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'''''De Facto The Matter''''' is the nineteenth track from the ''[[Halo Wars: Original Soundtrack]]''.
'''De Facto the Matter''' is the nineteenth track in ''[[Halo Wars: Original Soundtrack]]''.


This track play during ''[[Halo Wars]]'' gameplay whenever the player commands their units to attack an enemy base, and was also used in the ''Halo Wars'' [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] [[2007 (real world)|2007]] Trailer, which featured the early version of the game. It is played specifically at the last 2 minutes of the time-based [[campaign]] levels, ''[[Arcadia City]]'' and ''[[Escape]]''.  
==Overview==
The track features an electric guitar riffs on repeated, with strings and vocals joining in gradually. Synth notes and percussion take over for a heavy melody. Strings and guitar returns with a reprise of the initial melody before being joined by vocals. The track ends with an emphatic reprise of the main theme.


This song's name is a play on words of the phrase "The fact of the matter".
==Appearances==
''De Facto the Matter'' made its debut in the original [[Halo Wars E3 2007 Demo|''Halo Wars'' E3 2007 Demo]], during the opening cinematic in which [[D77-TC Pelican]]s fly to the UNSC base. A percussion-only version plays during the encounter with the {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}.
 
This tracks plays during ''[[Halo Wars]]'' gameplay whenever the player commands their units to attack an enemy base. It also plays specifically at the last two minutes of the time-based [[campaign]] levels, ''[[Arcadia City]]'' and ''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]''.
 
==Production notes==
The name ''De Facto the Matter'' is a [[Wikipedia:Portmanteau|portmanteau]] of the two phrases [[Wikipedia:De facto|"''de facto''"]] and {{Plain|[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fact_of_the_matter "fact of the matter"]}}.


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Latest revision as of 15:47, April 13, 2022

De Facto the Matter

Album:

Halo Wars: Original Soundtrack

Composer(s):

Stephen Rippy

Length:

1:14

Previous:

One Problem At a Time

Next:

Part of the Problem

 

De Facto the Matter is the nineteenth track in Halo Wars: Original Soundtrack.

Overview[edit]

The track features an electric guitar riffs on repeated, with strings and vocals joining in gradually. Synth notes and percussion take over for a heavy melody. Strings and guitar returns with a reprise of the initial melody before being joined by vocals. The track ends with an emphatic reprise of the main theme.

Appearances[edit]

De Facto the Matter made its debut in the original Halo Wars E3 2007 Demo, during the opening cinematic in which D77-TC Pelicans fly to the UNSC base. A percussion-only version plays during the encounter with the Protos-pattern Scarab.

This tracks plays during Halo Wars gameplay whenever the player commands their units to attack an enemy base. It also plays specifically at the last two minutes of the time-based campaign levels, Arcadia City and Escape.

Production notes[edit]

The name De Facto the Matter is a portmanteau of the two phrases "de facto" and "fact of the matter".