Money or Meteors

Money or Meteors is the fourth track in the Halo Wars: Original Soundtrack.

Overview
The track features a melody on ambient synth and digital notes, while accompanied by electric guitars and soft percussion. The melody shifts between ambient synth and digital notes before reaching a climax on strings. The piece ends with a reprise of the opening synth and digital notes.

The soundtrack's bonus DVD includes a 5.1 channel surround mix as well as an alternate version, titled Money or Meteors (Arcadia Intro), featuring the addition of heavy percussive beats as well as a more prominent electric guitar and vocals.

Appearances
The track plays randomly as a backing track during gameplay on any campaign or Skirmish level in Halo Wars set on Arcadia, including: It is the second track to play during the Halo Wars credits, after Insignificantia.
 * Campaign
 * Arcadia City
 * Arcadia Outskirts
 * Dome of Light
 * Scarab
 * Skirmish
 * Beasley's Plateau
 * Fort Deen
 * Pirth Outskirts
 * The Docks

The alternate version only plays in the beginning of the levels, except for Dome of Light, which opens with the track Just Ad Nauseam.