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| album      = ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''
| composer  = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
| length    = 3:06
| last      = [[Movement]]
| next      = [[Finish the Fight]]
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{{Infobox song
'''Never Forget''' is the thirtieth track (Disc 2 Track 15) included in ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''. It plays in the [[main menu]] of ''[[Halo 3: Mythic]]'' and in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
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| album      =''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''
| composer  = [[Martin O'Donnell]]
| length    =3:06
| last      =[[Movement]]
| next      =[[Finish The Fight]]
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'''Never Forget''' is a song included in the [[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]. It is based heavily off of the ''[[Halo 2]]'' song, [[Unforgotten]], with the beginnings and ends of both songs being very similar.
The track is a full reorchestration of the track ''[[Unforgotten]]'' (from ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''), which is also its namesake, albeit featuring a more prominent choir accompaniment and crisper piano sounds. The melody begins with strings, but four keys lower, giving it a more solemn mood. The motif is then repeated with choir. Choir then takes the melody, with a piano accompaniment. The music then swells to a definite upturn, switching to a major key briefly before it switches back to a minor key. Piano then takes the melody and ends the piece with the main melody. With careful ears, a French Horn background melody can be heard.  


It starts with the Unforgotten theme played with strings, but four keys lower, giving it a more solemn mood. The motif is then repeated with choir. Choir then takes the melody, with a piano accompaniment. The song then swells to a definite upturn, switching to a major key. Almost immediately, it switches back to a minor key. Piano then takes the melody, playing more of the Unforgotten theme.  With careful ears a French Horn background melody can be heard. The last minute of the song is exactly the same as Unforgotten.
The piece was reorchestrated into ''[[Never Forget (Midnight Version)]]'' in ''[[Halo 4]] [[Halo 4: Original Soundtrack|Original Soundtrack, Volume 2]]'' and plays during the [[Halo 4 credits|''Halo 4'' credits]].


Contrary to popular belief, [[Unforgotten]] is played in the main menu of Halo 3, not Never Forget. On Halo 3: Mythic, however, Never Forget can be heard on the main menu.
==Trivia==
*Contrary to popular belief, ''Unforgotten'', instead of ''Never Forget'', plays in the main menu of ''Halo 3''. ''Never Forget'' was not available outside the soundtrack until the release of ''Halo 3: Mythic'' with ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' in 2009.
*''Never Forget'', along with ''[[Peril]]'', were covered by the [[Wikipedia:London Philharmonic Orchestra|London Philharmonic Orchestra]] in their 2012 album ''The Greatest Video Game Music, Volume 2''.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Video-Game-Music-Vol/dp/B009IF1462 '''Amazon.com''': ''The Greatest Video Game Music, Vol 2'']</ref>


It runs for 3:06.
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 13:28, March 23, 2022

Never Forget

Album:

Halo 3: Original Soundtrack

Composer(s):

Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori

Length:

3:06

Previous:

Movement

Next:

Finish the Fight

 

Never Forget is the thirtieth track (Disc 2 Track 15) included in Halo 3: Original Soundtrack. It plays in the main menu of Halo 3: Mythic and in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

The track is a full reorchestration of the track Unforgotten (from Halo 2: Original Soundtrack), which is also its namesake, albeit featuring a more prominent choir accompaniment and crisper piano sounds. The melody begins with strings, but four keys lower, giving it a more solemn mood. The motif is then repeated with choir. Choir then takes the melody, with a piano accompaniment. The music then swells to a definite upturn, switching to a major key briefly before it switches back to a minor key. Piano then takes the melody and ends the piece with the main melody. With careful ears, a French Horn background melody can be heard.

The piece was reorchestrated into Never Forget (Midnight Version) in Halo 4 Original Soundtrack, Volume 2 and plays during the Halo 4 credits.

Trivia[edit]

  • Contrary to popular belief, Unforgotten, instead of Never Forget, plays in the main menu of Halo 3. Never Forget was not available outside the soundtrack until the release of Halo 3: Mythic with Halo 3: ODST in 2009.
  • Never Forget, along with Peril, were covered by the London Philharmonic Orchestra in their 2012 album The Greatest Video Game Music, Volume 2.[1]

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