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|composer=Paul Lipson, Lennie Moore, [[Tom Salta]], Brian Trifon, and Brian Lee White

|length=1:27:04<ref name="gplay">[https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Various_Artists_Halo_2_Anniversary_Original_Soundt?id=Borbe647zbjbf2f7hhzp6cwiuri '''Google Play''': ''Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack'']</ref>

The '''''Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack''''' is the musical album of ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''. A remixed version of the [[Halo 2 Original Soundtrack|original ''Halo 2'' soundtrack]], the music was re-recorded and produced by [[Skywalker Sound]]. The soundtrack was released on [[2014|November 11, 2014]].<ref name="ign">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/13/listen-to-the-halo-2-anniversary-soundtrack-right-now '''IGN''': ''Listen to the Halo 2 Anniversary Soundtrack Right Now -- IGN First'']</ref>

The original score produced by [[Marty O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] served as a guide for the production of the new music, and nearly all of the tracks are remakes of the original ''Halo 2'' pieces, re-orchestrated by composer Lennie Moore.<ref name="rtl">'''[[Remaking The Legend]]'''</ref> On [[2014|October 13, 2014]], as part of their "IGN First preview" for ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', IGN released previews of several of the soundtrack's scores. The first track, [[Halo Theme Gungnir Mix]], was released entirely. Only minute-long samples of the other five tracks—[[Second Prelude]], [[Breaking the Covenant]], [[Impart]], [[Kilindini Harbour]], and [[Unforgotten Memories]]—were released.<ref name="ign"/> Previews for all the tracks were released on Google Play and iTunes in late October, 2014.<ref name="gplay"/><ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/halo-2-anniversary-original/id927538403 '''iTunes''': ''Music - Halo 2 Anniversary (Original Soundtrack) by Various Artists'']</ref>

The ''Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack'' was re-recorded with the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Symphony|San Francisco Symphony]], a 40-person opera choir, and a 28-person boys' choir. Wataru Hokoyama served as the orchestral conductor.<ref name="rtl"/> [[Steve Vai]], who worked on the original ''Halo 2'' original soundtrack, was hired to re-record his original guitar tracks for the remastered soundtrack. Two new tracks by [[Wikipedia:Periphery (band)|Misha Mansoor]] replace the exclusive original songs by [[Wikipedia:Breaking Benjamin|Breaking Benjamin]] and [[Incubus]] in the "Anniversary" mode, however the original tracks are retained in "Classic" mode. The soundtrack in ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' is in surround sound.<ref name="PAX">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGn4YXXZyDo '''YouTube''': ''Halo and the Journey of the Master Chief - PAX Prime 2014'']</ref> Players can swap back and forth between the remastered and original Halo 2 soundtracks while playing ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.<ref name="ign"/>

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*[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Anniversary-Original-Soundtrack-CD/dp/B00O9KZVOC '''''Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack'' on Amazon''']

*[https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Various_Artists_Halo_2_Anniversary_Original_Soundt?id=Borbe647zbjbf2f7hhzp6cwiuri  '''''Halo 2 Anniversary Original Soundtrack'' on Google Play''']

*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/halo-2-anniversary-original/id927538403 '''''Halo 2 Anniversary (Original Soundtrack)'' on iTunes''']

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