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The '''Siege of Madrigal''' is a piece of music that [[Bungie]] used in one of their previous games, [[wikipedia:Myth The Fallen Lords|Myth: The Fallen Lords]]. Players can hear this music when standing in a certain spot in the games ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' (as well as ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Anniversary]]''), ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. This music is also featured after the last track on the [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]].  It is one of very few [[Easter Eggs]] that can be found in every Bungie-produced game in the ''Halo'' series.

#The other is at the beginning of the level. If the player goes through the level ''Assault on the Control Room'' and gets a Banshee, they can fly back, get out by the door to go backwards the way he/she came, and melee the Banshee through. It is possible to go all the way back to the beginning of the level (where Foehammer drops the Master Chief off in the first cutscene). The massive cylindrical cavern can be seen from the platform. If the player falls down without the Banshee, they will die. With the Banshee, however, the player can fly down to the first or second ledge. The Siege of Madrigal can be heard if the player stands in a certain spot.

On the [[multiplayer]] map ''[[Ivory Tower]]'', stand by the metal door behind the elevator and wait. Attacking the door may also help, but be aware that the sound is very faint and hard to hear. Many have disputed the claim that the music does not appear on ''Ivory Tower''; however, anyone with access to ''Halo 2'''s map files will find the music among one of the sound files for ''Ivory Tower''.

The music is found on the level ''[[Kikowani Station]]'' on all difficulties. It can be found in the third open area of the level, on the right side rooftop on top of a small bridge, which can be found by turning right when exiting the second tunnel. It can easily be spotted by looking for a large red sign with the words "ACCESS DENIED" printed on the left. Standing on the very middle of the area, while touching the wall causes "Siege of the Madrigal" to play as well, moving or standing anywhere else will not allow the music to play. On Legendary, when standing on top of the small roof above the door on top of the bridge, an animation begins of Martin O'Donnell dancing, with winged hearts similar to the Halo: Reach armor effect flying around him. A dance beat will play.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level [[Kikowani Station]]'''</ref> The winged hearts effect is used by [[Steve Cotton]] to test glitches, and someone seemed to have added the effect on the Easter egg as a prank on Martin O'Donnell.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/hatching-the-cosmic-halo-egg/5844bb77-6602-404a-ace3-ecda72277247 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Hatching the Cosmic Halo Egg'']</ref>

*There is a distinct resemblance between the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 3'' methods and areas to find the music. Both requires the player to land on a precariously perched platform on a [[Forerunner]] building. It is unknown whether this is intentional, or purely coincidental, as the two games have several similarities.

*In ''Halo 3'', if you make it to the other ledge, there is [[Microsoft Sam Easter Egg|another Easter egg]].

*The finding of the ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' location was a result of a small contest held on the Bungie.net chapter known as "The Marty Army", where the first person that posted a video on their fileshare of themselves finding the music and completing the level would win a signed copy of the [[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]].