Editing Three Gates

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{{Infobox song
 | name       = Three Gates
 | video      = <youtube width="200" height="25">d_EzTOGqLs4</youtube>
 | album      = ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''
 | composer   = [[Martin O'Donnell]]
 | length     = 4:35
 | producer   =
 | last       = [[Edge Closer]]
 | next       = [[Black Tower]]
}}

'''Three Gates''' is a song included in the [[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]. It includes the songs Three Gates, Ascent, and Leonidas Returns. It can be heard during the level {{Levelname|The Covenant}} and is the first movement of the [[Covenant Suite]].

It starts with a low strings note, which is followed by the piano melody from the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]]. Next comes the beginning melody of the [[Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer]], also a remake of the ''Halo 2'' song [[Unyielding]]. At around 0:45 seconds, drums take over with a melody. Strings continue to play an accompaniment in the background. At 2:00 seconds, drums play a loud note, and ''Leonidas Returns'', a re-recording of the song ''Leonidas'' from [[Delta Halo Suite]], begins to play. Choir and strings are the main melody. 

This section is played at checkpoint Alpha on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' level, {{Levelname|The Covenant}} during the first Hornet battle. Its title is likely a reference to the three shield towers that the allied forces must deactivate to reach Truth and the Citadel. 

It runs for 4:35 seconds.

==Trivia==
*The "Leonidas Returns" part of the track includes the second occurrence of the [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]] theme in ''Halo 3'', the first being in "We're Done Here", the third movement of the [[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]] suite, heard during the level {{Levelname|Crow's Nest}} This theme can be heard in its' entirety in the [[Sacred Icon Suite]], from approximately 1:53 to 2:23

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   | album      = ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''
-  | composer   = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
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-'''Three Gates''' is the sixteenth track (Disc 2 Track 1) included in ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]'', and plays in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[campaign]] level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''. It is composed of ''Three Gates'' (0:00-0:47), ''Ascent'' (0:47-2:02), and ''Leonidas Returns'' (2:02-4:34).
+'''Three Gates''' is a song included in the [[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]. It includes the songs Three Gates, Ascent, and Leonidas Returns. It can be heard during the level {{Levelname|The Covenant}} and is the first movement of the [[Covenant Suite]].
-==Overview==
+It starts with a low strings note, which is followed by the piano melody from the [[Halo 3 Announcement Trailer]]. Next comes the beginning melody of the [[Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer]], also a remake of the ''Halo 2'' song [[Unyielding]]. At around 0:45 seconds, drums take over with a melody. Strings continue to play an accompaniment in the background. At 2:00 seconds, drums play a loud note, and ''Leonidas Returns'', a re-recording of the song ''Leonidas'' from [[Delta Halo Suite]], begins to play. Choir and strings are the main melody.
-===Three Gates===
-''Three Gates'' (0:47) begins with a low strings note, which is followed by the piano playing the five-note E Dorian melody (from the later track ''[[Finish the Fight]]'') and a variation of the phrase to answer the melody as percussion joins in. The piano plays yet another variation of the melody, with cymbals leading into heavy percussion and low piano notes from ''[[Unyielding]]'' (in ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''). The piano stops abruptly, with the heavy percussion taking the lead until it slowly fades out. The piece plays in the opening cutscene, and leads into the opening gameplay encounter. Whereas the soundtrack version ends with a fade, the in-game version with a percussion climax.
-===Ascent===
+This section is played at checkpoint Alpha on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' level, {{Levelname|The Covenant}} during the first Hornet battle. Its title is likely a reference to the three shield towers that the allied forces must deactivate to reach Truth and the Citadel.
-''Ascent'' (1:15) fades in with soft percussion and bass. Strings enter to play an accompaniment in the background. The strings melody slowly ascend into high notes until the percussion takes over and then stops. The bass-only version of the piece plays when [[John-117]] takes the elevator to the top of the first [[barrier tower]], and the full version of the piece plays when the UNSC forces return to the beach. The bass part was played briefly later in the level, after the battle with two {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}s, when it was revealed that [[Avery Johnson|Johnson]] had been captured and taken to the [[Installation 00 Citadel]].
-===Leonidas Returns===
+It runs for 4:35 seconds.
-''Leonidas Returns'' (2:32) is a full rearrangement of the piece ''Leonidas'' from the track ''[[Delta Halo Suite]]'' (in ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack''), featuring the addition of brass, more prominent low strings, and a wider range of choirs. This piece plays during the chapter "If You Want It Done Right...", when John-117 pilots an [[AV-14 Hornet]] to reach the third barrier tower.
-==Production notes==
+==Trivia==
-*The name ''Three Gates'' is likely a reference to the three barrier towers that the UNSC-Sangheili allied forces must deactivate to enter the Citadel.
+*The "Leonidas Returns" part of the track includes the second occurrence of the [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]] theme in ''Halo 3'', the first being in "We're Done Here", the third movement of the [[Brutes (Music)|Brutes]] suite, heard during the level {{Levelname|Crow's Nest}} This theme can be heard in its' entirety in the [[Sacred Icon Suite]], from approximately 1:53 to 2:23
-*''Leonidas Returns'' is the second occurrence of the [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]] theme (from ''Penance'' in ''Delta Halo Suite'') in ''Halo 3'', the first being in ''We're Done Here'' from the track ''[[Brutes (music)|Brutes]]'', heard during the level ''[[Crow's Nest]]''.
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