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[[ | | name = The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe | ||
'''The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe''' is | | yt = Pppn4TFT2YI | ||
| album = ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]'' | |||
| composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | |||
| length = 2:26 | |||
| last = [[Ambient Wonder]] | |||
| next = [[Trace Amounts]] | |||
}} | |||
'''The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe''' is the eighth track in ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. | |||
==Overview== | |||
It is composed nearly entirely of percussion, only having a deep bass note towards the middle of the piece and some vocals at the end of the piece. The rest of the sound is produced by a combination of drums, auxiliary percussion and hand-clapping, which is usually unheard of in many tracks written for ''Halo''. | |||
The piece was primarily written by [[Michael Salvatori]] with additions from [[Martin O'Donnell]].{{Ref/YouTube|wytv7D9CcLc|Dee Bee Geek|Martin O'Donnell PLAYS Halo Combat Evolved! - NEVER seen before commentary!|D=1|M=6|Y=2020}} | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
The track can be heard: | |||
*In the level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]'' (Choir version), when [[John-117]] finds the last group of Marines in the [[Forerunner]] structures. | |||
*In the level ''[[The Silent Cartographer]]'', when John-117 comes to the [[Cartographer]] building for the first time. | |||
*In the level ''[[Assault on the Control Room]]'', briefly when John first commandeers an [[M808B Scorpion]] before encountering the tunnel entrance guarded by two {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}s (The full choir version plays if John progresses to the tunnel without commandeering the [[M808B Scorpion]]), and when he battles the {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}-wielding [[Sangheili Zealot]]. | |||
*In the level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'', when John and the Marines are leaving the [[Flood containment facility]]. | |||
*In the level ''[[Keyes]]'' (Choir version), when [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] orders John and [[Cortana]] to pull out. | |||
*In the level ''[[The Maw]]'', after John destroys the first fusion reactor in engineering of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. | |||
==Arrangements== | |||
The track has been arranged into the following: | |||
*''Into the Breach'' of [[More Than His Share]] as a remix in the ''[[Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack]]''. | |||
*''[[Unless You Mean to Shoot]]'' in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''. | |||
==Production notes== | |||
*The percussion in this track is similar to a rhythm motif that reoccurs in the soundtracks for [[wikipedia:Myth The Fallen Lords|''Myth'']] and [[wikipedia:Myth II Soulblighter|''Myth II'']], including ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7suyzEbPno The Watcher]'', ''[https://youtu.be/exbHYq9y78Q Into The Breach]'' (which coincidentally, is also the name of [[More Than His Share|a ''Halo 3: ODST'' track]]), ''[https://youtu.be/KjC5-uJWvhI A Murder Of Crows]'' and ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g362Q0fEiaE The Wall]''. | |||
*The continuing rhythm which plays for the entire length of the track is based on [http://youtu.be/HV42JK2Qe_Y?t=49s an onboard factory audition sequence] from the E-MU Protozoa expansion for the Proteus 2000 synthesizer. | |||
*The track uses the following instruments and patches/samples:{{Ref/Site|D=21|M=6|Y=2021|URL= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D6ul0wsqq1oeqqOqqfx_9V4o7TxN6HvXB8RyHmNHPs4/edit?ts=5e8800a4#gid=0|Site=Google Sheets|Page=Mythic Restoration Project: Halo Patch List}} | |||
**E-MU Proteus 2000: | |||
***Protozoa ROM - 008-3 P3/Percussion 1 (Ethnic percussion) | |||
**Kurzweil K2500X | |||
***118 Cathedral Choir | |||
*The name of the soundtrack is most likely in reference to the [[Halo Array]], as its near activation can be interpreted as a "Gun Pointed at the Head of the Universe". The phrase is also that of the first chapter title of the level ''Two Betrayals''. | |||
*Martin O'Donnell produced a variation of the piece utilizing hip-hop beats, but the piece was cut from the game. The piece was retroactively named ''"Seriously?"'',{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo/asset_thumb_viewer.aspx?at=55&cc=25|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo (Xbox) Soundtrack and Music}} and O'Donnell later implied that the piece did not survive the test of time.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=28|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo Music Outtakes Part 2: 6/26/2002 3:12 AM PDT}} | |||
==Sources== | |||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Soundtrack|H1}} | |||
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