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| name = Covenant Dance | | name = Covenant Dance | ||
| | | yt = YMKf6j-AFIQ | ||
| album = [[Halo Original Soundtrack]] | | album = ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]'' | ||
| composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] | | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | ||
| length = | | length = 1:57 | ||
| producer = | | producer = | ||
| last = | | last = [[Devils... Monsters...]] | ||
| next = | | next = [[Alien Corridors]] | ||
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'''Covenant Dance''' is the fourteenth track in ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. | |||
==Overview== | |||
As its name implies, the piece is carried by a strong dance beat. At 00:16, the beat becomes underlaid to a more dominant snare-drum beat. Starting at 00:30, a variation of the Halo theme, followed by long ascending notes, which consists of the monkish chorus in time to the beat. At 00:52, the beat and chant grind to a halt and are replaced by a less regular synth beat, still following a tempo matching the drum beat. At 01:08, a higher synth melody arises to follow the new synth beat. At 01:15, the drumbeat starts up again. At 01:31, the chant returns, but shortly disappears again. Soon after, the drum and synth follow it, allowing the song to smoothly conclude. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
It | It can be heard: | ||
*In the level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]'', when [[John-117]] and [[Fire Team Charlie]] are ambushed after boarding the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. | |||
*In the level ''[[Assault on the Control Room]]'', when John-117 opens the first blast door to the [[Control Room (Installation 04)|control room]] of [[Installation 04]] | |||
*In the level ''[[Two Betrayals]]'', when John-117 encounters the first battle between the [[Covenant]] and the [[Flood]]. | |||
*In the opening cutscene of the level ''[[Keyes]]''. | |||
== | The opening percussion plays in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level ''[[The Great Journey]]'', when [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] enters the cavern area in the [[Bastion of the Brutes]]. | ||
==Arrangements== | |||
The piece was arranged into ''[[Choreographite]]'' in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary: Original Soundtrack]]''. | |||
==Production notes== | |||
*The percussion in this track is reminiscent of a motif from the soundtracks for [[wikipedia:Myth_The_Fallen_Lords|''Myth'']] and [[wikipedia:Myth_II_Soulblighter|''Myth II'']], including ''[https://youtu.be/bfKWKKlvhNg With Friends Like These]'' and ''[https://youtu.be/bv3cuKQOsHk Shiver]''. | |||
*The track uses the following instruments and patches/samples:{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|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 Procussion: | |||
***082 Sarengeti (Main rhythmic percussion) | |||
**E-MU Proteus 2000: | |||
***Protozoa ROM - 082-0 GulaGula (Synth bass) | |||
***Protozoa ROM - 067-3 Miya Daiko (Kick drum and low rumble) | |||
***Protozoa ROM - 058-2 Percussion 1 (Drum that plays with Sarengeti) | |||
***Composer ROM - 041-3 Snares 1 (Left channel snare) | |||
***Composer ROM - 042-3 Snares 2 (Right channel snare) | |||
**Kurzweil K2500X: | |||
***Orchestral ROM - 975 Timpani | |||
**Roland XV-5080: | |||
***PR-D 102 Soundtraque (Synth pad) | |||
==Sources== | |||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{ | {{Soundtrack|H1}} | ||