The Halo series of sci-fi titles, one of the most successful video game franchises ever created, boasts some of the most recognizable music in the industry.
Its soundtracks blend chanting choirs, orchestra and pulse-pounding electronics.
Join us as we take a musical tour of this iconic franchise!
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Generous support for the music heard on this program comes from the Robert T. and Ruth Haidt Hughes Memorial Acquisitions Fund.
Thanks to Michael Culler for engineering assistance and to Christine Kyprianides and Delia Zaleski for production assistance.
Amanda Sewell is IPR's Music Director, and Keith Brown is GAMEPLAY’s host and executive producer.
PLAYLIST:
Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori - Halo 2 Theme (Halo 2) - Taylor Davis, violin, arranger
Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori - Opening Suite (Halo: Combat Evolved) - original game soundtrack
Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori - The Maw (Halo: Combat Evolved) - original game soundtrack
Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori - Covenant Dance (Halo: Combat Evolved) - original game soundtrack
Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori - This is Our Land (Halo 3) - original game soundtrack; Northwest Sinfonia
Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori - Wake Me Up When You Need Me (Halo 3) - original game soundtrack; Northwest Sinfonia
Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori - One Final Effort (Halo 3) - original game soundtrack; Northwest Sinfonia
Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori - Overture (Halo 3: ODST) - original game soundtrack; Northwest Sinfonia
Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson, Stan LePard - Deference for Darkness (Halo 3: ODST) - original game soundtrack; Northwest Sinfonia
Kazuma Jinnouchi - Sentry Battle (Halo 5: Guardians) - original game soundtrack; The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Kazuma Jinnouchi - Crossed Paths (Halo 5: Guardians) - original game soundtrack; The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Curtis Schweitzer - Zeta Halo (Halo Infinite) - original game soundtrack; London Voices, Vanya Moneva Choir
Joel Corelitz - Sequence (Halo Infinite) - original game soundtrack; London Voices, Vanya Moneva Choir
Gareth Coker - Horn of Abolition (Halo Infinite) - original game soundtrack; London Voices, Vanya Moneva Choir
Curtis Schweitzer - Finale (Halo Infinite) - original game soundtrack; London Voices, Vanya Moneva Choir
