117

This article is about the track on the Halo 4: Original Soundtrack. For the main protagonist of the Halo series, see John-117. For the Halo 3 campaign level, see Sierra 117.

117
Album:	Halo 4: Original Soundtrack
Composer(s):	Kazuma Jinnouchi
Length:	7:28
Previous:	Immaterial
Next:	Arrival

Widely regarded as The Master Chief's theme, 117 is the twelfth track of the Halo 4: Original Soundtrack, serving as one of the main themes of Halo 4, evident from many other tracks that draw inspiration from it, including Wreckage, Mantis, and Sacrifice.

At around 6 minutes and 10 seconds in, motives from Halo 3's One Final Effort are invoked, but with much more extensive and modern hybrid orchestration compared to the original.

Arrangements

• The motif returns in Halo 5: Guardians soundtracks, in tracks such as Rock and Ice, The Trials, Blue Team, Crypt, and Scavengers.
• The motif appears for a brief moment in Halo: The Fall of Reach Animated Series soundtrack Choose Our Weapons

Appearances

The soundtrack can be heard playing:

• In Infinity, when John-117 activates UNSC Infinity's MAC cannons and forces the Didact to retreat in his Cryptum.
• In Reclaimer's ending cutscene, when John-117 refuses to surrender Cortana's data crystal chip to Captain Andrew Del Rio.
• In Midnight, when John-117 is outside the Mantle's Approach, piloting an F-41 Broadsword.
• In Halo 4 credits, after the Halo 4 version of Never Forget.
• In the last cutscene of the game, Epilogue.
• In the Wake Up, John trailer for Halo 4's inclusion in the Windows/Steam version of The Master Chief Collection.