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| {{Center|Not to be confused with [[Into the Belly of the Beast]].}} | | {{Infobox song |
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| | name = Belly of the Beast | | | name = Belly of the Beast |
| | yt = D_Pj66g8aJ8 | | | video = <youtube width="200" height="25">z9kcw9bpxOI</youtube> |
| | album = ''[[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]]'' | | | album = [[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]] |
| | composer = [[Neil Davidge]] | | | composer = [[Neil Davidge]] |
| | length = 2:40 | | | length = 2:38 |
| | last = [[Awakening (music)|Awakening]] | | | last = [[Awakening (music)|Awakening]] |
| | next = [[Requiem (music)|Requiem]] | | | next = [[Requiem (music)|Requiem]] |
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| '''Belly of the Beast''' is the second track in ''[[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]]''. | | '''Belly of the Beast''' is the second track on the [[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]]. |
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| ==Overview==
| | An earlier version can be heard in the ''[[Halo 4]]'' announcement trailer ''[[Awakening]]''. |
| The track features a rhythmic melody by synth and piano, accompanied by heavy percussion. The melody becomes more intense and rises in pitch, creating a sense of urgency, eventually building up to a climatic ending.{{Ref/Site|Id=commentary|URL=https://www.gamereactor.eu/halo-4s-composer-commentary/|Site=Gamereactor|Page=Halo 4's Composer Commentary|D=8|M=9|Y=2021}}
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
| The track can be heard: | | The soundtrack can be heard in: |
| *In the campaign level ''[[Dawn]]'', when [[John-117]] exits the airlock from {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}'s interior to its missile launchers. | | *Campaign level ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]'', when [[John-117]] exits the airlock from {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}'s interior to its missile launchers. |
| *In [[Invasion (Spartan Ops)/Home Field|Episode 7, Chapter 3]] of ''[[Spartan Ops]]'', when [[Fireteam Crimson]] defends one of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s hangar bay after the hangar doors failed to close. This version is somewhat lighter, only featuring the percussion and synth melody. | | *In [[Invasion (Spartan Ops)/Victory Lap|Episode 7, Chapter 5]] of ''[[Spartan Ops]]'', when [[Fireteam Crimson]] returns to one of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s hangar bay to eliminate the remaining Covenant forces. This is version is somewhat lighter. |
| *In [[Expendable|Episode 8]] of ''Spartan Ops'', ''Expendable'', during the ''Halo: Infinity'' cinematic, when [[Gabriel Thorne]] and [[Gek 'Lhar]] fight each other, and the ''Infinity'' crew fight against the Promethean Knights. | | *In [[Expendable|Episode 8]] of ''Spartan Ops'', ''Expendable'', when [[Gabriel Thorne]] and [[Gek 'Lhar]] fight each other, and the ''Infinity'' crew fight against the Promethean Knights. |
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| ==Production notes==
| | [[Category:Halo 4 OST]] |
| *The track was conceived as the background music in ''[[Awakening]]'', the [[2011]] ''[[Halo 4]]'' announcement [[trailer]]. Initially, composer [[Neil Davidge]] and fellow arranger/producer Andrew Morgan thought of multiple ideas, including a relentless rhythm building up in intensity, and a long rising bowed piano line with synth increasing in pitch. They eventually combined the two ideas to create the track.{{Ref/Reuse|commentary}}
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| *The name is based on the common phrase {{Plain|[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/belly_of_the_beast "belly of the beast"]}}, which was also the name of the seventh movement in the track ''[[Long Night of Solace (music)|Long Night of Solace]]'' in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''{{'}}s [[Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack|original soundtrack]]. Additionally, it was a part of the phrase "Into the Belly of the Beast", which was the second chapter title in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]'', and later [[Into the Belly of the Beast|a soundtrack]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''.
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| ==Sources==
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