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Unforgotten

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This article is about Halo 2 soundtrack. For the Halo: Legends soundtrack, see Unforgotten (Halo Legends).
Unforgotten

Album:

Halo 2: Original Soundtrack

Composer(s):

Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori

Length:

2:11

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Unforgotten is the sixth track in Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 2.

Overview[edit]

The piece is characterized by high strings and piano playing a legato melody.

Appearances[edit]

The first section of the track plays in the main menu of Halo 2. A short section plays in the ending cinematic of the campaign level High Charity, when Cortana watches the Anodyne Spirit, with John-117 onboard, departing from High Charity.

The track also plays in the main menu of Halo 3, while its Halo 3 rendition, Never Forget, plays in the main menu of Halo 3: Mythic.

Arrangements[edit]

The track has been arranged into the following:

Production notes[edit]

The piece was composed by Michael Salvatori. Salvatori had sent it to O'Donnell, who didn't immediately believe there was a place in the game it would fit. O'Donnell then forgot about the piece until the end of Halo 2's development, when he rediscovered it and put it in the game's main menu. O'Donnell then titled the piece "Unforgotten" in reference to him having forgotten about the piece at first and it subsequentially almost not making it into Halo 2.[1][2]

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