Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack

Halo: Reach Soundtrack cover art.

"This is a more character-driven piece, and its also about a planet that everyone knows will fall, and falls to the Covenant. So it's a more somber, more visceral introduction to the game that we're making."

— Martin O'Donnell

The Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack was released in stores September 28, 2010, and was distributed via iTunes and Sumthing Digital on September 14. There are a total of 20 tracks in the two-disk set comprising a total of 67 minutes worth of music.

The soundtrack was composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori with help from Stan LePard and C. Paul Johnson , and published by Sumthing Distribution.

The Halo: Reach Soundtrack marks the final time composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori collaborate and compose original music for a Halo game. In a press release, Martin O'Donnell referred to the soundtrack as "...the culmination of our efforts".

Track listing

• Original composition: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
• Sound design: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
• Arrangement: Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
• Label: Sumthing Else Music Works
• Performance: Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Stan LePard, C. Paul Johnson, North West Symphonia

Trivia

• The Halo: Reach Soundtrack is one of two soundtracks that does not directly include the Halo Theme, with the other being the Halo 3: ODST Soundtrack.
• The last 8 songs on the soundtrack are not fully featured in-game. They are merely bonus tracks which appear in short clips throughout in-game campaign missions and cutscenes. From the Vault is fully featured in game, but only within the bonus Tribute Room.
• There are two known songs - "Uphill, Both Ways" and "Lone Wolf" - that did not technically make it onto the official soundtrack, but appear as MP3 files downloadable through Bungie's website. "Uphill, Both Ways" is a shortened version of "Both Ways (Remix)", while "Lone Wolf" is simply a section of the track "Winter Contingency" using the same name.
• There is a song not listed in the OST that is only heard once within the game and is included in the gameplay trailer. The song in question is Engaged, the guitar riff that plays when Noble Six and Jorge are told to "clear the hole" on the very last part of the mission "Winter Contingency".