Heavy guitars grinding against ethnic percussion and it immediately sounds like a history channel show got way too intense. Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior brought its soundtrack to PC and Mac in 2014, matching warriors from different eras against each other.
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"Forbearing Bushido Blues" mixes Eastern tones with Western aggression in a way that shouldn't work but absolutely does. "The Grand Historic Ethic of Killing Each Other" has maybe the best track title in gaming and the music lives up to it.
"Waltzing the Plank" brings this weird swagger that hits different after a close match. The whole score jumps between cultures and combat styles without ever losing its identity. It all sounds like controlled chaos with a sense of humor about itself.
For anyone who wants a soundtrack that takes medieval combat seriously and also kind of doesn't.