Then "To Kill a Demon," reverts to detached dread, utilizing piercing drones and driving strings amidst swirls of ambient eeriness to create a sense of tension and wonder. Tsavo Highway is built around "Out of Shadow" keeps in line with the previous movements in that it is built around haunting vocals and streamlined orchestration sounds keenly integrated with synthetic rhythm patter.
And "Brutes" keeps the thematics intact, albeit with a bit more flurried momentum that eventually dies down and becomes more haunting and restrained. "Last of the Brave" continues the ceremonial stance, adding horns for grander effect. "Honorable Intentions" has plenty of violins, creating an introspectively emotional slant that eventually leans toward the militaristic thanks to a snare drum cadence and swatches of regal vocals. Crow's Nest is comprised of three sections. Meanwhile "Infiltrate" commences with darkly tainted bass flutters and strange metallic echoes before adding the drone of strings and more clipped rhythm shuffles. Sierra 117's "Released" begins with muted drums and lumbering bass drone, then string tonal noise is methodically added along with synthetic burble, and finally a wash of alienated vocals slip into the mix. For example Arrival only consists of one, "Luck" while The Ark consists of three, "Farthest Outpost," "Behold a Pale Horse," and "Edge Closer." In terms of musical vibe on Disc 1, it fluctuates between playfully mysterious on Arrival's "Luck," which flow along to flute, haunting vocal passages, and drifting tone poems. Each movement fluctuates in how many sections it has. The "movements" on Disc 1 are broken down into Arrival, Sierra 117, Crow's Nest, Tsavo Highway, The Storm, Floodgate, and The Ark.
Not to fear, the latter is still in effect, it just gets augmented more by subtle piano, emotional strings, and other symphonic elements, creating a much richer sonic environment overall. Additionally the duo's orchestration chops seem to have undergone some noticeably enhancements, relying on more organic sounding bombast than electrified ambiance. For the most part the bulk of the tracks included here clock in well over 2-mintues in length, making them less of quick cues and more like individualized pieces in a larger suite. Easily the most extensive of the soundtracks released thus far, Halo 3 Original Soundtrack is a 2-Disc, 31 track affair broken into 10 movements plus a Bonus Tracks section. Tag team composers Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori are back for Round 3 of their Halo musical menagerie.
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