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| | Every player of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and [[Halo 2]] recognizes the '''Mjolnir Mix''', it is the theme song of the ''Halo'' series. The song itself gets its name from the [[MJOLNIR Armor]] worn by the [[Master Chief]], the main character of the series. |
| | name = Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix
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| | yt = 0JQt8VKgizg
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| | album = ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''
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| | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] (feat. [[Steve Vai]])
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| | next = [[Blow Me Away]]
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| | length = 04:11
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| '''Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix''' is the first track in ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack#Volume 1|Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 1]]''.
| | The song, composed by [[Marcus R. Lehto]] and [[Michael Salvatori]], is the trademark music that is played at the beginning of each game. In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', it was a mostly orchistral piece, but in [[Halo 2]], the producers brought in [[Steve Vai]] who remixed the song with electric guitars to give it a more pumped-up feel. |
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| ==Overview==
| | Part of the Mjolnir Mix is heard on the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]], and it will probably continue to be the theme song when that game comes out. Interestingly, it is not heard in the [[Halo Wars Announcement Trailer]]. |
| The piece is a remix of the original ''[[Halo Theme]]'', comprising of two electric guitars (a lead guitar on the left side and a rhythm guitar on the right side) accompaniment by [[Steve Vai]].
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| Because of his involvement in the ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack'', Steve Vai was invited to contribute to the ''[[Halo Theme Gungnir Mix]]'' in the ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''.{{Ref/Generic|[[Remaking the Legend]]}}
| | ==The Song== |
| | Mjolnir Mix has no lyrics, but both versions of it start with a gregorian-style choir chant. The chant quickly changes into instruments (drums and string instruments in the first Halo game, Steve Vai's electric guitar in the second). High note-string instruments are then added, and the piece gains speed as it goes on. It ends abruptly, though it is meant to repeat as the opening menu and closing [[credits]] are shown in the game. |
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| ==Appearances==
| | [[Category:Halo Music]] |
| The soundtrack can be heard in ''[[Halo 2]]'':
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| *During the demo video when idle in the main menu.
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| *At the end of ''[[Metropolis]]'' when the [[John-117]] boards a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]].
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| *In full during the [[Halo 2 credits|ending credits]].
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| ==Production notes==
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| *The name of the soundtrack references the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] worn by [[Spartan]]s.
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| *This is one of three tracks to have involved [[Steve Vai]]'s work in Halo 2, the others being [[Reclaimer (music)|Reclaimer]], which used additional guitar material from the same recording session, and [[Earth City]] (though the guitar recorded for Earth City was cut during production).{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halopedia.org/User:Neo_Te_Aika/Audio_Production_Notes|Site=Audio production notes, Neo}}
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| *Martin O'Donnell uploaded footage of the recording session with Steve Vai during the production of the soundtrack.{{Ref/YouTube|6qvQ95JU6IY|Martin O'Donnell|Steve Vai Session Halo 2}}
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| *The soundtrack was available as a free [[Xbox LIVE]] download for the music rhythm game ''[[List of outside references to the Halo series|Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]''.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:H2 Signed Sheet Music Steve Vai.jpg|Signed copy of this track's sheet music.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Soundtrack|H2}}
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