Glorious finale

Two years after Opposing Fronts, Tales of Valor was the second and last official expansion for Company of Heroes. Instead of new factions, we were served three short campaigns, including a brief excursion to the German side with the Tiger Ace - a first! On the soundtrack front, the score remains true to that of the main game and the first addon. After Inon Zur and Ian Livingstone worked in pairs in Opposing Fronts , Jeremy Soules was given the chance to go at it alone in Tales of Valor. Compensatory justice?

Musically, he relies on the familiar and presents us with an eight-piece gamerip. The highlights here are the Commenwealth-tracks, which come across as cheerfully royal and convey the propagandistic spirit of the British Royal Army... War can be fun after all. The remaining songs go in a fatalistic direction, which somehow doesn't really work: a little too much in the minor key for motivation, a little too brute for thoughtfulness. Nevertheless, a worthy conclusion to a truly fantastic musical world war drama.

Games from the Company of Heroes-series

Company of Heroes (2006)

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)