One thing that is refreshing is the use of acoustic percussion that allows for a lot more hall ambience than a drier drum machine. The way that the primary theme moves through different orchestral solos and the that Lima and Watt explore different instrumental colors also adds to the enjoyment of the music. The technique is used a bit sparingly but works well when it appears. Though in the latter, things move quickly into dissonant choral tone clusters to chilling effect. This first occurs in "The First Bad News" and then in the delicate opening bars of "For Matthew". There are some wonderfully emotional moments that occur in the central portion of the tracks here. Choral writing, wordless, is done in male and female choirs in alternation, reserving full choral statements for emphasis. A piano presentation of the theme briefly opens "The Story So Far" which quickly returns to the style and sound of the opening. There is not a lot of time to develop the thematic idea here, just lay it out, though it will be the basis for much of what follows. The opening "Main Theme" is cast in a big, romantic swath of patriotic martial music complete with wordless chorus reminiscent of Saving Private Ryan. As a consequence, there is only a limited amount of material featured in this release.
The game's musical material tends to be reserved for menus instead of in-game play in this series. Hell's Highway was co-written by Gearbox's software audio engineer Ed Lima along with Duncan Watt. Each score has featured music by a different composer. Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway the third installment in the Brothers in Arms series from Gearbox.
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