The Package
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The Package is the ninth track heard on the Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack.
Appearances
The song is heard throughout the ninth campaign level of Halo: Reach, The Package.
Trivia
- The first musical section, "Return", is a reference to the fact that NOBLE Team has returned to SWORD Base after their previous mission to defend it.
- The second musical section, "Simple Things", is a reference to a conversation between Jun-A266 and Emile-A239 about how the Office of Naval Intelligence sent them to SWORD Base for "a simple demo-op".
- The third musical section, "Torch and Burn", is a direct quotation of NOBLE Team's original mission to SWORD Base.
- The sixth musical section, "Say the Words", is a direct quote from Doctor Catherine Halsey when handing the Package to SPARTAN-B312.
- At 5:43, as part of the section "Say the Words", an excerpt from the track "Keep What You Steal" from the Halo 3 Soundtrack is played.
- It is a reference to Cortana as she is known as "the package."
- Interestingly, both themes play in cutscenes during their respective games while Cortana is "picked up" by a Spartan.
Additional information
- Return: 0:57
- Simple Things: 0:59
- Torch and Burn: 1:03
- Decent: 0:33
- Time to Dance: 1:47
- Say the Words: 1:35
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