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{{Music infobox | {{Music infobox | ||
| name = Heretic, Hero | | name = Heretic, Hero | ||
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| album = [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]] | | album = [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]] | ||
| composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | ||
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'''Heretic, Hero''' is the sixth track | '''Heretic, Hero''' is the sixth track of ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack|Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 1]]''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The music features heavy, industrial tones, such as what sounds like pipes, mixed with light guitar riffs and Halo's trademark messianic singing. The main melody of the piece is a remix of ''[[A Walk in the Woods]]'', which was featured in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' [[Halo: Original Soundtrack|soundtrack]]. The percussive beat of the piece is a remix of ''[[The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe]]''. | The music features heavy, industrial tones, such as what sounds like pipes, mixed with light guitar riffs and Halo's trademark messianic singing. The main melody of the piece is a remix of ''[[A Walk in the Woods]]'', which was featured in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' [[Halo: Original Soundtrack|soundtrack]]. The percussive beat of the piece is a remix of ''[[The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe]]'' (the only recurrence of this theme outside of the first game). | ||
A shorter version of the track was incorporated into the ending of ''Penance'' from the ''[[Delta Halo Suite]]'' in ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 2''. | A shorter version of the track was incorporated into the ending of ''Penance'' from the ''[[Delta Halo Suite]]'' in ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 2''. | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
The soundtrack can be heard: | The soundtrack can be heard: | ||
*In the form of ''Penance'' during the opening cutscene of ''[[Delta Halo]]'', then in full when [[John-117]] commandeers a [[M808B Scorpion]]. | *In the form of ''Penance'' during the opening cutscene of ''[[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]]'', then in full when [[John-117]] commandeers a [[M808B Scorpion]]. | ||
*In the level ''[[Quarantine Zone]]'', when [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee takes the [[Anti-gravity gondola|Gondola]] to the [[Library]]. | *In the level ''[[Quarantine Zone (level)|Quarantine Zone]]'', when [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee takes the [[Anti-gravity gondola|Gondola]] to the [[Library]]. | ||
*At the beginning of ''[[The Great Journey]]'', when [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee leads [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee to the [[Bastion of the Brutes]]. | *At the beginning of ''[[The Great Journey]]'', when [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee leads [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee to the [[Bastion of the Brutes]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Despite being a ''Halo 2'' soundtrack, it is played on the main menu of the ''Essentials'' disk of the ''[[Halo 3 Limited Edition]]''. | *Despite being a ''Halo 2'' soundtrack, it is played on the main menu of the ''Essentials'' disk of the ''[[Halo 3: Limited Edition]]''. | ||
*The title may refer to John-117, since to the humans he was a hero of the humans, but a [[ | *The title may refer to John-117, since to the humans he was a hero of the humans, but a [[Heretic]] and [[Demon]] in the eyes of the [[Covenant]]. It may also refer to Thel 'Vadam, who is a hero to his people, despite being branded as a [[Heretic]]. | ||
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