Suite Autumn

Suite Autumn
Album:	Halo: Original Soundtrack
Composer(s):	Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Length:	4:22
Previous:	The Long Run
Next:	Shadows

Suite Autumn is the twenty-third track in Halo: Original Soundtrack.

Overview

Although the track is a suite/medley of four short music pieces, there is a consistent use of somber, and somewhat ominous, tone throughout, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty.

The soundtrack is composed of four sections. The first section (0:00-0:48) begins with low notes which only lasts a few seconds before being cut out abruptly by high strings, creating a suspenseful feeling. The second section (0:49-1:27) enters with two-part low strings playing in ambiance. The third section (1:28-3:01) cuts in with two-part high vocals, followed by high notes in the background, echoing the rendition of the Halo Theme Gregorian chant from the earlier track Enough Dead Heroes. The fourth section (3:02-4:22) features low strings and vocals in a somber ambiance piece.

The piece was fully arranged into Suite Fall in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Original Soundtrack.

Appearances

The soundtrack can be heard:

• In the level Pillar of Autumn (0:49-1:27) after Jacob Keyes handed the M6D magnum to John-117 on the bridge of UNSC Pillar of Autumn.
• In the level Halo (0:00-0:48), at the beginning when John-117 exits the SKT-9 Bumblebee Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43.
• In the level 343 Guilty Spark, when Echo 419 dropped John-117 at the swamps (3:02-4:22), when John-117 approaches the room where members of Fire Team Charlie encountered the Flood (3:02-4:22), and as John-117 approaches the light bridge leading to the elevator which would bring him to the surface of the Flood containment facility. (1:28-3:01)
• In the level Two Betrayals, briefly in the opening cutscene when 343 Guilty Spark begins to threaten John-117 (3:02-4:22), when Cortana explains the method of disrupting the phase pulse generator at the first generator (0:00-0:48) and after John-117 disrupted the second phase pulse generator (0:00-0:48).
• In the level Keyes, after John-117 punched the Proto-Gravemind to acquire Keyes' neural implants (1:28-3:01).
• In the level The Maw after his arrival via Type-26 Banshee (3:02-4:22), and after John-117 destroys the third fusion reactor (1:28-3:01).

Production notes

The title of the track alludes to UNSC Pillar of Autumn and is a play on "Sweet Autumn," which is the name of a flowering plant.