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No More Dead Heroes

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Not to be confused with Enough Dead Heroes.
No More Dead Heroes

Album:

Halo 3: Original Soundtrack

Composer(s):

Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori

Length:

5:02

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No More Dead Heroes is the twentieth track included in Halo 3: Original Soundtrack, and plays in the Halo 3 campaign level Cortana. It is composed of No More Dead Heroes (0:00-1:41) and Watching (1:41-5:01).

No More Dead Heroes (1:41) is a full reorchestration of the third section from the track Enough Dead Heroes (from Halo: Original Soundtrack), which is also its namesake. The piece is distinguished from the original piece with larger focus on woodwinds and strings sections. The piece plays in the opening cutscene, when John-117 arrives at the Flood-infested wreckage of High Charity, and continues into the opening gameplay sequence of the level.

Watching (3:20) is composed of two sections. The first section features eerie ambiance with synth notes faintly playing the main melody of Weight of Failure (from Prologue in Halo 2: Original Soundtrack), which ends with a reprise of the digital effects heard in the opening of Dread Intrusion before its reversed message. This section plays when John-117 first arrives at the area with the D77H-TCI Pelican after dropping down from a porta on the floor, and continues until he got past the Flood-infested bridge of a CAS-class assault carrier. The second section features percussion from the track Overcome (from Behold a Pale Horse) with vocals and strings in the background, with the piece ending on a suspenseful note. The section plays when John-117 enters the the reactor room and continues until he reaches hallway outside the Sanctum of the Hierarchs. The suspenseful strings and vocals are triggered with the green Cortana effect.