Editing Tribute (music)

{{Era|RW}}
{{Title|Tribute}}
{{disambig header|the soundtrack|the planet|Tribute}}
{{Music infobox
 | name       = Tribute
 | yt      = SNn8Em11HuA
 | album      = ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''
 | composer   = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
 | length     = 2:52
 | last       = [[Greatest Journey]]
 | next       = [[Roll Call]]
}}

'''Tribute''' is the twenty-fourth track (Disc 2 Track 9) included in ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]'', and plays in the ending cutscene of the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[campaign]], as [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] gives his speech and the 3-volley salute takes place. It is meant to have both a feeling of triumph and yet sadness over the losses suffered.

==Overview==
The piece begins with snare drums and strings playing the melody of ''[[The Last Spartan]]''. High strings and vocals join in for a triumphant and hopeful melody before swelling to fanfare. Low strings then take over with a reorchestration of the piece ''Respite'' (from ''[[High Charity Suite]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''). High strings and choir then reinforce the melody as it repeats. The melody continues to swell until the climax, before it quickly fades away, leaving only a quiet single held string note. A shortened version of the reorchestrated ''Respite'' plays in the menu of ''[[Halo 3: Mythic]]''.

==Production notes==
*The use of the ''The Last Spartan'' melody is a meaningful way of sending out the (presumed dead) [[John-117]], as he was commonly known as the last [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]].
*The use of both human-associated music (''The Last Spartan''), and Covenant-associated music (''Respite'' from ''High Charity Suite''), could be commemorating the loss of life for both the [[human]]s and [[Sangheili]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]], and the subsequent cease-fire between the two races.

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