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| {{disambig header|the soundtrack|other uses|The Maw (disambiguation)}} | | {{Infobox song |
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| | name = The Maw | | | name = The Maw |
| | yt = xcnbnseDXuk | | | video = <youtube width="200" height="25">XUF17cd8mKk</youtube> |
| | album = ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]'' | | | album = [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]] |
| | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | | | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] |
| | length = 1:06 | | | length = 01:08 |
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| | last = [[Rock Anthem for Saving the World]] | | | last = [[Rock Anthem for Saving the World]] |
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| '''The Maw''' is the seventeenth track in ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. | | '''The Maw''' is a piece included in the [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]. |
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| ==Overview==
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| The track features a male choir singing somberly, with additional reverb effects. The opening section is also featured in the later track ''[[Dust and Echoes]]''.
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
| The track plays in the opening cutscene of the level ''[[The Maw]]'', the namesake for the piece, when the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and [[Cortana]], riding in a [[Banshee]], return to the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''.
| | It starts playing at the beginning of the level [[The Maw (level)|The Maw]], the namesake for the song, when the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and [[Cortana]], riding in a [[Banshee]] head back to the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''. |
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| ==Arrangements== | | ==Overview== |
| The track was arranged into the following:
| | It is also used as part of [[Dust and Echoes]]. |
| *''[[Remembrance]]'' and beginning of ''[[Ghosts of Reach]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''.
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| *''[[The Maw (Halo Legends)|The Maw]]'' in ''[[Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack]]''.
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| *''[[Yawning Chasm]]'' in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary: Original Soundtrack]]''.
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| *The third section of ''[[From the Vault]]'' in ''[[Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack]]''.
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| *An unreleased track in the [[Music of Halo Infinite]], heard in the menu of the ''[[Halo Infinite Multiplayer Tech Preview]]''.
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| ==Production notes==
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| *The opening chant was recorded early in the morning when Marty was one of the only remaining staff overnight at Bungie's office. Due to being alone at the time, he had to run in and out of the recording booth between arming and beginning record sessions from the computer.
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| *The opening chant is one of only three pieces in Halo: Combat Evolved to feature real vocals, the other two being the monk chant heard in [[Opening Suite]], [[Halo Theme]] and [[Truth and Reconciliation (music)]], and the vocals in [[Under Cover of Night]].
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| *As with the monk chant heard in [[Halo Theme]], the real vocals are layered in with choir sounds from the [[User:Neo Te Aika/Audio Production Notes/Synthesizers of Halo#Roland XV-5080|Roland XV-5080]]. {{Ref/Site|URL=https://odysseyaudio.org/spreadsheet|Site=Odyssey Audio Spreadsheet|D=15|M=12|Y=2023}}
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| ==References== | | ==Other Appearances== |
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| | This piece forms the base for the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]] piece, [[Remembrance]], and the intro of [[Ghosts of Reach]]. |
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| {{Soundtrack|H1}} | | {{Soundtrack|H1|category=no}} |
| | [[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved OST]] |
