Editing Tip of the Spear (music)
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
===Breaking Point=== | ===Breaking Point=== | ||
''Breaking Point'' (0:54) features low tempo | ''Breaking Point'' (0:54) features low tempo heavy percussive beats. It fades out for an ending. The piece plays when Noble Six enters Spire One. | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
*''Unreconciled'' was composed as a "big heroic piece". O'Donnell maintained the use of major, minor, and atonal harmonies from the music in the ''Halo'' trilogy, but also incorporated [[wikipedia:Phrygian mode|Phrygian mode]] into its melody, particularly using the notes G-A♭-G-F-G (1-2-1-7-1 on the key of G) from the scale as the signature motif for ''Halo: Reach''. During its initial composition on the piano, O'Donnell struggled to find an ending for the piece until during an attempt titled ''"Unreconciled2"''.{{Ref/YouTube|QYE02nTHKdU|Martin O'Donnell|Reach Music Inception Pt1|Y=2020|M=11|D=4}} | *''Unreconciled'' was composed as a "big heroic piece". O'Donnell maintained the use of major, minor, and atonal harmonies from the music in the ''Halo'' trilogy, but also incorporated [[wikipedia:Phrygian mode|Phrygian mode]] into its melody, particularly using the notes G-A♭-G-F-G (1-2-1-7-1 on the key of G) from the scale as the signature motif for ''Halo: Reach''. During its initial composition on the piano, O'Donnell struggled to find an ending for the piece until during an attempt titled ''"Unreconciled2"''.{{Ref/YouTube|QYE02nTHKdU|Martin O'Donnell|Reach Music Inception Pt1|Y=2020|M=11|D=4}} | ||
*Structurally, ''Unreconciled'' bears resemblance to ''Orbital Drop Shock Trooper'', a piece from ''[[Finale (Halo 3: ODST)|Finale]]'' in the ''[[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]]''. | *Structurally, ''Unreconciled'' bears resemblance to ''Orbital Drop Shock Trooper'', a piece from ''[[Finale (Halo 3: ODST)|Finale]]'' in the ''[[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]]''. | ||
**Both pieces start with strong melodies. Usually it is a theme already played from the soundtrack, or reminiscences | **Both pieces start with strong melodies. Usually it is a theme already played from the soundtrack, or reminiscences froam the other soundtracks. | ||
**The pieces relax toward the middle, and the climax is based on other music from the ''Halo'' series, including the ''Halo Theme'' and the arpeggios in ''Truth and Reconciliation Suite'' in ''Unreconciled'', and the alto saxophone theme most evident in ''[[Overture]]'', Rain (from ''[[Deference for Darkness]]'') , and Street Sweeper (from ''[[Traffic Jam]]'') in ''Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack''. | **The pieces relax toward the middle, and the climax is based on other music from the ''Halo'' series, including the ''Halo Theme'' and the arpeggios in ''Truth and Reconciliation Suite'' in ''Unreconciled'', and the alto saxophone theme most evident in ''[[Overture]]'', Rain (from ''[[Deference for Darkness]]'') , and Street Sweeper (from ''[[Traffic Jam]]'') in ''Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack''. | ||
**Finally, as the piece end, a modified version of its opening plays again, both pieces have piano arpeggios at this section, and the music finally closes to a big finale. | **Finally, as the piece end, a modified version of its opening plays again, both pieces have piano arpeggios at this section, and the music finally closes to a big finale. |