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Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack

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Halo: Reach Soundtrack cover art.

"This is a more character-driven piece, and its also about a planet that everyone knows will fall, and falls to the Covenant. So it's a more somber, more visceral introduction to the game that we're making."
Martin O'Donnell [1]

The Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack was released in stores September 28, 2010,[2] and was distributed via iTunes and Sumthing Digital on September 14.[3] There are a total of 20 tracks in the two-disk set comprising a total of 67 minutes worth of music.[4]

The soundtrack was composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori with help from Stan LePard and C. Paul Johnson [5], and published by Sumthing Distribution.

The Halo:Reach Soundtrack marks the final time composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori collaborate and compose original music for a Halo game.[2] In a press release, Martin O'Donnell referred to the soundtrack as "... the culmination of our efforts".[6]

Track listing

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  • Original composition: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
  • Sound design: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
  • Arrangement: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
  • Label: Sumthing Else Musicworks
  • Performance: Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Stan LePard, C. Paul Johnson, North West Symphonia, Chorale

Trivia

  • The Halo:Reach Soundtrack is one of two soundtracks that does not directly include the Halo Theme, with the other being the Halo 3: ODST Soundtrack.
  • The last 8 songs on the soundtrack are not fully featured in-game. They are merely bonus tracks which appear in short clips throughout in-game campaign missions and cutscenes. From the Vault is fully featured in game, but only within the bonus Tribute Room.
  • There are two known songs - "Uphill, Both Ways" [a remix of the Both Ways (Remix)] and "Lone Wolf" - that do not make it onto the official soundtrack, but appear as MP3 files downloadable through Bungie's website.

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