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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| name = Lament For Pvt. Jenkins | | name = Lament For Pvt. Jenkins | ||
| video = | | video = <youtube width="200" height="167">gDUnp0I5YJU</youtube> | ||
| album = [[Halo Original Soundtrack]] | | album = [[Halo Original Soundtrack]] | ||
| composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] | | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] | ||
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| last = | | last = | ||
| next = | | next = | ||
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'''Lament for Pvt. Jenkins''' is a piece included in the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. | '''Lament for Pvt. Jenkins''' is a piece included in the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The piece is a tense, moody ambient song by string orchestra. The piece opens with a dark, powerful drumbeat, followed by an apprehensive minor chord. Every [[ | The piece is a tense, moody ambient song by string orchestra. The piece opens with a dark, powerful drumbeat, followed by an apprehensive minor chord. Every [[List of "Seven" References in Halo|seven]] seconds, the drum sounds again, punctuating a change in the chord. The song becomes increasingly disjointed towards the end, featuring the scrambled high notes typical of the [[Flood]], and slowly fades out, leaving a dark air to the scene. | ||
It is also featured on the ad for ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Arms Race]]'', right after a Marine is shot by a Brute Spiker. | It is also featured on the ad for ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Arms Race]]'', right after a Marine is shot by a Brute Spiker. | ||
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The name is clearly derived from the Chief witnessing the [[Flood|horrible fates]] of Jenkins, [[Bisenti]], [[Mendoza]] and the rest of [[Johnson]]'s squad. | The name is clearly derived from the Chief witnessing the [[Flood|horrible fates]] of Jenkins, [[Bisenti]], [[Mendoza]] and the rest of [[Johnson]]'s squad. | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ciyWF_Xmlc Cutscene] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ciyWF_Xmlc Cutscene] | ||
{{Halo Music}} | |||
[[Category:Halo Music]] | [[Category:Halo Music]] | ||
[[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved]] | [[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved]] | ||
Revision as of 10:51, March 18, 2010
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Lament for Pvt. Jenkins is a piece included in the Halo: Original Soundtrack.
This piece is played after the Master Chief watches the video feed from Jenkins' helmet.
Overview
The piece is a tense, moody ambient song by string orchestra. The piece opens with a dark, powerful drumbeat, followed by an apprehensive minor chord. Every seven seconds, the drum sounds again, punctuating a change in the chord. The song becomes increasingly disjointed towards the end, featuring the scrambled high notes typical of the Flood, and slowly fades out, leaving a dark air to the scene.
It is also featured on the ad for Halo 3, Arms Race, right after a Marine is shot by a Brute Spiker.
Nomenclature
The name is clearly derived from the Chief witnessing the horrible fates of Jenkins, Bisenti, Mendoza and the rest of Johnson's squad.
