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{{Music infobox | {{Music infobox | ||
| name = Covenant Dance | | name = Covenant Dance | ||
| | | video = {{#widget:YouTube|id=5fPFtDdqnJI|width=300}} | ||
| album = | | album = [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]] | ||
| composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | ||
| length = | | length = 01:57 | ||
| producer = | | producer = | ||
| last = [[Devils... Monsters...]] | | last = [[Devils... Monsters...]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Covenant Dance''' is the fourteenth | '''Covenant Dance''' is the fourteenth piece included in the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
As its name implies, the piece is carried by a strong dance beat. At 00:16, the beat becomes underlaid to a more dominant snare-drum beat. Starting at 00:30, a variation of the Halo theme, followed by long ascending notes, which consists of the monkish chorus in time to the beat. At 00:52, the beat and chant grind to a halt and are replaced by a less regular synth beat, still following a tempo matching the drum beat. At 01:08, a higher synth melody arises to follow the new synth beat. At 01:15, the drumbeat starts up again. At 01:31, the chant returns, but shortly disappears again. Soon after, the drum and synth follow it, allowing the song to smoothly conclude. | As its name implies, the piece is carried by a strong dance beat. At 00:16, the beat becomes underlaid to a more dominant snare-drum beat. Starting at 00:30, a variation of the Halo theme, followed by long ascending notes, which consists of the monkish chorus in time to the beat. At 00:52, the beat and chant grind to a halt and are replaced by a less regular synth beat, still following a tempo matching the drum beat. At 01:08, a higher synth melody arises to follow the new synth beat. At 01:15, the drumbeat starts up again. At 01:31, the chant returns, but shortly disappears again. Soon after, the drum and synth follow it, allowing the song to smoothly conclude. The piece is remastered into ''[[Choreographite]]'' in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary: Original Soundtrack]]''. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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*In the opening cutscene of the level ''[[Keyes]]''. | *In the opening cutscene of the level ''[[Keyes]]''. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*This track is a partial remake of [[Alexander Seropian]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd9xS7dwmjM Leela theme] heard in the first [[Marathon]] game. | |||
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{{Soundtrack|H1}} | {{Soundtrack|H1}} |