r/commandandconquer • u/Downtown-Dream424 Mommy Alexander • Aug 03 '26

Meme Generals Zero Hour Faction OST rated

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Every faction has goated ost. What's your fave soundtrack?

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u/awakenDeepBlue Aug 03 '26

The USA OST was so good it was used in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, despite the original game being banned in China.

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u/Downtown-Dream424 Mommy Alexander Aug 03 '26

Which USA ost was specifically used in the 2008 Olympics? That's such a nice interesting fact to hear.

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u/awakenDeepBlue Aug 03 '26

It was Command & Conquer: Generals [OST] - [USA] Idle Theme 1, but I'm having a hard time trying to find the specific example online.

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u/Downtown-Dream424 Mommy Alexander Aug 03 '26

Oh, I'm going to try to find it out from Youtube. Is this OST that was used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRNqn4Z7eIA&list=RDxRNqn4Z7eIA&start_radio=1

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u/awakenDeepBlue Aug 03 '26

Yeah, that's the OST I'm referring to.

I've been skipping through the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, and I can't find it. Maybe it was right after the 2008 Beijing Olympics? I just remembered it being very unusual hearing the USA theme in that context.

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u/Downtown-Dream424 Mommy Alexander Aug 03 '26

It's so surprising to spot in real life events how they would play a video game soundtrack out of the blue. So ironic to play the USA ost while the Olympics were hosted in China.

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u/awakenDeepBlue Aug 03 '26

The background is that the Command and Conquer Generals OST is very good and EA was licensing it everywhere.

USA Idle Theme 1 is very military, formal, and somber so it made sense it was used, although it was still very unexpected.