by PC Gamer and Gameslice magazines." - Soundtrack Geek Among his most famous songs from the series is the theme of Red Alert, titled "Hell March", which accents the style of the game with adrenalized riffs of electric guitar, the sounds of marching feet, and synthesizers to a quote that was commonly misinterpreted as German, but was eventually identified as a Canadian drill command saying "Reform line, quick march".Hell March Shout Full Sample - YouTube Originally intended to be the theme for the Brotherhood of Nod faction in the Covert Operations expansion to the original 1995 Command & Conquer game, the track eventually ended up enlisting itself as a staple in the Red Alert series instead.
When playing the single-player campaign, a limited number of tracks are initially available, and more are unlocked as the player progresses through missions. When playing in a multiplayer or "skirmish" game, however, all tracks are available from the start. More tracks were included in the Red Alert expansion packs: Counterstrike, The Aftermath and Retaliation. The music tracks can be listened to on Frank Klepacki's website.
An official soundtrack was released with unique album art designed by Westwood Studios and, like the previous release, featured the official Command & Conquer series logo with the Red Alert series motif below. The album contained fifteen tracks, plus a hidden bonus track. Half a minute after the end of track 15 plays Surf No Mercy. Its melodramatic opening was used in the secret It Came From Red Alert! campaign in Counterstrike, and the track itself is a tribute to Misirlou, using the rhythm of an earlier Command & Conquer music piece, No Mercy.
Two tracks on the disc, "Radio 2" and "Face the Enemy 2", had the numbers at the end removed from the track listing, which could potentially cause confusion, since the original "Radio" track is from the first Command & Conquer game, and "Face The Enemy 1" is a different track in Red Alert.
==Track list==
Names that differ from the in-game name were provided by Frank Klepacki's website and/or the Red Alert Remaster. Unless specified, the track lengths are based on the in-game playlist. Tracks that normally do not appear in the playlist were enabled through rules.ini to see their length and in-game title.
===Soundtrack CD===
CD index	Internal name	Name 	CD Length	Game Length	Remarks
1 	HELL226M 	Hell March 	06:22 	06:15 	
2 	RADIO2 	Radio 2 	04:02 	03:57 	Listed on the soundtrack as "Radio".
3 	CRUS226M 	Crush 	03:47 	03:42 	
4 	ROLLOUT 	Roll Out 	03:53 	03:47 	
5 	MUD1A 	Mud 	04:46 	04:40 	
6 	TWIN 	Twin Cannon 	03:54 	03:49 	Listed in-game as "Twin".
7 	FAC2226M 	Face the Enemy 2 	05:35 	05:28 	Listed on the soundtrack as "Face the Enemy".
8 	RUN1226M 	Run for Your Life	05:10 	05:12 	Listed on the soundtrack as "Run".
9 	TERMINAT 	Terminate 	05:18 	05:10 	
10 	BIGF226M 	Big Foot 	05:14 	05:07 	
11 	WORK226M 	Workmen 	04:34 	04:37 	
12 	SCORE 	Militant Force 	01:49 	01:46 	The game's score theme. Does not appear in the in-game playlist, but if enabled, shows simply as "Score Theme".
13 	DENSE_R 	Dense 	05:00 	04:54 	
14 	VECTOR1A 	Vector 	04:17 	04:12 	
15 	SMSH226M 	Smash 	04:35 	04:32 	The soundtrack disc version lasts 08:07, as it is combined with the hidden bonus track "Surf No Mercy" on the same track, with a 20-second pause between the two songs. The German version of the soundtrack has no bonus track, so the track is actually 4:35.
16 	 	Surf No Mercy 	03:12 	 	Hidden bonus track; technically part of track 15 on the CD. Does not appear in-game, but its intro is used in the end video of the Giant Ants campaign.
===Unlisted tracks===
These tracks were not included in the Red Alert soundtrack disc.
Internal name	Name 	Length	Remarks
AWAIT 	Await 	04:19 	Not used in the base game due to being misnamed as "AWAIT_R.AUD", but appears properly in Counterstrike and The Aftermath. In the Red Alert remaster, the track's name was changed to "Awaiting".
CREDITS 	End Credits Theme	02:43 	The game's end credits theme. Does not appear in the in-game playlist. It is called "Reload Fire" on Frank Klepacki's website and in the Remaster.
FAC1226M 	Face the Enemy 1 	04:31 	
FOGGER1A 	Fogger 	04:57 	
INTRO 	Intro Theme 	03:25 	The theme played on the game's main menu. Does not appear in the in-game playlist.
MAP 	Map Selection 	01:03 	The theme played on the game's mission selection map. Does not appear in the in-game playlist.
SNAKE 	Snake 	04:37 	
TREN226M 	Trenches 	05:12 	
===Counterstrike tracks===
Some of these were available as CD audio tracks on the Counterstrike game disc. Note that there is no CD audio track 1; the first track is the game data.
Due to some error, all Counterstrike tracks were listed in the in-game jukebox using their internal name. The real names were provided by Frank Klepacki's website.
CD index	Internal name	Name 	Length	Remarks
 	2ND_HAND 	The Second Hand 	04:28 	
 	ARAZOID 	Arazoid 	04:17 	Unused in-game due to the file being misnamed as "ARAZIOD.AUD".
6 	BACKSTAB 	Backstab 	04:38 	
4 	CHAOS2 	Chaos 	04:10 	
3 	SHUT_IT 	Shut It 	04:21 	
 	TWINMIX1 	Twin Cannon Remix 	03:42 	
 	UNDER3 	Underlying Thoughts	04:06 	
5 	VR2 	Voice Rhythm 2 	04:15 	There is an error in this track (both the CD and in-game versions) at 3:47. A corrected version appeared on Frank Klepacki's website, and later in the Remastered Collection.
2 	 	Radio 2 Remix 	03:35 	Appears as CD audio track on the CD, but does not exist in-game. It appeared later in Sole Survivor and Red Alert: Retaliation.
===Aftermath tracks===
None of the tracks from The Aftermath appear as CD audio tracks on the Aftermath game disc, due to the disc (most likely accidentally) containing the same CD audio tracks as Counterstrike.
Internal name	Name 	Length	Remarks
BOG 	Bog 	03:32 	
FLOAT_V2 	Floating 	04:34 	
GLOOM 	Gloom 	03:56 	
GRNDWIRE 	Groundwire 	03:48 	
RPT 	Running Through Pipes	04:35 	Listed in-game as "Mech Man 2", probably due to it using the "I am a mechanical man" clip from the C&C1 track. Peculiarly, the filename has the order of the acronym wrong; it should be "RTP".
SEARCH 	The Search 	04:36 	Listed in-game as "Search"
TRACTION 	Traction 	03:57 	
WASTELND 	Wasteland 	04:02 	
===Retaliation tracks===
The Red Alert: Retaliation soundtrack consists of a mix of standard tracks from Red Alert and its expansions, and some new remixes that also appeared in Sole Survivor. The tracks did not have names in the Retaliation release, just numbers from 1 to 13. Somehow, a lot of the tracks in this release were given incorrect names by fans, and those names kept circulating in the fandom. The origin of these names is unknown, but since the game itself contains only numbers, they are irrelevant and not mentioned here.
Track Number	Name 	Length	PC appearance	Remarks
 	Hell March Remix 	03:29 	Sole Survivor	Acts as main menu and mission selection map theme.
 	Militant Force 	01:48 	Red Alert 	Acts as credits theme.
 	Radio 2 Remix 	03:30 	Sole Survivor	Acts as score theme. Also appears as CD audio track on the Counterstrike CD.
01 	The Second Hand 	04:37 	Counterstrike	
02 	Backstab 	04:47 	Counterstrike	
03 	Chaos 	04:13 	Counterstrike	
04 	Crush Remix 	03:40 	Sole Survivor	
05 	No Mercy Remix 	03:30 	Sole Survivor	
06 	Mud Remix 	04:45 	Sole Survivor	
07 	Running Through Pipes	04:36 	The Aftermath	
08 	The Search 	04:37 	The Aftermath	
09 	Shut It 	04:27 	Counterstrike	
10 	Traction 	03:58 	The Aftermath	
11 	Voice Rhythm 2 	04:20 	Counterstrike	This track has the same error at 3:47 as the PC version. A corrected version appeared on Frank Klepacki's website, and later in the Remastered Collection.
12 	Wasteland 	04:03 	The Aftermath	
13 	Workmen Remix 	03:25 	Sole Survivor	
===Cut tracks===
Most of these tracks are only known to exist thanks to the Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Remastered bonus gallery. All of them were included in the Remaster release, and on its soundtrack.
Name 	Length	Cut from 	First public appearance 	Remaster bonus gallery info
Concrete 	03:58 	The Aftermath	Red Alert - Remastered 	This is a previously unreleased track never heard before, which was written during development of the Red Alert expansion Aftermath. Likely not considered as strong as the others that made the cut, but still has a funky edge along with those classic 90s sounds.
Hell March (Original Demo)	03:38 	Red Alert 	A shortened version of this track was used in trailers of the game.	Previously unreleased, this is in fact the historic original first demo that Frank created for the song Hell March. While pretty complete, the biggest difference is in the guitar tone, which is very similar to previous C&C songs like Demolition. This dates the track to before Frank acquired the Paul Reed Smith/Mesa Boogie guitar tone he would use for the rest of Westwood’s titles moving forward. But this version was only heard in one of the earliest Red Alert trailers before getting replaced with the updated guitar tone and better mix.
Journey 	03:41 	Counterstrike	Jukebox on Frank Klepacki's website 	A moody gem that Frank unearthed a while ago, which was written during development of the Red Alert expansion, Counterstrike. An atmospheric track that was very much in line with others like it in the series, either it was rejected, or there wasn’t room on the disc.
The Plan 	03:16 	The Aftermath	Red Alert - Remastered 	This is a previously unreleased track never heard before, which was written during development of the Red Alert expansion Aftermath. Likely not considered as strong as the others that made the cut, but still grooves with a bit of that 90’s euro style thrown in.
The Truth Is A Lie 	03:32 	Red Alert 	Red Alert - Remastered 	This is a previously unreleased track never heard before, which was another early demo for Red Alert before a final music direction was decided. Continuing in Frank’s experiments with 1950’s era sci-fi b-movie soundtracks, the idea was to put that kind of sound to a hip-hop beat and bassline. Frank composed the orchestra piece first, and then recorded the mix through a low-fi filter effect to make it sound like it was an old recording. The beat and bassline was added afterward.
==Disc releases==
The original Red Alert tracks were released on a CD in 1996, bundled with the Collector's Pack in Europe and the Domination Pack in North America. It was also available for purchase through the Westwood.com store.
===Second soundtrack disc (Germany only)===
In the German equivalent of the Special Edition, the soundtrack was released as two discs. The first disc is identical to the normal game soundtrack, with the exception that the bonus track is missing from the end of the Smash track. The second soundtrack disc is a compilation of commercial songs by various artists. Cobalt 60 released a special single called Crush, which itself was a remix of the track Crush from the game, and distributed 1000 copies among local DJs.
The tracks include:
# Cobalt 60 – Crush (Command & Conquer Mix)
# Revolter – Full Screen Horror
# 16 Volt – Two Wires Thin
# Laibach – God is God
# OOMPH! – I.N.R.I. vs. Jahwe
# Project Pitchfork – 2069 AD
# The Prodigy – Breathe
# Machines of Loving Grace – Richest Junkie Still Alive
# Ugly Mustard – Twist and Shake
# Strapping Young Lad – Spirituality
# Girls Under Glass – Burning Eyes
# Psykosonik – Ride
# Violent Vision – Pleasure of Sin (Remix)
===Remastered Soundtrack===
In the large physical box edition of the Remastered Collection, discs 3, 4 and 5 were labelled as being the Red Alert soundtrack. In the files on the tiberium crystal shaped usb flash drive included in both physical releases, they are called "Command & Conquer Red Alert (Original Soundtrack) [Remastered] Disc 1" to "Disc 3".
These discs contain all tracks made for the game, including the Retaliation remixes and the other cut tracks listed above. 
The full overview of these discs can be found at Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection soundtrack#Command & Conquer: Red Alert
==References==
Category:Red Alert 1
Category:Music