Flip music
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- Private Mendoza: "Why do we always have to listen to this old stuff, Sarge?"
- Staff Sergeant Johnson: "Watch your mouth, son. This "stuff" is your history. It should remind you grunts what we're fightin' to protect!"
- Private Mendoza: "Hey, if the Covenant want to wipe out this particular part of my history, that's fine by me."
- Private Bisenti: "Yeah, better it than us."
- — Conversation between SSgt. Johnson, Private Mendoza and Private Bisenti.
Flip music is a genre of music created and performed by humans.
Background
The "slam-bam" beat[1] of flip music is descended from 21st century heavy metal.[2] By the 2520's, flip music was popular at dance clubs, which are common destinations for Marines and Orbital Drop Shock Troopers on leave.[3] Avery Johnson had an odd fascination with the genre.[1][4] Many people dislike flip music, including Captain Jacob Keyes, SPARTAN John-117,[2] Corporal Locklear,[2] Private First Class Wallace Jenkins, and Privates Riley, Mendoza, and Bisenti.
Trivia
The flip music heard in the "Jenkins' helmet cam" cinematic is a song called "Shreddin'".[5] This song was created for Halo: Combat Evolved, although it is not present on the retail soundtrack. It was later released as a free download on Bungie.net.
List of appearances
- Halo: Combat Evolved (First appearance)
- Halo: The Flood
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: The Flood, page 171
- ^ a b c Halo: First Strike, page 55
- ^ Halo: Evolutions, Dirt, page 116
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level 343 Guilty Spark
- ^ Bungie.net Media Player - Halo Music
