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{{disambig header|the Halo: Reach soundtrack|the Halo 3: ODST soundtrack|Overture (Halo 3: ODST)}} | {{disambig header|the Halo: Reach soundtrack|the Halo 3: ODST soundtrack|Overture (Halo 3: ODST)}} | ||
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| name = Overture | | name = Overture | ||
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| album = ''[[Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack]]'' | | album = ''[[Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack]]'' | ||
| composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | ||
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'''Overture''' is the first track (Disc 1 Track 1) included in ''[[Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack]]''. It is composed of ''From the Beginning'' (0:00-0:17), ''Swift, Strong, Brave'' (0:17-2:04), ''Immemorial'' (2:04-3:21), ''Remember Reach'' (3:21-3:51), and ''The Fall'' (3:51-4:47). | '''Overture''' is the first track (Disc 1 Track 1) included in ''[[Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack]]''. It is composed of ''From the Beginning'' (0:00-0:17), ''Swift, Strong, Brave'' (0:17-2:04), ''Immemorial'' (2:04-3:21), ''Remember Reach'' (3:21-3:51), and ''The Fall'' (3:51-4:47). | ||
''From the Beginning'' (0:17) features vocals and strings playing a rising progression, which echoes the first phrase of the opening Gregorian chant in the ''[[Halo Theme]]''. This piece plays when first entering the menu of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | |||
''From the Beginning'' (0:17) features vocals and strings playing a rising progression, which echoes the first phrase of the opening Gregorian chant in the ''[[Halo Theme]]''. This piece plays when first entering the | |||
''Swift, Strong, Brave'' (1:47) opens with a percussion solo from ''Pounding the Pavement'' (from ''[[Neon Night]]'' in ''[[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]]'') before joined by strings and piano playing a grand melody. The melody plays in variations, soon accompanied by vocals. Together they invoke the opening Gregorian chant from the ''Halo Theme'' before ending with a drumroll. This piece plays in the menu of ''Halo: Reach''. A percussion-only version plays in the level ''[[The Package]]'', when [[NOBLE Team]] defends [[Catherine Halsey]]’s lab from the second wave of Covenant, and in ''Halo: Reach'' [[Firefight]], during the final wave of a round. | ''Swift, Strong, Brave'' (1:47) opens with a percussion solo from ''Pounding the Pavement'' (from ''[[Neon Night]]'' in ''[[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]]'') before joined by strings and piano playing a grand melody. The melody plays in variations, soon accompanied by vocals. Together they invoke the opening Gregorian chant from the ''Halo Theme'' before ending with a drumroll. This piece plays in the menu of ''Halo: Reach''. A percussion-only version plays in the level ''[[The Package]]'', when [[NOBLE Team]] defends [[Catherine Halsey]]’s lab from the second wave of Covenant, and in ''Halo: Reach'' [[Firefight]], during the final wave of a round. | ||
''Immemorial'' (1:17) is strings-only version of ''Kat’s Plan'' (from the later track ''[[Long Night of Solace (music)|Long Night of Solace]]''), which has incorporated the first phrase from ''Halo Theme'' into its suspenseful melody. This piece plays in the menu of ''Halo: Reach''. | ''Immemorial'' (1:17) is strings-only version of ''Kat’s Plan'' (from the later track ''[[Long Night of Solace (music)|Long Night of Solace]]''), which has incorporated the first phrase from ''Halo Theme'' into its suspenseful melody. This piece plays in the menu of ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
''Remember Reach'' (0:30) features brass playing a solemn melody. This piece plays in the menu of ''Halo: Reach''. | ''Remember Reach'' (0:30) features brass playing a solemn melody. This piece plays in the menu of ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
''The Fall'' (0:56) is a strings-only version of second section melody from the later track ''[[Ashes]]''. This piece plays in the menu of ''Halo: Reach''. | ''The Fall'' (0:56) is a strings-only version of second section melody from the later track ''[[Ashes]]''. This piece plays in the menu of ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name ''From the Beginning'' derives from the tagline, “From the beginning, you know the end.” | *The name ''From the Beginning'' derives from the tagline, “From the beginning, you know the end.” | ||
*The name ''Swift, Strong, Brave'' is likely a reference to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' campaign level ''[[Arrival]]'', when [[Cortana]] is describing Spartan-IIs and [[John-117]]: "Like the others, you were strong, and swift, and brave; a natural leader..." | *The name ''Swift, Strong, Brave'' is likely a reference to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' campaign level ''[[Arrival]]'', when [[Cortana]] is describing Spartan-IIs and [[John-117]]: "Like the others, you were strong, and swift, and brave; a natural leader..." |