Editing Earth City

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'''Earth City''' is a music track featured in [[Halo 2]], and is track seventeen of Volume 1 of the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack|Halo 2 Soundtrack]].



The song combines deep strings with a piano rhythm to create an imposing, suspense filled piece. Towards the end, a higher string set creates a building crescendo, accompanied by a vocal set reminiscent of the one at the end of [[The Last Spartan]].

Though its title suggests its association with [[New Mombasa]], the '[[Earth]] City', it is frequently played as the theme of the [[Covenant|Covenant's]] [[Scarab]] walker. It is first played in the Halo 2 E3 2003 demo when the Master Chief mans the gun of a Gauss Warthog and continues on until the end of the demo. This is the only time when the music is not associated with the Scarab. It first appears in the final game when the [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelicans]] launched from [[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]] encounter the Scarab in the cinematic before [[Outskirts]]. It is later played in [[Metropolis]] when the [[Master Chief]] encounters [[Wraith]]s outside a [[Marine]] Command Post, just before the Scarab arrives there. Shortly afterward, it is again played as the [[Prophet of Regret|Prophet of Regret's]] carrier prepares to make a [[Slipstream Space]] jump, while the [[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]] attempts to intercept it.

Lastly, it is again played when a [[Scarab]] is encountered, this time it is as the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] escorts a [[Scarab]] commandeered by [[Avery Johnson]] on the jungle of [[Delta Halo]], during the level [[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]].

The song's length is 3 minutes and 6.54 seconds (3:06.54).

The version played during the [[Metropolis (Level)|Metropolis]] level is somewhat different than the OST version.

A similar song can be heard in the [[Halo 3: ODST]] level, [[Coastal Highway]], featuring similar piano rhythms. Like Halo 2, it is played during a Warthog chase within [[New Mombasa]]. In the [[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]], this similar song, called "[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (Music)|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]" is in the track, [[Finale (Song)|Finale. ]]



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-{{disambig header|the Halo 2 soundtrack|the Halo: Legends soundtrack|Earth City (Halo Legends)}}
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- | name       =Earth City
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- | album      = [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]
- | composer   = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
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- | last       = [[Heavy Price Paid]]
- | next       = [[High Charity (music)|High Charity]]
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-'''Earth City''' is the seventeenth track in ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack|Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 1]]''.
-The piece combines deep strings with a piano rhythm to create an imposing, suspense-filled piece. Towards the end, a higher string set creates a building crescendo, accompanied by a vocal set reminiscent of the one at the end of ''[[The Last Spartan]]''.
+<video name="Halo_2_soundtrack_earth_city-1208572549-531" width="200" align="right"/>
+'''Earth City''' is a music track featured in [[Halo 2]], and is track seventeen of Volume 1 of the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack|Halo 2 Soundtrack]].
-The piece was reorchestrated into ''[[Earth City (Halo Legends)|Earth City]]'' in ''[[Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack]]'' as well as ''[[Kilindini Harbour]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''.
-==Appearances==
-[[File:Earth City.png|left|thumb|Earth City being recorded.]]
-Its title suggests its association with [[New Mombasa]], the "[[Earth]] City" featured prominently in ''Halo 2''. It is first played in the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 2003 demo]] when the Master Chief mans the gun of a Gauss Warthog and continues on until the end of the demo.
-The soundtrack can be heard:
+The song combines deep strings with a piano rhythm to create an imposing, suspense filled piece. Towards the end, a higher string set creates a building crescendo, accompanied by a vocal set reminiscent of the one at the end of [[The Last Spartan]].
-*In the opening cutscene of the level ''[[Outskirts]]'', when the [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelicans]] launched from {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} encounter the {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}.
-*In a low strings version during the level ''[[Metropolis]]'', when [[John-117]] encounters [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]] outside a [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] command post, just before a Scarab passes through.
-*In full during the ending cutscene of ''Metropolis'', as the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' prepares to make a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump, while the ''In Amber Clad'' attempts to intercept it.
-*During the level ''[[The Great Journey]]'', when [[Thel 'Vadam]] escorts the Scarab commandeered by [[Avery Johnson]] near the [[Control Room (Installation 05)|Control Room]] of [[Installation 05]].
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-==Production notes==
+Though its title suggests its association with [[New Mombasa]], the '[[Earth]] City', it is frequently played as the theme of the [[Covenant|Covenant's]] [[Scarab]] walker. It is first played in the Halo 2 E3 2003 demo when the Master Chief mans the gun of a Gauss Warthog and continues on until the end of the demo. This is the only time when the music is not associated with the Scarab. It first appears in the final game when the [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelicans]] launched from [[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]] encounter the Scarab in the cinematic before [[Outskirts]]. It is later played in [[Metropolis]] when the [[Master Chief]] encounters [[Wraith]]s outside a [[Marine]] Command Post, just before the Scarab arrives there. Shortly afterward, it is again played as the [[Prophet of Regret|Prophet of Regret's]] carrier prepares to make a [[Slipstream Space]] jump, while the [[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]] attempts to intercept it.
-Earth City had a work in progress "rock mix" with heavy rock percussion from the Roland JD-990 and Kurzweil K2500 synthesizers and guitar work by [[Steve Vai]], as part of the session that led to the [[Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix|MJOLNIR Mix]] and [[Reclaimer (music)|Reclaimer]], however this version of the production was eventually discarded before ever being used in an in-game capacity.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halopedia.org/User:Neo_Te_Aika/Audio_Production_Notes|Site=Audio production notes, Neo}}
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-{{Soundtrack|H2}}
+Lastly, it is again played when a [[Scarab]] is encountered, this time it is as the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] escorts a [[Scarab]] commandeered by [[Avery Johnson]] on the jungle of [[Delta Halo]], during the level [[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]].
+The song's length is 3 minutes and 6.54 seconds (3:06.54).
+The version played during the [[Metropolis (Level)|Metropolis]] level is somewhat different than the OST version.
+A similar song can be heard in the [[Halo 3: ODST]] level, [[Coastal Highway]], featuring similar piano rhythms. Like Halo 2, it is played during a Warthog chase within [[New Mombasa]]. In the [[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]], this similar song, called "[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper (Music)|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]" is in the track, [[Finale (Song)|Finale. ]]
+{{Halo Music}}
+[[Category: Halo Music]]