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| name = Belly of the Beast | | name = Belly of the Beast | ||
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| album = [[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]] | | album = ''[[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]]'' | ||
| composer = [[Neil Davidge]] | | composer = [[Neil Davidge]] | ||
| length = 2: | | length = 2:40 | ||
| last = [[Awakening (music)|Awakening]] | | last = [[Awakening (music)|Awakening]] | ||
| next = [[Requiem (music)|Requiem]] | | next = [[Requiem (music)|Requiem]] | ||
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'''Belly of the Beast''' is the second track | '''Belly of the Beast''' is the second track in ''[[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]]''. | ||
==Overview== | |||
The track features a rhythmic melody by synth and piano, accompanied by heavy percussion. The melody becomes more intense and rises in pitch, creating a sense of urgency, eventually building up to a climatic ending.{{Ref/Site|Id=commentary|URL=https://www.gamereactor.eu/halo-4s-composer-commentary/|Site=Gamereactor|Page=Halo 4's Composer Commentary|D=8|M=9|Y=2021}} | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
The | The track can be heard: | ||
* | *In the campaign level ''[[Dawn]]'', when [[John-117]] exits the airlock from {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}'s interior to its missile launchers. | ||
*In [[Invasion (Spartan Ops)/Victory Lap|Episode 7, Chapter 5]] of ''[[Spartan Ops]]'', when [[Fireteam Crimson]] returns to one of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s hangar bay to eliminate the remaining Covenant forces. This | *In [[Invasion (Spartan Ops)/Victory Lap|Episode 7, Chapter 5]] of ''[[Spartan Ops]]'', when [[Fireteam Crimson]] returns to one of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s hangar bay to eliminate the remaining Covenant forces. This version is somewhat lighter. | ||
*In [[Expendable|Episode 8]] of ''Spartan Ops'', ''Expendable'', when [[Gabriel Thorne]] and [[Gek 'Lhar]] fight each other, and the ''Infinity'' crew fight against the Promethean Knights. | *In [[Expendable|Episode 8]] of ''Spartan Ops'', ''Expendable'', during the ''Halo: Infinity'' cinematic, when [[Gabriel Thorne]] and [[Gek 'Lhar]] fight each other, and the ''Infinity'' crew fight against the Promethean Knights. | ||
==Production notes== | |||
*The track was conceived as the background music in ''[[Awakening]]'', the [[2011]] ''[[Halo 4]]'' announcement [[trailer]]. Initially, composer [[Neil Davidge]] and fellow arranger/producer Andrew Morgan thought of multiple ideas, includeing a relentless rhythm building up in intensity, and a long rising bowed piano line with synth increasing in pitch. They eventually combined the two ideas to create the track.{{Ref/Reuse|commentary}} | |||
*The name is based on the common phrase {{Plain|[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/belly_of_the_beast "belly of the beast"]}}, which was also the name of the seventh movement in the track ''[[Long Night of Solace (music)|Long Night of Solace]]'' in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''{{'}}s [[Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack|original soundtrack]]. Additionally, it was a part of the phrase "Into the Belly of the Beast", which was the second chapter title in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]'', and later [[Into the Belly of the Beast|a soundtrack]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''. | |||
==Sources== | |||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
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Belly of the Beast is the second track in Halo 4: Original Soundtrack.
Overview
The track features a rhythmic melody by synth and piano, accompanied by heavy percussion. The melody becomes more intense and rises in pitch, creating a sense of urgency, eventually building up to a climatic ending.[1]
Appearances
The track can be heard:
- In the campaign level Dawn, when John-117 exits the airlock from UNSC Forward Unto Dawn's interior to its missile launchers.
- In Episode 7, Chapter 5 of Spartan Ops, when Fireteam Crimson returns to one of UNSC Infinity's hangar bay to eliminate the remaining Covenant forces. This version is somewhat lighter.
- In Episode 8 of Spartan Ops, Expendable, during the Halo: Infinity cinematic, when Gabriel Thorne and Gek 'Lhar fight each other, and the Infinity crew fight against the Promethean Knights.
Production notes
- The track was conceived as the background music in Awakening, the 2011 Halo 4 announcement trailer. Initially, composer Neil Davidge and fellow arranger/producer Andrew Morgan thought of multiple ideas, includeing a relentless rhythm building up in intensity, and a long rising bowed piano line with synth increasing in pitch. They eventually combined the two ideas to create the track.[1]
- The name is based on the common phrase "belly of the beast", which was also the name of the seventh movement in the track Long Night of Solace in Halo: Reach's original soundtrack. Additionally, it was a part of the phrase "Into the Belly of the Beast", which was the second chapter title in the Halo: Combat Evolved campaign level The Truth and Reconciliation, and later a soundtrack in Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack.
Sources
- ^ a b Gamereactor, Halo 4's Composer Commentary (Retrieved on Sep 8, 2021) [archive]
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