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{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Era|H3|RW}}
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  | album      = ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''
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  | composer  = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
  | composer  = [[Martin O'Donnell]]
  | length    = 5:14
  | length    = 5:14
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'''Farthest Outpost''' is the thirteenth track (Disc 1 Track 13) included in ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]'', and plays during the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[campaign]] level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''. It is composed of ''Farthest Outpost'' (0:00-2:03), ''No Time for Sightseeing'' (2:03-2:49), and ''Make Them Pay'' (2:49-5:14).
'''Farthest Outpost''' is a song included in the [[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]. It contains the tracks ''Farthest Outpost'', ''No Time for Sightseeing'', and ''Make Them Pay''.  It plays during the beginning of the [[Halo 3]] level [[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]].
 
The beginning of the song is based mainly on choir and strings. It is similar to the song [[In Amber Clad (Song)|In Amber Clad]] from Halo 2. At around 0:40, drums become the dominant instrument. Later on, the melody is taken over by strings again, playing the Arbiter's theme. After that, a section from the songs, [[Out of Shadow]] and the Halo 3 version of [[Perilous Journey]], Make Them Pay will play.  


==Overview==
The name of the song is most likely in reference to [[The Ark|the Ark]], which could be considered the "farthest outpost" of the [[Forerunners]].
===Farthest Outpost===
''Farthest Outpost'' (2:03) begins with the vocals singing gracefully, unaccompanied. Strings enter to echo the melody before muted percussion enter, leading into a section of bass line and percussive beats, the latter of which features the same snare drums and hi-hat parts from ''[[In Amber Clad (music)|In Amber Clad]]'' (from ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''). Low strings enter, playing a flowing melody as the vocals continue softly in the background. After the melody has repeated a few times, the percussion takes over while the strings briefly plays the melody of ''Weight of Failure'' (from ''[[Prologue (music)|Prologue]]'' in ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack''). The piece plays in the opening cutscene, when the [[Fleet of Retribution]] arrives at [[Installation 00]], and makes a reprise in the [[Halo 3 credits|credits]] of ''Halo 3'' in the form of ''Duty Bound'' (from the later track ''[[Roll Call]]''). The opening strings were later featured in the track ''[[From the Vault]]'' from ''[[Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack]]''.


===No Time for Sightseeing===
The song runs for 5:14.
''No Time for Sightseeing'' (0:46) is a short reprise of the digital notes and bass line from the track ''[[Out of Shadow]]'', though using muted percussion, thus resembling a rearrangement of the second section of ''Broken Gates'' (from ''[[Mombasa Suite]]'' in ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack''), albeit without the male vocal. This section plays when [[John-117]] launches the attack on the {{Pattern|Skar'wa|Mantis}} under construction.  


''No Time for Sightseeing'' is also played in [[The Ring Experience]] of ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', during the section in which the [[OQ-45 Honeybee|Honeybee]] drone crosses the desert landscape on the [[Halo Array|Halo]] with various wildlife, before proceeding to enter the ring's internal superstructure to encounter [[Sentinel]]s.  The section is followed by the gregorian chant of the [[Halo Theme]].
At the beginning of the Halo 3 version of Perilous Journey, a heavy bass drum is audible in the background playing seven beats before resting and then repeating.


===Make Them Pay===
The first part with the drum and bass line starting at 0:46 was a random menu song in Halo 3: Mythic.
''Make Them Pay'' (2:25) is a full rearrangement of ''[[Perilous Journey]]'' (from ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''), though the sounds of the strings sections are considerably crisper compared to the original rendition. A heavy bass drum is audible in the background playing seven beats before resting and then repeating. This section plays when John-117 commandeers the vehicles at the crashed [[D77H-TCI Pelican]].


==Production notes==
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*The name ''Farthest Outpost'' is most likely in reference to Installation 00, which could be considered the "farthest outpost" of the [[Forerunner]]s due to its remote location from the [[Milky Way]].
*The name ''No Time for Sightseeing'' likely alludes to the opening of the level, when Johnson tells the Marines to enjoy the view before being deployed on the Ark.


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[[Category:Halo Music]]

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