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The Soundtrack project is an ongoing project that aims to enhance the pages related to music in Halo media, boosting pages' readability as well as recording oddities.

Background[edit]

Music in Halo media generally includes soundtracks of the games and other visual media (including films and animated series). Most Halo media were released with official soundtracks. Most of these soundtrack albums and their tracks have been documented on Halopedia.

However, there have been cases of other musical pieces that were excluded from official releases. Most of the official Halo soundtracks do not contain every track heard in the games, such as variations of certain tracks or ambient tracks that went unreleased at the discretion of the composers/producers. Furthermore, marketing materials, such as trailers, often use music unrelated to the soundtrack of the media (e.g. Frederic Chopin's Prelude in Halo 3 Believe diorama) as well as original music that were uncredited and unreleased (e.g. background music for Deliver Hope). These musical pieces may not be sufficiently notable to have their own pages, but their usage should be noted nonetheless.

Project goals[edit]

Overall goals[edit]

Adopt a unified layout for articles on the tracks under the official soundtracks. Variations of these tracks that went unreleased from the soundtrack should be included on these pages.
Create new parent pages for soundtracks, titled as "Music of Halo X", to:
1. List out different editions of the official soundtrack
2. Record information related to the development and production of the soundtrack
3. Make note of any music featured in related media but were excluded from the official soundtracks, either being music from another title or being public domain music.

Ongoing works[edit]

Unify the format on individual soundtrack pages.
- Adopt new layout, which includes "Overview", "Appearances", "Arrangements", and "Production notes", if applicable.
- Embed YouTube links under the auto-generated YouTube topic channels (e.g. "Martin O'Donnell - Topic")
Create parent pages "Music of Halo X".
Record and catalogue cases of music not released in the official soundtracks.
Enhance the "Template:Music infobox"
- Include a parameter to the media its tied to.
- Consider enhancements inspired by the template from Wookieepedia (example).
- Consider embedding links to official music streaming platforms, including Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify.

Completed works[edit]

These pages are completed

Finalize the content, format, and structure of Music of Halo: Combat Evolved for a layout guide Done
Update Template:Soundtrack Done

Resources[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Overall

Halo Combat Evolved

Halo 2

Halo Wars

Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary

HBO Waypoint Archive: The Halo Bulletin: 6/22/11 (2011)

Halo Spartan Assault

MacProVideo: Interview: Tom Salta (c. 2015)

Halo Wars 2

Halo Infinite

Halo The Television Series

Notes on unofficial or unreleased music[edit]

Halo Waypoint Headhunters/Mona Lisa score: https://soundcloud.com/plguitar/sets/halo-waypoint/
Halo Combat Evolved, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach music "inception": https://martyodonnell1.bandcamp.com/album/inception-halo (Commentary in YouTube)
Halo Nightfall - Christopher Carmichael: https://soundcloud.com/christopher-carmichael/sets/halo-nightfall
Halo 3 Believe Diorama uses measures 25-43, 60-64 of Frederic Chopin's Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15
Halo 3 "glue": https://martyodonnell1.bandcamp.com/album/treasure-trove-of-glue
Halo 3 Elements for Control Room: https://martyodonnell1.bandcamp.com/track/elements-for-control-room
Halo 3 "Darkness trailer includes "Beyond the Infinite" by "Udi Harpaz and the Tel Aviv Symphony Orchestra"

Official soundtrack trivia[edit]

Halo 3 Original Soundtrack -import version-
- From Japan
- Numerous covers
- cover 1 link
- https://www.neowing.co.jp/product/KDSD-20009
- cover 2 link
Halo 4 Original Soundtrack Remixes (Independent Physical release)
- Promotional disk
- front cover
- Back cover

Adjacent task[edit]

Navigation boxes for "media" may include links to the soundtrack. This is an example Template:Navbox/Media/TFoRMedia.

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 Music in ''Halo'' media generally includes soundtracks of the games and other visual media (including films and animated series). Most ''Halo'' media were released with official soundtracks. Most of these soundtrack albums and their tracks have been documented on Halopedia.
-However, there are "oddities" - other musical pieces that were excluded from official releases. Most of the official ''Halo'' soundtracks do not contain every track heard in the games, such as variations of certain tracks or ambient tracks that went unreleased at the discretion of the composers/producers. Furthermore, marketing materials, such as trailers, often use music unrelated to the soundtrack of the media (e.g. ''Frederic Chopin's Prelude'' in ''Halo 3'' Believe diorama). These musical pieces may not be sufficiently notable to have their own pages, but their usage should be noted nonetheless.
+However, there have been cases of other musical pieces that were excluded from official releases. Most of the official ''Halo'' soundtracks do not contain every track heard in the games, such as variations of certain tracks or ambient tracks that went unreleased at the discretion of the composers/producers. Furthermore, marketing materials, such as trailers, often use music unrelated to the soundtrack of the media (e.g. ''Frederic Chopin's Prelude'' in ''Halo 3'' Believe diorama) as well as original music that were uncredited and unreleased (e.g. background music for ''[[Deliver Hope]]''). These musical pieces may not be sufficiently notable to have their own pages, but their usage should be noted nonetheless.
 ==Project goals==
 ===Overall goals===
 #Adopt a unified layout for articles on the tracks under the official soundtracks. Variations of these tracks that went unreleased from the soundtrack should be included on these pages.
-#Create new parent pages for soundtracks, titled as "''Halo X'' soundtrack", to:
+#Create new parent pages for soundtracks, titled as "Music of ''Halo X''", to:
 ##List out different editions of the official soundtrack
 ##Record information related to the development and production of the soundtrack
 ##Make note of any music featured in related media but were excluded from the official soundtracks, either being music from another title or being public domain music.
-===Current goals===
+==Ongoing works==
 *Unify the format on individual soundtrack pages.
 **Adopt new layout, which includes "Overview", "Appearances", "Arrangements", and "Production notes", if applicable.
 **Embed YouTube links under the auto-generated YouTube topic channels (e.g. "[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr3--4pVFK2etDsx7OSHGMw Martin O'Donnell - Topic]")
-*Make/Enhance parent pages.
+*Create parent pages "Music of ''Halo X''".
-**Decide on the name for the parent pages. Potential candidates include, but are not limited to, "''Halo X'' soundtrack", "''Halo X'' music", and "Music of ''Halo X''".
+*Record and catalogue cases of music not released in the official soundtracks.
-*Get oddities recorded.
-*"Music of Halo" page as a potential main parent page that links to "Music of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''", "Music of ''Halo 2''", "Music of ''Halo 3''", etc.
 *Enhance the "Template:Music infobox"
 **Include a parameter to the media its tied to.
@@ Line 28: / Line 26: @@
 **Consider embedding links to official music streaming platforms, including Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify.
-==Ongoing works==
+==Completed works==
-These need to be made editable by everyone working on this project:
+These pages are completed
-*[[User:JackVibe/Drafts/6|Halo: Combat Evolved soundtrack]]
+*Finalize the content, format, and structure of [[Music of Halo: Combat Evolved]] for a layout guide {{Done}}
-*[[/Template work|Template work]]
+*Update [[:Template:Soundtrack]] {{Done}}
+==Resources==
+===Interviews===
+;Overall
+*[http://www.bsospirit.com/entrevistas/martyodonnell_e.php BSOSpirit: An Interview with Marty O´Donnell (2009)]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIQihLUW2Co&ab_channel=Noodle YouTube: Noodle - Noodle interviews Martin O'Donnell (2020)]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkn7DmM6xYY&ab_channel=TheActMan YouTube: The Act Man - A LEGENDARY Interview With Marty O' Donnell (Composer From Bungie, Halo, Destiny) (2020)]
+;Halo Combat Evolved
+*[https://halo.bungie.org/misc/gs.qanda.html HBO: Q&A with Matt Soell about Gamestock 2001, round 1 (2001)]
+*[https://halo.bungie.org/misc/gs.qanda2.html HBO: Q&A with Matt Soell about Gamestock 2001, round 2 (2001)]
+;Halo 2
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200812055700/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/halo-2/563845p1.html Gamespy: Halo 2 Music Interview with Nile Rodgers (2004)]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060214183214/https://www.music4games.net/f_martyodonnell_halo2_soundtrack.html Music 4 Games: Interview with Marty O'Donnell (c. 2004)]
+*[https://halo.bungie.org/misc/nico_marty_interview.html HBO: Nico Interviews Marty O'Donnell (2004)]
+;Halo Wars
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170228195214/http://halowars.com/news/articles/archive/2008/12/12/_2200_Over-and-Out_2200_.aspx Halo Wars Official Site: Over and Out (2008)] ([https://www.stephenrippy.com/halo-wars.html Stephen Rippy's personal site backup, with additional material])
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090313045639/http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/960/960175p1.html IGN: Halo Wars Music Attack Part 1 (2009)]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090311034234/http://music.ign.com/articles/960/960175p2.html IGN: Halo Wars Music Attack Part 2 (2009)]
+*[https://www.originalsoundversion.com/halo-wars-interview-with-composer-stephen-rippy/#more-1921 Original Sound Version: Halo Wars Interview with Composer Stephen Rippy (2009)]
+;Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary
+*[http://nikon.bungie.org/halobulletins/3 HBO Waypoint Archive: The Halo Bulletin: 6/22/11 (2011)]
+;Halo Spartan Assault
+*[https://macprovideo.com/article/audio-software/interview-tom-salta-on-scoring-halo-spartan-assault MacProVideo: Interview: Tom Salta (c. 2015)]
+;Halo Wars 2
+*[https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2016/10/05/halo-wars-2-composer-and-soundtrack/ Xbox.com: Halo Wars 2 Composers Revealed, Listen to the First Two Tracks Here (2016)]
+*[https://www.thewindowsclub.com/halo-wars-2-composers-interview Windows Club: Halo Wars 2 Composers speak to us about the Game’s Impressive Score (2016)]
+*[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/03/behind-the-music-of-halo-wars-2-an-interview-with-composers-brian-lee-white-brian-trifon-and-gordy-haab/ Flickering Myth: Behind the Music of Halo Wars 2: An Interview with composers Brian Lee White, Brian Trifon and Gordy Haab (2017)]
+*[https://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/halowars2/ Sound Architect: Halo Wars 2 Game Audio Interview (2017)]
+*[https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/union-orchestra-scoring-stage-music-003139043.html Yahoo Movies: How the Music to Videogame ‘Halo Wars 2’ Was Made the Old-Fashioned Way (2017)]
+*[https://www.windowscentral.com/halo-wars-2-soundtrack-interview Windows Central: Halo Wars 2 composers share the inside story of the game's spectacular soundtrack (2018)]
+;Halo Infinite
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210226180609/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/gareth-coker-sets-a-fire-in-your-heart Halo Waypoint: Gareth Coker Sets a Fire in Your Heart (2021)]
+*[https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/great-game-music-inside-ori-halo-infinite-development-with-gareth-coker Windows Central: What makes for great game music? Inside Ori, Halo Infinite development with Gareth Coker (2022)]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF7niypcbp0 YouTube: Escapist - How Halo Infinite's Composers Are Defining the Future of Halo Music (2022)]
+;Halo The Television Series
+*[https://deadline.com/2022/05/halo-composer-sean-callery-interview-sound-and-screen-1235018406/ Variety: ‘Halo’ Composer Sean Callery Discovered Master Chief, Kwan Themes While Honoring The Original Game – Sound & Screen (2022)]
+*[https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/features/1218139-halo-interview-composer-sean-callery-discusses-his-score Coming Soon: Halo Interview: Composer Sean Callery Discusses His Score (2022)]
+*[https://www.cbr.com/halo-sean-callery-interview/ CBR: Halo’s Composer Details Honoring the Game’s Iconic Music & Scoring Aliens]
-==Notes==
+===Notes on unofficial or unreleased music===
-===Music Oddities===
 *Halo Waypoint Headhunters/Mona Lisa score: https://soundcloud.com/plguitar/sets/halo-waypoint/
 *''Halo Combat Evolved'', ''Halo 3: ODST'', ''Halo: Reach'' music "inception": https://martyodonnell1.bandcamp.com/album/inception-halo (Commentary in [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3YogVGYncwColgohgBCgWBrWMuNdtmyL YouTube])
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 *''Halo 3'' "[[Darkness]] trailer includes "Beyond the Infinite" by "Udi Harpaz and the Tel Aviv Symphony Orchestra"
-===Soundtrack Oddities===
+===Official soundtrack trivia===
 *Halo 3 Original Soundtrack -import version-
 **From Japan
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 ==Adjacent task==
 Navigation boxes for "media" may include links to the soundtrack. This is an example [[:Template:Navbox/Media/TFoRMedia]].
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