Halo: Original Soundtrack

"Themes, moods and even the duration of these pieces will change and adapt with each player's Halo experience. I took the liberty of remixing and rearranging all the music in order to make listening to the soundtrack more enjoyable."

- Martin O'Donnell

Halo: Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the video game Halo: Combat Evolved. Composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, it was released on June 11, 2002. It contains most of the music from Halo: Combat Evolved, with some pieces remixed into medley form. The soundtrack features a wide range of musical styles including chanting, string orchestra, and percussion. A special edition of the soundtrack was released on October 28, 2003, featuring a trailer, demo movie, and music for Halo 2.

Track listing

 * Original composition: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
 * Sound design: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
 * Arrangement: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
 * Label: Sumthing Else Musicworks
 * Performance: Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Harry Hmura, Arnold Roth, Peter Labella, Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky, Elliott Golub, Nisanne Howell, Marylou Johnston, Kevin Case, Barbara Haffner, Larry Glazier, Judy Stone, Robert Bowker, Jeffrey Morrow, and Rob Trow

Album Credits

 * Brendan O'Brien - Producer
 * Michael Ostin - Supervisor
 * Mike Plotnikoff - Engineer
 * Keith Armstrong - Mixing Assistant
 * Eric Miller - Engineer
 * Sandy Ting - Executive Producer
 * Cameron Payne - Marketing
 * Martin O'Donnell - Conductor, Producer, Orchestration
 * Dim e - Mixing Assistant
 * Nile Rodgers - Vocals, Producer, Supervisor
 * Chris Lord-Alge - Mixing
 * Howard Benson - Producer
 * Flea - Trumpet
 * Richard Hilton - Engineer
 * Steve Vai - Guitar

Trivia

 * Many pieces from Halo 2: Original Soundtrack and Halo 3: Original Soundtrack are remixes of or are based on pieces from this soundtrack.
 * While not displayed on the list of tracks, the soundtrack contains the song Siege of Madrigal. It plays following a period of silence near the end of the last track.
 * One piece of music, heard on the level, does not appear on the soundtrack. It is available on Bungie's website here.