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Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack
Label:	Sumthing Else Musicworks
Producer(s):	Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Composer(s):	Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Stan LePard and C. Paul Johnson
Total length:	114:59

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"Overall I think this score is a bit more intimate and personal. We're telling a human story, not a cyborg story. This isn't a space opera but a story that takes place on Earth in one city. Although the player gets to inhabit the shoes of several characters, they still primarily should feel like one person discovering the mystery that lies behind the ruins of New Mombasa."

— Martin O'Donnell to Music 4 Games

The Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack consists of music tracks composed by Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Stan LePard and C. Paul Johnson is a two-disc set similar to the Halo 2: Original Soundtrack and Halo 3: Original Soundtrack.^[1]^[2]

Overview[edit]

As with the previous soundtracks, each music is made up of suites, and the suites are ordered to correspond with their in-game appearance. It was composed and produced by Marty O' Donnell and Michael Salvatori, and includes a complete 68 track listing inside. There are 17 songs on two discs.

Track listing[edit]

Disc 1[edit]

Overture – 5:38
The Rookie – 7:29
More Than His Share – 5:48
Deference for Darkness – 6:38
The Menagerie – 6:09
Asphalt and Ablution – 6:03
Traffic Jam – 5:52
Neon Night – 5:37
The Office of Naval Intelligence – 8:49

Disc 2[edit]

Bits and Pieces – 7:01
Skyline – 7:01
No Stone Unturned – 3:22
One Way Ride – 6:50
The Light at the End – 7:52
Data Hive – 6:03
Special Delivery – 10:22
Finale – 8:12

Trivia[edit]

The movement "Orbital Drop Shock Trooper" from the Finale has a runtime of 3:43, a reference to 7 and possibly the eponymous Monitor 343 Guilty Spark. Additionally "Prepare to Drop," named after the game's tagline, has a runtime of 1:17, a reference to Master Chief.
Marty O'Donnell was trying to evoke the feeling of jazz, while not literally creating jazz music. Throughout the soundtrack there are several songs that contain solo saxophone sections that create a lonely, urban atmosphere. In the tracks "Skyline" and "Traffic Jam" however, an electric guitar along with heavier sounding percussion are used in the more cinematic moments in the game.
The soundtrack won several awards; the Best Original Score at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards^[3] and Best Original Score and Sounds in the Czech Gaming Awards "Invaze 2009".^{[citation needed]}
Most of the tracks that play during Mombasa Streets have a film noir flare, due to the jazz perspective used in the soundtrack. This seems fitting, since most film noir movies are about detectives, and The Rookie is, in a sense, a detective.

Sources[edit]

[The_Marty_Army_News_post_8.2F8.2F2009-1] bungie.net: The Marty Army News post

[Amazon.com_Listing-2] Amazon: Halo 3: ODST Soundtrack

[3] Wikipedia: 2009 Spike Video Game Awards

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+{{Quote|Overall I think this score is a bit more intimate and personal. We're telling a human story, not a cyborg story. This isn't a space opera but a story that takes place on [[Earth]] in one city. Although the player gets to inhabit the shoes of several characters, they still primarily should feel like one person discovering the mystery that lies behind the ruins of [[New Mombasa]].|Martin O'Donnell to Music 4 Games}}
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+The '''''[[Halo 3: ODST]] Original Soundtrack''''' consists of music tracks composed by [[Martin O'Donnell]], [[Michael Salvatori]], [[Stan LePard]] and [[C. Paul Johnson]] is a two-disc set similar to the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]] and [[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]].<ref name="The Marty Army News post 8/8/2009">[http://halo.bungie.net/fanclub/fanclub1/News/Archive.aspx?mode=news#cid488545 '''bungie.net''': ''The Marty Army News post'']</ref><ref name="Amazon.com Listing">[http://www.amazon.com/Original-Soundtrack-Martin-Michael-Salvatori/dp/B002LBGBOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1253308360&sr=1-1 '''Amazon''': ''Halo 3: ODST Soundtrack'']</ref>
-{{quote|Overall I think this score is a bit more intimate and personal. We're telling a human story, not a cyborg story. This isn't a space opera but a story that takes place on earth in one city. Although the player get's to inhabit the shoes of several characters, they still primarily should feel like one person discovering the mystery that lies behind the ruins of New Mombasa|Martin O'Donnell to Music 4 Games.}}
-The [[Halo 3: ODST|''Halo 3: ODST'']] Original Soundtrack consists of music tracks composed by [[Martin_O'Donnell|Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]], is a two-disc set similar to the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]] and [[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]].<ref name="The Marty Army News post 8/8/2009">[http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/fanclub1/News/Archive.aspx?mode=news#cid488545 The Marty Army News post]</ref><ref name="Amazon.com Listing">[http://www.amazon.com/Original-Soundtrack-Martin-Michael-Salvatori/dp/B002LBGBOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1253308360&sr=1-1]</ref> Tracks on the soundtrack includes some minor themes found in the previous Halo Soundtracks.
-The music tracks are listed in a chronological order of appearance in the game.
-==Disc One==
+==Overview==
-# [[Overture (Song)|Overture]] - 5:37
+As with the previous soundtracks, each music is made up of suites, and the suites are ordered to correspond with their in-game appearance. It was composed and produced by Marty O' Donnell and Michael Salvatori, and includes a complete 68 track listing inside. There are 17 songs on two discs.
-## Yet Alone - 1:53
-## These Darkened Streets - 0:51
-## Time to Dance - 0:33
-## Replacement - 1:47
-# [[The Rookie (Song)|The Rookie]] - 7:27
-## Strong Silent Type - 3:08
-## Postpartum - 1:51
-## Proceed with Caution - 2:28
-# [[More Than His Share (Song)|More Than His Share]] - 5:46
-## Into the Breach - 3:14
-## Becomes the Hunted - 1:54
-## Lost and Unfound - 0:38
-# [[Deference for Darkness (Song)|Deference for Darkness]] - 6:35
-## Rain - 3:07
-## Trailhead - 1:40
-## Guiding Hand - 1:48
-# [[The Menagerie (Song)|The Menagerie]] - 6:10
-## Ground War - 1:02
-## Oscar Mike - 1:47
-## Unleashed - 1:11
-## On the Prowl - 2:10
-# [[Asphalt and Ablution(Song)|Asphalt and Ablution]] - 6:04
-## Still Grounded - 1:44
-## Island of War - 1:02
-## Hardboiled - 1:38
-## Sneaking Suspicion - 1:40
-# [[Traffic Jam (Song)|Traffic Jam]] - 5:50
-## Look Both Ways - 0:48
-## Street Sweeper - 3:24
-## Rally Point - 1:38
-# [[Neon Night (Song)|Neon Night]] - 5:35
-## Where One Road Ends - 1:27
-## Block by Block - 0:48
-## Perception is Reality - 0:48
-## Pounding the Pavement - 2:32
-# [[The Office of Naval Intelligence (Song)|The Office of Naval Intelligence]] - 8:48
-## A Heavy Toil - 1:04
-## Strong Medicine - 1:27
-## Uphill, Both Ways - 1:36
-## Access Denied - 2:08
-## Infestation - 1:02
-## Clear the Air - 1:31
-==Disc Two==
+==Track listing==
-#[[Bits and Pieces (Song)|Bits and Pieces]] - 7:01
+{{col-begin}}
-##From the Ashes - 2:32
+{{col-2}}
-##Dead or Gone - 0:56
+===Disc 1===
-##Premonition - 1:29
+#[[Overture (Halo 3: ODST)|Overture]] – 5:38
-##Something Like Sorrow - 2:04
+#[[The Rookie (music)|The Rookie]] – 7:29
-#[[Skyline (Song)|Skyline]] - 6:58
+#[[More Than His Share]] – 5:48
-##No Response - 1:23
+#[[Deference for Darkness]] – 6:38
-##Pick a Target, Any Target - 1:33
+#[[The Menagerie]] – 6:09
-##Love at Long Range - 1:39
+#[[Asphalt and Ablution]] – 6:03
-##Air Traffic Control - 2:23
+#[[Traffic Jam]] – 5:52
-#[[No Stone Unturned (Song)|No Stone Unturned]] - 3:21
+#[[Neon Night]] – 5:37
-##Cast Aside - 1:33
+#[[The Office of Naval Intelligence (music)|The Office of Naval Intelligence]] – 8:49
-##Nox Aeterna - 1:06
+{{col-2}}
-##Marching On - 0:42
+===Disc 2===
-#[[One Way Ride (Song)|One Way Ride]] - 6:48
+#[[Bits and Pieces]] – 7:01
-##Borrowed Time - 1:49
+#[[Skyline]] – 7:01
-##Anywhere but Here - 1:29
+#[[No Stone Unturned]] – 3:22
-##The Calm Before - 1:18
+#[[One Way Ride]] – 6:50
-##Let It Burn - 2:12
+#[[The Light at the End]] – 7:52
-#[[The Light at the End (Song)|The Light at the End]] - 7:49
+#[[Data Hive (music)|Data Hive]] – 6:03
-##Another Rain - 2:32
+#[[Special Delivery]] – 10:22
-##Through the Divide - 1:34
+#[[Finale (Halo 3: ODST)|Finale]] – 8:12
-##All That Remains - 1:50
+{{col-end}}
-##Heart and Mind - 1:53
-#[[Data Hive (Song)|Data Hive]] - 6:01
-##We All Got Secrets - 1:33
-##Only One Way In - 1:39
-##Core - 1:34
-##Heart and Mind - 1:53
-#[[Special Delivery (Song)|Special Delivery]] - 10:21
-##From Bones - 1:18
-##Still Strong - 1:10
-##Extra Firepower - 1:39
-##Mercy Plea - 3:11
-##Hell of a Night - 3:03
-#[[Finale (Song)|Finale]] - 8:10
-##From the Ashes (reprise) - 1:12
-##Orbital Drop Shock Trooper - 3:43
-##Old Friend - 1:07
-##Reborn Relic - 0:51
-##Prepare to Drop - 1:17
 == Trivia ==
-The movement "Orbital Drop Shock Trooper" from the Finale has a runtime of 3:43, a reference to [[7|seven]] and possibly the eponymous [[Monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]]. Additionally "Prepare to Drop," named after the game's tagline, has a runtime of 1:17, a reference to [[John-117|Master Chief]].
+*The movement "Orbital Drop Shock Trooper" from the Finale has a runtime of 3:43, a reference to [[Seven|7]] and possibly the eponymous [[Monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]]. Additionally "[[Prepare To Drop (music)|Prepare to Drop]]," named after the game's tagline, has a runtime of 1:17, a reference to [[John-117|Master Chief]].
+*Marty O'Donnell was trying to evoke the feeling of jazz, while not literally creating jazz music. Throughout the soundtrack there are several songs that contain solo saxophone sections that create a lonely, urban atmosphere. In the tracks "Skyline" and "Traffic Jam" however, an electric guitar along with heavier sounding percussion are used in the more cinematic moments in the game.
+*The soundtrack won several awards; the Best Original Score at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Video_Game_Awards#2009_Awards '''Wikipedia''': ''2009 Spike Video Game Awards'']</ref> and Best Original Score and Sounds in the Czech Gaming Awards "Invaze 2009".{{citation needed}}
+*Most of the tracks that play during [[Mombasa Streets]] have a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir film noir] flare, due to the jazz perspective used in the soundtrack. This seems fitting, since most film noir movies are about detectives, and [[The Rookie]] is, in a sense, a detective.
-It seems that Marty O'Donnell was going for more of a jazz perspective. In Deference for Darkness, there is a short saxaphone section. More brass appear to pop up more in this soundtrack than the others.
 ==Sources==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Ref/Sources}}
+{{Soundtrack}}
+[[Category:Halo 3: ODST OST| ]]
-{{Halo Music}}
-*It is available to purchase on iTunes
-[[Category:Halo Music]]
-[[Category:Music]]
-[[Category:The Real World]]