Chris Rickwood and Lennie Moore scored Vietnam through the lens of late-60s psychedelic rock and it hits different than your typical war game soundtrack. Rising Storm 2 opens with "Warm Napalm Blanket," which is already a title that tells you everything about the tone.
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"Bad Trip" leans into distorted, hazy guitar work that sounds like Hendrix scoring a firefight. The Vietnamese-influenced tracks like "Dan Bau Lament" use traditional instruments to give the other side of the conflict real musical identity.
"Ho Chi Minh Trail" has this creeping, oppressive tension. "Fall of Saigon" carries weight without being sentimental about it. Moody, trippy takes on 60s and 70s rock throughout. If you want a war soundtrack that feels like a Vietnam-era film score, Rickwood and Moore understood the assignment.