Halo 3 Original Soundtrack (2-CD Set)
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Composer: Martin O'DonnellComposer: Michael Salvatori
Orchestra: Northwest Sinfonia
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2007-11-20
Music Label: Sumthing Else
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Arrival (Luck)
- Sierra 117 (Released)
- Sierra 117 (Infiltrate)
- Crow's Nest (Honorable Intentions)
- Crow's Nest (Last of the Brave)
- Crow's Nest (Brutes)
- Tsavo Highway (Out of Shadow)
- Tsavo Highway (To Kill a Demon)
- The Storm (This is Our Land)
- The Storm (This is the Hour)
- Floodgate (Dread Intrusion)
- Floodgate (Follow Our Brothers)
- The Ark (Farthest Outpost)
- The Ark (Behold a Pale Horse)
- The Ark (Edge Closer)
- The Covenant (Three Gates)
- The Covenant (Black Tower)
- The Covenant (One Final Effort)
- The Covenant (Gravemind)
- Cortana (No More Dead Heroes)
- Cortana (Keep What You Steal)
- Halo (Halo Reborn)
- Halo (Greatest Journey)
- Ending (Tribute)
- Ending (Roll Call)
- Ending (Wake Me When You Need Me)
- Ending (Legend)
- Bonus Tracks (Choose Wisely)
- Bonus Tracks (Movement)
- Bonus Tracks (Never Forget)
- Bonus Tracks (Finish The Fight)
Music reviews of Halo 3 Original Soundtrack (2-CD Set)
Music Review: Amazing, yet re-treads way too much
Rating: 4 Stars
First, lets get the bad out of the way. The huge problem with the Halo 3 soundtrack, is that it re-treds over previous territory too often. In the original Halo game OST, Martin and Michael both created a body of work that was made to be memorable and had the ability to stick with you outside of the game, which is part of the reason why the soundtracks are so great to listen in the first place. Halo 2 took a few of those great ideas and inter-meshed them perfectly in an abundant amount of new ideas. Halo 3 flat out has too many re-workings of the previous two and does not create enough new pieces to give it its own identity.
Almost every track presented here on the Halo 3 soundtrack contains an idea or element used in the previous scores. The opening cue, "Luck", uses a vocal line from "Impend" off Halo 2 as does "Released". The Re-constructed Halo 04 Installation/Johnson's Death Theme, both use the melody used in "Under Cover Of Night" from the original Halo soundtrack. On top of that, there are a total of 8 remake tracks (mostly done with a larger orchestra), not counting the Halo theme or other subtle hits. Don't get me wrong, these all sound great, but I think they just over did it with the remakes. There are many points in the game where I would have rather of heard something new and exiting, not an obvious re-tread of what I have already heard. Yet, with what new material there is, we are given some great stuff.
For fans of "Pursuit of Truth" off the Halo 2 soundtrack, Halo 3 soars in it's new electronic pieces. "Another Walk", "Infiltrate", "Move On", and "We're Done Here" (a fast paced version of Delta Halo's theme from the Halo 2 score) are all incredible pieces of work. "Keep What You Steal", "Greatest Journey", and "Roll Call" all succeed in giving me huge chills. "To Turn A Tide" introduces a forceful string march, while "Duty Bound" introduces a new sound not heard in the previous scores. The finale, "Wake Me Need Me" is when Marty and Co. really put the nail on the head. I cannot express how perfectly it fits as an ending, just about bringing me to tears listening to it.
As far as the album presentation, considering these pieces are being sequenced as they appeared in the game, Martin has done a very nice job in mixing them. At least for the first disc. It's the second disc where many of the ideas from the first disc are repeated and a few of the tracks just aren't played long enough! Some are so short, I wonder why they where even included.
Despite it's re-treads and few missteps, there really is no reason to not buy this. If you are a fan of the Halo scores or just like good music in general, pick this up. NOW!
Description of Halo 3 Original Soundtrack (2-CD Set)
From the most successful entertainment launch in history, comes the most anticipated video game soundtrack of the holiday season. Bungie created a new variation on the Game's musical themes this time around. Martin O'Donnell, Bungie's composer incorporated a full live orchestra and chorus which goes "above and beyond" what they've done in the past. Album produced by Nile Rodgers.In terms of mood (both martial and eerie) and structure (the score is divided into 10 suites), there's no major departure from the previous installments in the Halo series here. The biggest difference is that this time, composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori seemed to have had a bigger budget and were able to hire a large orchestra. Where the synthetic feel of the previous two CDs sometimes made them feel a little thin and cheap, Halo 3 has the means to match its ambitions: This music would not shame a big-budget Hollywood sci-fi/action movie. Tracks such as "To Kill a Demon" and "This Is the Hour" (both of which, typically, recycle the composers' own themes) illustrate well this expanded sonic palette. The second CD ends with a hidden track ("Love Your Friends") by a band called Princeton, a fairly run-of-the-mill pop-punk effort which won a competition to be included on the soundtrack and which feels jarring compared to the rest of the music here. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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