Earth City

This article is about the Halo 2 soundtrack. For the Halo: Legends soundtrack, see Earth City (Halo Legends).

Earth City
Album:	Halo 2: Original Soundtrack
Composer(s):	Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Length:	3:06
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Earth City is the seventeenth track in Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 1.

The piece combines deep strings with a piano rhythm to create an imposing, suspense-filled piece. Towards the end, a higher string set creates a building crescendo, accompanied by a vocal set reminiscent of the one at the end of The Last Spartan.

The piece was reorchestrated into Earth City in Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack as well as Kilindini Harbour in Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack.

Appearances

Earth City being recorded.

Its title suggests its association with New Mombasa, the "Earth City" featured prominently in Halo 2. It is first played in the Halo 2 E3 2003 demo when the Master Chief mans the gun of a Gauss Warthog and continues on until the end of the demo.

The soundtrack can be heard:

• In the opening cutscene of the level Outskirts, when the Pelicans launched from UNSC In Amber Clad encounter the Type-47A Scarab.
• In a low strings version during the level Metropolis, when John-117 encounters Wraiths outside a Marine command post, just before a Scarab passes through.
• In full during the ending cutscene of Metropolis, as the Solemn Penance prepares to make a slipspace jump, while the In Amber Clad attempts to intercept it.
• During the level The Great Journey, when Thel 'Vadam escorts the Scarab commandeered by Avery Johnson near the Control Room of Installation 05.