Soundtrack

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Tempest Rising features mostly a dark ambient and industrial soundtrack, along with some orchestral and heavy metal tracks. The full soundtrack includes 42 tracks (41 tracks in the original soundtrack release on Steam).[1] The game's musical score is composed by Michael Markie, Cory Richards (Hexenkraft), Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen,[2] Frank Klepacki,[3] and Music Imaginary (Adam Skorupa, Krzysztof Wierzynkiewicz, and Michał Cielecki). Each of the factions have their own unique tracks.[4]

The game includes a jukebox where players can select tracks to play in-game.[5]

Track list

Faction tracks GDF Dynasty Veti
Track # Track Name Length Artist Comments
Game OST
1 32 Life Harvester 4:20 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Aggressive
2 33 Radiation Peak 3:11 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Melodic
3 38 Last Man Standing 4:51 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Melodic
4 11 Gather your Forces 4:23 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Main menu theme
5 6 The Red Button 2:18 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Melodic
6 3 By our Blood 3:33 Adam Skorupa Dynasty theme
7 5 Resonance 3:04 Adam Skorupa Aggressive
8 9 Tomorrow '97 3:36 Adam Skorupa Melodic
9 12 Downloaded 4:30 Adam Skorupa Aggressive
10 7 Pitch from the Sky 3:33 Adam Skorupa Aggressive
11 1 Aegis 4:12 Michael Markie GDF aggressive
12 19 Flight of the Condor 3:15 Adam Skorupa GDF orchestral
13 25 Rise of a Nation 3:16 Adam Skorupa Dynasty aggressive
14 27 Intel 4:18 Adam Skorupa GDF melodic
15 30 Fortification 3:18 Adam Skorupa Orchestral
16 35 Riot Suppression 3:03 Adam Skorupa GDF aggressive
17 29 Pest 4:00 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Veti orchestral
18 37 Strike and Retreat 4:04 Cory Richards Melodic
19 23 Tactical Response 3:52 Cory Richards GDF melodic
20 13 Ignition 4:08 Cory Richards Dynasty aggressive
21 10 A Distant God 4:04 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Veti melodic
22 4 Death Squad 4:11 Michael Markie Dynasty aggressive
23 16 Polarity 5:20 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen GDF melodic
24 21 Into the Fire 5:22 Cory Richards Melodic
25 31 Vimana 4:10 Adam Skorupa Veti melodic
26 36 Exodus 3:19 Adam Skorupa Aggressive
27 41 Leading the Assault 4:27 Frank Klepacki GDF aggressive
28 40 Power Distribution 3:34 Frank Klepacki Melodic
29 34 Conclave 2:56 Frank Klepacki Aggressive
30 26 Perimeter Cultivation 4:04 Frank Klepacki Melodic
31 18 Tankbuster 4:28 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Aggressive
32 39 Life Anchor 3:22 Adam Skroupa Veti melodic
33 8 Legionnaire 4:03 Michael Markie GDF aggressive
34 2 Solidification 5:04 Frank Klepacki Dynasty melodic
35 15 War Ender 4:30 Frank Klepacki Veti aggressive
36 - Warmachine 3:43 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen End credits theme
37 14 Doomsday Clock 4:47 Michael Markie Aggressive
38 20 Redemption 1:33 Michael Markie Victory theme
39 17 Modular Chaos 2:37 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Dynasty melodic
40 24 After the Fallout 1:30 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Melodic
41 22 The Command Post 2:50 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Briefing theme
42 28 The Last March 1:46 Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen Aggressive

Behind the scenes

  • "Warmachine" was composed for the end credits theme long after the other 41 tracks were already created and licensed,[6] hence why it is not present in the original soundtrack release on Steam.

References

  1. Schreiber, Frederik [@Freschism] (14 August 2022). Full Tempest Rising soundtrack count [Tweet]. Twitter. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. "Tempest Rising Official FAQ" (31 August 2022). Tempest Rising Steam News. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. 3D Realms (30 September 2023). "Tempest Rising - Frank Klepacki Reveal". YouTube. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. Casteel, Brandon (30 September 2023). "Some tracks are aligned to certain factions". Tempest Rising Discord. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. Schreiber, Frederik (25 August 2023). "We have a Jukebox in the works so you can pick yousrself". Tempest Rising Discord. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen (1 May 2025). "Tempest Rising - Behind The Music: Warmachine". YouTube. Retrieved 3 May 2025.