| | |  | Soundtracks | Home » » Halo 2: Vol. 2 | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Original Score Composed and Produced By Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori. Album Produced by Nile Rodgers. Executive Producer Sandy Ting. The Long Awaited Halo 2 Volume Two!! | | | Features: | |
• Record Label: Soulfood
• Catalog#: SE 2018
• Country Of Release: NLD
• Year Of Release: 2011
| | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| April 25, 2006 | | Studio:
| Sumthing Else | | Composer:
| Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Format:
| Soundtrack | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 45 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Prologue 2:35 | | 2. | Cairo Suite 9:42 | | 3. | Mombasa Suite 6:41 | | 4. | Unyielding 3:04 | | 5. | Mausoleum Suite 8:10 | | 6. | Unforgotten 2:09 | | 7. | Delta Halo Suite 11:26 | | 8. | Sacred Icon Suite 7:26 | | 9. | Reclaimer 3:03featuring Steve Vai | | 10. | High Charity Suite 8:27 | | 11. | Finale 3:10 | | 12. | Epilogue 3:49 | |
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17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 All the music less the game itselfMay 20, 2006
By A. Maroukian
This soundtrack has all the game music, except the instrumental Incubus and Breaking Benjamin pieces. While Volume 1 was great, it was missing some genuinely good compositions. This is the big reason why I was anticipating this release since last year and I'm very pleased they added everything.
If you've played the game, then you know exactly what the music is and that's what you'll get when you buy Volume 2, nothing more and nothing less. If you haven't played the game, think rock and instrumental mixed together with some very interesting vocals, flutes, and guitars to form a sort of trance-like dance music. It's very original and is somewhat of a narcotic for the auditory senses. You just want to keep listening to it over and over. It's a real work of genius.
The only gripe I have is that the suites feel a bit stitched together. It would have been nice to just separate them out on the CD so one can skip between pieces as desired. The suite structure forces you to listen to the whole piece even if you want to hear just a part of it.
Still, it's a great buy. I also suggest getting Volume 1, because only together do these two give a complete musical representation of this classic game.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Better than Volume 1 by farApr 25, 2006
By C. S. Ellis
Like the description states, Halo 2 Volume 2 uses a suite structure for the music. In this aspect, I find the music very pleasing throughout. I find it rather enjoyable for the most part, but it's my opinion, Marty O'Donnel could have created better transitions between some of the pieces.
One thing I do have to say. Some of the music, such as the horns from Prologue for example, carry over onto other tracks. While it gives the album as a whole a better sense of cohesiveness, sometimes I think, "I just heard this!"
I'm a fan of the Halo games foremost, but I'm also a fan of the music. I've waited for much of this music to come out since I've played the game and was dismayed to find Volume 1 didn't contain certain pieces, such as Epilogue. Beautiful string-work there. Mombasa Suite is another piece I very much enjoy. If you've seen the E3 demo (now included in Halo: Combat Evolved, under Demos, I believe), you'll notice the first set was used in that. It also includes the percussion used in 'Ghosts of Reach' from Volume 1.
Overall, this shows a lot of effort has been put into it, compared to Halo 2: Volume 1 (Personally, I could have lived without the Hoobastank and Nataraj tracks, but that's another review!). The composition is not at all displeasing to the ear. Therefore, I've given five stars.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Moving and AtmosphericAug 11, 2006
By Selwyn Brine
"One who Prances"
Having all three Halo soundtracks (the first one and volumes one and two for the second) I can safely say that this is the pick of the three.
I liked the original soundtrack for the first Halo because it had full-length versions of all the tracks. Halo 2: Vol 1 had a great selection of music from the game, with some great band track thrown in there too (Incubus' Odyssey and Breaking Benjamin's Blow Me Away come to mind).
I personally prefer the musical score though, which is why I love Vol 2 so much. It's all score, conveniently 'suited' together for maximum listening pleasure. While I prefer being able to listen to the themes in their entirety ala the original Halo soundtrack, the music found here is above and beyond anything heard in the first game, with huge thematic swells and mournfully moving interludes. Horror cues are smattered throughout (best heard in the score from the Flood segments of the game) as well as some experimental electronica.
All in all, Vol 2 is an epic, cinematic musical feast. Highly recommended.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Vol 2 the Best yet!May 04, 2006
By Susan E. Gassler
"Kato Si"
I now own all three Halo albums, and I have to say that this is the best yet. I found it to be more true to the game than the previous volume. I found the score to be fantasic and brilliant. Marty O'Donnell is a amazing composer who has brought a life and emotion to the games threw his music. I am proud to own all of his work, but this album is by far his greatest work. I loved every minute and second of this album. I reccomend this album to the Halo fans and to anyone who hasn't played the games. Favorite tracks: 6 Unforgotten and 12 Epilogue. To all those who read this review God bless and check out the games if you haven't already.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Enter the Halo universeJun 11, 2007
By spiders-n-vinegaroons
When I first purchased Halo 2 (The game), I was scared. From the opening guitar solo of Bungie to the rest of the prologue, there was a flurry of emotions running through my body. Scared, excited, curious and most of all nervous. What was I about to get myself into for the rest of the afternoon??
I was nervous and scared at first. How long will I last with the Master Chief before I first get killed by some unsuspecting Grunt around the corner? Or some Elite jumping at me and slashing me with his energy sword? Or some sneaky little jackal sniping me from what seems to be 3 football fields away? This is what I asked myself before I finally came to and began to wail away at the Covenant with my assault rifle. No match for the Chief says I.
So 4 years later I finally get my hands on the "real" Halo 2 soundtrack and man oh man how those emotions I had when playing the game came back to me. I quickly remembered what levels I was at when listening to the different tracks and tried to think of how I was able to keep my sanity from dying and dying over and over again in the game. But I prevailed nonetheless and now eagerly await the arrival of Halo 3 in September.
The soundtrack is great if you're a fan of the Halo games or of this kind of music in general. You can be driving to work or just kicking back in your couch just to chill. It's pretty soothing with it's futuristic space sound. It's the soundtrack to the Halo universe. A Halo universe that exists in all of us.
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