Editing Mausoleum Suite

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'''Mausoleum Suite''' is the fifth track in ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack#Volume 2|Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 2]]''. It is composed of ''Destroyer's Invocation'' (0:00-4:36), ''Falling Up'' (4:36-6:25), ''Infected'' (6:25-7:41), and ''Shudder'' (7:41-8:10).  

''Destroyer's Invocation'' (4:36) begins with eerie low strings and slow percussion, leading into a reversed message hidden in the piece, then transitions with digital chimes and sounds into a reprise of ''Weight of Failure'' from ''[[Prologue (music)|Prologue]]''. The first section first plays in the opening cinematic of the level ''[[The Arbiter]]'', when [[Tartarus]] and his [[Jiralhanae]] took [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee to the [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]]. It plays again in the level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]'', when [[John-117]] rescues [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] imprisoned in ''[[High Charity]]''. The track plays in ''[[The Great Journey]]'' (combined with the vocals of ''Veins of Stones'' from the later track ''[[Sacred Icon Suite]]''), when Thel 'Vadam battles Tartarus in the [[Control room]]  of [[Installation 05]]. The reprise of ''Weight of Failure'' plays when 'Vadamee is offered the [[Arbiter body armor]], then continues to the scene in which [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations forces]] traveled to the [[Threshold gas mine]]. The first section of the piece was arranged into ''[[Cryptic Whisper]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''.

''Falling Up'' (1:49) begins with low male vocals, low synth notes, and slow percussion. High vocals soon replace the male vocals, followed by the introduction of digital chimes, creating an eerie atmosphere. The piece ends abruptly with complications and crescendo in chimes and vocals. The piece plays in the level ''[[The Oracle]]'', when Thel 'Vadamee first enters the [[Flood]] research area, then continues as he fights off waves of Flood before escaping on an elevator. The first part of the piece was arranged into ''[[Steward, Shepherd, Lonely Soul]]'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack''.

''Infected'' (1:16) starts with a slow tribal beat, and vocals similar to ''[[Ancient Machine]]'', before descending into cascades of chaotic synth effects and distorted guttural vocals. The sirens in ''[[Shadows (music)|Shadows]]'' from ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]'' were re-used near the end. The piece plays in the level ''The Oracle'', when Thel 'Vadamee pursues [[Sesa 'Refumee]] after surviving a [[Type-26 Banshee]] crash. The piece was extended and arranged into the first part of ''[[Menace No More]]'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack''.

''Shudder'' (0:29) is a variation of ''[[Ancient Machine]]'', and plays during the ending cutscene in the level ''The Oracle'' where Thel 'Vadamee carries Sesa 'Refumee's body to the hangar bay door and 343 Guilty Spark is captured by [[Tartarus]].

When ''Destroyer's Invocation'' is played backwards, a voice can be heard. At normal speed it is inaudible; however, when sped up words can be heard.{{Ref/YouTube|3ZfTaoMBkDk|Veronica O|Halo 2 Mausoleum Suite Secret Backwards Message (Mendicant Bias?)|Y=2020|M=12|D=7}}

==Production notes==

*The name of the track alludes to the [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]].

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