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| name      = Suite Autumn
'''Suite Autumn''' is a suite/medley of short music pieces included in the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''.
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| album      = ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''
| composer  = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
| length    = 4:22
| producer  =
| last      = [[The Long Run]]
| next      = [[Shadows (music)|Shadows]]
}}


==Appearances==
'''Suite Autumn''' is the twenty-third track in ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''.
It plays during the levels [[Pillar of Autumn (Level)|Pillar of Autumn]] (0:49-1:27), [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)|Halo]] (0:00-0:48), [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]] (3:02-4:24), [[Two Betrayals]] (parts 1 and 4), [[Keyes (Level)|Keyes]], and [[The Maw]] (1:28-3:01) after the [[Master Chief]] leaves the bridge and his arrival via [[Banshee]], respectively.  


==Overview==
==Overview==
The tone is somber, and somewhat ominous. The tone adds to an atmosphere of uncertainty, with the ''Pillar of Autumn's'' sharp turns sometimes you never know what's around the corner.
Although the track is a suite/medley of four short music pieces, there is a consistent use of somber, and somewhat ominous, tone throughout, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty.
 
The soundtrack is composed of four sections. The first section (0:00-0:48) begins with low notes which only lasts a few seconds before being cut out abruptly by high strings, creating a suspenseful feeling. The second section (0:49-1:27) enters with two-part low strings playing in ambiance. The third section (1:28-3:01) cuts in with two-part high vocals, followed by high notes in the background, echoing the rendition of the ''[[Halo Theme]]'' Gregorian chant from the earlier track ''[[Enough Dead Heroes]]''. The fourth section (3:02-4:22) features low strings and vocals in a somber ambiance piece.
 
The piece was fully arranged into ''[[Suite Fall]]'' in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''.


It runs for 4:24.
==Appearances==
The soundtrack can be heard:
*In the level ''[[Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]]'' (0:49-1:27) after [[Jacob Keyes]] handed the [[M6D magnum]] to [[John-117]] on the bridge of {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, and again before John encounters Covenant coming out of their boarding craft (0:49-1:27).
*In the level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]'' (0:00-0:48), at the beginning when John-117 exits the [[SKT-9 Bumblebee]] [[Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43]], also briefly during the cutscene where John-117 activates the bridge in the tunnel (3:02-4:22).
*In the level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]'' (0:49-1:27), at the beginning when John and the marines exit a [[D77-TC Pelican]].
*In the level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'', when ''[[Echo 419]]'' dropped John-117 at the swamps (3:02-4:22), when John-117 approaches the room where members of [[Fire Team Charlie]] encountered the Flood (3:02-4:22), and as John-117 approaches the [[light bridge]] leading to the elevator which would bring him to the surface of the [[Flood containment facility]]. (1:28-3:01)
*In the level ''[[Two Betrayals]]'', briefly in the opening cutscene when [[343 Guilty Spark]] begins to threaten John-117 (3:02-4:22), when [[Cortana]] explains the method of disrupting the [[phase pulse generator]] at the first generator (0:00-0:48) and after John-117 disrupted the second phase pulse generator (0:00-0:48).
*In the level ''[[Keyes (level)|Keyes]]'', after captain [[Jacob Keyes]] screams in pain (0:49-1:27), also after John-117 punches the [[Proto-Gravemind]] to acquire Keyes' neural implants (1:28-3:01).
*In the level ''[[The Maw]]'' after his arrival via [[Type-26 Banshee]] (3:02-4:22), and after John-117 destroys the third fusion reactor (1:28-3:01).


==Nomenclature==
==Production notes==
The title of the piece is a play on "Sweet Autumn".
The title of the track alludes to {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} and is a play on "Sweet Autumn," which is the name of [[wikipedia:Clematis terniflora|a flowering plant]].


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Latest revision as of 05:45, October 14, 2022

Suite Autumn

Album:

Halo: Original Soundtrack

Composer(s):

Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori

Length:

4:22

Previous:

The Long Run

Next:

Shadows

 

Suite Autumn is the twenty-third track in Halo: Original Soundtrack.

Overview[edit]

Although the track is a suite/medley of four short music pieces, there is a consistent use of somber, and somewhat ominous, tone throughout, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty.

The soundtrack is composed of four sections. The first section (0:00-0:48) begins with low notes which only lasts a few seconds before being cut out abruptly by high strings, creating a suspenseful feeling. The second section (0:49-1:27) enters with two-part low strings playing in ambiance. The third section (1:28-3:01) cuts in with two-part high vocals, followed by high notes in the background, echoing the rendition of the Halo Theme Gregorian chant from the earlier track Enough Dead Heroes. The fourth section (3:02-4:22) features low strings and vocals in a somber ambiance piece.

The piece was fully arranged into Suite Fall in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Original Soundtrack.

Appearances[edit]

The soundtrack can be heard:

Production notes[edit]

The title of the track alludes to UNSC Pillar of Autumn and is a play on "Sweet Autumn," which is the name of a flowering plant.