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| | name = The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe
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| | yt = Pppn4TFT2YI
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| | album = ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''
| | '''The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe''' is a piece included in the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. |
| | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
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| | length = 2:26
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| | last = [[Ambient Wonder]]
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| | next = [[Trace Amounts]]
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| '''The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe''' is the eighth track in ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''.
| | It runs for 2:28 seconds. |
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| ==Overview==
| | It is composed nearly entirely of percussion, only having a deep bass note towards the middle of the piece. The rest of the sound is produced by a combination of drums, auxiliary percussion and hand-clapping, which is usually unheard of in many tracks written for Halo. |
| It is composed nearly entirely of percussion, only having a deep bass note towards the middle of the piece and some vocals at the end of the piece. The rest of the sound is produced by a combination of drums, auxiliary percussion and hand-clapping, which is usually unheard of in many tracks written for ''Halo''. | |
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| The piece was primarily written by [[Michael Salvatori]] with additions from [[Martin O'Donnell]].{{Ref/YouTube|wytv7D9CcLc|Dee Bee Geek|Martin O'Donnell PLAYS Halo Combat Evolved! - NEVER seen before commentary!|D=1|M=6|Y=2020}}
| | It is heard in almost every level of ''[[Halo: CE]]'', starting with [[Halo (level)|Halo]]. The song is played near the underground [[Forerunner]] base on Halo, the part of the Silent Cartographer where the player comes to the [[Cartographer]] building for the first time, the [[Assault on the Control Room]] when wandering through the innards of Halo, the end of [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]], near the end of the level [[Two Betrayals]], at the start of the Final Run chapter, and in [[Keyes (Level)|Keyes]], while inside the ship, and while [[Master Chief]] blows up the engines of the ''Pillar of Autumn''. |
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Trivia== |
| The track can be heard: | | *The name of the song is most likely in reference to the [[Halo (Construct)|Halo]] Installations, or the "Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe". It plays multiple times in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]; from the levels [[Halo (level)|Halo]] to [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]], where it is featured most prominently at the end of the level. |
| *In the level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]'' (Choir version), when [[John-117]] finds the last group of Marines in the [[Forerunner]] structures.
| | *The name is also a chapter in the level "Two Betrayals" on ''Halo: CE'' |
| *In the level ''[[The Silent Cartographer]]'', when John-117 comes to the [[Cartographer]] building for the first time.
| | *This song was remixed into part of [[Heretic, Hero]] on the ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''. |
| *In the level ''[[Assault on the Control Room]]'', briefly when John first commandeers an [[M808B Scorpion]] before encountering the tunnel entrance guarded by two {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}s (The full choir version plays if John progresses to the tunnel without commandeering the [[M808B Scorpion]]), and when he battles the {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}-wielding [[Sangheili Zealot]].
| | *This song is quite similar to [[Drumrun]] also on the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. |
| *In the level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'', when John and the Marines are leaving the [[Flood containment facility]].
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| *In the level ''[[Keyes]]'' (Choir version), when [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] orders John and [[Cortana]] to pull out.
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| *In the level ''[[The Maw]]'', after John destroys the first fusion reactor in engineering of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. | | [[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved]] |
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| ==Arrangements==
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| The track has been arranged into the following:
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| *''Into the Breach'' of [[More Than His Share]] as a remix in the ''[[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]]''.
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| *''[[Unless You Mean to Shoot]]'' in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''. | |
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| ==Production notes==
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| *The percussion in this track is similar to a rhythm motif that reoccurs in the soundtracks for [[wikipedia:Myth The Fallen Lords|''Myth'']] and [[wikipedia:Myth II Soulblighter|''Myth II'']], including ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7suyzEbPno The Watcher]'', ''[https://youtu.be/exbHYq9y78Q Into The Breach]'' (which coincidentally, is also the name of [[More Than His Share|a ''Halo 3: ODST'' track]]), ''[https://youtu.be/KjC5-uJWvhI A Murder Of Crows]'' and ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g362Q0fEiaE The Wall]''. | |
| *The continuing rhythm which plays for the entire length of the track is based on [http://youtu.be/HV42JK2Qe_Y?t=49s an onboard factory audition sequence] from the E-MU Protozoa expansion for the Proteus 2000 synthesizer.
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| *The track uses the following instruments and patches/samples:{{Ref/Site|D=21|M=6|Y=2021|URL= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D6ul0wsqq1oeqqOqqfx_9V4o7TxN6HvXB8RyHmNHPs4/edit?ts=5e8800a4#gid=0|Site=Google Sheets|Page=Mythic Restoration Project: Halo Patch List}}
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| **E-MU Proteus 2000:
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| ***Protozoa ROM - 008-3 P3/Percussion 1 (Ethnic percussion)
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| **Kurzweil K2500X
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| ***118 Cathedral Choir
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| *The name of the soundtrack is most likely in reference to the [[Halo Array]], as its near activation can be interpreted as a "Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe". The phrase is also that of the first chapter title of the level ''Two Betrayals''.
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| *Martin O'Donnell produced a variation of the piece utilizing hip-hop beats, but the piece was cut from the game. The piece was retroactively named ''"Seriously?"'',{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo/asset_thumb_viewer.aspx?at=55&cc=25|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo (Xbox) Soundtrack and Music}} and O'Donnell later implied that the piece did not survive the test of time.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=28|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo Music Outtakes Part 2: 6/26/2002 3:12 AM PDT}}
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| ==Sources==
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