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Perchance to Dream

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Template:Infobox song

Perchance to Dream is a song included in the Halo: Original Soundtrack.

Appearances

It plays during Assault on the Control Room at the part with the sleeping Grunts.

Overview

The song is based on a slow paced drum beat. This lies under a simple synth melody comprised mainly of a long note and three descending shorter tones. A bridge is played twice in the song, once in the middle, and once in the end.

Other Appearances

It serves as the base for the track "Flawed Legacy" in the Halo 2: Original Soundtrack. This song was combined with a remix of Under Cover of Night to form "Dream Again" in the song Brutes in Halo 3. It runs for about 1:01.

Trivia

The term "Perchance to dream" is taken from the famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. It is has since been incorporated into numerous literary, musical and dramatic works.