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| {{Music infobox | | {{Infobox song |
| | name = Legacy | | | name = Legacy |
| | yt = Zq5WfR4K3zA | | | video = <youtube width="200" height="25">_9FV4G_oZY4</youtube> |
| | album = ''[[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]]'' | | | album = [[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]] |
| | composer = [[Neil Davidge]] | | | composer = [[Neil Davidge]] |
| | length = 2:31 | | | length = 2:29 |
| | last = [[Requiem (music)|Requiem]] | | | last = [[Requiem (music)|Requiem]] |
| | next = [[Faithless]] | | | next = [[Faithless]] |
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| '''Legacy''' is the fourth track in ''[[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]]''. | | '''Legacy''' is the fourth track of the ''[[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack]]''. |
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| ==Overview==
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| The track features a prominent vocal with a solo female lead, accompanied by synth ambiance and a background choir.{{Ref/Reuse|tenth}}
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
| The track can be heard: | | The soundtrack can be heard played: |
| *In the fourth [[Terminal (Halo 4)|terminal]], when the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] talks to [[Forthencho]] about [[Prehistoric human civilization|humanity]]'s defeat and their inevitable fight against the [[Flood]]. | | *In the campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]'', when John woke up after the Lich crashed into ''[[Ivanoff Station]]''. |
| *In the level ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]'', when [[John-117]] enters a Forerunner structure called the [[Librarian's Rest]]; mixed with the later track ''[[Aliens (music)|Aliens]]''.
| | *In the opening cinematic of the ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' episode ''[[S1/Momento Mori|Momento Mori]]'', when it was revealed that [[Catherine Halsey]] was communicating to [[Jul 'Mdama]] via a [[data pad]]. |
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| ==Production notes==
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| *According to composer Neil Davidge, the track represented the [[Forerunner]] culture. He cited the [[starwars:Galactic Senate Chamber|Galactic Senate Chamber]] from the [[Wikipedia:Star Wars prequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]] as one of the visual reference points that inspired the track.{{Ref/Reuse|commentary}} | |
| * The vocal part was intended to be an idea for a traditional Forerunner language, similar to what Latin is to modern language. The Forerunner language was intended to be a unique choral sound and successor to the original Gregorian chant from [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]. The language also came to be the basis for the later tracks [[Revival]] and [[Nemesis]].{{Ref/Reuse|tenth}}
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| *The parts of the lead singer and the female choir were performed by the same singer, Claire Tchaikowski. Tchaikowski recorded her vocals in Bristol, including some parts improvised from the Davidge's sketches,{{Ref/Site|Id=tenth|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-4-tenth-anniversary|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 <nowiki>|</nowiki> Tenth Anniversary|D=30|M=3|Y=2023}} while the male vocals by the London Bulgarian Vocal Choir were recorded at [[Wikipedia:Angel Recording Studios|Angel Recording Studios]], [[London]].{{Ref/Site|Id=commentary|URL=https://www.gamereactor.eu/halo-4s-composer-commentary/|Site=Gamereactor|Page=Halo 4's Composer Commentary|D=13|M=9|Y=2021}} Davidge added some processing to the voices, as he wanted it to sound like the performance itself was a memory.{{Ref/Reuse|tenth}}
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| * Inspired by traditional Bulgarian female choral music, Davidge initially wrote the original piece on synths from various drones, sonics, and tones (created with synths and a Kantele played with an ebow and Cello bow) with a traditional choir sample library to formulate the melody, so he asked vocalist Claire Tchaikowski to help make the language poetic and have feelings of importance as well as gravity. The final version of the track retains the synth ambiance from the original demo, with an orchestra section—arranged and recorded by Andrew Morgan and Davidge at Abbey Road studios—as well as mixing from Andy Bradfield and Davidge.{{Ref/Reuse|tenth}}
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Soundtrack|H4}} | | {{Halo Music}} |
| | [[Category:Halo 4 OST]] |
