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Cairo Suite
Album:	Halo 2: Original Soundtrack
Composer(s):	Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Length:	09:42
Previous:	Prologue
Next:	Mombasa Suite

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 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".

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+{{Status|RealWorld}}
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+ | name       = Cairo Suite
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+ | album      = ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''
+ | composer   = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
+ | length     = 09:42
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+ | last       = [[Prologue (music)|Prologue]]
+ | next       = [[Mombasa Suite]]
+}}
-{{realworld}}
+'''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).
-{{ratings}}
-{{Stub}}
+==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===
+''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''.
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+===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''.
-'''Cairo Suite''' is a suite of songs included in the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]. It includes Cold Blue Light, Waking Spartan, Jeweled Hull, and Chill Exposure. Parts of it are played during the level "Cairo Station" and "The Armory."
+===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''.
-It runs for 9:42.
+==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".
+{{Soundtrack|H2}}
-{{Halo Music}}
-[[Category:Halo Music]]