Opera Singer Reacts: Halo 2 Epilogue
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- Halo 2 is one of the more beloved games ever made. Personally, I have to rectify that I have never played a Halo game and I'm absolutely going to work on it!!! With music like this!?
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Composers: Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori
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I believe this song represents "losing faith". Halo 2's story is about the Arbiter, a character who was unjustly shamed and stripped of his honor by his religious leaders. He is allowed redemption only as a suicide soldier. When he is eventually betrayed by his leaders he goes on a journey to discover the truth of what he believes in. His leaders, the Prophets, have begun a genocidal campaign on his species and learns that his religion was founded on lies.
Well I guess there goes a hell of a lot of surprises if he ever decides to play the games.
@@effortlessfury You know 95% of this going into Halo 2 from Halo CE + the opening scene introducing the Arbiter, at least as dramatic irony. And even then you don't have full context unless you have played Halo CE.
@@Blazenarm I've been playing since 2001 and was a heavy lore person. The sheer number of theories surrounding this. The Arbiter as a character and who he is a spoiler, and the nature of the war was something you only understood to be heavily implied by the end of H2 and in H3, and was only hard confirmed in the book Contact Harvest.
No, it was not 95% known going into Halo 2. lmao
@@effortlessfury I think they might be thinking of the terminals from CEA/MCC, forgetting they aren't part of the original experience, and they're out of the way and the game never really explicitly tells you they're there, and have to find them yourself. Something hat can be entirely missed and only exists in certain versions of the game, added later by the new devs to give context to the wider universe.
@@effortlessfury so you didn't know that the Covenant religion about the HALO RINGS was wrong after Halo CE? You know that they are factually galaxy wide reset buttons? Did the Prophets referring to them as gateways to heaven in Halo 2 go over your head, or do you need an expanded material book to further explain?
The composer (O'Donnell) confirmed that the guitar track was added in because John Mayer who was a fan of the games called them and wanted to do something for the soundtrack.
Fuck that's JOHN MAYER!?
@@dojyaaan8750 You probably know Vai was in it, but yes Mayer too.
Man, that wave of nostalgia hit like a truck. Still remember coming home from school running to the living room to play Halo 2. Good times.
Halo 3 is by far my most favourite out of the original trilogy. 1 was a staple in fps gaming, 2 went above and beyond in so many layers on music, gameplay, community.
Halo 3 personally, is where the saga should have ended for Chief at least in my eyes. The atmosphere the game has still gets me to this day whenever i play it again after months or years even.
Were it so easy.
Reach is good as well, and I don't mind its existence, but I agree that Chief's story should have ended at Halo 3
You could argue halo 2 might be everyone I know likes halo 2 better but who knows
Halo 2 and 3 kinda hit a tie in popularity. You always see a huge bunch of people preferring eother H2 or H3 when it comes to comparison
H2 is terrible in terms of playability and so is H1... H3 is the most balanced and entertaining of the 3, people confuse cheating unfair AI and cowardly punching bag enemies that run away wasting your ammo with an increase of difficulty, that's not how it works and it isn't entertaining at all, it's the most annoying AI ever created. Only thing that's probably better in the first 2 games is the music, cuz H2 have a cliffhanger ending, broken Jackals and rushed storyline while H1 is about enemy spam in every repetitive map, if u add more health to them it becomes a boring waste of time, i would have enjoyed those games more if it's focus wasn't the player who wanna challenge himself and then flex on everyone especially when the main thing about these series is the campaign.
Indeed. We're it so easy...
So, Epilogue plays over the credits of the game, and the post-credits scene. That guitar bit was improvised as you pointed out, and it was done by John Mayer, though uncredited.
I really do love these credits for many of the emotional reasons you noticed. There is definitely a tired quality to it, of, "We've been through so much and yet we still have so much more ahead."
There's also definitely a "loss of innocence" nostalgia to it--that desire to go back to how things were, but the knowledge that it can never be the same.
It also plays when Arbiter and Rtas' Vadum meet and are talking about the situation and needing to get to the control room.
My mind was blown when I found out that guitar in the beginning was played by John Mayer. My favorite artist by one of my favorite composers. His blues style is perfect for the emotional direction of the piece and he did an unforgettable job.
There is actually an extended version with all of John’s playing, improvising over the piece. It’s beautiful to listen to.
Unfortunately all those videos are gone from Marty's channel. The people who reupload also don't have them anymore 🥲
@@Jaker788 Noooo. I loved that video
When you play halo 2 on legendary mode and finally beat it like my brother and I did all those years ago. and when you pay attention to the details of the campaign and what's going on around you. You truly grasp the depth of this song and why it holds so much weight.
Halo 2 is full of absolute masterpieces : Second Prelude, The last spartan, Impart, Jeopardy, This glittering band, Charity's Irony
I miss Marty
thus the irony of you listing literally only one track in that list that Marty actually did and mostly just crappy 343 remakes
@@rampantsarcasm2220 they are remaster of the same original score, not remakes
@@rampantsarcasm2220 And many of them pretty good, I must say.
Also, how many of the originals got done by Salvatori - ah, expert?
@@chrissonofpear1384 All of them, expert 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Help me out here, I remember one portion of the soundtrack that I can't find in the discography, it's basically female voices doing a half step up and down. I think it's a motif for the schism, playing during Uprising at the beginning portion, during Chief's run to the Mausoleum, or sometime during or after Delta Halo. I just can't remember.
Halo 2 scene where Master Chief returns the bomb to the covenant hit me so hard with the music and the scenery that just makes me cry every time I see it, I can't help it
The OG or MCC one?
Cause i feel the MCC a bit dull imo
@@zeusxenon6526 The OG one for sure, the MCC is good as well but it's not the same
@@oN3T0o bungie knew what they did at that time good music sounf effect and the graphics well yeah they are old but i dunno i appreciate more the old graphics than than the remade one too :)
Halo Reach was the first Halo game I played way back in 2010, and to this day is still my favorite game of all time. Even though it's not my favorite in terms of gameplay or story, it's the one I have the best memories with. The soundtrack is filled with so much heroic yet sombre tracks, I would absolutely recommend listening to it sometime.
Also fun fact: the main part of this song comes back in Halo 3 (albeit slightly reorchestrated) on the track 'Tribute', and it's hands down one of my favorite songs from the series. The use of actual instruments for Halo 3's OST and a choir to underscore the strings lends it an almost triumphant yet still melancholic quality that I felt was missing from this version.
Super glad you’re checking out this series. Halo 2 is my favorite game of all time and is definitely worth playing. Besides, who doesn’t love a good story about heroism, betrayal, hope, heretics and religious E.T’s on crack?
Halo Reach is my fav episode but music wise, Halo 2 and 3 are on the top, followed but the jazzy ODST. Even after all those years of listening to it, it's always giving me goosebumps.
More Halo??? Say less. Also, absolutely fantastic job on the Scaramouche Battle Theme collab with tnbee! That was such an awesome surprise.
As for my favorite Halo game? Definitely 3. I cannot express in words the nostalgia I feel every time I play that game, and how much fun it is no matter how much I play it. Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori truly created masterpieces in the Halo soundtracks that they worked on.
In 2004, I was 12 years old, was into Xbox and was tearing through the presents I had of Christmas that year and unwrapped Halo 2. Master Chief standing on the box art, the dual SMGs and I was more excited to play it than I think I've ever been for a game since.
I had a jar of jelly beans, I, Robot playing in the background (I distinctly remember the ODST drop mission and getting rid of the Covenant AA whilst the woman from that film is riding the back of Will Smith's bike saying "please tell me this doesn't run on gas? Gas explodes, you know!?" Whilst mowing down Grunts.
Sat in my room at my grandparents' house, in my little den with sweets, chocolate, my new game and a film... Not a care in the world.
That was a happy time. :) Home life wasn't so good with my step dad, but that day and the few days after I was up there... They were happy times.
Never got to play any of the Halo games (apart from Halo Wars) until I was 14 or 15 years-old because my parents were super strict on mature games and movies. Ended up getting MCC for Christmas one year, and immediately went to playing the original trilogy in order. One of the greatest decisions I've made regarding gaming.
Funny, how something before your time -or rather, just after your time has started- can make you feel such nostalgia, melancholia and euphoria all at once. Halo 2 and this theme are one such example of that (I was born '02, Halo 2 came out two years later).
Halo will forever hold a special place in my heart. Not only for its story, characters and art style, but honestly, largely due to its music score being as impactful as it is.
I always get this weird nostalgic feeling when I hear this piece and it's not just a feeling I also feel like I can picture something in my head too but I can't really explain it for some reason. really reminds me of boats and being out on the ocean for some reason.
growing up playing halo as a kid, i never saw much more in it other than cool action and sick alien designs. it's really awesome to look back on them and play them again with a matured view, feeling the emotions they can cause other than just a power trip. if i had to recommend any good halo osts, halo 3: odst is filled with them. one that brings me huge amounts of nostalgia is "We're the Desparate Measures." badass piece all around. thank you for taking a look at the music from the franchise that got me into gaming.
Halo 2 was not only my first introduction in to the series but has remained my favorite out of ALL of the Halo games. It also wasn't just my first introduction to the series but Sci-Fi as a whole. If it wasn't for Halo 2 I probably never would've developed my love for Sci-Fi when I did. It would've been inevitable but after all these years I'm grateful that Halo 2 introduced me to it.
I don't love scifi, but I love Halo 2's scifi. The cut missions are pretty fascinating and give a lot of insight into the game's writing: ruclips.net/video/gtIbmhok1os/видео.html
You should check out Revival from Halo 4. It has a remarkably unique sound that I feel you would have a blast picking apart.
King suggestion.
Halo 4 in general has some damn good soundtracks that I'm a fan of (as you can see by my profile pic :D)
I'd also recommend "Green and Blue", "Arrival" and ofc "117"
They're masterpieces in my opinion :)
Halo 4 gets a bad rap. But musically it’s phenomenal. I was negative about anyone replacing Marty, but Niel delivered phenomenal score. Halo 4’s story is also intensely personal and 100% focused on the relationship between Chief and Cortana. The epilogue with Chief and Cortana is heartbreaking.
That said, I can’t remember a single note from Halo Infinite, it’s just that forgettable. Bland, and boring COD template game with a Halo skin.
Halo and Metal Gear Solid will always be special to me in the music sense as those were the first times I really paid close attention to the soundtrack and how the music impacts the visuals, which opened my eyes to other great composers like Hanz Zimmer and Sawanno
I recommend Unforgotten from Halo 3! It's such a beautiful track for a main menu, and many nostalgic memories are attached to it
I love how the music tells you that there is more to come as if you just disappear into the fog of war again.
Halo 2 was my first ever halo game. Beat it several times when I was 5. I loved the shit out of this game. I can still remember getting the snipers before they got me. I remember when the gravemind spoke. I remember the "finishing the fight". Thanks for this react my dude
I've had an absolute blast playing with my brother on Halo Reach then Halo 3. However, nothing brings back memories of my childhood than booting up Halo Combat Evolved on cool Saturday mornings. CE is my personal favorite.
On an unrelated note, you remind me of all of my band teachers Marco. And I don't mean that in a bad way (I got along with all three of my band teachers pretty well) so listening to you critique definitely takes me back. Keep it up, my man!
Aw :)
I forget which level its in, but there is also a version of this track's first segment that leads into slow bass notes and such that sounded really cool.
I hope you do a playthrough of all the games one day and record it, bonus points if you play them in their original graphics so you can experience them as they were released!
"Impend" I believe is the name of the song.
Martin O'Donnell made such great music for Halo, from it being mystical wonder to heart pounding action he always had a way to make each piece spectacular.
I remember the first time I finished the game, listening to that music made me cry. It has been a strangely felling of peaceful sadness since. I was 7 years old at the time.
Marty O’Donnelle, a god damn legend.
Halo has soo much good music. There is a lot of good music in halo 2, halo 3 halo reach and halo 3 ODST.
Halo 3's Tribute + Roll Call is darn closely linked musically to this piece, and is worth checking out. In general Halo 3 has such a good soundtrack with my personal favorite being the second half of Furthest Outpost which is sometimes called Make them Pay.
also also pretty much the entirety of Halo 3 ODST's ost is great, so there's that too (my favorites are More than His Fair Share & Deference for Darkness)
From Dark Souls to Halo 2, man you've been really hitting the spot and you don't realize how much you've help me through these days. Halo 2 hits hard since the soundtrack is what made it memorable to me. I love your vids and I hope to keep seeing them!
happy to help :)
2:30 Memorial theme from Halo 3, also in the ending Halsey Speech from Reach, and end credits from 4, and also from the ending of Prototype, from Halo Legends
It's so interesting to see someone who hasn't played a single Halo game get the same general feel for it as I felt first playing the games as a kid, just from the music.
I really like how you're able to keep pumping out bangers like this one 😊 keep it up!
The very last part plays during an after credits scene involving the Gravemind and the Cortana, hence why it's so spooky, because the Flood represents an out-of-context threat.
I remember in the game when this played feeling like the story was at the back end of the war, so many lives lost and a hopelessness of it all as Earth is slowly being taken over and the fight seems lost.
I know bumping an old comment section but this song always reminds me of the moment you steel your self after realizing some times the only way out is through
Damn, Macro's doing one of my favourite halo ost tracks? That's another like added to this vid
You really need to listen to any of the songs from Everybody's Gone To The Rapture, such beautiful/depressing music.
Never Forget from Halo 3 will make anybody who stayed up late on the main menu with friends cry.
Halo 2 is my all time favorite, I played it thousands of hours but yet your interpretation of this OST feels quite refreshing to me, and actually it gives me a new vision on the soundtracks from this game that I enjoyed for so long, I hope you will listen to some more Halo OST because I'm excited to hear about your thoughts on it! :)
Another great video, as always! You should definitely check out "Deference for Darkness" from Halo 3 ODST 👀
Do you mean deference for darkness?
[I just did a quick search for a refresher!]
@@robmartin525 huh, weird. On my Spotify playlist it says Difference for Darkness. Bro I just checked again and there's Deference for Darkness as well lol what. They're the same song? I'm so confused.
I edited the og comment so there's no confusion
Tears to my eyes cause I wish Halo was just as great as it once was, but your breakdown brought joy knowing it’s legacy is still appreciated til this day.
It would be very interesting to hear his take on Halo 3 ODST's somber jazz tones or Halo Reach's military industrial sound.
I love all of the old Halos and Infinite's campaign close to equally, but Halo 3: ODST has to be my favorite. The jazzy noir feel to it is just so good.
Man the guitar sting near the beginning always makes my heart ache. I associate it so heavily with memories gone by and moments that will never be recaptured.
Please do more halo stuff these OSTs are a part of my life
I recommend “Second Prelude” next from Halo 2: Anniversary
this guy's facial expressions are like ASMR for my eyes
I love all the halo music, not one I don't like, not one i'd say "it's alright." But if I had to pick a favorite, it's Never Forget from Halo 3. It's a song that has touched the heart of a lot of people going by what I've read, a reminder of the good times they've had with friends and family they enjoyed the game with that are no longer with us.
I think part of this song is that Chief is old and he is tired he has fought for so very long almost all of his friends are dead he is at an age where most normal Humans would be thinking about retirement but he is not allowed to retire.
The first time I beat Halo 2 I was 12 years old. I remember sitting at the credits screen, letting this song just wash over me. I was in literal tears because of how well it fit my emotions at the time, completing such a masterpiece and being left on a huge cliffhanger.
Man, I wish I could hear this for the first time again.
I'd love to hear your opinion on the Halo: ODST song Deference to Darkness. Amazing jazz sound.
Oh the joy me and my brother felt when the Master Chief Collection was announced to be on PC
Halo Infinite is my fav. Even when it doesn't save my forge map.
Lol he almost got it at the end “finish the fight”.
I have been playing Halo for years. If you ever want to play I can get you through any of them you’d like to try and essentially be your tour guide of sorts! I have to take you to the Tribute Room on reach that might be my favorite track in the entire franchise
huge smile has been brought to my face
He has the same facial expression while listening that I had while watching the end credits
You really should listen to a track from Halo Legends called Remembrance, especially because it is only sung. That one really grips your very soul. It's short, maybe too short for a video, but it's still very impactful even if you should listen to it in private.
Halo 2 is my 2nd favorite game in the series, especially with Anniversary graphics that were added in the MCC. I love the music in it as well, but CE is my favorite soundtrack to just sit down and listen to.
It would be incredible that you made a series passing the halo, the first 3 are great with that music along with the story and gameplay is top tier, there is a version that is remastered with the first 6 games since the first are from 2008 behind but they are just as good, my favorite is the halo 2
Im going to musical let’s play the series
It's John Mayer that's playing the guitar, he went behind his agent's back to work on some of the music for Halo 2
My absolute favorite cutscene from this game has to be when Chief realizes he has to leave cortana behind on High Charity, and you see Cortana’s reflection in his visor showing that Cortana is the only thing on his mind at the moment, that even a pelican full of flood crashing behind him does not take his attention away from her. What Bungie did, is something 343 could never do.
Apparently when John Mayer went and did this none of the agents on both sides knew he was going to work with Marty and did it just willy nilly under the table lmao
He should react to halo reach overture, brings me to tears every time it’s so beautiful
I did want to bring up how this piece is about losing faith, as that is the story of the arbiter, but others have brought that up.
What I do want to say is that you said that the guitar sounds improvised, and actually you are 100% correct! The composer for this piece sent it off to a friend of his to review it, and his friend sent back an improvised electric guitar to go along with it, which they decided to keep in the song. There is a lot more to that improvisation than just this piece, so if you want to hear the full thing you should listen to the rest of the sound track ;).
P.S. There is not a single song from the early halo games that misses its mark
Those. First. Three. Notes. Gets me everytime, holding in the water in my eyes.
Ugh, your beard is just gr8. Top marks
Halo 3 is the best in the series, and will FOREVER be the greatest source of "better days" and happy memories for me. Through growing up myself, my brother, and our neighbour ended up putting in over 7,000 hours into Halo 3 (by estimation). 6 days a week our neighbour came over and we played until dinner, and he'd *usually* come back after dinner to keep playing. For years. Until Reach came out, really. Then we started doing the same with Reach.
Most of my best memories with my brother and my dad are from Halo 3, with our dad teaching us how to play and making sure we played Halo in chronological order even though (I think) we were only old enough to play once Halo 2 came out. I still have the ODST collectors edition controller here in my room. I was the annoying butthurt brother that always got mad when he died, but I loved every second of it- all sat on the couch together playing on the TV. That gaming culture will never come back, and every time I play the pc versions it brings me back to those days and hearing the music on my regular listens just fills me with such joy.
youd love the Noir music from Halo3 ODST id bet
More Halo music is always welcome
This was only played during the credits, and I think it was quite fitting for how it feels afterwards.
so i wonder there seems to be some sounds associated with sadness, i hear a lot of the same instruments from this song in "last voyage" by maxll (spirtfairer) witch is a sad song about letting go but has a similar feel to this maybe a bit sadder given this song is about the arbitor loosing faith and last voyage is well no spoilers but sad for multiple reasons and what's interesting is theres this kind of almost triumphant yet sad ending almost to both of these a sudden but supriseing feel to both. perhaps a little more prevalent in last voyage is the suddenness of the ending
Check out 117 From the OST of halo 4, and halo 3's soundtrack is awesome too!
Halo 1 is my favorite and I have to say all the Halo games that Marty O’donnell made music for is great. The music really connects you with the game.
such an amazing track would love to see you react to "and ever we fight on" from killzone 3 an extremely emotional piece and has such a sad story to it
@ MacoMeatball I got a piece of music that would so be up your ally. Fertile Rondo from Bayonetta 3. The songstress is amazing. I think your unique understanding and taste would LOVE it
Now I really want him to listen to Tribute from Halo 3.
Still love the fact this entire game was made in under 11 months and its far better than 80% of most tipple A games with 5 years to there name .
Halo 2 had an AMAZING selection of tracks.
Halo Reach was my favorite, but I have to maintain the original trilogy had the best music, and 2 in particular was absolutely stunning to me. A truly incredible tale accompanied by incredible music. There never has been anything like Halo, and there never will be again.
P.S. You definitely called the improv right on the guitar. John Mayer was a big fan of Martin O'Donnell's music and just recorded himself improvising over those strings and Marty put his favorite bit in the final version. Love the commentary as always
I've never played Halo 2. It is the only one (aside from Halo Wars 2) that has eluded my library of games. One day I will get around to it.
Also, congrats on getting verified on RUclips!
What a treat! Halo 3 will always be my top Halo game.
All of the best Halo themes are from Halo 2, like In Amber Clad / "Trapped in Amber" on the remastered soundtrack. ODST is also amazing because it switches to jazz and avoids using the main theme / Gregorian chant.
I love your constant uploads of videos, it keeps my weeks full of fun,. I also recommend perhaps a song or two from Infamous Second Son it has really good music. And i would love to see your reaction to it!
Beautiful
I’m hoping you go through the entire Bungie side of the franchise to hear the evolution of Halo’s sound. Next should be Halo 3, then Halo 3: ODST and Halo Reach.
The guitar player in this track is actually John Mayer
Hello! Could you react to more of the Project Wingman and Ace Combat soundtracks please? Those are some of my favorites.
Also for Halo, Deference for Darkness is an absolute must to listen to.
Oh man cant wait til you get to Halo 4's main theme. It sounds very Afrikaan with its vocal singing.
May i suggest? Marco, i think you'll really like OST's from To The Moon, Finding Paradise and other games from Freebird Games. They deserves it. (sry for bad eng)
Just bought to the moon
Halo Reach is truly my favorite halo game by far, it's the only truly sad one in the "trilogy". Got some amazing osts too!
If you love Epilogue, you should listen to Halo 2's "Impend." I think you'll be pleasantly impressed.
Halo 2 is my favorite for sure!
The first part have more variations, like brothers in arms from halo CE or never forget in halo 3
Huh. Never heard the version with that David Gilmore style guitar before
Halo Wars - Spirit of Fire, a must listen to. You wont regret it :)
Seeing how your doing halo now you've got to do the halo 3 warthog run ost. Easily one of the most recognizable halo tracks
I believe that's Steve Vai on the guitar
Oh man
those first notes alone are enough to send me into a nostalgia-high
also
Day 109 of recommending Stay Gold from the Arknights OST