Behold a Pale Horse

200px Behold a Pale Horse is an extremely diverse song included in the Halo 3: Original Soundtrack. It plays during the level The Ark.

It starts with a steady strings beat, joined later by a piccolo melody-variation of the choir chant from the Halo Theme. This is followed by a repetition by choir, which is in turn followed by a strings melody. Suddenly, the strings stop, and a brass melody starts. This is joined by more strings, and the whole thing starts to sound a little like the Halo Theme. A more peaceful section follows, mainly played by strings. At 3:10, a mysterious-sounding melody starts. Drums join in, and the motif repeats. Gradually, the section becomes more minor and gloomy, yet with a faint air of hopefulness about it.

At 5:00, a rapid melody starts, much more stimulating then the previous sections. It is based mostly off of the Halo Theme, with strings, drums, and choir. The melody continues for thirty seconds, then suddenly stops.

This piece is a remake of On a Pale Horse of the Halo: Original Soundtrack.

It runs for 5 minutes and 38.442 seconds (5:38.442).

Trivia
This could be relating to Revelation 6:8, how the English translation reads: "And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.", referring to the end of the world.