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i also love that your pfp is a nastolgia one of you in your past :" ) is it there to remind you of how much youve grown as a musician/person or is it simply because its grown on you 😊 love you my friends
I lost my friend a year ago- and halo is all we played I wish i could share this with him... this is amazing; put me in tears, having all those halo memories rush back
The man who said this would never work on a classical guitar should be hoisted up in glory. For surely his plan was to get you create this beautiful rendition and thus deem his original words a success in misdirection and subterfuge.
I feel like I’m at a campfire and a bard is singing the tales of the legendary Master Chief. This arrangement takes me away from the world for a couple minutes. Absolutely amazing
My first experience with Halo was when CE came out on PC. Not that I wasn't acquainted with orchestral music in video games, but when I heard the Gregorian chant opening, I was blown away to the point I was wondering if this was the right game. This classical rendition brought that memory rushing in and I was 13 all over again for a minute. Excellent work, and you're inspiring me to pick up my guitar again if for nothing else than to learn this.
My roommate in college got his degree in classical guitar... I will never say "that can't sound good on classical guitar" ever again in my life. He played this once for me, was just as amazing as this version
@@jeffreyfuhz take care of your mental health. If the first thought you had is "how much money is in that field" instead of is that going to make his life the happiest it could be then you might want to do some introspection.
I seriously used this music and your comment after my roleplay party reunited themselves after 7 years. First session, meet up in a tavern, a fight starts, they throw punches, the music kicks in. They finish it quickly, just like old times. And I use your comment to end the fight. Great moment ! Thank you so much. To both of you.
Just imagine this: You’re camping with some friends, one dude just strumming a guitar. Then all of a sudden he plays this. Instant core memory and one hell of a moment. *Edit. So… I just found this after 8 months… and this is the second most liked comment, only surpassed by the official Xbox youtube account? Well then, 5.2k likes compared to 53k. Well done Xbox. Edit 2, and Marty O Donnel too, he surpassed this.
Every once in a while this magical RUclips algorithm suggests something that just captures me, and boy did it strike gold this time. This was just fantastic, truly brought out that epic feel that felt all those years ago when I first played Halo. Just goes to show, you don't need an entire orchestra to have such an impact on a piece of music. Well played Sir, well played!!! You've earned a new subscriber!
@Andrew Levin don't fucking horrify us like that. That Amazon shitheap was straight discount Floodbait. Last thing we need is some dumbshit at one of their offices to call that sort of shit an idea.
Crazy how easily it goes from a mysterious scifi song to a badass wild west theme. EDIT: Ya'll are crazy, it definitely sounds wild west. If you hear this (especially the beginning) and don't picture tumbleweeds rolling across the desert then I don't even know what to tell you. But I'll admit the later part definitely sounds like something you'd hear in The Witcher or something.
Halo 2 and Halo 3 LAN parties are still, to this day, some of the best and greatest memories ever. Hanging with your friends, staying up late, eating junk food, and just having an amazing time together. Makes you miss the days of youth when times were a bit easier 😢 Bravo! One of the best renditions of a Halo song I’ve ever heard. Period.
Nah, obviously its a Fantasy setting version of the storyline. Instead of the Elites, Grunts, Jackals, and Brutes you have Orcs, Goblins, Kobolds, and Ogres. Instead of guns you've got magic and swords. Instead of the flood you have an undead hivemind led by a lich who gave himself to his creation. Honestly it sounds really badass and I cant help but picture it this way XD
@@corvus196 I am quite biased towards fantasy settings and hearing the early parts of this, for some reason when I heard the higher notes I thought of a lute or a lyre (I've not heard a lyre played but I imagine that's what It would sound like), as for a brief moment I pictured it playing in a tavern. I dunno, the little kid in me that loved dragons and knights never really died lol
I forgot I was screen casting so when this work of art came blaring through the tv… it just stopped my world for 2:24. Being able to unlock such a powerful memory for so many of what an impact Bungie and 343 had on like all these folks said, our childhood our upbringing, “core memories” for so many came from that game and the 1,000s of people you just reached with that same shared 2:24 is something special thank you for your time.
And all of a sudden im 14 again playing halo with my friends. Thanks for the nostalgic flashback! A little glimmer of joy. Your guitar playing is inspired. Wow
God this gives the song an entirely different vibe, it's less Epic Space Opera and more Space Cowboy....and I'm absolutely here for it. It's like the chief had a cameo on Firefly or something.
Intersting you would call it a “Epic Space Opera” I always though it was more of a “Epic Space Church Chior” or at least I think the beginning of the music sounds that way
_Halo..._ The decades old poster certainly hadn't avoided time's hand, but compared to the tattered scrapes and soiled strips that remain almost invisible on the wall, this one seemed pristine. It stopped her dead in her tracks. Guns, space, a world of adventure, and one badass lookin' dude in armor ready to get shit done. It lit up almost every part of her brain where excitement lived. "Whoooaa! Joel, who's this guy?! Is this a movie?" "No. It was a video game, actually." He said, feeling a tiny bit of nostalgia upon eyeing the image. Thoughts of downtime with Tommy killing a few spare hours; of Sarah -rolling her eyes at the two of them getting so into a round of deathmatch. "Damn good one I recall. Shooting aliens, shooting each other. It was a lot of dumb violence." He took a moment to look at Ellie, still under the poster's spell. He allowed himself a smirk. "You probably would've loved it." "Fuck, man. I definitely would've!" She sighed. With a suck of her teeth, they both continued on.
was the start of the faster bit at 0:42 keyed to the reveal of Master Chief behind you simply a coincidence, or did you plan that? EIther way, that gave me chills. Also, holy crap, that entire cover was amazing as heck.
Less “epic Sci-Fi journey” and rather, more of a “pre climax Western build up”, (“gathering supplies to save your sister, release the stolen cattle, and blow up that good-for-nothing McGregor’s Family Ranch”, kinda vibe). Well done. I only wished you had the guitar drum on a loop to carry you through to the end.
As someone who was in junior high/highschool when this game came out, and played it a ton with friends during the true good old days of life. This is incredible to hear, it carries the same nostalgia as the original with a new layer of beauty added to an already perfect video game soundtrack. Gives me chills remembering those simple times. Im 36 now and haven't played a console in almost a decade. Cherish the time spent with your friends and without the stress of life. It doesn't last. But it can always be remembered through things of this nature, vividly, and beautifully as well💪🏼🙏
I almost never actually save or even like videos but not only was this such a precise intersection of my interests, it is also so well executed that this might be one of my most favorite videos on the whole damn website
@@Get_soloed I’ll give it to you, it’s great and probably sounds good on basically anything. but it’s not the best, far from the worst yeah, but not the best. I’d say something like GOW 2018 or tlou part 1, heck even for the nostalgia overload I’d even say skylanders Spyro’s adventure. But hey, that’s just my opinion. But the halo theme is a banger
Holy fuck this sounds amazing. If this was featured in a game trailer or something I'd shit myself with excitement. If they do go that route in the future, I hope they hire you to do the recording. Masterful work!
@@pedxing ok, why can I imagine this being the theme for cheif after him and his group of Spartans dropping onto a ring, but getting shot out of the air part way and having their stuff destroyed, making it so their stuff like their AI's, vehicles, food, and ammo unusable from damage to a luggage part of the drop pod, and forcing them to just rely on nothing more then stolen covenant equipment and scraps from the other soldiers who got massacred when the Spartans didn't make it to the drop location in time
I’m sure this meant alot to you, but it means alot to us, the Halo players since we were kids. This is the game me and my best friend played ONLY for years, still to this day I have kept my xbox so we can play it together. Through family issues and college, we always meet up to play.
This almost feels like a moment of quiet respite, as if Master Chief is sitting by a campfire, helmet taken off, taking a moment to recall the moments of the many that had fallen in the midst of a massive battle. As the night skies draw away like the curtains and reveal the morning sun, Master Chief puts his helmet back on understanding that peace is often short-lived when won through the means of battle, and that there will always be a force within the universe that will try to threaten that calm now present within the galaxy… Until the last of the Covenant was obliterated, he would continue fighting until the day he no longer had to, or he had fallen in battle. Not a moment sooner.
@@superking208 literally Halo is the sole reason I was an Xbox kid. I had friends with ps2’s and ps3’s who would ask me why I play Xbox instead and I’d always say “can’t play Halo on a play station”
A song performed by an orchestra. I have no idea how you just managed to play absolutely every aspect of the song on an acoustic! And it sounded SO damn good!!! Bravo brother man!
This sounds like it would be a good theme to play during some of the canyon/desert area’s throughout the series! I think it would fit so well, this is an awesome cover!
Dear Humanity We regret being alien bastards We regret coming to Earth And we most definitely regret that the corps just blew up our RAGGEDY ASS FLEET!
Anyone who thinks that basically anything would sound like "trash" on classical guitar has a profound misunderstanding of the instrument. This is gorgeous!
Well, in their (and my) defence, 99.999% of the acoustic guitar they've (and I've) heard is NOTHING like this. This is like the metal-violin resurrection from a few decades ago, breathing new life into an obsolete art.
It is always an honour to watch a master craftsman work, but every time I watch, hear and feel your playing it sends me on a voyage of either nostalgia or newness
So many precious, core memories with my brother and our friends staying up all night going to war or trying and failing many times to beat Halo 1 and 2 on legendary. Thank you for this, and thank you Microsoft, Xbox and Bungie for helping us all come together and make lasting memories that we all cherish so deeply ❤
@@MandalorianRevan I remember doing the same with my buddies just outta HS. Running a few cables between rooms and having our own mini halo tournaments or doing 4 player co-op. Current gamers have no clue how dope those days of halo were
“Sir Knight, what dost thou plan to do?” “I hie forth to return this portent of doom into the hands of those who wrought its terrible construction.” Well done!
Gawd damn, not only does this sound amazing, it somehow sounds medieval and modern at the same time Just looked in the comments and there's Xbox, Marty O'Donnell, and Brandon Herrera (the AK guy) all in agreeance that this is fire Not to mention countless other checkmarked channels
@@shivankarsrijansingh2155 not at all lmao, it's way more european sounding. the halo theme and the games were heavily inspired by norse culture and mythology. so it's not "cowboy" music. it's more of a tavern tune from the dark ages
Back in high school I wanted to take Guitar Class. At the time I didn't know that the class was only for learning Classical Guitar. Man, one of the best decisions of my life. Not only did I learn to read notes and gain a legitimate understanding of rhythm and tempo, I gained a true appreciation for an entirely new facet of music. Plus our teacher was amazing, the man didn't even know how to actually play guitar, he was learning with us the whole time. But he knew music and how to teach it. We also convinced him to let us join up with the school orchestra to perform a cover of Symphony and Metallica for our Homecoming show one year.
the cool thing is that in renditions such like this, you basically combine the musical melody with the choir melody, which is sung. So this gives it maybe a different vibe but allows you to accentuate different parts, which gives it still a connection to the original but also elevates it above a mere "cover" for lack of better term. I also massively enjoy some metal songs transcribed to orchestra because I am always curious what choices these guys made, so how or rather what guitarline do you transpose to which instruments? Rhythmic ones? wind instruments? just changing that can make a massive change. Obviously, here we only have one guitar, but your instrumentarium or rather your choices, i.e. playing more percussive in parts like here massively influence the vibe you are creating, i.e. here like some commentors elaborated "campfire" vibes. This could have easily been a neo-classical guitar arrangement as well. TLDR: cool rendition of that theme, I liked the musical choices.
This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you youtube for randomly showing this to me. And thank you BeyondTheGuitar for blessing my ears with something I didnt know that I needed
I hope the average viewer realizes just how wild your arrangement is at 1:33. I'm in awe at how well you pulled that off! Congrats, on the whole. This seems like it was a piece written for the classical guitar.
@@cannedbread3125 this is nothing about being pretentious, to the average person without any instrumental knowledge or even a beginner, they probably couldn't fathom the incredible amount of skill required to play that arrangment, I know I wouldn't, I probably would have just thought it was a cool technique, my jaw literally fucking dropped
@@Nocturnal9720 its hard to imagine how hard it is to do something you have never done, part of why so many people see things and imagine that they could do it if they tried when in reality it's just beyond their comprehension. its not wrong to hope people appreciate someone's work as more often than not hard work goes unnoticed.
As a guitar player, I applaud your execution of this piece. Fantastic and performed very clean. As a longtime HALO enthusiast, watching and thinking of this composition really gives me respect for the complete production of HALO. It is incredible the amount of skill that goes into creating a masterpiece.
I'm malding so much over the fact that someone actually thought this wouldn't sound good on the classical guitar. This sounds just as natural as the original.
people stupid in these replies lmao sounds can have a different appeal without having to compare them. It's the same notes and all, but they're great for different reasons
Your image quality and lighting is perfection, even better than "film makers" on RUclips. When you pair that with your music... it's an instant subscribe. Appreciate your hard work
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I wanna learn this pls 😀
Beautiful work.
Yo Please Do The Skyrim Theme On The World's Smartest Guitar ✌️❤️🎼
God Christ Jesus loves you my friends 💜
have a wonderful day:" )
i also love that your pfp is a nastolgia one of you in your past :" ) is it there to remind you of how much youve grown as a musician/person or is it simply because its grown on you 😊
love you my friends
*holds lighter in the air*
Bruh real Xbox
Obama gaming 💀💀
My god
admin is watching halo covers on the job
Thank you for granting us with a better console then PlayStation and for the great games you provide us
That was beautiful
No u
Yes it was
we love you Marty
What an honor. Thank you so much, Marty! And thank you for all the beautiful music you've shared with the world.
I knew you would show up you beautiful bastard you.
This man just turned an iconic sci-fi anthem into open world fantasy RPG exploration music
You just made the best game idea. Halo : The Open Expanses.
@@Theminer5-6 id pay a lot for a halo rpg
Actually he did it a year ago🤓
Now I want a metro styled halo game
@@ownenkthat’s destiny2
Back two years later. See yall in another few.
Naw, get back right now
Right now
@@makomoralesNOW
Marking my Timestamp see you in a few years Future Me just got with my now GF hopefully we're still together
Make sure to ping us when you come back broski.
I'm just imagining a cowboy version of Halo.
"Sheriff, whatcha doin' there?"
"...finishing this ride..."
*gallops into sunset*
I just laughed so hard. Thank you
Arbiter... You've yee'd your last haw.
Nice
8 foot tall cowboy chad
Bruh. Takes off hat, to reveal another hat. Cortana is just some barmaid he made up because he’s schizo. LOL
You have successfully taken hundreds of thousands of 30-something-year-olds back to their early teens. We are grateful.
Ah the good days
@@jaegerolfa When you had all the time in the world and your biggest worries were getting that girl to like you or getting home to play games ^^
As a 33 year old....yes.
As a 28 year old yes this takes me back. I love halo. I need to get a new xbox so I can get back to playing them again.
21 years old and this brings me back.
Keeping it strong.
Imagine going back in time and playing this in a medieval tavern
They would scream: "heretic!"
They’d wonder what instrument you were playing, cause the classical guitar was made in the 19th century.
Wouldn't they be like that's a funny looking *insert predecessor to the guitar here*......
.....Heretic!!! 😂
Time travel would be so interesting from a musical perspective.
@@talonthehand yeah, but you could play something similar on something else in the lute family
2 years...i remember when this dropped and i sent it to the bois. Spartans never die. They just regroup.
I have been resummoned to put my spartan suit back on. Welcome home, brother.
Now if only they'd stay in the damn frathouses they came from, that'd be wonderful.
Same Spartans but I have now been welcomed as a guardian
amen brother
@@Hollywoodcgd185 glad to see our call to arms is still reaching spartans
This literally gave me chills and the fact that MARTIN HIMSELF GAVE YOU THE OKAY JUST PROVES MY POINT EVEN MORE
Xbox also gave their approval on it, so doubly validated.
Same with the chills
you never stated a point
@@af4237 But his chills did.
I lost my friend a year ago- and halo is all we played
I wish i could share this with him... this is amazing;
put me in tears, having all those halo memories rush back
Very sorry to hear about your friend. Hope you’re doing well.
May your friend rest in peace. Perhaps he was there with you when listening to this. Although not physically but there are in a sort.
@@sinisterisrandom8537 amen brother thank you
@@cacuzzagaming4840 thanks boss
Besides being lonely, im just taking it a day at a time
I’m sorry for your loss friend
The man who said this would never work on a classical guitar should be hoisted up in glory. For surely his plan was to get you create this beautiful rendition and thus deem his original words a success in misdirection and subterfuge.
When I see titles or lyrics like this I don’t even know if anyone even really said it but that could be just me
5 million IQ
No one said it, it's just a dumb clickbait title.
@@cookergronkberg did you just not watch the video, it's right there at the beginning
@@Need4funs I mean. Devil's advocate here, but that would take all of what.....maybe 15 seconds to Photoshop in?
"Sir Chief, what ist thou doing on yonder vessel?"
"M'Lord Hood, finishing this sortie."
The creator himself has deemed your rendition worthy.
I don’t see bungie in this comment section
@@jordanmiller1759 Martin O’Donnell is the composer of the music and he is one of the top comments
@@commenterman8926 oh my bad i thought he was talking about xbox
@@jordanmiller1759 the most civil youtube conversation
@@landonthomass fr
I feel like I’m at a campfire and a bard is singing the tales of the legendary Master Chief. This arrangement takes me away from the world for a couple minutes. Absolutely amazing
Would be actually sick to hear someone telling stories of the Master Cheif around a campfire.
@@Ash-dk5zg I would totally do that if I ever have kids
@@Ash-dk5zg imagine if halo does this for some of their lore vids
Plot twist that is the master chief
@@lorech.8326 now you mention it imma do the same
Gave me chills halfway through. Childhood throwback 🔥🔥🔥
Omg it’s Mr. Beast Explosive Bridge guy
When will AK-50 be done big daddy AK ?
(I'm sorry, but I must)
brandon tf you doing here, why are you inclined with my childhood and music youtubers? i do not understand this why are you even here lmao
Didn’t expect to see you here, neat
AK Papí on scene
My first experience with Halo was when CE came out on PC. Not that I wasn't acquainted with orchestral music in video games, but when I heard the Gregorian chant opening, I was blown away to the point I was wondering if this was the right game. This classical rendition brought that memory rushing in and I was 13 all over again for a minute.
Excellent work, and you're inspiring me to pick up my guitar again if for nothing else than to learn this.
This goes from "hey that's pretty neat" to "holy shit how'd a single guitar make that sound"
If you ever want your guitar to make a different sound, the beat the shit out of it lol
Dude, correct! Literally thinking the same thing!
Finger style techniques 😁 there’s lots of great players like Andy McKee or Oshio Kotaro etc check it out!
@@84rinne_moo dont forget Justin King!
Tone starts in ya fingertips
In fact, this is so good, you've put this theme in a completely different class of its own! a tactical Folklore fighting force!
💚
@@BeyondTheGuitar if that was trash for you then 😨 it was gold for me
Yup, maybe they should put this in Witcher instead
Tactical Folklore 😂😂😂
"tactical Folklore" lmao
My roommate in college got his degree in classical guitar... I will never say "that can't sound good on classical guitar" ever again in my life. He played this once for me, was just as amazing as this version
you can get a degree in classical guitar? how much money is in that field?
@@jeffreyfuhz Not everything is about money, especially if you or your family's already got it
@@jeffreyfuhzthere are literally schools of music
@@jeffreyfuhz take care of your mental health. If the first thought you had is "how much money is in that field" instead of is that going to make his life the happiest it could be then you might want to do some introspection.
You don't know what you're talking about and are very easily impressed.
“Halo would sound like trash on classical guitar”
Him: HOLD MA BEER
Hold my Needler.
Hold my plasma rifle
Hold my fuel rod
Hold my beam sword
Here, hold this plasma grenade. 😎
*Suddenly, you were struck with overwhelming nostalgia*
*Hope has been restored*
I seriously used this music and your comment after my roleplay party reunited themselves after 7 years.
First session, meet up in a tavern, a fight starts, they throw punches, the music kicks in. They finish it quickly, just like old times. And I use your comment to end the fight. Great moment !
Thank you so much. To both of you.
It has indeed
I read this comment in Chief's voice lol
we're you blinded by the majesty of his playing?
yep this took me way back to CE dang i feel old now haha
This song really feels like it’s painting master chief as a lone desperado running from the law that is the Banished. And I love it.
You misspelled covalent. The banished are trash for simply being involved in that unplayable garbage Microsoft called halo infinite.
@@halogeek6 umm you misspelled covenant as well...
@@halogeek6 The irony lmao
Imagine hateing Infinite for existing. Can't relate.
Yes
"And I took that personally" was the whole reason why we got this amazing performance.
maybe a bit of reverse psychology behind that comment
@@WTFyouDAMF yeah dude was definitely baiting him
Marty O'Donnell + XBox official page give praise - doesnt get much better than that man, well done 🤟
Just imagine this: You’re camping with some friends, one dude just strumming a guitar. Then all of a sudden he plays this. Instant core memory and one hell of a moment.
*Edit. So… I just found this after 8 months… and this is the second most liked comment, only surpassed by the official Xbox youtube account? Well then, 5.2k likes compared to 53k. Well done Xbox.
Edit 2, and Marty O Donnel too, he surpassed this.
Until that covenant drop ship arrives 😅
“I Need A Weapon."
Are you camping with your friends around the rocket launcher spawn with the plasma sword?
i will be this friend
thank you for a new story idea
I think the saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure" is the most fitting here. this is AMAZING.
Except for there is no trash
@@vu-sin485 the one that posted that the song is trash on classical guitar can be the “trash” in this instance…
SO awesome dude, keep rocking!!!
Yo how's it going?
Yur blood is pumpiiinnn
Hey thanks, brother! Met you back at NAMM a few years ago - so cool to see you checking out one of my videos
You know its good when MIW comments on it
@@randomgaming1856 facts
Just came back to give you some flowers.
This is still one of the most EPIC renditions. YES in 2024
Every once in a while this magical RUclips algorithm suggests something that just captures me, and boy did it strike gold this time.
This was just fantastic, truly brought out that epic feel that felt all those years ago when I first played Halo. Just goes to show, you don't need an entire orchestra to have such an impact on a piece of music. Well played Sir, well played!!!
You've earned a new subscriber!
Praise be to the algorithm
It almost gives master chief a western feel to the original I love it
It feels like Master Chief found himself in the world of The Last of Us.
@@andrewlevin7586same vibe i got lol
Señor Chefe
Joel just became a lot more terrifying
@Andrew Levin don't fucking horrify us like that. That Amazon shitheap was straight discount Floodbait. Last thing we need is some dumbshit at one of their offices to call that sort of shit an idea.
Crazy how easily it goes from a mysterious scifi song to a badass wild west theme.
EDIT: Ya'll are crazy, it definitely sounds wild west. If you hear this (especially the beginning) and don't picture tumbleweeds rolling across the desert then I don't even know what to tell you. But I'll admit the later part definitely sounds like something you'd hear in The Witcher or something.
sounds like it would be in breaking bad
I feel like it would be right at home in firefly
Fallout New Halo anyone?
@@pspublic13amazing comment
Thats what i said. Sounds like a modern the good, bad, and ugly
Halo 2 and Halo 3 LAN parties are still, to this day, some of the best and greatest memories ever. Hanging with your friends, staying up late, eating junk food, and just having an amazing time together. Makes you miss the days of youth when times were a bit easier 😢
Bravo! One of the best renditions of a Halo song I’ve ever heard. Period.
I feel like this should be integrated into a Western "re-telling" of the Halo storyline. Epic.
Instead of Master Chief we get Master Sheriff.
@@KptnYggdra Why not Master Ranger? Wait no nevermind that sounds dumb.
Nah, obviously its a Fantasy setting version of the storyline. Instead of the Elites, Grunts, Jackals, and Brutes you have Orcs, Goblins, Kobolds, and Ogres. Instead of guns you've got magic and swords. Instead of the flood you have an undead hivemind led by a lich who gave himself to his creation. Honestly it sounds really badass and I cant help but picture it this way XD
@@Argonachtx this is better than a western version, and those where already good
@@corvus196 I am quite biased towards fantasy settings and hearing the early parts of this, for some reason when I heard the higher notes I thought of a lute or a lyre (I've not heard a lyre played but I imagine that's what It would sound like), as for a brief moment I pictured it playing in a tavern. I dunno, the little kid in me that loved dragons and knights never really died lol
My god man.. This brought me to tears.. I flashed back to 2001 when my dad was still alive and we would stay up late playing Halo. Thank you.
Sorry for your loss
@@diegobordones2106 you are not funny
bro this comment made me cry man, what
@@diegobordones2106 Prepare to get disliked
@@ryanmcrae6436Prepare to get liked
Not only are you obviously talented, the audio quality of the recording is excellent. Better than a lot of commercial stuff.
We meet again
We meet for first time
We meet
We
100% great audio, beautiful rendition. this is one of my favorites aside from the OG track
I forgot I was screen casting so when this work of art came blaring through the tv… it just stopped my world for 2:24. Being able to unlock such a powerful memory for so many of what an impact Bungie and 343 had on like all these folks said, our childhood our upbringing, “core memories” for so many came from that game and the 1,000s of people you just reached with that same shared 2:24 is something special thank you for your time.
"One man's trash, is another man's treasure.'
Absolutely loved that version.
The iconic theme still lives in my heart rent free , it doesn't matter what instrument you use , it'll sound good :)
Same!
You are on codm vids and here too? Ayo bro WHAT THE FU-
Hey, your the guy who always comments on Cody vids
Rent free is if it does nothing for you. This theme is a valued, paying tenant.
e l e c t r i c k a z o o
Man you know people were jamming this in the medieval times!
🤣🤣🤣
Lol
Wrong buddy just wrong
They had Xbox back then?
@@javicontreras8022 yes.
And all of a sudden im 14 again playing halo with my friends. Thanks for the nostalgic flashback! A little glimmer of joy. Your guitar playing is inspired. Wow
I never thought it would sound trash on a classical guitar, but this cover went way beyond that, showing it's possible to make it sound superb!
Halo theme would go well on almost any instrument that sounds often pleasant. You'd just get a different impression but it's still good.
Kt sounds Ed like drash
it went beyond trash? whats below trash? oh ik!!! IT ROCKS!
@@JayAlastor It is better to litter a pebble than processed junk. _to be fair_
@@corrinflakes9659 uhhh idk if you got the pun haha
This is incredible! Glad to see you still pushing boundaries, mate!
The norse god of music has spoken, bask in his vocal glory
The octave drop at 1:22 was SO WELL DONE and the chord voicings you chose for it add such a unique flair
I loved that part, came to the comments to see if anybody else picked up on it too
Almost didn't catch it.
every now and then I come back to watch this. whenever I am a little tired and beaten from life, this gives me just enough life to keep going. Cheers
God this gives the song an entirely different vibe, it's less Epic Space Opera and more Space Cowboy....and I'm absolutely here for it. It's like the chief had a cameo on Firefly or something.
Intersting you would call it a “Epic Space Opera” I always though it was more of a “Epic Space Church Chior” or at least I think the beginning of the music sounds that way
Feels like it would work really well for a Jim Raynor from Starcraft intro
@@JoeR-cd9jg nice to see another starcraft fan.
Dude ur so right huge firefly vibes
Nailed it with the Firefly. It's shiny.
Mozart: “I guess you guys weren’t ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”
Ah yes, Mozart
@@IcerCheckyeah lol he was the guy wearing the orange/red life saver
_Halo..._
The decades old poster certainly hadn't avoided time's hand, but compared to the tattered scrapes and soiled strips that remain almost invisible on the wall, this one seemed pristine. It stopped her dead in her tracks. Guns, space, a world of adventure, and one badass lookin' dude in armor ready to get shit done. It lit up almost every part of her brain where excitement lived.
"Whoooaa! Joel, who's this guy?! Is this a movie?"
"No. It was a video game, actually." He said, feeling a tiny bit of nostalgia upon eyeing the image. Thoughts of downtime with Tommy killing a few spare hours; of Sarah -rolling her eyes at the two of them getting so into a round of deathmatch.
"Damn good one I recall. Shooting aliens, shooting each other. It was a lot of dumb violence."
He took a moment to look at Ellie, still under the poster's spell. He allowed himself a smirk. "You probably would've loved it."
"Fuck, man. I definitely would've!" She sighed. With a suck of her teeth, they both continued on.
you would be a good author.
Dang. One writer to another, this is freakin' beautiful.
Can we get a pin for this person? Legit.
Cringed hard. Ride that normie wave as they ruin a once decent game.
Was literally about to post a comment about how this reminded me of Santoalalla's work in The Last Of Us, you're a legend
Damn it. Every year or so I come across a video like this and feel compelled to play through every Halo game. Again.
was the start of the faster bit at 0:42 keyed to the reveal of Master Chief behind you simply a coincidence, or did you plan that?
EIther way, that gave me chills. Also, holy crap, that entire cover was amazing as heck.
Wow, I didn't even notice that Halo was playing in the background, I was so interested in thr guitar playing.
Thanks for pointing this out, the whole thing is synced up really well
Either he did an outrageous good work on lighting, or is a green screen background, with the scene being recorded apart. Either way still fantastic
This arrangement is WILD! You captured so many parts on one instrument. So sad I missed your workshop :(
Thanks! Did you try registering? You can still catch the recording for a limited time
Less “epic Sci-Fi journey” and rather, more of a “pre climax Western build up”, (“gathering supplies to save your sister, release the stolen cattle, and blow up that good-for-nothing McGregor’s Family Ranch”, kinda vibe).
Well done. I only wished you had the guitar drum on a loop to carry you through to the end.
Well put, you nailed it on the head
@@Abootman020 like Vlad the Impaler
I mean, halo is kind of a western in sci fi drag
@@ak47groupAKM That's not where Vlad put the nail 🙂
Man that’s a great comment
As someone who was in junior high/highschool when this game came out, and played it a ton with friends during the true good old days of life. This is incredible to hear, it carries the same nostalgia as the original with a new layer of beauty added to an already perfect video game soundtrack. Gives me chills remembering those simple times. Im 36 now and haven't played a console in almost a decade. Cherish the time spent with your friends and without the stress of life. It doesn't last. But it can always be remembered through things of this nature, vividly, and beautifully as well💪🏼🙏
1:07 was always my favorite part of the Halo theme. Glad to hear that it sounds amazing on a guitar. Awesome job, dude! Marty would be proud
He is
that particular part gives me goosebumps every time I hear it! absolutely my favorite part as well!
the song in game was literally on guitar, steve vai played it lmao
@@420metalguy he most certainly did not play the entire orchestration, like is done here.
@@420metalguythat was Halo 2. 😂
I almost never actually save or even like videos but not only was this such a precise intersection of my interests, it is also so well executed that this might be one of my most favorite videos on the whole damn website
This has 117 likes I'm torn
@@DakotaStenen damn it, of course they fucked it. Now we until it gets to 343
My father was a huge Halo fan, played with him when I was a teen, this song will never not remind me of him, he would have loved this cover !
Mad respects to your father
@@LMProduction for playing halo?
@@jibsij3964 for being a good father
@@ThePizzaGuy1998 dayum didn’t know it’s that easy these days to count as a good parent tho
@@jibsij3964 damn... looks like somebody had shit parents.
I was about to make fun of those nails but then you went and freaking slayed it, absolutely brilliant mate
The Halo theme can sound good on any instrument, you just need the soul
plus with effects ft reverb yeah
Give me a kahzoo and it would sound awesome
Halo theme on a saw?
@@sethiddings7293 probably would still sound good halo theme in general will always be the best
@@Get_soloed I’ll give it to you, it’s great and probably sounds good on basically anything. but it’s not the best, far from the worst yeah, but not the best. I’d say something like GOW 2018 or tlou part 1, heck even for the nostalgia overload I’d even say skylanders Spyro’s adventure. But hey, that’s just my opinion. But the halo theme is a banger
The Halo theme song is one of the most perfectly crafted pieces in all of gaming audio history and this did justice well my friend!!!
Agree and I'm a playstation player
I want to like this comment but it has 117 likes and I can't ruin that. (Edit: Well it had 117 likes and now people have ruined it 😭)
@@TheLawlessReaper I’m gay
Hot take. Also, indefensible. You haven't lived if the Halo theme is your point of reference, bud.
This cover is better than the original though.
@@Mataclysm You contributed literally nothing that would contradict what he said. What is there to defend or live through in that?
You know, I clicked this thinking "this is going to be nice." Turns out. This was WAAAAY better and got chills the first few notes. Well done!
I was reciting lore on my head as he played. It's midnight and I REALLY wanna hurt some aliens.
Shivers up the spine 😂
The most awesome remake I've heard in some time! Thank you for doing this!!😎
Holy fuck this sounds amazing. If this was featured in a game trailer or something I'd shit myself with excitement. If they do go that route in the future, I hope they hire you to do the recording. Masterful work!
Yup. Microsoft needs to hire this dude immediately.
Halo Unplugged. We've left the wars behind and now live on a desert island growing our own food and trying to start life all over again as a monk. ;)
The phrase “I’d shit myself with excitement” may be the funniest thing I’ve ever heard
@@pedxing ok, why can I imagine this being the theme for cheif after him and his group of Spartans dropping onto a ring, but getting shot out of the air part way and having their stuff destroyed, making it so their stuff like their AI's, vehicles, food, and ammo unusable from damage to a luggage part of the drop pod, and forcing them to just rely on nothing more then stolen covenant equipment and scraps from the other soldiers who got massacred when the Spartans didn't make it to the drop location in time
@@green-6508 drugs? ;) jkjk
I’m sure this meant alot to you, but it means alot to us, the Halo players since we were kids. This is the game me and my best friend played ONLY for years, still to this day I have kept my xbox so we can play it together. Through family issues and college, we always meet up to play.
If only he did not use 343i's garbage Infinite as his background. Least he could do was respect Martin O'Donnell's work.
@@FutaCatto2 That's hardly a relevant critique.
I play halo on PC
How cool 😊
Get on H2
Pryaprizm
This almost feels like a moment of quiet respite, as if Master Chief is sitting by a campfire, helmet taken off, taking a moment to recall the moments of the many that had fallen in the midst of a massive battle. As the night skies draw away like the curtains and reveal the morning sun, Master Chief puts his helmet back on understanding that peace is often short-lived when won through the means of battle, and that there will always be a force within the universe that will try to threaten that calm now present within the galaxy… Until the last of the Covenant was obliterated, he would continue fighting until the day he no longer had to, or he had fallen in battle. Not a moment sooner.
Stop cutting onions, I’m at work.
Comments like this make me really regret being a PS2 kid that couldn't play any of these games when they were new.
@@superking208 literally Halo is the sole reason I was an Xbox kid. I had friends with ps2’s and ps3’s who would ask me why I play Xbox instead and I’d always say “can’t play Halo on a play station”
Lol. Then the Didact, then the Banished, then the Endless, then the next contrived half baked baddy.
*leans over, rips a massive fart*
Keyes: Master Chief, you mind telling me what you're doing with that guitar?
Chief: Sir, Finishing the Song
Alt response: Sir, Proving this jokester wrong.
A song performed by an orchestra. I have no idea how you just managed to play absolutely every aspect of the song on an acoustic! And it sounded SO damn good!!! Bravo brother man!
Fun fact: the song wasn’t performed by an orchestra, just two composers
Still epic though ngl
I would like the comment, but that'd mean im breaking the magic number...
Classical style guitar can often sound like multiple guitars playing.
It's called... Playing an instrument...
@@SioxerNikita is mayonnaise an instrument?
This sounds like it would be a good theme to play during some of the canyon/desert area’s throughout the series! I think it would fit so well, this is an awesome cover!
You're thinking of Gerudo Valley, aren't you? :P
Kinda cringe
@@badcornflakes6374 ?
@@badcornflakes6374 ?
@@badcornflakes6374 ?
"What are you doing on that ship, Master Chief?"
"Sir, sending the Covenant back their bomb."
Not quite the line, but the sentiment is there.
“Sir, permission to leave the ship”
“For what purpose Master Chief?”
“To give the covenant back their bomb”
“Permission granted”
"What if you miss?"
"... I won't."
You can’t park that there.
Dear Humanity
We regret being alien bastards
We regret coming to Earth
And we most definitely regret that the corps just blew up our RAGGEDY ASS FLEET!
Still love sitting down to enjoy this masterful piece every couple weeks. You killed it!
Anyone who thinks that basically anything would sound like "trash" on classical guitar has a profound misunderstanding of the instrument. This is gorgeous!
Well, in their (and my) defence, 99.999% of the acoustic guitar they've (and I've) heard is NOTHING like this.
This is like the metal-violin resurrection from a few decades ago, breathing new life into an obsolete art.
People like that dont know music bruh
Remember bois it ain't the instrument it's the musician that's trash. If a man can make halo main theme on a calculator, anything is possible.
This but for any instrument tbh
This is true of almost every instrument. The most important factor is the skill of the player, not their instrument.
It is always an honour to watch a master craftsman work, but every time I watch, hear and feel your playing it sends me on a voyage of either nostalgia or newness
Love that, thank you!
Even on a classical guitar, it will forever give me goosebumps and bring me back to when I first started playing halo and just listened to the theme
I dare say every die hard fan of reach has sat at the main menu just listening to the music at least once.
Halo 3 for me. I watched chief and arbiter back to back for atleast half an hour every week
Hell yeah! Core memory feels!!
So many precious, core memories with my brother and our friends staying up all night going to war or trying and failing many times to beat Halo 1 and 2 on legendary. Thank you for this, and thank you Microsoft, Xbox and Bungie for helping us all come together and make lasting memories that we all cherish so deeply ❤
This takes me back to the days of playing video games in the same room with other people.
Fr
Legit
The good ol' days of playing couch co-op and Lan parties
I remember being on deployment in the Navy and playing 12 person Halo via LAN connections across three rooms, 3 TVs and one wall projector.
@@MandalorianRevan I remember doing the same with my buddies just outta HS. Running a few cables between rooms and having our own mini halo tournaments or doing 4 player co-op. Current gamers have no clue how dope those days of halo were
I feel like it's a mix of medieval and country when you play the Halo theme on a guitar, and it's an absolute masterpiece.
Best Halo cover out there!
Freakin love you, dude. Hope you're having an incredible tour!
This could only be topped when this becomes a medley with the Franciscan monks.
FN epic. You brought me back. I love your rendition for sure. Thank you kindly for all the hard work practicing that Perfecto!
Congrats a wildly successful video. This was an amazing cover
Hey thanks Thomas! Hope you're doin well, brother. Let's catch up soon
it was okay, not nearly as good as a cello or a violin tho.
@@GreyGrim who asked
@@GreyGrim your opinion is valid… but not needed, this man did something amazing
@@GreyGrim Why you talking like that’s some objective truth
“Sir Knight, what dost thou plan to do?”
“I hie forth to return this portent of doom into the hands of those who wrought its terrible construction.”
Well done!
Translation: Finishing this fight
@@GoofysBandit I thought it was "To give the Covenant back their bomb"
“Sir, permission to leave the station.”
“For what purpose, Master Chief?”
“To give the Covenant back their bomb.”
This could definitely sound like a line that came out of DOOM Eternal. I guess blowing up bad guys and saving humanity is a universally bad ass thing!
that would be more for a Bardcore remix of this theme which I think also exists
When you see how complicated 1:15 to 1:30 is to do on an acoustic guitar, you realize how much the song is an absolute masterpiece. Genius work.
It isn't even that complicated compared to what's possible.
That section seemed one of the easier parts to me. As a classical guitarist, I was much more impressed with his use of strumming in this performance.
Sounds like two guitars ,one playing rhythm and other lead
This is one of the easiest parts 😂😂
Bar grip = complicated 😂😂😂
0:43 i got a wicked overwhelming urge to mosh... so like, well done.
This went from a space opera theme to the most intense western song ever. Truly amazing
it honestly brings a whole level of respect to the composition to hear it in this fashion.
Gawd damn, not only does this sound amazing, it somehow sounds medieval and modern at the same time
Just looked in the comments and there's Xbox, Marty O'Donnell, and Brandon Herrera (the AK guy) all in agreeance that this is fire
Not to mention countless other checkmarked channels
Couldn't agree more jeez
it sounds like a song out of a cowboy movie
@@shivankarsrijansingh2155 not at all lmao, it's way more european sounding. the halo theme and the games were heavily inspired by norse culture and mythology.
so it's not "cowboy" music. it's more of a tavern tune from the dark ages
@@jon.meister That’s just his opinion; leave him alone
@@adriangarza6452 well it's an opinion that indicates that he has no idea what he's talking about lmao, therefore useless
Thanks!
The Halo theme is just one of those themes that are hard to ruin, if it even can be ruined. This is amazing, dare I say as good as the original.
"if it even can be ruined"
> The Otomatone has entered the chat!
@@Yamsthenills I don't even think that weird instrument can ruin it
@@BatMane95 *accordion has entered the chat*
I hear some TurloughO’Carolan influence in this! Very cool!
The Egyptian military band will find a way.
Back in high school I wanted to take Guitar Class. At the time I didn't know that the class was only for learning Classical Guitar.
Man, one of the best decisions of my life. Not only did I learn to read notes and gain a legitimate understanding of rhythm and tempo, I gained a true appreciation for an entirely new facet of music.
Plus our teacher was amazing, the man didn't even know how to actually play guitar, he was learning with us the whole time. But he knew music and how to teach it. We also convinced him to let us join up with the school orchestra to perform a cover of Symphony and Metallica for our Homecoming show one year.
the cool thing is that in renditions such like this, you basically combine the musical melody with the choir melody, which is sung. So this gives it maybe a different vibe but allows you to accentuate different parts, which gives it still a connection to the original but also elevates it above a mere "cover" for lack of better term. I also massively enjoy some metal songs transcribed to orchestra because I am always curious what choices these guys made, so how or rather what guitarline do you transpose to which instruments? Rhythmic ones? wind instruments? just changing that can make a massive change. Obviously, here we only have one guitar, but your instrumentarium or rather your choices, i.e. playing more percussive in parts like here massively influence the vibe you are creating, i.e. here like some commentors elaborated "campfire" vibes. This could have easily been a neo-classical guitar arrangement as well. TLDR: cool rendition of that theme, I liked the musical choices.
you could Khanda Manda Yoga on it ;)
@Religion is Cancer sorry dude, I got no reddit account.
@@metallumabyssus777 hehe, someone has a good eye. While I like COF, I was mainly drawn to the Kali figure IYKWIM ;)
Too much words : cover good 😊
it was okay, not nearly as good as a cello or a violin tho.
Damn. Unironic chills first time i've felt that in years from music. Well done man 0:51 is insane.
That bit from 1:20-1:26 is by far my favorite part. It struck a chord in my heart.
Same, it sounded so beautiful
the tapping on the guitar was mine
“Chief we need to get off this ship… Now!”
Nah its 1:30 to 1:42
Naw, the lick from 1:42 to 1:52
the fact that the song was synced to the video playing in the background made this video like 10x more cooler, at least for me, to watch.
I have never played the game but definitely had the hots for Master Chief. It was great to see the game behind the music. A well thought out piece.
Besides being incredibly beautiful and passionately played, that was absolutely perfect timing with the video in the background! Top tier.
That was edited in post production
@@skurdibbles7913 someone still had to put it there and think about it, so it still took some effort
Me and the boys setting up for an 8v8 LAN party.🔥👏🏻
Seriously though, this was incredible dude! Thanks for putting quality content out there. :)
This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you youtube for randomly showing this to me. And thank you BeyondTheGuitar for blessing my ears with something I didnt know that I needed
Well said.
Yes
Same here never knew I needed this till I got it
I’ve got say as your 420th liker?(no idea what to exactly call people who like comments 😅😂) I too am happy RUclips finally gave me this one video.
Amen
I’m not the biggest Halo guy in the world but I’ll be damned if the Halo theme isn’t a wonderful piece of music.
And this just proved it.
This song is like a pre-workout drink. It just makes me want to move.
Halo fans:
Non halo fans:
the halo soundtrack unites all
@@jakeku2662 FACTS
@@pangboi3453 Music, the true uniter of humanity
I hope the average viewer realizes just how wild your arrangement is at 1:33. I'm in awe at how well you pulled that off!
Congrats, on the whole. This seems like it was a piece written for the classical guitar.
Don’t be pretentious dude c’mon they know how impressive this is
@@cannedbread3125 this is nothing about being pretentious, to the average person without any instrumental knowledge or even a beginner, they probably couldn't fathom the incredible amount of skill required to play that arrangment, I know I wouldn't, I probably would have just thought it was a cool technique, my jaw literally fucking dropped
@@Nocturnal9720 its hard to imagine how hard it is to do something you have never done, part of why so many people see things and imagine that they could do it if they tried when in reality it's just beyond their comprehension. its not wrong to hope people appreciate someone's work as more often than not hard work goes unnoticed.
That and him playing the bass notes at the same time as the main riff just before as well, incredible!
Ya, I don’t play guitar. When that part came up, he did it so flawlessly it’s hard to tell that it’s hard to do.
As a guitar player, I applaud your execution of this piece. Fantastic and performed very clean. As a longtime HALO enthusiast, watching and thinking of this composition really gives me respect for the complete production of HALO. It is incredible the amount of skill that goes into creating a masterpiece.
When a single video gives you every feeling you've experienced in the Halo series. Beyond Beautiful.
I'm malding so much over the fact that someone actually thought this wouldn't sound good on the classical guitar. This sounds just as natural as the original.
You deaf?
Sounds ten times better on electric even though this version is nice
@@_Adrianin_ are you?
Just as natural? It’s great but cmon
people stupid in these replies lmao
sounds can have a different appeal without having to compare them. It's the same notes and all, but they're great for different reasons
Your image quality and lighting is perfection, even better than "film makers" on RUclips. When you pair that with your music... it's an instant subscribe. Appreciate your hard work
He really mastered the lighting