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'''Cairo Suite''' is the second track on ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack#Volume 2|Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 2]]''. It is composed of ''Cold Blue Light'' (0:00-1:54), ''Waking Spartan'' (1:54-5:30), ''Jeweled Hull'' (5:30-7:33), and ''Chill Exposure'' (7:33-9:42).  
'''Cairo Suite''' is the second track on ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack#Volume 2|Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 2]]'', and plays mainly in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''. It is composed of ''Cold Blue Light'' (0:00-1:54), ''Waking Spartan'' (1:54-5:30), ''Jeweled Hull'' (5:30-7:33), and ''Chill Exposure'' (7:33-9:42).  


''Cold Blue Light'' (1:54) is an reorchestration of the fifth section from ''[[Opening Suite]]'' of the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. A shortened version plays near the end of the cutscene in ''[[The Heretic]]''. The piece was reochestrated into ''[[Only a Star, Only the Sea]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''.
==Overview==
===Cold Blue Light===
''Cold Blue Light'' (1:54) is an arrangement of the fourth section from ''[[Opening Suite]]'' of the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. The piece briefly plays near the end of the cinematic during the level ''[[The Heretic]]'' and again near the end of the opening cinematic during the level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''. It also plays briefly in the opening in the [[Epilogue (Halo: Reach level)|Epilogue]]/[[Halo: Reach credits|credits]] of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. A short reprise plays in ''Penance'' (from the later track ''[[Delta Halo Suite]]''). The piece was arranged into ''[[Only a Star, Only the Sea]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]'' and into ''[[Cairo Suite 1]]'' in ''[[Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack]]''.


''Waking Spartan'' (3:36) features military-style snare drums, and incorporates string variations from ''[[The Last Spartan]]''. It plays during the opening cutscene of the level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''.
===Waking Spartan===
''Waking Spartan'' (3:36) features military-style snare drums, and incorporates string variations from ''[[The Last Spartan]]''. It plays during the opening cinematic of the level ''Cairo Station''.


''Jeweled Hull'' (2:03) takes on a mystic, reverent tune, with echoing digital noises sounding in every few seconds. A variation plays in the level ''Cairo Station'', after [[John-117]] witnessed the explosion of ''[[Malta Station]]''. The piece was reochestrated into the third section of ''[[Prophet Suite]]'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack''.
===Jeweled Hull===
''Jeweled Hull'' (2:03) takes on a mystic, reverent tune, with echoing digital noises sounding in every few seconds. A variation plays in the level ''Cairo Station'', after ''[[Malta Station]]'' explodes. The piece was arranged into the third section of ''[[Prophet Suite]]'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack''.


''Chill Exposure'' (2:09) features digital chimes, building to more digital noises and fragments of soft choirs. It concludes with a soft gong. It plays in the level ''Cairo Station'', during the section "Authorized Personnel Only". The piece was reochestrated into the first section of ''Prophet Suite'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack''.
===Chill Exposure===
''Chill Exposure'' (2:09) features digital chimes, building to more digital noises and fragments of soft choirs. It concludes with a soft gong. It plays in the level ''Cairo Station'', during the chapter "Authorized Personnel Only". The piece was arranged into the first section of ''Prophet Suite'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack''.
 
==Production notes==
*The [[User:Neo Te Aika/Audio Production Notes/Music tracks named after their synth patches|internal tag names]] for Jeweled Hull and Chill Exposure are <tt>borealis</tt> and <tt>backrhodes</tt>, named after their featured dominant synth patches from the Roland XV-5080 synthesizer, also named "Borealis" and "Backrhodes".


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Latest revision as of 20:11, December 14, 2023

This article is about the Halo 2 soundtrack. For the Halo Legends soundtrack, see Cairo Suite 1.
Cairo Suite

Album:

Halo 2: Original Soundtrack

Composer(s):

Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori

Length:

09:42

Previous:

Prologue

Next:

Mombasa Suite

 

Cairo Suite is the second track on Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 2, and plays mainly in the Halo 2 campaign level Cairo Station. It is composed of Cold Blue Light (0:00-1:54), Waking Spartan (1:54-5:30), Jeweled Hull (5:30-7:33), and Chill Exposure (7:33-9:42).

Overview[edit]

Cold Blue Light[edit]

Cold Blue Light (1:54) is an arrangement of the fourth section from Opening Suite of the Halo: Original Soundtrack. The piece briefly plays near the end of the cinematic during the level The Heretic and again near the end of the opening cinematic during the level Gravemind. It also plays briefly in the opening in the Epilogue/credits of Halo: Reach. A short reprise plays in Penance (from the later track Delta Halo Suite). The piece was arranged into Only a Star, Only the Sea in Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack and into Cairo Suite 1 in Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack.

Waking Spartan[edit]

Waking Spartan (3:36) features military-style snare drums, and incorporates string variations from The Last Spartan. It plays during the opening cinematic of the level Cairo Station.

Jeweled Hull[edit]

Jeweled Hull (2:03) takes on a mystic, reverent tune, with echoing digital noises sounding in every few seconds. A variation plays in the level Cairo Station, after Malta Station explodes. The piece was arranged into the third section of Prophet Suite in Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack.

Chill Exposure[edit]

Chill Exposure (2:09) features digital chimes, building to more digital noises and fragments of soft choirs. It concludes with a soft gong. It plays in the level Cairo Station, during the chapter "Authorized Personnel Only". The piece was arranged into the first section of Prophet Suite in Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack.

Production notes[edit]

  • The internal tag names for Jeweled Hull and Chill Exposure are borealis and backrhodes, named after their featured dominant synth patches from the Roland XV-5080 synthesizer, also named "Borealis" and "Backrhodes".