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{{Era|H3}}
{{Title|''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack''}}
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[[Image:200px-halo3soundtrack.jpg|right|thumb|The Halo 3 Soundtrack Cover Art.]]
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{{Soundtrack infobox
|image=[[File:Halo3OriginalSoundtrackCover.jpg|300px|The Halo 3 Soundtrack Cover Art.]]
|release=[[2007 (real world)|November 20, 2007]]
|label=[[Wikipedia:Sumthing Else Music Works|Sumthing Else Music Works]]
|producer=[[Wikipedia:Nile Rodgers|Nile Rodgers]]
|composer=[[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
|performance=Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Princeton, the Northwest Sinfonia
|length=118:36
}}


The '''''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack''''' is the musical score to ''[[Halo 3]]''. The track was composed by [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]], produced by [[Wikipedia:Nile Rodgers|Nile Rodgers]], and is a two-disc set much like the ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''. The ''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack'' was released in one set rather than separate volumes like its predecessor. ''The Halo 3 OST'' deviated from the ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack'', and reverted back to the structure used in the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. Comprised of melodies, chants, and trumpets, the ''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack'' is broken up into chapters which correspond to in-game levels.


Released in 2007, the '''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack''', composed and produced by [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]], is a two-disc set much like the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]. The Halo 3: Original Soundtrack was released in one set rather than separate volumes like its predecessor. The Halo 2: "OST" deviated from the Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, and reverted back to the structure used in the [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]. Comprised of melodies, chants, and trumpets, the Halo 3: Original Soundtrack is broken up into chapters which correspond to in-game levels.
Disc one is broken up into into the beginning levels of the game, and splits at about midway though the campaign. Consisting of 15 songs of longer length, disc one runs slightly longer than disc two. Consequently, disc two is broken up into the latter levels of the game, while including four bonus tracks. One of these bonus tracks is the music present in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|E3 2006 Trailer]] with the exception of the dialog. Composed of music entirely in-game, from start to finish, the story of ''Halo 3'' is played out in musical form.  


Disc one is broken up into into the beginning levels of the game, and splits at about midway though the campaign. Consisting of 15 songs of longer length, disc one runs slightly longer than disc two. Consequently, disc two is broken up into the latter levels of the game, while including four bonus tracks. One of these bonus tracks is the music present in the [[E3 2006 Trailer]] with the exception of the dialog. Composed of music entirely in-game, from start to finish, the story of [[Halo 3]] is played out in musical form.
==Production==
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=== Disc One ===
==Track listing==
# [[Luck]] - 3:25 ([[Arrival]])
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# [[Released]] - 5:20 ([[Sierra 117 (Level)|Sierra 117]])
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# [[Infiltrate]] - 3:50 (Sierra 117)
===Disc 1===
# [[Honorable Intentions]] - 2:46 ([[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]])
#[[Luck]] 3:25
# [[Last of the Brave]] - 3:58 (Crow's Nest)
#[[Released]] 5:20
# [[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]] - 5:07 (Crow's Nest)
#[[Infiltrate]] 3:50
# [[Out of Shadow]] - 4:37 ([[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]])
#[[Honorable Intentions]] 2:46
# [[To Kill a Demon]] - 3:44 (Tsavo Highway)
#[[Last of the Brave]] 3:58
# [[This is Our Land]] - 4:00 ([[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]])
#[[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]] 5:07
# [[This is the Hour]] - 2:08 (The Storm)
#[[Out of Shadow]] 4:37
# [[Dread Intrusion]] - 5:25 ([[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]])
#[[To Kill a Demon]] 3:44
# [[Follow Our Brothers]] - 3:25 (Floodgate)
#[[This is Our Land]] 4:00
# [[Farthest Outpost]] - 5:14 ([[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]])
#[[This is the Hour]] 2:08
# [[Behold a Pale Horse]] - 5:38 (The Ark)
#[[Dread Intrusion]] 5:25
# [[Edge Closer]] - 3:03 (The Ark)
#[[Follow Our Brothers]] 3:25
 
#[[Farthest Outpost]] 5:14
=== Disc Two ===
#[[Behold a Pale Horse]] 5:38
# [[Three Gates]] - 4:34 ([[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]])
#[[Edge Closer]] 3:03
# [[Black Tower]] - 6:03 (The Covenant)
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# [[One Final Effort]] - 3:41 (The Covenant)
===Disc 2===
# [[Gravemind (Music)|Gravemind]] - 5:22 (The Covenant)
#[[Three Gates]] 4:34
# [[No More Dead Heroes]] - 5:01 ([[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]])
#[[Black Tower]] 6:03
# [[Keep What You Steal]] - 2:36 (Cortana)
#[[One Final Effort]] 3:41
# [[Halo Reborn]] - 3:59 ([[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]])
#[[Gravemind (music)|Gravemind]] 5:22
# [[Greatest Journey]] - 4:52 (Halo)
#[[No More Dead Heroes]] 5:01
# [[Tribute (Song)|Tribute]] - 2:52 (Ending)
#[[Keep What You Steal]] 2:36
# [[Roll Call]] - 5:58 (Ending)
#[[Halo Reborn]] 3:59
# [[Wake Me When You Need Me]] - 2:19 (Ending)
#[[Greatest Journey]] 4:52
# [[Legend]] - 0:40 (Ending)
#[[Tribute (music)|Tribute]] 2:52
# [[Choose Wisely]] - 1:19 (Bonus)
#[[Roll Call]] 5:58
# [[Movement]] 0:27 (Bonus)
#[[Wake Me When You Need Me]] 2:19
# [[Never Forget]] - 3:07 (Bonus)
#[[Legend]] 0:40
# [[Finish the Fight]] - 2:27 (Bonus)
#[[Choose Wisely]] 1:19
# [[LvUrFR3NZ]] - 2:18 (Hidden song by Princeton)
#[[Movement]] 0:27
 
#[[Never Forget]] 3:07
== Additional information ==
#[[Finish the Fight]] 2:27
*'''Original composition:''' Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
#[[LvUrFR3NZ]] (iTunes Release) – 2:18
*'''Sound design:''' Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
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*'''Arrangement:''' Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
*'''Label:''' Sumthing Else Musicworks
*'''Performance:''' Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Princeton, the Northwest Sinfonia


==Remixed Tracks==
==Remixed Tracks==
Quite a few songs on the soundtrack are re-mixed and re-mastered versions of songs that appeared in Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2.
Quite a few songs on the soundtrack are re-mixed and re-mastered versions of songs that appeared in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2''.


===Halo 1 Remixes===
===Halo: Combat Evolved Remixes===
Songs from Halo 1 that were remixed are:
Songs from Halo: Combat Evolved that were remixed are:
*"On a Pale Horse" redone as "Behold a Pale Horse".
*"On a Pale Horse" redone as "Behold a Pale Horse".
*"Brothers in Arms" redone as "Follow Our Brothers".
*"Brothers in Arms" redone as [[Follow Our Brothers]], [[Last of the Brave|Last Of The Brave]], and [[This is Our Land]].
*"Enough Dead Heroes" redone as "No More Dead Heroes" and "Honorable Intentions".
*The first part of [[Enough Dead Heroes]] is redone in [[Honorable Intentions]].
*The song played when you first encounter Hunters, redone as "Brutes".
* The climax of [[Enough Dead Heroes]] (heard when fighting Hunters in the first game) is redone as [[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]].
*"Perchance to Dream" redone as "Dream Again".
* The last third of [[Enough Dead Heroes]] is redone as [[No More Dead Heroes]].
*"A Walk in the Woods" redone as "Another Walk".
*[[Perchance to Dream]] and [[Under Cover of Night]] are mixed together in "Dream Again", part of [[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]].
*The beginning of "Truth and Reconciliation Suite" redone as "Reconciled".
* The [[Enough Dead Heroes]] melody is also remixed in the second part of [[This is Our Land]], the middle of [[Three Gates]], etc.
*[[A Walk in the Woods]] redone as "Another Walk".
*The beginning of "Truth and Reconciliation Suite" redone as "Reconciled", the second part of [[Behold a Pale Horse]].
*The ending of "Truth and Reconciliation Suite" has been remade into "Movement".
*The ending of "Truth and Reconciliation Suite" has been remade into "Movement".
*"Under Cover of Night" redone in "Greatest Journey", "Halo Reborn" and the middle of "Brutes".
*[[Under Cover of Night]] is redone in the end of [[To Kill a Demon]], the intro of [[Follow Our Brothers]], [[Halo Reborn]], and the first part of [[Greatest Journey]].
*[[Dust and Echoes]], redone as [[Wake Me When You Need Me]].
*[[Perilous Journey]], redone in "Make Them Pay", the last part of [[Farthest Outpost]].
*[[Shadows (music)|Shadows]], redone in [[Gravemind]] and the last part of [[Halo Reborn]] (Guilt and Punishment).


===Halo 2 Remixes===
===Halo 2 Remixes===
Songs from Halo 2 that were remixed are:
Songs from ''Halo 2'' that were remixed are:
*"Leonidas" redone as "Leonidas Returns".
*"Leonidas", from the [[Delta Halo Suite]], redone as "Leonidas Returns" in [[Three Gates]].
*"Unforgotten" redone as "Never Forget".
* The [[Delta Halo Suite|Delta Halo theme]], remixed in "We're Done Here", the end of [[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]].
*The beginning of "High Charity Suite" redone in "Black Tower".
*[[Unforgotten]] redone as [[Never Forget]].
*A part of "Broken Gates" redone in "Out of Shadow".
*The beginning of [[High Charity Suite]](Rue and Woe) redone as "Heroes Also Fall" in the second half of [[Black Tower]].
*Another part of "Broken Gates" redone in a part of "Dread Intrusion".
*"Broken Gates" redone as [[Out of Shadow]]. Parts of it are also used in [[This is Our Land]] and [[Farthest Outpost]].
*A portion of "Roll Call" is a remix of "In Amber Clad".
* [[Unyielding]]/[[Reclaimer (music)|Reclaimer]], redone in [[Three Gates]] and [[One Final Effort]].
*A part of "Delta Halo Suite" is remade in "Three Gates".
* [[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]], semi-redone in [[Farthest Outpost]].
*The last part of "Ghost Of Reach" and the beginning of "Sacred Icon Suite" is mixed together in "Dread Intrusion".
*A portion of [[Roll Call]] is a remake of [[Under Cover of Night]] interpolated with the guitar riff of [[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]].
*[[Ghosts of Reach]], redone as "Black Tide" in [[Dread Intrusion]].
*[[Impend]], redone as [[Released]].
*The [[High Charity Suite|High Charity theme]], redone in [[Tribute (music)|Tribute]].
* The tune of [[The Last Spartan]] is mixed with the [[Halo Theme]] in [[Finish the Fight|Finish The Fight]], [[This is the Hour]], and [[Keep What You Steal]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* To hear more about this album listen to the [http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12795 September 20<sup>th</sup> Bungie Podcast].
*To hear more about this album listen to the [http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12795 September 20<sup>th</sup> Bungie Podcast].
*When played in reverse, Black Tower on Disc 2 plays a cryptic message from the Gravemind, different than the one heard on the Halo 2: Original Soundtrack.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdrHJ_si6jk&feature=related</ref>. The quotes reflect several lines from T.S. Elliot's poem, The Hollow Men<ref>http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html</ref>; which is the original source of [[Cortana]]'s [[Cortana Letters|famous words]]; "This is the way the world ends."
*When played in reverse, Black Tower on Disc 2 plays a cryptic message from the Gravemind, different than the one heard on the ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack''.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdrHJ_si6jk&feature=related</ref>. The quotes reflect several lines from T.S. Elliot's poem, The Hollow Men<ref>http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html</ref>; which is the original source of [[Cortana]]'s [[Cortana Letters|famous words]]; "This is the way the world ends."
*On the soundtrack's official website, brief samples of each song can be heard.
*On the song [[Gravemind]], the size is often 117.7 KB. This is a reference to [[John-117]] and Bungie's favorite number, [[7]].
*You can listen to the soundtrack [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0ppWQr6pUE&feature=PlayList&p=7CC8EC419A749488&index=0&playnext=1 here.]
*You can also listen to some of the remixes [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A1136E7F407D0CDF here]
*The letters "TGAWAFAL" appear in the lower right-hand corner of the inside booklet back cover, and on the back of the case.
*There is a hidden track at the end of disc 2.
*The three Halo soundtracks are now available in a collection.
 
== See Also ==
* [[Halo 3]]
* [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]
* [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]


==Sources==
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