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-{{Era|H2|RW}}
+{{Status|RealWorld}}
-{{Ratings}}
+{{Music infobox
-{{Infobox song
   | name       = Mombasa Suite
-  | video      = <youtube width="200" height="25">1B9sl9kG3qQ</youtube>
+  | yt      = bvvwSk-1eGw
-  | album      = [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]
+  | album      = ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''
-  | composer   = [[Martin O'Donnell]]
+  | composer   = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
   | length     = 06:41
+ | last       = [[Cairo Suite]]
+ | next       = [[Unyielding]]
 }}
-'''Mombasa Suite''' is a suite of songs included in the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]. It includes Metropole, Broken Gates, and Encounter.
+'''Mombasa Suite''' is the third track in ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack#Volume 2|Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 2]]'', and plays mainly in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' campaign level ''[[Outskirts]]''. It is composed of ''Metropole'' (0:00-1:29), ''Broken Gates'' (1:29-4:16), and ''Encounter'' (4:16-6:41).
-Part of it is remade in ''Halo 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Out of Shadow]].
-Metropole plays during the {{Levelname|Outskirts}} intro cutscene. Parts of it are similar to [[The Last Spartan]]. The first third of Broken Gates plays in Outskirts when the Hunters break through the courtyard gate, hence the name. The second part is played during the infamous Jackal Sniper alley, and the third part is heard in the highway tunnel with the Shadows at the end of the mission. Here, the intro of [[Blow Me Away]] is used as a segue into the song. The first part is also played near the beginning of Gravemind. Encounter is similar to [[Ghosts of Reach]], but focuses more on the percussion. The last part of the song is played during the cutscene between {{Levelname|Outskirts}} and {{Levelname|Metropolis}}.
+==Overview==
+===Metropole===
+''Metropole'' (1:29) begins with a flute solo which echoes the melody from ''[[The Last Spartan]]''. It is joined by high strings which repeat the melody. A harp joins in before low strings take over for the conclusion, playing a variation of the ''[[Halo Theme]]''. Originally composed for and played during opening of the ''[[Halo 2]]'' [[Halo 2 E3 demo|E3 demo]], the piece partially plays in the opening cinematic of the level ''[[Outskirts]]''. The piece was rearranged into ''[[Skyline (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Skyline]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''.
+===Broken Gates===
+''Broken Gates'' (2:47) is composed of three sections. The first section features light bass and heavy percussive beats. It plays in ''Outskirts'' when the [[Mgalekgolo]] break through the courtyard gate, hence the name. It also plays near the beginning of ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]'', when [[John-117]] reaches where [[Thel 'Vadam]] was being publicly tortured in ''[[High Charity]]''. It transitions into the second section with strings and vocals. The second section features electric guitar and a male vocal. It plays when [[Avery Johnson]] boards the Pelican and John-117 enters an alley occupied by [[Yanme'e]] and [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]s. The percussive beats returns to accompany the electric guitar for the third section. It plays in the encounter with {{Pattern|Ruwaa|Shadow}}s in the highway tunnel at the end of the level ''Outskirts''. The third section was rearranged into ''[[Out of Shadow]]'' in ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''. The third and first sections were rearranged into ''[[Moon Over Mombasa]]'' and ''[[Moon Over Mombasa, Pt. 2]]'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack'', respectively.
-==Trivia==
+===Encounter===
-*At 0:59, you can hear a harp play in the background.
+''Encounter'' (2:25) begins with a percussion version of the second part of ''[[Ghosts of Reach]]''. It plays during the "A Day at the Beach" chapter of ''Outskirts''. A transition of strings and vocals lead into a militaristic percussion with a focus on snare drums. It plays during the opening cutscene of ''[[Metropolis]]''. The second part of the piece was rearranged into ''[[Africa Suite]]'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack''.
-{{Halo Music}}
+{{Soundtrack|H2}}
-[[Category:Halo 2 OST]]