Halo 3 Original Soundtrack (2-CD Set) [Soundtrack]

Martin O'Donnell (Composer), Michael Salvatori (Composer), Northwest Sinfonia (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Northwest Sinfonia
• Composer: Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori
• Audio CD (November 20, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sumthing Else
• ASIN: B000W04S6U
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,435 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Arrival (Luck)

2. Sierra 117 (Released)

3. Sierra 117 (Infiltrate)

4. Crow's Nest (Honorable Intentions)

5. Crow's Nest (Last of the Brave)

6. Crow's Nest (Brutes)

7. Tsavo Highway (Out of Shadow)

8. Tsavo Highway (To Kill a Demon)

9. The Storm (This is Our Land)

10. The Storm (This is the Hour)

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. The Covenant (Three Gates)

2. The Covenant (Black Tower)

3. The Covenant (One Final Effort)

4. The Covenant (Gravemind)

5. Cortana (No More Dead Heroes)

6. Cortana (Keep What You Steal)

7. Halo (Halo Reborn)

8. Halo (Greatest Journey)

9. Ending (Tribute)

10. Ending (Roll Call)

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

In terms of mood (both martial and eerie) and structure (the score is divided into 10 suites), there's no major departure from the previous installments in the Halo series here. The biggest difference is that this time, composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori seemed to have had a bigger budget and were able to hire a large orchestra. Where the synthetic feel of the previous two CDs sometimes made them feel a little thin and cheap, Halo 3 has the means to match its ambitions: This music would not shame a big-budget Hollywood sci-fi/action movie. Tracks such as "To Kill a Demon" and "This Is the Hour" (both of which, typically, recycle the composers' own themes) illustrate well this expanded sonic palette. The second CD ends with a hidden track ("Love Your Friends") by a band called Princeton, a fairly run-of-the-mill pop-punk effort which won a competition to be included on the soundtrack and which feels jarring compared to the rest of the music here. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Product Description

From the most successful entertainment launch in history, comes the most anticipated video game soundtrack of the holiday season. Bungie created a new variation on the Game's musical themes this time around. Martin O'Donnell, Bungie's composer incorporated a full live orchestra and chorus which goes "above and beyond" what they've done in the past. Album produced by Nile Rodgers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving... Epic Soundtrack., January 1, 2008

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Michael Petrucci "Semper Paratus" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing end to an amazing musical experiance, November 21, 2007

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Paul Ernst "ODST" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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If you thought the previous Halo soundtracks were home runs, Marty O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori hit this one out of the known galaxy (or three radii from the galactic core..).

The switch from MIDI instruments to a full, live orchestra has made an already outstanding musical journey completely amazing. Many familiar themes make a return, but they sound fuller and more thematic this time around.

The track layout plays in the same order you would experience the music in the game, which I thought was a nice touch compared to Halo 2, v.1. My personal stand-out track is #12 on CD 1, "Follow Our Brothers", the music takes me to the exact memory of that part in the game. Truly outstanding.

I cannot rate this high enough, I could not have desired more from this soundtrack!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Breathtaking!, November 20, 2007

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Kevin Murtha (Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews
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As an owner of all the Halo soundtracks available I'd have to say that this is perhaps the best Halo soundtrack yet. Two CDs equals hours of awesome music, both new songs and embellishments of the ones we've come to love. As far as I know, this is the complete set of music from the game, including some bonus material. If you love the music as much as the game, you have to get this album! You will not be disappointed.