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As already mentioned in the review of the main game, there were various themed DLCs for Battlefield 4 that added new maps, weapons, vehicles, and game modes. I haven't played any of them, so my Google knowledge ends here. More importantly, the expansions also included some music.

In the case of the first two DLCs, China Rising and Second Assault, I could only find them as game rips with one track each. According to the fan wiki the music from the later expansions Naval Strike, Dragon’s Teeth and Final Stand was uploaded to the officia Battlefield-SoundCloud channel but has since been removed – too bad! Fortunately, the internet never forgets, which is why I can now begin my review.

Games from the Battlefield-series

Battlefield 1942 (2002)

Battlefield Vietnam (2004)

Battlefield 2 (2005)

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (2005)

Battlefield 2142 (2006)

Battlefield: Bad Company (2008)

Battlefield Heroes (2009)

Battlefield 1943 (2009)

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010)

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Battlefield Hardline (2015)

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Battlefield V (2018)

Battlefield 2042 (2021)

Battlefield 6 (2025)

Battlefield 4: China Rising (2013)

The first DLC revolves around the Far East, as you might guess from the name. After all, China Rising was released in 2013, at a time when the constant East-West divide still prevailed and people looked to the US as an example of a strong (albeit flawed) democracy. Well... fun times. The track Silk Road by Johan Skugge, which is part of the DLC, is primarily ear-splitting loading time filler with heavy beats in the style of the main game. Nice, but that's about it.

Battlefield 4: Second Assault (2014)

Two months after China Rising the second DLC Second Assault was released. The accompanying track from the game rip can also be classified as “nice” and presents the Battlefield-theme in a bass-free version, before the electro synths bring a little more adrenaline into the second half.

Battlefield 4: Naval Strike (2014)

The music for the naval warfare expansion Naval Strike comprises four tracks that finally address the content of the expansion. The tracks, each just under a minute long, weave the water theme into the pieces, while stylistically the DLC follows in the wake of the main game.

In Wave Breaker and Nansha Strike , we hear the sound of the sea and seagulls screeching, which in Operation Mortar is complemented by the gruesomely realistic soundscape of children screaming and the noise of war. In general, Lost Islands also makes heavy use of acoustic special effects in the form of bomb explosions and machine gun fire, which give the tracks more of a trailer or cutscene feel.

Battlefield 4: Dragon’s Teeth (2014)

For the trailer for the China expansion Dragon’s Teeth Mick Gordon (Doom) and Daniel James (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) were given the nod to deliver the expected impressive trailer fare with Battlefield-DNA. As with Naval Strike, the remaining four tracks were composed by the composers of the main game and form the familiar loading screen entertainment (Marketplace, Propaganda, UrbanGarden). For me, only Waterfront stands out here, whose cello-like beat brings a little more excitement and variety despite its monotony.

Battlefield 4: Final Stand (2014)

The final content for Battlefield 4 was released in November with the last DLC, Final Stand. Musically, the expansion follows the same pattern as before: fresh blood was brought into the team for the Offical Release Trailer . This time, Jerry Beck, who was unknown to me, composed the music, which works well, as it did with Dragon’s Teeth . The remaining four tracks are once again well done, but there are no surprises here. The scores of the DLCs thus remain primarily one thing: predictable.