Later added onto the end of the New Closing Theme (below) during Jonathan Pearce's disclaimer and Robot Wars Club promotion. The original theme shortened to end with the title sequence.Īdded elements, making the title sequence sound effects less noticeable.
#War robot music series
Series 3-7, Extreme 1-2 (as part of the closing theme), Revamped Original Opening Theme / Part of New Closing Theme Also used as battle music in various episodes of the Series 4 Grand Champions dub.
Series 4 (as House Robot introduction music)Īn extended version of a section of the Robots Introduction Music. Series 3-4 (In various places such as when all robots competing in the series are listed), Series 2 (Robot Wars: The Making Of episode only), Series 4 (Grand Final "Road To Armageddon" Recap) The arena battle music would be used without variation for all battles until The Fifth Wars and Extreme, whereas the other tracks would often change use or be retired.Īn earlier version of the more common Series 3-5 Closing Theme.Ī variation on the Arena Battle Music with added sinister sounding brass synth melody.Īn extended variation on the closing theme at a slower tempo, including elements of the battle music.Ī clean section of it can be heard part way through the behind-the-scenes special The Making of Robot Wars.Ī variation on the Gauntlet Music with added bassline and elements. The music makes use of various sound effect samples, such as hammer blows and metal being struck, the sound of pneumatic pistons and gas escaping, and "robotic voices" amongst other things. The original Robot Wars website included various downloads, including some music.Īll music in the first four series is techno in style, with almost all tracks sharing similar elements, such as the same musical key, tempo, bassline, drum tracks and sound effects.
It is unknown whether these are the actual names.
#War robot music Pc
All of the PC and home console games simply numbered the tracks, bar the PC version of Arenas of Destruction which did provide names these names are quoted in the table. The names of many of these tracks are unknown, with some receiving unofficial names through fan-made YouTube uploads of the game soundtracks. The four tables below list all music tracks created for every version of the series, noting which ones were used in the series themselves, as well as those used primarily in tie-in merchandise such as video games and video/DVD releases. A noticeable difference between the original and rebooted series was the absence of battle music prior to its reintroduction in Robot Wars: World Series in Series 8-10 and Battle of the Stars, only the ambient sounds of the arena and Jonathan Pearce's commentary could be heard during fights. All music for the original series was composed by John Waddell and Will Parnell.Īn entirely new set of music was used for the rebooted series, including new opening and closing themes composed by Lawrence Oakley, as well as tracks from various other artists and composers. Many of the tracks were also used in merchandise and international versions of the show, with Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors and Nickelodeon Robot Wars being the only international series to have music specially produced. This new soundtrack remained until the end of the original series. The music remained much the same for the first four series, with new music being produced when the series was revamped for The Fifth Wars and Extreme. In addition to opening and closing themes, music was played in the background during battles, when robots were being introduced, when 'battleboards' (showing which robots were fighting each other next) were being shown, and in various other places. Music was used extensively throughout Robot Wars.
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