A soundscape for a battlefield after a massive battle. Ravens alight on a warrior's remains and feast, rag pickers scavenge anything of value from fallen knights, a mournful wind whistles through bent swords and broken pikes. The weeping of widows echoes through the fog and there's a strange sound on the wind that could be the wailing of the poor souls who fell in battle. Tragic, dark, ambient music.
(Illustration copyright (c) 2005 Lord Cavendish. Used here with permission of the artist; unauthorized use prohibited.)
A sudden ambush startles the adventurers as they make their way through a thick forest. Primal, earthy orchestral battle music, heavy on ethnic drums.
(Illustration copyright (c) 2006 Steven Yarbrough. Used here with permission of the artist; unauthorized use prohibited.)
The Orcs are at war. Heavy, iron armor makes deep tracks in the muddy terrain, sweat pours from green, angry brows, fearsome grunts and war cries echo among the shaking hills. These weathered warriors are proud, deadly and menacing... and out for blood! Dark, menacing, guitar-driven war music.
(Illustration copyright (c)Joe J. Calkins and cerebusart.com. Used here with permission of the artist; unauthorized use prohibited.)
This is the home of a disciplined modern fighting force. The flag of a great nation flaps in the breeze while sleek jet fighters roar overhead. A bugler sounds the Reveille and the base comes to life. A drill sergeant admonishes a group of cadets, knowing his harsh worlds will shape them into the soldiers they shall become. An infantry platoon performs a rifle drill. A platoon of marines marches in formation, their commander leading them in a Jody. Tanks, trucks, jeeps, and mobile artillery rumble to and fro. In the distance soldiers practice on the their marksmanship on the shooting range, while artillerists practice directing mortar fire on the artillery range. A chopper touches down, bringing a five star general to the base. All those present stand at attention and salute.
(Illustration copyright (c) 2010 Andrej Šenveter. Used here with permission of the artist; unauthorized use prohibited.)
Drop out of hyperspace and into the heart of battle, where titanic starships fire planet-shattering weapons and starfighters duel across a sky ablaze with atomic fire. Screaming engines shine brighter than the stars themselves as empires clash across the galactic battlefield.
(Illustration copyright (c) 2005 Ville Nummisalo. Used here with permission of the artist; unauthorized use prohibited.)
Greco-Roman, epic, orchestral battle theme. A once-mighty and decadent land and its people must face a brutal enemy. This could be the end of life as they know it, and terror seizes them as they watch their great city fall...
(Illustration copyright (c) 2007 W. J. Solha. Used here with permission of the artist; unauthorized use prohibited.)