Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack

Halo: Reach Soundtrack cover art.

"This is a more character-driven piece, and its also about a planet that everyone knows will fall, and falls to the Covenant. So it's a more somber, more visceral introduction to the game that we're making."

— Martin O'Donnell

The Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack was released in stores September 28, 2010, and was distributed via iTunes and Sumthing Digital on September 14. There are a total of 20 tracks in the two-disk set comprising a total of 67 minutes worth of music.

The soundtrack was composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori with help from Stan LePard and C. Paul Johnson , and published by Sumthing Distribution.

The Halo:Reach Soundtrack marks the final time composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori collaborate and compose original music for a Halo game. In a press release, Martin O'Donnell referred to the soundtrack as "... the culmination of our efforts".

Track listing

• Original composition: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
• Sound design: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
• Arrangement: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
• Label: Sumthing Else Musicworks
• Performance: Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Stan LePard, C. Paul Johnson, North West Symphonia, Chorale

Trivia

• The Halo:Reach Soundtrack is one of two soundtracks that do not directly include the Halo Theme; the other being the Halo 3: ODST Soundtrack.
• The last 9 songs on the soundtrack are not fully featured in-game. They are merely bonus tracks which appear in short clips throughout in-game campaign missions and cutscenes.
• There are two known songs - "Uphill, Both Ways" [a remix of the Both Ways (Remix)] and "Lone Wolf" - that do not make it onto the official soundtrack, but appear as MP3 files down-loadable through Bungie's website.