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- Halo 2, Vol. 1
- - 2,249,384 plays
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  - 366 shares
Martin O'Donnell
Released 2004

Peril
02:46
94,249 plays

The Last Spartan
02:18
89,116 plays

Ghosts of Reach
02:22
88,146 plays

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songs

- 1
- Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix
- 04:11
- 300,021 plays

- 2
- Blow Me Away
- 03:25
- 711,030 plays

- 3
- Peril
- 02:46
- 94,249 plays

- 4
- Ghosts of Reach
- 02:22
- 88,146 plays

- 5
- Follow (1st Movement of the Odyssey)
- 04:15
- 75,053 plays

- 6
- Heretic, Hero
- 02:34
- 75,852 plays

- 7
- Flawed Legacy
- 01:58
- 65,227 plays

- 8
- Impend
- 02:21
- 74,885 plays

- 9
- Never Surrender
- 03:35
- 50,494 plays

- 10
- Ancient Machine
- 01:38
- 51,629 plays

- 11
- 2nd Movement of the Odyssey
- 07:40
- 44,205 plays

- 12
- In Amber Clad
- 01:39
- 79,313 plays

- 13
- The Last Spartan
- 02:18
- 89,116 plays

- 14
- Orbit of Glass
- 01:18
- 54,960 plays

- 15
- 3rd Movement of the Odyssey
- 06:40
- 38,619 plays

- 16
- Heavy Price Paid
- 02:31
- 65,770 plays

- 17
- Earth City
- 03:06
- 68,152 plays

- 18
- High Charity
- 01:59
- 58,699 plays

- 19
- 4th Movement of the Odyssey
- 09:07
- 39,721 plays

- 20
- Remembrance
- 01:17
- 61,988 plays

- 21
- Connected [*]
- 02:39
- 62,284 plays

album review

Producer Nile Rodgers steps in to give the soundtrack to the video game phenomenon's sequel some extra commercial appeal. Halo 2, Vol. 1 builds off of the themes created by composers Marty O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori by adding remixes and alternative metal to the stew, resulting in a -- better than it should be -- collection of mood pieces and art rock excess that's likely to please both geeks and mainstream, twentysomething males alike. Steve Vai capably shreds through the newly updated theme before passing the torch to Pennsylvanian alt-rockers Breaking Benjamin, who manage to escape the "music inspired by" abyss by producing a pretty memorable slice of apocalyptic angst. Halo however really belongs to Incubus. Their four-movement suite, "The Odyssey," is so steeped in Dark Side of the Moon-era Pink Floyd that it's effectively jarring when the nu-metal guitars come roaring in, making this second installment, despite a truly wretched and useless offering from Hoobastank, one of the first fully realized soundtracks in the growing video game genre. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

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listener reviews

- - Yeah, Microsoft, what gives?
  - - By JustinSY
    - 10/22/2009 13:31:21
  - How ironic that MS doesn't support its own endeavours under the zune subscription...
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- - Not just a video game OST
  - - By Zoa 342
    - 5/13/2008 21:44:20
  - The halo soundtracks in general are awesome. The way the music moves you, you can truely feel what the music ment. One of the better albums you can buy.
  - 4 out of 4 people
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- - great, but ?
  - - By sonicgeek
    - 5/6/2008 22:21:41
  - U gotta wonder why MS doesn't put this on marketplace.
  - 5 out of 6 people
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