Editing Bad Here Day

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 | album      = ''[[Halo Wars: Original Soundtrack]]''
 | composer   = [[Stephen Rippy]]
 | length     = 3:00<br>1:11 {{C|Shield Interior Intro}}
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 | last       = [[Spirit of Fire (music)|Spirit of Fire]]
 | next       = [[Perspective]]
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'''Bad Here Day''' is the second track in ''[[Halo Wars: Original Soundtrack]]''.

==Overview==
The track opens with a piano and synth notes in a serene melody, accompanied with twinkling effects. Vocals join in as the main melody, which is echoed by synth notes. The melody is taken over by strings in a repeat of the melody before ending with synth notes.

The soundtrack's bonus DVD includes a [[Wikipedia:5.1 surround sound|5.1 channel surround mix]] as well as an alternate version, titled '''Bad Here Day (Shield Interior Intro)''', featuring piano and vocals on an upbeat variation of the melody, accompanied by heavy percussion.

==Appearances==
''Bad Here Day'' made its debut in the original ''Halo Wars'' demo, during Graeme Devine's introduction of the game.

The track plays randomly as a backing track during gameplay on any [[campaign]] or [[Skirmish]] levels in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' set on [[Harvest]] and within the interior of [[Trove]], including:

;Campaign
*''[[Alpha Base (Halo Wars level)|Alpha Base]]''
*''[[Relic Approach]]''
*''[[Relic Interior]]''
*''[[Repairs]]''
*''[[Beachhead (Halo Wars level)|Beachhead]]''
*''[[Reactor (Halo Wars level)|Reactor]]''
*''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]''

;Skirmish
*''[[Blood Gulch (Halo Wars level)|Blood Gulch]]''
*''[[Chasms]]''
*''[[Frozen Valley]]''
*''[[Labyrinth]]''
*''[[Repository]]''
*''[[Terminal Moraine]]''
*''[[Tundra]]''
*''[[Barrens (Halo Wars map)|Barrens]]''
*''[[Memorial Basin]]''
*''[[Blood River]]''
*''[[Glacial Ravine]]''

The alternate version only plays in the beginning of the levels that place in the interior of Etran Harborage.

==Production notes==
*The name ''Bad Here Day'' is a play on the common phrase {{Plain|[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bad_hair_day "bad hair day"]}}.
*''Bad Here Day'', along with ''[[Flollo]]'', were the first two tracks to be completed during composition.{{Ref/Site|Id=rippy|URL=https://www.stephenrippy.com/halo-wars-blog.html|Site=Stephen Rippy.com|Page=Over and Out: The Music of Halo Wars From Start to Finish|D=15|M=5|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=OHWCS|URL=http://halowars.com/news/articles/archive/2008/12/12/_2200_Over-and-Out_2200_.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Over and Out|D=12|M=12|Y=2008}}
*According to Rippy, the main chord progression of ''Bad Here Day'' was lifted from a different piece of music he recorded during the development of [[Wikipedia:Age of Empires III|Age of Empires III]] and [[Wikipedia:Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs|its first expansion pack]]. ''Bad Here Day'' was his first attempt at incorporating the "''Halo'' Sound" into his work.{{Ref/Reuse|rippy}}{{Ref/Reuse|OHWCS}}

==Sources==
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