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Covenant Dance
Album:	Halo: Original Soundtrack
Composer(s):	Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Length:	1:57
Previous:	Devils... Monsters...
Next:	Alien Corridors

Latest revision as of 17:01, January 6, 2024

Covenant Dance is the fourteenth track in Halo: Original Soundtrack.

Overview[edit]

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[edit]

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 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[edit]

The piece was arranged into Choreographite in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary: Original Soundtrack.

Production notes[edit]

The percussion in this track is reminiscent of a motif from the soundtracks for Myth and Myth II, including With Friends Like These and Shiver.
The track uses the following instruments and patches/samples:^[1]
- 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[edit]

^ Google Sheets, Mythic Restoration Project: Halo Patch List (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]

[1] Google Sheets, Mythic Restoration Project: Halo Patch List (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]

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+{{Status|RealWorld}}
-{{realworld}}
+{{Music infobox
-{{Era|H1}}
+ | name       = Covenant Dance
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+ | yt      = YMKf6j-AFIQ
-'''Covenant Dance''' is a piece included in the [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]].
+ | album      = ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''
+ | composer   = [[Martin O'Donnell]] and [[Michael Salvatori]]
+ | length     = 1:57
+ | producer   =
+ | last       = [[Devils... Monsters...]]
+ | next       = [[Alien Corridors]]
+}}
-As its name implies, the song 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 starts off with 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. At 01:07, 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 <BR> after, the drum and synth follow it, allowing the song to smoothly conclude.
+'''Covenant Dance''' is the fourteenth track in ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]''.
-The piece plays for a total of 1 minute and 57 seconds.
+==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.
-==Appearance==
+==Appearances==
-*It is most most notably heard on the level [[Assault on the Control Room]] and during fights with the [[Flood]] on [[Two Betrayals]], [[Keyes (level)|Keyes]] and [[The Maw]]. It is also heard on the level [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]], when you first enter the ship. It starts after about a minute, when more Covenant start pouring out to kill you and your Marines.
+It can be heard:
-*It also makes an appearance in many Bungie Vidocs, most notably during the reveal of the [[Equipment]] feature in [[Halo 3]].
+*In the level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]'', when [[John-117]] and [[Fire Team Charlie]] are ambushed after boarding the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.
-{{clear}}
+*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]]
-{{Halo Music}}
+*In the level ''[[Two Betrayals]]'', when John-117 encounters the first battle between the [[Covenant]] and the [[Flood]].
-[[Category:Halo Music]]
+*In the opening cutscene of the level ''[[Keyes]]''.
-[[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved]]
+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}}