Mechwarrior Music and a whole lot of waffle....

Playing Mech 5 Mercs (here and here) got me wanting to play Battletech again so I did; Which in turn got me thinking... I've a lot of nostalgia for the Battletech franchise on PC. Mechwarrior 2, 2 GBL, 2 mercs, 3, 4(incl. Black Knight), 4 mercs and back to Battletech(2016). Thinking mainly about the music, a binding factor for nostalgia. So the real reason for this post, just wanting to share some favorite tracks....

Mech 2's soundtrack is filled with great moments. Some(most) tracks stick out for me are:
5th track "Rogue Chariot / Bronze Anvil" is a highlight.

And the 8th track "Arkham Bridge"

But above all with a healthy dose of nostalgia track 9 - "Iron Piston / Wolf Trial 2"

Honorable mentions -  track 11, track 13, track 14, track 15.... Yea 15 really is good... Can you tell I love the game!

Mech 2 Mercs had an epic intro and music to go with it. Intro music:

The full soundtrack(Night Wold track) is iconic(imho).

The Mech 2 expansion Ghost Bears Legacy is decent, but listening now I think nostalgia colours my view. Maybe, maybe not.

The New Dawn, re-imagined soundtrack is epic work(I'm gonna be saying epic a lot, the nostalgia is real). Mechwarrior - A New Dawn - Summoner (Track 2) is a great track:

Full New Dawn Album:

Mechwarrior 3 was a slightly different take on the franchise in my view. Due to it's changes it wasn't a more playable version(for me) because of those changes. Constant alarms, shutdowns and restarts..... It's almost like Mech 5 was modeled on it!! Anyway I remember it's mission briefings as a highlight(like those voiced by Robert Loggia in Freespace 2). As for music I don't recall any track standing out... A lot like Mech 5.

Mech 4 on the other hand in all it's forms is perhaps my most played iteration of the franchise.
With tracks like Emmity Road and Stutter Shark. It's with Mech 4 Mercs that is the pinnacle of the franchise in my view. The main menu track 'does it for me'. Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries Soundtrack - Next Move

That soundtrack has some other great ones, like these:
Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries Soundtrack - Hunter

Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries Soundtrack - Imminent Action

Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries Soundtrack - Rescue

For some reason that last one has reminded today of the old Comanche Gold chopper game. That's a whole other tangent!

Last but not least the 2016 Battletech game. So much great music so little time, emotively epic.

Opening cinematic is used throughout gamepaly:

Even with the Start Menu music.

The Great Betrayal track is the iconic one for me overall let along Battletech.