XCOM Enemy Unknown Soundtrack - Ready For Battle (Extended) / Michael McCann

This is Unofficial Soundtrack (game rip).

[ZailsTales]

This is xcom's theme, hands down. This is THE song you always remember. It's the one that no matter how many times you hear it, it sends a tingle down your spine as you meticulously prepare your troops, not knowing who, if anyone will survive. You send them off and prey this mission isn't the one the drives the final nail in your Classic/Ironman campaign's coffin.

[novavortex]

90% chance to hit, 100% chance to miss target.

[yacabo]

Get pumped to lose those men you see before you.

[Judgmentx]

Finally decided to look this up, but looking back at the game... i feel like without this music, there may have been times where i was in the middle of a loadout and i might have said "eh maybe ill do this next time" and proceed to play another game for the time being, but instead you hear this and cant help but get excited to choose which soldiers get what, and deploy them on their mission to save humanity!

[Don-tgns]

never would've thought a *pilot* would have such an epic voice...

[alessandrominelli]

I want this music played when i am preparing myself for going to Work.

[mawhrinskel]

I will NEVER get bored of hearing this.

[Dormul]

Heroic, uplifting and hopeful.  "They'll keep fighting and they'll win!"  I'd expect nothing less from the composer who brought us the fantastic soundtrack for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. 

[dardoscorvo]

"If there are civillians in the area, I hope they stay clear"

[RhaimesStorm]

The sound that gives me chills evertime

[HoHo-xmfc]

This music is one of the reason that why I love xcom

[taenyftw]

ahhh the last moment when you feel badass before your squads starts missing 90+ percent shots

[GeneralWagner]

that fucking badass takeoff with that turbine sound with this music, is really epic

[AshyEvilSlashy]

"We can destroy stone walls by a shotgun, but 95% chance to hit is still too low for us".

[doctorsuarez]

I've run dozens of missions, but I gotta say, hearing this track while I kit out my crew still gets my blood pumping.

[mrorre]

Excellent! We're confident that you'll handle this matter with.. discretion.

[sinodeutsch]

The sound of saying goodbye... because you know one of the soldiers you see sitting in front of you... won't be sitting there on the way home =(

[mitchellgiles]

It's hard for me to play this one after XCOM 2. I hadn't touched either in years before recently starting another playthrough on War of the Chosen. I was actually going to try to find the vanilla XCOM 2 equivalent of this track but I decided I'd give this one a listen again and it hit me straight in my heart. I love that game so very very much

[wereallindividuals]

Even after all this time still one of the most definitive pieces of game music ever. McCann nailed it.

[QrazyQuarian]

I play this song as I am donning my rubber gloves...
For dishes. Not prostate exams.


Though this would fit as well for prostate exams. Prepare for deployment Strike One.