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| {{disambig header|the Halo 2 soundtrack|the Halo Legends soundtrack|Cairo Suite 1}} | | {{ratings}} |
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| | name = Cairo Suite | | | name = Cairo Suite |
| | yt = GVvekKQ_VlY | | | video = [[Video:Cairo_Suite|200px|center]] |
| | album = ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]'' | | | album = [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]] |
| | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | | | composer = |
| | length = 09:42 | | | length = 09:42 |
| | producer = | | | producer = |
| | last = [[Prologue (music)|Prologue]] | | | last = |
| | next = [[Mombasa Suite]] | | | next = |
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| '''Cairo Suite''' is the second track on ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack#Volume 2|Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 2]]'', and plays mainly in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''. It is composed of ''Cold Blue Light'' (0:00-1:54), ''Waking Spartan'' (1:54-5:30), ''Jeweled Hull'' (5:30-7:33), and ''Chill Exposure'' (7:33-9:42).
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Cold Blue Light===
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| ''Cold Blue Light'' (1:54) is an arrangement of the fourth section from ''[[Opening Suite]]'' of the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. The piece briefly plays near the end of the cinematic during the level ''[[The Heretic]]'' and again near the end of the opening cinematic during the level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''. It also plays briefly in the opening in the [[Epilogue (Halo: Reach level)|Epilogue]]/[[Halo: Reach credits|credits]] of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. A short reprise plays in ''Penance'' (from the later track ''[[Delta Halo Suite]]''). The piece was arranged into ''[[Only a Star, Only the Sea]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]'' and into ''[[Cairo Suite 1]]'' in ''[[Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack]]''.
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| ===Waking Spartan===
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| ''Waking Spartan'' (3:36) features military-style snare drums, and incorporates string variations from ''[[The Last Spartan]]''. It plays during the opening cinematic of the level ''Cairo Station''.
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| ===Jeweled Hull===
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| ''Jeweled Hull'' (2:03) takes on a mystic, reverent tune, with echoing digital noises sounding in every few seconds. A variation plays in the level ''Cairo Station'', after ''[[Malta Station]]'' explodes. The piece was arranged into the third section of ''[[Prophet Suite]]'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack''.
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| ===Chill Exposure===
| | '''Cairo Suite''' is a suite of songs included in the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]. It includes Cold Blue Light, Waking Spartan, Jeweled Hull, and Chill Exposure. Parts of it are played during the level "Cairo Station" and "The Armory." |
| ''Chill Exposure'' (2:09) features digital chimes, building to more digital noises and fragments of soft choirs. It concludes with a soft gong. It plays in the level ''Cairo Station'', during the chapter "Authorized Personnel Only". The piece was arranged into the first section of ''Prophet Suite'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack''. | |
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| ==Production notes==
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| *The [[User:Neo Te Aika/Audio Production Notes/Music tracks named after their synth patches|internal tag names]] for Jeweled Hull and Chill Exposure are <tt>borealis</tt> and <tt>backrhodes</tt>, named after their featured dominant synth patches from the Roland XV-5080 synthesizer, also named "Borealis" and "Backrhodes".
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