# Medal of Honor 2 Commercial Music

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-of-honor-2-commercial-music/116521>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 29, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-of-honor-2-commercial-music/116521 "2002-06-29T03:17:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![JDeMobray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@JDeMobray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JDeMobray)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-of-honor-2-commercial-music/116521/1 "2002-06-29T03:17:35Z")

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What exactly is that orchestral piece that plays in the background of the recent PS2 commercials for **Medal of Honor**? I know that I’ve heard it before but can’t place it for the life of me.

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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-of-honor-2-commercial-music/116521/2 "2002-06-29T03:32:06Z")

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Is [this](http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/medal_honor.html) what you mean?

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**Author:** ![JDeMobray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@JDeMobray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JDeMobray)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-of-honor-2-commercial-music/116521/3 "2002-06-29T06:58:20Z")

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Actually, no. This piece has a choral element similar to ‘O Fortuna’ and is used in the commercials for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. I’m not sure if it was composed just for the games or whether it is an existing piece.

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-of-honor-2-commercial-music/116521/4 "2002-06-29T07:35:06Z")

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If I’m thinking of the same commercial, I beleive the song is “Charging Fort Wagner” from the[Glory](http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=1100688906/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=GLORY+(SOUNDTRACK)/ITEMID=299805) soundtrack. A truly magnificent piece.

Ranchoth

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-of-honor-2-commercial-music/116521/5 "2002-06-29T07:35:25Z")

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If it’s the same tune I’m thinking of, the song is “Charging Fort Wagner”. You can find it on the _Glory_ soundtrack.

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-of-honor-2-commercial-music/116521/6 "2002-06-29T11:58:45Z")

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The music for _Medal of Honour_ may have been specially composed; I have the PS2 version and there’s a ‘making of’ section that includes film footage of the choir in a recording studio.

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**Author:** ![JDeMobray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@JDeMobray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JDeMobray)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-of-honor-2-commercial-music/116521/7 "2002-06-29T16:01:15Z")

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Arrrrrrghh. Yup, it’s “Charging Fort Wagner”. It’s also used on **Iron Chef** , now I feel like a dummy.