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  | album      = [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]
  | album      = [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]
  | composer  = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
  | composer  = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
  | length    = 03:41
  | length    = 3:41
  | last      = [[Trace Amounts]]
  | last      = [[Trace Amounts]]
  | next      = [[What Once was Lost]]
  | next      = [[What Once was Lost]]
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'''Under Cover of Night''' is the tenth piece included in the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''.
'''Under Cover of Night''' is the tenth track in ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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*In its original form in ''[[Halo Legends]]'' short film ''[[Homecoming]]'', when [[Daisy-023]] discovers her flash-clone.
*In its original form in ''[[Halo Legends]]'' short film ''[[Homecoming]]'', when [[Daisy-023]] discovers her flash-clone.


==Rearrangements==
==Arrangements==
It was rearranged into the following:
It was arranged into the following:
*''[[In Amber Clad (music)|In Amber Clad]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]'' as an inspired piece.
*''[[In Amber Clad (music)|In Amber Clad]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]'' as an inspired piece.
*''Wage'' of ''[[Delta Halo Suite]]'' in ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack'' as a background melody, which was then reorchestrated into ''[[Delta Halo Suite (Halo Legends)|Delta Halo Suite]]'' in the ''[[Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack]]'' as well as the second section of ''[[Arise In Valor]]'' in ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''.
*''Wage'' of ''[[Delta Halo Suite]]'' in ''Halo 2: Original Soundtrack'' as a background melody, which was then arranged into ''[[Delta Halo Suite (Halo Legends)|Delta Halo Suite]]'' in the ''[[Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack]]'' as well as the second section of ''[[Arise In Valor]]'' in ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''.
*''Underestimated'' of ''[[To Kill a Demon]]'' in ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''.
*''Underestimated'' of ''[[To Kill a Demon]]'' in ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''.
*Beginning section of ''[[Follow our Brothers]]'' in ''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack''.
*Beginning section of ''[[Follow our Brothers]]'' in ''Halo 3: Original Soundtrack''.
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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
*The piece was primarily written by [[Martin O'Donnell]] with additions from [[Michael Salvatori]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkn7DmM6xYY ''YouTube'' - A LEGENDARY Interview With Marty O' Donnell (Composer From Bungie, Halo, Destiny)]</ref> O'Donnell first developed the opening chord progression with the piece being a "mood groove" in mind. O'Donnell sang vocal improvisation while listening to the track, then selected and added reverb to the sections he liked. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY3uOiXZb0s ''YouTube'' - Halo Music Inception: Under Cover of Night]</ref>
*The piece was primarily written by [[Martin O'Donnell]] with additions from [[Michael Salvatori]].{{Ref/YouTube|Mkn7DmM6xYY|The Act Man|A LEGENDARY Interview With Marty O' Donnell (Composer From Bungie, Halo, Destiny)|D=19|M=5|Y=2020}} O'Donnell first developed the opening chord progression with the piece being a "mood groove" in mind. O'Donnell sang vocal improvisation while listening to the track, then selected and added reverb to the sections he liked.{{Ref/YouTube|LY3uOiXZb0s|Martin O'Donnell|Halo Music Inception: Under Cover of Night|D=22|M=8|Y=2021|Archive=LNi6SQpeoAs}}
*The soundtrack appeared as [[Halo Music on High Ground|an Easter egg]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'' on the multiplayer map ''[[High Ground]]''. It is sometimes heard playing from the radio at the large base.
*The soundtrack appeared as [[Halo Music on High Ground|an Easter egg]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'' on the multiplayer map ''[[High Ground]]''. It is sometimes heard playing from the radio at the large base.
*''Under Cover of Night'' and its versions have almost always appeared in relation to a Keyes. The ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' appearances appear near a mention or focus of Captain Keyes. Every post-''Combat Evolved'' appearance directly features Miranda, or invokes her (''In Amber Clad''). In ''Homecoming'', the music plays in a scene where Miranda's mother appears.
*''Under Cover of Night'' and its versions have almost always appeared in relation to a Keyes. The ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' appearances appear near a mention or focus of Captain Keyes. Every post-''Combat Evolved'' appearance directly features Miranda, or invokes her (''In Amber Clad''). In ''Homecoming'', the music plays in a scene where Miranda's mother appears.