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| Every player of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and [[Halo 2]] recognizes the '''Mjolnir Mix''', it is the theme song of the ''Halo'' series. The song itself gets its name from the [[MJOLNIR Armor]] worn by the [[Master Chief]], the main character of the series.
| | '''Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix''' is the first track on [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack#Volume 1|Halo 2 Original Soundtrack Volume 1]].<ref>http://www.amazon.co.uk/Halo-Vol-Original-Game-Soundtrack/dp/B00067RF6E</ref> It is a remix of the original [[Halo Theme]], and contains an electric guitar accompaniment by [[Steve Vai]]. The song has a length of 4:11, and it plays during the demo video and [[Halo 2 Credits|credits]] of [[Halo 2]]. |
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| The song, composed by [[Marcus R. Lehto]] and [[Michael Salvatori]], is the trademark music that is played at the beginning of each game. In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', it was a mostly orchestral piece, but in [[Halo 2]], the producers brought in [[Steve Vai]] who remixed the song with electric guitars to give it a more pumped-up feel. The track is featured prominently on the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]] volume 1, as the first song.
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| | | *Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix was played at the 2005 New Year's celebration in Seattle, Washington. |
| Part of the Mjolnir Mix is heard on the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]], and it will probably continue to be the theme song when that game comes out. Interestingly, it is not heard in the [[Halo Wars Announcement Trailer]]. The song was then played again during the [[Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer]] in a newer, much more dramatic tone. The electric guitars had been removed, and replaced with a much more orchestral piece more reminiscent of how it was originally written.
| | *The song is available as a free Xbox Live download for the music game [[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]. |
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| Mjolnir Mix has no lyrics, but both versions of it start with a Gregorian-style choir chant. The chant quickly changes into instruments (drums and string instruments in the first Halo game, Steve Vai's electric guitar in the second). High note-string instruments are then added, and the piece gains speed as it goes on. It ends abruptly, though it is meant to repeat as the opening menu and closing [[credits]] are shown in the game. In the near end it goes with a tune which cannot be described which shows the Halos are very great and big in power. The Silent Cartographer activated over [[Easy]] music has it with a guitar and has the gregorian chant more. | |
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| The song plays after Echo 419 (and Foehamer) goes down in flames in the last level The Maw. It is normal until the player gets 400m within the Longsword. It has a saddish or like that tone and it then plays a tone like the Two Betrayals version.
| | ==See also== |
| | *[[Halo Theme]] |
| | *[[Halo 2]] |
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| *Encouragement Tone
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| *Drum Beats
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| *Mjonir Mix (Normal)
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| *Halo 2's version was played at the 2005 New Year's celebration in Seattle, Washington.
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| *Mjolnir Mix is a free Xbox Live download for the music game [[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]].
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