Halo Original Soundtrack

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Halo Original Soundtrack

Studio album by Various
Released	June 11, 2002
Genre	Video game soundtrack
Length	65:08
Label	Sumthing Else Music Works
Producer(s)	Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori
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Halo Original Soundtrack, composed and produced by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori for the video game Halo: Combat Evolved, is one CD comprising 26 tracks. Some editions include a bonus DVD with game trailers for Halo 2. Most of the music from Halo: Combat Evolved is present on the CD, although some songs are remixed and some tracks are intermixed with others in medley form.

According to the information found in the CD booklet, Halo's in-game music is very dynamic and changes as fast as situations change during gameplay. O'Donnell was quoted saying, "Themes, moods and even the duration of these pieces will change and adapt with each player's Halo experience. I took the liberty of remixing and rearranging all the music in order to make listening to the soundtrack more enjoyable."

[edit] Track listing

"Opening Suite"
"Truth and Reconciliation Suite"
"Brothers in Arms"
"Enough Dead Heroes"
"Perilous Journey"
"A Walk in the Woods"
"Ambient Wonder"
"The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe"
"Trace Amounts"
"Under Cover of Night"
"What Once was Lost"
"Lament for Pvt. Jenkins"
"Devils... Monsters..."
"Covenant Dance"
"Alien Corridors"
"Rock Anthem for Saving the World"
"The Maw"
"Drumrun"
"On a Pale Horse"
"Perchance to Dream"
"Library Suite"
"The Long Run"
"Suite Autumn"
"Shadows"
"Dust and Echoes"
"Halo"

Note: A short instrumental track that is not easily heard in the video game can be found at the end of track 26, "Halo", after a minute or so of silence. The song is known as "The Siege Of Madrigal", and is from Bungie's older series of real-time strategy games, Myth (computer game).

Note: Another instrumental track that is found in game on Legendary, but not present on the soundtrack, can be found here.

[edit] Additional information

Original composition: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Sound design: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Arrangement (of tracks): Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Performance: Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Harry Hmura, Arnold Roth, Peter Labella, Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky, Elliott Golub, Nisanne Howell, Marylou Johnston, Kevin Case, Barbara Haffner, Larry Glazier, Judy Stone, Robert Bowker, Jeffrey Morrow, and Rob Trow
Year of release: 2001
Languages: Instrumental
Label: Sumthing Else Music Works
Distributor: Sumthing Distribution
Number of discs: 1
Studio/live: Studio
Mono/stereo: Stereo