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{{Music infobox | {{Music infobox | ||
| name = The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe | | name = The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe | ||
| | | video = {{#widget:YouTube|id=U5Bjqi1m7Ro|width=300}} | ||
| album = | | album = [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]] | ||
| composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | ||
| length = | | length = 02:26 | ||
| last = [[Ambient Wonder]] | | last = [[Ambient Wonder]] | ||
| next = [[Trace Amounts]] | | next = [[Trace Amounts]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe''' is the eighth track in ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. | '''The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe''' is the eighth track included in the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
It is composed nearly entirely of percussion, only having a deep bass note towards the middle of the piece and some vocals at the end of the piece. The rest of the sound is produced by a combination of drums, auxiliary percussion and hand-clapping, which is usually unheard of in many tracks written for ''Halo''. | It is composed nearly entirely of percussion, only having a deep bass note towards the middle of the piece and some vocals at the end of the piece. The rest of the sound is produced by a combination of drums, auxiliary percussion and hand-clapping, which is usually unheard of in many tracks written for ''Halo''. | ||
The piece was primarily written by [[Michael Salvatori]] with additions from [[Martin O'Donnell]].{{Ref/ | The piece was primarily written by [[Michael Salvatori]] with additions from [[Martin O'Donnell]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wytv7D9CcLc|SiteName=YouTube|PageName=Martin O'Donnell PLAYS Halo Combat Evolved! - NEVER seen before commentary!}} | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
The track can be heard: | The track can be heard: | ||
*In the level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]'' | *In the level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]'', when [[John-117]] finds the last group of Marines in the [[Forerunner]] structures. | ||
*In the level ''[[The Silent Cartographer]]'', when John-117 comes to the [[Cartographer]] building for the first time. | *In the level ''[[The Silent Cartographer]]'', when John-117 comes to the [[Cartographer]] building for the first time. | ||
*In the level ''[[Assault on the Control Room]]'', briefly when John first commandeers an [[M808B Scorpion]] | *In the level ''[[Assault on the Control Room]]'', briefly when John first commandeers an [[M808B Scorpion]], when he encounters the tunnel entrance guarded by two [[Type-26 Wraith]]s, and when he battles the [[Plasma Rifle]]-wielding [[Sangheili Zealot]]. | ||
*In the level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'', when John and the Marines are leaving the [[Flood containment facility]]. | *In the level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'', when John and the Marines are leaving the [[Flood containment facility]]. | ||
*In the level ''[[Keyes]]'' | *In the level ''[[Keyes]]'', when [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] orders John and [[Cortana]] to pull out. | ||
*In the level ''[[The Maw]]'', | *In the level ''[[The Maw]]'', while the John blows up the engines of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} | ||
== | ==Reorchestrated versions== | ||
It is reorchestrated into the following: | |||
*''Into the Breach'' of [[More Than His Share]] as a remix in the ''[[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]]''. | *''Into the Breach'' of [[More Than His Share]] as a remix in the ''[[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]]''. | ||
*''[[Unless You Mean to Shoot]]'' in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''. | *''[[Unless You Mean to Shoot]]'' in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''. | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name of the soundtrack is most likely in reference to the [[Halo Array]], as its near activation can be interpreted as a "Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe". The phrase is also that of the first section of the level ''Two Betrayals''. | |||
*The drum beat upon which the track is based is [http://youtu.be/HV42JK2Qe_Y?t=49s one of the stock loops] from the E-mu Proteus 2000 synthesizer. | |||
*Martin O'Donnell produced a variation of the piece utilizing hip-hop beats, but the piece was cut from the game. The piece was retroactively named ''"Seriously?"'',{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo/asset_thumb_viewer.aspx?at=55&cc=25|SiteName=Bungie.net|PageName=Halo (Xbox) Soundtrack and Music}} and O'Donnell later implied that the piece did not survive the test of time.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=28|SiteName=Bungie.net|PageName=Halo Music Outtakes Part 2: 6/26/2002 3:12 AM PDT}} | |||
*The name of the soundtrack is most likely in reference to the [[Halo Array]], as its near activation can be interpreted as a "Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe". The phrase is also that of the first | |||
*Martin O'Donnell produced a variation of the piece utilizing hip-hop beats, but the piece was cut from the game. The piece was retroactively named ''"Seriously?"'',{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo/asset_thumb_viewer.aspx?at=55&cc=25| | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Soundtrack|H1}} | {{Soundtrack|H1}} | ||
