Winter Contingency (music)

For articles of the same name, please see Winter Contingency (disambiguation).

Winter Contingency
Album:	Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack
Composer(s):	Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Length:	12:09
Previous:	Overture
Next:	ONI: Sword Base

Winter Contingency is the second track heard on the Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack. It contains the musical segments The Battle Begins, Lone Wolf, Distress, Blood on the Ground, Noble Mission, Bait and Switch, Free Fire Zone and Discontent.

Appearances

The Battle Begins is heard in the first campaign level of Halo: Reach, Noble Actual, and also in the trailer with the same name. Lone Wolf is heard many times during the game and is considered one of its theme songs. The rest of the songs are played during the second campaign level of Halo: Reach, Winter Contingency. Part of Lone Wolf plays in various Invasion scenarios at the start of a new phase.

Additional information

• The Battle Begins: 3:10
• Lone Wolf: 2:23
• Distress: 1:38
• Blood on the Ground: 0:53
• Noble Mission: 1:15
• Bait and Switch: 1:19
• Free Fire Zone: 0:38
• Discontent: 0:51

Trivia

• This is not only the longest track on the Halo: Reach Soundtrack, but also the longest track of any Halo Soundtrack created to date.
• The track shares its name with not only the campaign level, but also the official United Nations Space Command emergency plan.
• The song entitled Lone Wolf was released as a down-loadable MP3 file on Bungie.net due to it being played in the Reach VGA 09 trailer.