Old Composer Reacts to HALO 3 OST 'Finish The Fight' Reaction and Arrangement Breakdown

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[TheMartyODonnell]

Nice. That was fun to watch.
I made it all the way to the end.

[adjustingmythreshold]

Used to play these games (Halo 1, 2, & 3) with my father. He battled cancer throughout my childhood. We were so excited to play halo 3 when he had to go back to the hospital. I will always remember this moment as my favorite moment of my life. We played Halo 3 together while my dad laid in his hospital bed with about 5 different tubes in him because he couldn't keep food or water in his body anymore. I remember being so scared of looking at him but always wanting to be with him. Halo 3 came out 2 weeks before my dad passed away and we beat it on normal (in the hospital) before he died. My dad always let me be player 1 because I wanted to be Master Chief, and he didn't mind. I also think he just liked using the covenant carbine and plasma rifle more then the marine weapons. Before we beat the final mission on heroic my dad was extremely tired from all the drugs they were putting into him so we stopped right before the last mission where you ride the Warthog in the Halo Ring back to the ship. For some reason I played 2nd player that day, and my Dad was first player. That last ride I was in the heavy machine gun turret while he drove, and I remember we got into so much trouble with the hospital staff because my dad kept yelling "DON'T SHOOT THE BIG DUDES THEY SPAWN MORE OF THE LITTLE ONES!" That was the most alive I had seen my father in months, and I was just so freaking happy. After making that final jump I just remember my dad being so happy and yelling with excitement as we were once again told to be more quiet. My favorite memory to this day is still playing Halo 3 with my dad just days before he passed away. This game is the world to me and I still uncontrollably sob hearing this music and playing the game.

Edit: I cannot begin to thank all the nice people responding to my comment. Thank you all for your kind words, and I'm glad a lot of other people have fond memories of the game and Martin's Music.

[fatjonseatingadventures]

This was the song I played on my last leg of chemo. It helped me finish the fight. It still brings tears to my eyes

[slipipipi]

Bruh not even gonna lie i almost teared up a lil hearing this... just a lil it just brought me back to my childhood man

[rpgeebzmusicarcade]

🙏It seems that for many, this OST is an emotional call-back in our memories of "back in the day". This is what I LOVE about the power of music and how it plays such a part in our soundtrack of life. Makes me want to just buy the old consoul and at least get past the original game. Thank you all for sharing your thoughts :)🤙

[Greez]

I love how you tapped into Marty's "Emotional Equity". He uses motifs and arrangements to call back to a specific character, event, or faction. The light piano motif you described at the end, often plays when cortana and chief are in a scene together.

Heavy Orchestra with horns is usually signifying Humanity.

Funky Drums and synth usually accompanies the Alien factions.

It's a pretty cool biproduct of what they pulled off with what time they had

[doobsmcgee]

It's hard to put into words exactly what this song means to me. Halo has defined my life. It's a long story but really when I think about it, I moved 2000 miles across the country and now live in the city I live in because of Halo (which is also where I met my wife so I'm married because of Halo in a way), I have the career I have because of Halo, I have the friends I have because of Halo. It can sound silly but really all aspects of my life stem from decisions made because of people and places I encountered all thanks to this game. This song, specifically the first half that's more emotional, immediately takes me back to spending hours playing Halo with my friends. It makes me reflect on my whole life and everything that's led up to where I am now.

[MichelGG]

“Im so over the moon, and I know it might sound like much”

No, no you are correct, hearing this always makes me feel all over the moon as well. Such a great soundtrack!

[axlraz]

So you actually listened to two separate tracks. The first low piano-driven piece is titled, "Never Forget" and plays on a loop in the main menu of the game. The second bombastic piece is titled, "Finish the Fight" and always makes me feel powerful with those heavy strings, bell, and horns.

[ThrowingItAway]

I got a shiver when the track started. The sound track to the game is so beautiful and tragic.

[brandongray]

I've played thousands of hours of halo and I still tear up and get goosebumps listening to Never Forget.

[amdreallyfast]

That single note that you heard that started the second section was the note that started the music to the Halo 3 reveal trailer. That's probably where you heard it before. The music is even more impactful when backing that trailer, which is now famous in the Halo community for being generally awesome.

[dogtagduke]

Those are actually two different tracks. The first half was “Never Forget” and the second half was “Finish the Fight”. Both flawless.

[MIBxSpartan]

I know this is really subjective but Halo has the best soundtrack out of any videogame ever made. What Marty and Michael created is one of the most emotional, powerful and serine soundtracks to grace a videogame. These are timeless pieces of art that hold a very special place in my heart. How I wish I could play and listen to these amazing games/tracks again for the first time.

[TheRagingStriker]

When I listen to Never Forget by myself it's enough to move me to tears. It's a song of remembrance for everyone who lost their lives fighting the Covenant in that nearly 30 year conflict. Some of those people we grew to know through the games, books, and other side media. Some of them we grew to love as heroes. This music reminds us of them as well as time we've spent with dear friends and family as we experienced these stories together. It was an experience quite unlike anything else that we've ever seen before and seen since. It's highly nostalgic for many including myself. Late nights on the weekends at a friend's place doing spilt screen co-op. Getting on the Xbox after school to play with friends we knew and new friends we'd met through our mutual love for the series. Days long since passed. Days we will never forget.

For us, the storm has passed. The war is over. And let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark, and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure. Sacrifice, an unshakeable conviction that their fight... our fight... was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten. - Lord Hood, March 3rd, 2553

[acmaiden]

Man, I bet Marty O'Donnel would be overjoyed by your reaction. I'd love to be a fly on the wall and hear you guys discuss about the Halo orchestration as a whole (the man is so willing, I bet he'd do it just from your reaction here 😆)

[doswillrule]

I'm still here! Love O'Donnell and Salvatori's work on these OSTs. They play a big part in elevating what could be a meat headed shooter into something atmospheric, emotional and profound. Gave me goosebumps 15 years ago and still does today!

[JereBowl]

I cry when I hear Never Forget, so many emotions wrapped up in that song.

Edit: The whole time Finish the Fight plays all I see in my head is the Halo 3 E3 Announcement trailer from 2006, every moment of it from start to finish, my mind fills in the words Cortana speaks with the piano keys in the beginning as well.

[kevinprzy]

I HAVE to recommend the Mass Effect 3 soundtrack "Leaving Earth" it's so good and it invokes a lot of emotions especially when you know what's happening in the scene it's played in.

[theunderdog]

The emotional part is called "Never Forget." I always get chills when hearing that. I don't believe it was actually in the game at any point. It was the main menu theme. Used to sit in the menu to listen to it all the time when I was a kid. Man does time fly