Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack

Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack
Label:	Sumthing Else Musicworks
Producer(s):	Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Composer(s):	Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Stan LePard and C Paul Johnson
Total length:	114:59

"Overall I think this score is a bit more intimate and personal. We're telling a human story, not a cyborg story. This isn't a space opera but a story that takes place on Earth in one city. Although the player gets to inhabit the shoes of several characters, they still primarily should feel like one person discovering the mystery that lies behind the ruins of New Mombasa."

— Martin O'Donnell to Music 4 Games

The Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack consists of music tracks composed by Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Stan LePard and C Paul Johnson is a two-disc set similar to the Halo 2: Original Soundtrack and Halo 3: Original Soundtrack.

Overview

As with the previous soundtracks, each music is made up of suites, and the suites are ordered to correspond with their in-game appearance. It was composed and produced by Marty O' Donnell and Michael Salvatori, and includes a complete 68 track listing inside. There are 17 songs on two discs.

Track listing

Disc 1 1. Overture – 5:38 1. Yet Alone - 1:53 2. These Darkened Streets - 0:51 3. Time to Dance - 0:33 4. Key to the City - 0:33 5. Replacements - 1:47 2. The Rookie – 7:29 6. Strong Silent Type - 3:08 7. Postpartum - 1:51 8. Proceed with Caution - 2:28 3. More Than His Share – 5:48 9. Into the Breach - 3:14 10. Becomes the Hunted - 1:54 11. Lost and Unfound - 0:38 4. Deference for Darkness – 6:38 12. Rain - 3:07 13. Trailhead - 1:40 14. Guiding Hand - 1:48 5. The Menagerie – 6:09 15. Ground War - 1:02 16. Oscar Mike - 1:47 17. Unleashed - 1:11 18. On the Prowl - 2:10 6. Asphalt and Ablution – 6:03 19. Still Grounded - 1:44 20. Island of War - 1:02 21. Hardboiled - 1:38 22. Sneaking Suspicion - 1:40 7. Traffic Jam – 5:52 23. Looking Both Ways - 0:48 24. Street Sweeper - 3:24 25. Rally Point - 1:38 8. Neon Night – 5:37 26. Where One Road Ends - 1:27 27. Block by Block - 0:48 28. Perception is Reality - 0:48 29. Pounding the Pavement 2:32 9. The Office of Naval Intelligence – 8:49 30. A Heavy Toll - 1:04 31. Strong Medicine - 1:27 32. Uphill, Both Ways - 1:36 33. Access Denied - 2:08 34. Infestation - 1:02 35. Clear the Air - 1:31

Disc 2 10. Bits and Pieces – 7:01 36. From the Ashes - 2:32 37. Dead or Gone - 0:56 38. Premonition - 1:29 39. Something Like Sorrow - 2:04 11. Skyline – 7:01 40. No Response - 1:23 41. Pick a Target, Any Target - 1:33 42. Love at Long Range - 1:39 43. Air Traffic Control - 2:23 12. No Stone Unturned – 3:22 44. Cast Aside - 1:33 45. Nox Aeterna - 1:06 46. Marching On - 0:42 13. One Way Ride – 6:50 47. Borrowed Time - 1:49 48. Anywhere but Here - 1:29 49. The Calm Before - 1:18 50. Let it Burn - 2:12 14. The Light at the End – 7:52 51. Another Rain - 2:32 52. Through the Divide - 1:34 53. All That Remains - 1:50 54. Heart and Mind - 1:53 15. Data Hive – 6:03 55. We All Got Secrets - 1:33 56. Only One Way In - 1:39 57. Core - 1:34 58. This Way Up - 1:16 16. Special Delivery – 10:22 59. From Bones - 1:18 60. Still Strong - 1:10 61. Extra Firepower - 1:39 62. Mercy Plea - 3:11 63. Hell of a Night - 3:03 17. Finale – 8:12 64. From the Ashes (reprise) - 1:12 65. Orbital Drop Shock Trooper - 3:43 66. Old Friend - 1:07 67. Reborn Relic - 0:51 68. Prepare to Drop - 1:17

Trivia

• The movement "Orbital Drop Shock Trooper" from the Finale has a runtime of 3:43, a reference to 7 and possibly the eponymous Monitor 343 Guilty Spark. Additionally "Prepare to Drop," named after the game's tagline, has a runtime of 1:17, a reference to Master Chief.
• Marty O'Donnell was trying to evoke the feeling of jazz, while not literally creating jazz music. Throughout the soundtrack there are several songs that contain solo saxophone sections that create a lonely, urban atmosphere. In the tracks "Skyline" and "Traffic Jam" however, an electric guitar along with heavier sounding percussion are used in the more cinematic moments in the game.
• The soundtrack won several awards; the Best Original Score at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards and Best Original Score and Sounds in the Czech Gaming Awards "Invaze 2009".
• Most of the tracks that play during Mombasa Streets have a film noir flair, due to the jazz perspective used in the soundtrack. This seems fitting, since most film noir movies are about detectives, and The Rookie is, in a sense, a detective.