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| {{Music infobox | | {{Infobox song |
| | name = Covenant Dance | | | name = Covenant Dance |
| | yt = YMKf6j-AFIQ | | | video = <youtube width="200" height="25">5fPFtDdqnJI</youtube> |
| | album = ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]'' | | | album = [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]] |
| | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | | | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] |
| | length = 1:57 | | | length = 01:57 |
| | producer = | | | producer = |
| | last = [[Devils... Monsters...]] | | | last = [[Devils... Monsters...]] |
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| '''Covenant Dance''' is the fourteenth track in ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. | | '''Covenant Dance''' is a piece included in the [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]. |
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| ==Overview==
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| 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.
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
| It can be heard: | | It is most most notably heard on the level [[Assault on the Control Room]] and during fights with the [[The Flood|Flood]] on [[Two Betrayals]], [[Keyes]] and [[The Maw]] for a brief minute. It is also heard on the level [[The Truth and Reconciliation|Truth and Reconciliation]], when you first enter the ship. It starts after about a minute, when more Covenant start pouring out to kill you and your Marines. It also makes an appearance in many Bungie Videos, most notably during the introduction of the [[Equipment]] feature in ''[[Halo 3]]''. |
| *In the level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]'', when [[John-117]] and [[Fire Team Charlie]] are ambushed after boarding the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.
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| *In the level ''[[Assault on the Control Room]]'', when John-117 opens the first blast door to the [[Control Room (Installation 04)|control room]] of [[Installation 04]]
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| *In the level ''[[Two Betrayals]]'', when John-117 encounters the first battle between the [[Covenant]] and the [[Flood]].
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| *In the opening cutscene of the level ''[[Keyes]]''.
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| The opening percussion plays in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level ''[[The Great Journey]]'', when [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] enters the cavern area in the [[Bastion of the Brutes]].
| | ==Overview== |
| | | As its name implies, the song 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. |
| ==Arrangements== | |
| The piece was arranged into ''[[Choreographite]]'' in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary: Original Soundtrack]]''.
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| ==Production notes==
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| *The percussion in this track is reminiscent of a motif from the soundtracks for [[wikipedia:Myth_The_Fallen_Lords|''Myth'']] and [[wikipedia:Myth_II_Soulblighter|''Myth II'']], including ''[https://youtu.be/bfKWKKlvhNg With Friends Like These]'' and ''[https://youtu.be/bv3cuKQOsHk Shiver]''.
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| *The track uses the following instruments and patches/samples:{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D6ul0wsqq1oeqqOqqfx_9V4o7TxN6HvXB8RyHmNHPs4/edit?ts=5e8800a4#gid=0|Site=Google Sheets|Page=Mythic Restoration Project: Halo Patch List}}
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| **E-MU Procussion:
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| ***082 Sarengeti (Main rhythmic percussion)
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| **E-MU Proteus 2000:
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| ***Protozoa ROM - 082-0 GulaGula (Synth bass)
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| ***Protozoa ROM - 067-3 Miya Daiko (Kick drum and low rumble)
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| ***Protozoa ROM - 058-2 Percussion 1 (Drum that plays with Sarengeti)
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| ***Composer ROM - 041-3 Snares 1 (Left channel snare)
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| ***Composer ROM - 042-3 Snares 2 (Right channel snare)
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| **Kurzweil K2500X:
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| ***Orchestral ROM - 975 Timpani
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| **Roland XV-5080:
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| ***PR-D 102 Soundtraque (Synth pad)
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Soundtrack|H1}} | | {{Halo Music}} |
| | [[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved OST]] |
