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{{Title|''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack''}}
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{{Status|RealWorld}}
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[[Image:200px-halo3soundtrack.jpg|right|thumb|Halo 3 Soundtrack Cover Art]]
{{Soundtrack infobox
|image=[[File:Halo3OriginalSoundtrackCover.jpg|300px|The Halo 3 Soundtrack Cover Art.]]
|release=[[2007 (real world)|November 20, 2007]]
|label=[[Wikipedia:Sumthing Else Music Works|Sumthing Else Music Works]]
|producer=[[Wikipedia:Nile Rodgers|Nile Rodgers]]
|composer=[[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
|performance=Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Princeton, the Northwest Sinfonia
|length=118:36
}}


The '''''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack''''' is the musical score to ''[[Halo 3]]''. The track was composed by [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]], produced by [[Wikipedia:Nile Rodgers|Nile Rodgers]], and is a two-disc set much like the ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''. The ''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack'' was released in one set rather than separate volumes like its predecessor. ''The Halo 3 OST'' deviated from the ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack'', and reverted back to the structure used in the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. Comprised of melodies, chants, and trumpets, the ''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack'' is broken up into chapters which correspond to in-game levels.


Disc one is broken up into into the beginning levels of the game, and splits at about midway though the campaign. Consisting of 15 songs of longer length, disc one runs slightly longer than disc two. Consequently, disc two is broken up into the latter levels of the game, while including four bonus tracks. One of these bonus tracks is the music present in the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer|E3 2006 Trailer]] with the exception of the dialog. Composed of music entirely in-game, from start to finish, the story of ''Halo 3'' is played out in musical form.  
Released in 2007, the '''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack''', composed and produced by [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]], is a two-disc set much like the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]. The Halo 3: Original Soundtrack was released in one set rather than separate volumes like its predecessor. The Halo 2: "OST" deviated from the Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, and reverted back to the structure used in the [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]. Comprised of melodies, chants, and trumpets, the Halo 3: Original Soundtrack is broken up into chapters which correspond to in-game levels.


==Production==
Disc one is broken up into into the beginning levels of the game, and splits at about midway though the campaign. Consisting of 15 songs of longer length, disc one runs slightly longer than disc two. Consequently, disc two is broken up into the latter levels of the game, while including four bonus tracks. One of these bonus tracks is the music present in the [[E3 2006 Trailer]] with the exception of the dialog. Composed of music entirely in-game, from start to finish, the story of [[Halo 3]] is played out in musical form.
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==Track listing==
=== Disc One ===
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# [[Luck]] - 3:25 ([[Arrival]])
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# [[Released]] - 5:20 ([[Sierra 117 (Level)|Sierra 117]])
===Disc 1===
# [[Infiltrate]] - 3:50 (Sierra 117)
#[[Luck]] – 3:25
# [[Honorable Intentions]] - 2:46 ([[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]])
#[[Released]] – 5:20
# [[Last of the Brave]] - 3:58 (Crow's Nest)
#[[Infiltrate]] – 3:50
# [[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]] - 5:07 (Crow's Nest)
#[[Honorable Intentions]] – 2:46
# [[Out of Shadow]] - 4:37 ([[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]])
#[[Last of the Brave]] – 3:58
# [[To Kill a Demon]] - 3:44 (Tsavo Highway)
#[[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]] – 5:07
# [[This is Our Land]] - 4:00 ([[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]])
#[[Out of Shadow]] – 4:37
# [[This is the Hour]] - 2:08 (The Storm)
#[[To Kill a Demon]] – 3:44
# [[Dread Intrusion]] - 5:25 ([[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]])
#[[This is Our Land]] – 4:00
# [[Follow Our Brothers]] - 3:25 (Floodgate)
#[[This is the Hour]] – 2:08
# [[Farthest Outpost]] - 5:14 ([[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]])
#[[Dread Intrusion]] – 5:25
# [[Behold a Pale Horse]] - 5:38 (The Ark)
#[[Follow Our Brothers]] – 3:25
# [[Edge Closer]] - 3:03 (The Ark)
#[[Farthest Outpost]] – 5:14
 
#[[Behold a Pale Horse]] – 5:38
=== Disc Two ===
#[[Edge Closer]] – 3:03
# [[Three Gates]] - 4:34 ([[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]])
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# [[Black Tower]] - 6:03 (The Covenant)
===Disc 2===
# [[One Final Effort]] - 3:08 (The Covenant)
#[[Three Gates]] – 4:34
# [[Gravemind (Music)|Gravemind]] - 5:22 (The Covenant)
#[[Black Tower]] – 6:03
# [[No More Dead Heroes]] - 5:01 ([[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]])
#[[One Final Effort]] – 3:41
# [[Keep What You Steal]] - 2:36 (Cortana)
#[[Gravemind (music)|Gravemind]] – 5:22
# [[Halo Reborn]] - 3:59 ([[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]])
#[[No More Dead Heroes]] – 5:01
# [[Greatest Journey]] - 4:52 (Halo)
#[[Keep What You Steal]] – 2:36
# [[Tribute (Song)|Tribute]] - 2:52 (Ending)
#[[Halo Reborn]] – 3:59
# [[Roll Call]] - 5:58 (Ending)
#[[Greatest Journey]] – 4:52
# [[Wake Me When You Need Me]] - 2:19 (Ending)
#[[Tribute (music)|Tribute]] – 2:52
# [[Legend]] - 0:40 (Ending)
#[[Roll Call]] – 5:58
# [[Choose Wisely]] - 1:19 (Bonus)
#[[Wake Me When You Need Me]] – 2:19
# [[Movement]] -  0:27 (Bonus)
#[[Legend]] – 0:40
# [[Never Forget]] - 3:07 (Bonus)
#[[Choose Wisely]] – 1:19
# [[Finish the Fight]] - 2:27 (Bonus)
#[[Movement]] – 0:27
# [[LvUrFR3NZ]] - 2:18 (Hidden song by Princeton)
#[[Never Forget]] – 3:07
 
#[[Finish the Fight]] – 2:27
== Additional information ==
#[[LvUrFR3NZ]] (iTunes Release) – 2:18
*'''Original composition:''' Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
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*'''Sound design:''' Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
*'''Arrangement:''' Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
*'''Label:''' Sumthing Else Musicworks
*'''Performance:''' Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, LvUrFR3NZ, Full Orchestra


==Remixed Tracks==
==Remixed Tracks==
Quite a few songs on the soundtrack are re-mixed and re-mastered versions of songs that appeared in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2''.
Quite a few songs on the soundtrack are re-mixed and re-mastered versions of songs that appeared in Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2.


===Halo: Combat Evolved Remixes===
===Halo 1 Remixes===
Songs from Halo: Combat Evolved that were remixed are:
Songs from Halo 1 that were remixed are:
*"On a Pale Horse" redone as "Behold a Pale Horse".
*"On a Pale Horse" redone as "Behold a Pale Horse".
*"Brothers in Arms" redone as [[Follow Our Brothers]], [[Last of the Brave|Last Of The Brave]], and [[This is Our Land]].
*"Brothers in Arms" redone as "Follow Our Brothers".
*The first part of [[Enough Dead Heroes]] is redone in [[Honorable Intentions]].
*"Enough Dead Heroes" redone as "No More Dead Heroes" and "Honorable Intentions".
* The climax of [[Enough Dead Heroes]] (heard when fighting Hunters in the first game) is redone as [[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]].
*The song played when you first encounter Hunters, redone as "Brutes".
* The last third of [[Enough Dead Heroes]] is redone as [[No More Dead Heroes]].
*"Perchance to Dream" redone as "Dream Again".
*[[Perchance to Dream]] and [[Under Cover of Night]] are mixed together in "Dream Again", part of [[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]].
*"A Walk in the Woods" redone as "Another Walk in the Woods".
* The [[Enough Dead Heroes]] melody is also remixed in the second part of [[This is Our Land]], the middle of [[Three Gates]], etc.
*"Halo 1 Theme" redone as "To Kill a Demon".
*[[A Walk in the Woods]] redone as "Another Walk".
*The remix of the "Mjolnir theme" from "Truth and Reconciliation Suite" redone as "Greatest Journey".
*The beginning of "Truth and Reconciliation Suite" redone as "Reconciled", the second part of [[Behold a Pale Horse]].
*The beginning of "Truth and Reconciliation Suite" redone as a part of the track "Behold a Pale Horse".
*The ending of "Truth and Reconciliation Suite" has been remade into "Movement".
*The ending of "Truth and Reconciliation Suite" has been remade into "Movement", the Soundtrack for the Halo 3 Starry Night Trailer.
*[[Under Cover of Night]] is redone in the end of [[To Kill a Demon]], the intro of [[Follow Our Brothers]], [[Halo Reborn]], and the first part of [[Greatest Journey]].
*"Under Cover of Night" Redone in "Greatest Journey", "Halo Reborn" and the middle of "Brutes".
*[[Dust and Echoes]], redone as [[Wake Me When You Need Me]].
*[[Perilous Journey]], redone in "Make Them Pay", the last part of [[Farthest Outpost]].
*[[Shadows (music)|Shadows]], redone in [[Gravemind]] and the last part of [[Halo Reborn]] (Guilt and Punishment).


===Halo 2 Remixes===
===Halo 2 Remixes===
Songs from ''Halo 2'' that were remixed are:
Songs from Halo 2 that were remixed are:
*"Leonidas", from the [[Delta Halo Suite]], redone as "Leonidas Returns" in [[Three Gates]].
*"Leonidas" redone as "Leonidas Returns".
* The [[Delta Halo Suite|Delta Halo theme]], remixed in "We're Done Here", the end of [[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]].
*"Unforgotten" redone as "Never Forget".
*[[Unforgotten]] redone as [[Never Forget]].
*The beginning of "High Charity Suite" redone in "Black Tower".
*The beginning of [[High Charity Suite]](Rue and Woe) redone as "Heroes Also Fall" in the second half of [[Black Tower]].
*A part of "Broken Gates" redone in "Out of Shadow".
*"Broken Gates" redone as [[Out of Shadow]]. Parts of it are also used in [[This is Our Land]] and [[Farthest Outpost]].
*Another part of "Broken Gates" redone in a part of "Dread Intrusion".
* [[Unyielding]]/[[Reclaimer (music)|Reclaimer]], redone in [[Three Gates]] and [[One Final Effort]].
*A portion of "Roll Call" is a remix of "In Amber Clad".
* [[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]], semi-redone in [[Farthest Outpost]].
*A part of "Delta Halo Suite" is remade in "Three Gates".
*A portion of [[Roll Call]] is a remake of [[Under Cover of Night]] interpolated with the guitar riff of [[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]].
*The last part of "Ghost Of Reach" and the beginning of "Sacred Icon Suite" is mixed together in "Dread Intrusion".
*[[Ghosts of Reach]], redone as "Black Tide" in [[Dread Intrusion]].
*[[Impend]], redone as [[Released]].
*The [[High Charity Suite|High Charity theme]], redone in [[Tribute (music)|Tribute]].
* The tune of [[The Last Spartan]] is mixed with the [[Halo Theme]] in [[Finish the Fight|Finish The Fight]], [[This is the Hour]], and [[Keep What You Steal]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*To hear more about this album listen to the [http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12795 September 20<sup>th</sup> Bungie Podcast].
* To hear more about this album listen to the [http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12795 September 20<sup>th</sup> Bungie Podcast].
*When played in reverse, Black Tower on Disc 2 plays a cryptic message from the Gravemind, different than the one heard on the ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack''.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdrHJ_si6jk&feature=related</ref>. The quotes reflect several lines from T.S. Elliot's poem, The Hollow Men<ref>http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html</ref>; which is the original source of [[Cortana]]'s [[Cortana Letters|famous words]]; "This is the way the world ends."
*When played in reverse, Black Tower on Disc 2 plays a cryptic message from the Gravemind, different than the one heard on the Halo 2: Original Soundtrack.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdrHJ_si6jk&feature=related</ref>. The quotes reflect several lines from T.S. Elliot's poem, The Hollow Men<ref>http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html</ref>; which is the original source of [[Cortana]]'s [[Cortana Letters|famous words]]; "This is the way the world ends."
*On the soundtrack's official website, brief samples of each song can be heard.
*On the song [[Gravemind]], the size is often 117.7 KB.
*You can listen to the soundtrack [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0ppWQr6pUE&feature=PlayList&p=7CC8EC419A749488&index=0&playnext=1 here.]
*You can also listen to some of the remixes [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A1136E7F407D0CDF here]
*The letters "TGAWAFAL" appear in the lower right-hand corner of the inside booklet back cover, and on the back of the case
*There is a hidden track at the end of disc 2.
 
== See Also ==
* [[Halo 3]]
* [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]
* [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
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