| Product Summary | | Label: Sumthing Else Music Works | | UPC: 00669311201324 | | Release Date: 11/9/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 63916944 | | Item#: MEMGHU | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25332 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Halo Theme ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack |  | | 2. Blow Me Away - Breaking Benjamin ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 3. Peril ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 4. Ghosts Of Reach ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 5. Follow (1st Movement Of The Odyssey) - Incubus ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 6. Heretic, Hero ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 7. Flawed Legacy ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 8. Impend ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 9. Never Surrender - Nile Rodgers ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 10. Ancient Machine ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 11. 2nd Movement Of The Odyssey - Incubus ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 12. In Amber Clad ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 13. Last Spartan, The ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 14. Orbit Of Glass ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 15. 3rd Movement Of The Odyssey - Incubus ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 16. Heavy Price Paid ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 17. Earth City ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 18. High Charity ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 19. 4th Movement Of The Odyssey - Incubus ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 20. Remembrance ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | | | 21. Connected - Hoobastank ~ Original Video Game Soundtrack | |
| The bulk of the Halo 2 Original Soundtrack CD features the new symphonic compositions by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori, the composers behind the best-selling Halo®: Combat Evolved soundtrack. The soundtrack also includes all new compositions from some of today’s most exciting rock bands, including "Blow Me Away" by Breaking Benjamin, "Connected" by Hoobastank and "The Odyssey" by Incubus; which serve to fulfill the ultimate vision of Marty O’Donnell’s epic orchestral score.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Composers: Martin O'Donnell; Michael Salvatori. | | Personnel: Nile Rodgers (vocals); Steve Vai (guitar); Flea (trumpet). | | Audio Mixer: Chris Lord-Alge. | | Recording information: Bay 7 Studios, Valley Villiage; Le Crib; Sparky Dark, Calabasas, CA. | | With video-game soundtracks developing into a full-fledged genre of their own, the meticulous remixing, compiling, and production on 2004's HALO 2 heralded the trend. Reworked versions of the video game's original theme music by Michael Salvatori and Marty O'Donnell take up the bulk of the album, with an overall sound that owes a debt to contemporary electronica, New Age ambient, 1970s stadium rock, and orchestral music alike. The surging, cinematic vibe of HALO 2 's original score offsets the alternative-rock and metal acts that populate the rest of the set list. | | Breaking Benjamin, for example, mix an epic, guitar-heavy attack with post-punk flourishes on the rousing "Blow Me Away," while Hoobastank, whose "Connected" is included here as a bonus track, recalls the soaring, grungy sound of early Pearl Jam. But it is the extended suite by nu-metal band Incubus that stands out. "Odyssey," split into four movements evenly spaced throughout the soundtrack, touches on prog rock, spacey jams, tribal drumming, and avant-garde jazz-funk, and makes for some of the most interesting listening here. Also of note is that HALO 2 is produced by Nile Rodgers; his slicing, high-definition sound engineering makes this carnival of music all the more enjoyable. |
Producer: Nile Rodgers; Martin O'Donnell; Howard Benson; Brendan O'Brien; Nile Rodgers |
Engineer: Eric Miller; Mike Plotnikoff; Richard Hilton |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/09/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 2013 | | Label : Bungie | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 69m : 19s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00669311201324 |
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