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| | {{disambig header|the Halo 2 soundtrack|the Halo: Legends soundtrack|Delta Halo Suite (Halo Legends)}} | ||
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| name = Delta Halo Suite | | name = Delta Halo Suite | ||
| | | yt = ulhbr5F870M | ||
| album = [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]] | | album = [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]] | ||
| composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] | | composer = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]] | ||
| length = 11:26 | | length = 11:26 | ||
| producer = | | producer = | ||
| last = | | last = [[Unforgotten]] | ||
| next = | | next = [[Sacred Icon Suite]] | ||
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'''Delta Halo Suite''' is the seventh track in ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack#Volume 2|Halo 2: Original Soundtrack, Volume 2]]''. It is composed of ''Penance'' (0:00-2:32), ''Wage'' (2:32-5:14), ''Leonidas'' (5:14-7:42), and ''Dust and Bones'' (7:42-11:26). The first three parts were rearranged into ''[[Delta Halo Suite (Halo Legends)|Delta Halo Suite]]'' in ''[[Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack]]''. | |||
==Overview== | |||
===Penance=== | |||
''Penance'' (2:32) begins with a short reprise of ''Cold Blue Light'' from ''[[Cairo Suite]]'' before male vocals take over, singing what Martin O'Donnell coined "''Halo 2'' monk theme".<ref>''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition|Halo 3 Essentials]]'': ''Halo 2'' Developer Commentary</ref> It then transitions into the percussion and low strings of ''[[Heretic, Hero]]'', mixed with a high strings variation of the ''[[Halo Theme]]''. It is played during the opening cutscene of the level ''[[Delta Halo]]'', when {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} followed the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' to [[Installation 05]] via [[slipstream space]], and when [[John-117]] and the [[ODST]]s are dropped to the surface of the ring. The "''Halo 2'' monk theme" was incorporated into ''Great Journey'' (from the track ''[[Finale (Halo 2)|Finale]]'') as well as ''Cortege'' (from the track ''[[Sacred Icon Suite]]''), and then reinterpreted into ''We're Done Here'' (from the track ''[[Brutes (music)|Brutes]]'' in ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]''). | |||
===Wage=== | |||
''Wage'' (2:42) begins with high strings, followed by militaristic percussion beat and drum roll with snare drums. A low bell chimes periodically. Low strings enter with a rendition of the synth notes from ''[[Under Cover of Night]]''. The drums enter high tempo, followed by the male choir singing the melody of ''[[The Maw]]'' (from ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''). It is heard during the opening cutscene of the level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]'', and then again in ''[[Uprising]]'', during the chapter "Fight Club". The section with high tempo drumroll is played without its male vocal accompaniment at the beginning of the level ''[[Cairo Station]]'', when John-117 fights the first wave of boarders. The piece was rearranged into the second section of ''[[High Charity Suite 2]]'' in ''Halo Legends: Original Soundtrack'', then again into second section of ''[[Arise In Valor]]'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack]]''. | |||
===Leonidas=== | |||
''Leonidas'' (2:28) is based on ''[[On a Pale Horse]]'' from ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]'',{{citation needed}} featuring a high tempo melody played by strings, female vocals, and heavy percussive beats. The strings melody swells into a climatic reprise of the "''Halo 2'' monk theme" near the end. It plays in the level ''Regret'', during the two [[gondola]] sections. The piece was rearranged into ''Leonidas Returns'' from ''[[Three Gates]]'' in ''[[Halo 3: Original Soundtrack]]'' and ''[[This Glittering Band]]'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary Original Soundtrack''. | |||
===Dust and Bones=== | |||
''Dust and Bones'' (3:44) is a strings-only version of ''[[Heavy Price Paid]]'' from ''Volume 1''. The name may be a reference to ''[[Dust and Echoes]]'' from the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''. It plays briefly in the ending cutscene of the level ''Regret'', as John-117 jumps off the temple and sinks into the lake. | |||
== | ==Production notes== | ||
*Leonidas, | *The name ''Leonidas'' alludes to [[wikipedia:Leonidas I|Leonidas I]], the famous king of [[Wikipedia:Sparta|Sparta]], who led his troops at the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|Battle of Thermopylae]]. Leonidas is played in C Minor, at 83bpm, with a rotating time signature of 3/4 and 5/8. | ||
*The name ''Dust and Bones'' may be a reference to the track ''[[Dust and Echoes]]'' from ''Halo: Original Soundtrack''. | |||
==Sources== | |||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
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