02 The Union (Mercury) - Music of the Spheres

Composed by Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori and Paul McCartney

"For millennia, humans have gazed into the night sky. We identified "wandering stars," spheres that didn't move in sync with the rest. These spheres became the inspiration for myths and gods, literature, art, and music. Seven of these are also part of the story of Destiny.

For untold ages the Traveler sent signals from deep in the galaxy to our solar system, signals interpreted and identified by the subconscious mind of humanity as music. Music that tells a story about worlds that have yet to be experienced, places that don't yet exist. The message of the Traveler, along with the inner harmony amongst the seven spheres themselves, has inspired what you are about to hear.

Author C.S. Lewis wrote, "Music which is too familiar to be heard enfolds us day and night and in all ages." We, the composers, are excited to present this realization of Music of the Spheres."

[cayde-]

The Guardian vs The Witness…
I want this as theme

[CasualCrow-hd]

I want this to blast out so bad when we're gonna fight the Witness.
It has to be so.

[seeker_rodan]

This needs to play when we fight the final boss of Destiny's Light and Dark Saga

[ryanlennox]

This better start playing when you fight the witness in destiny 2 the final shape

[michaelfilippino]

The fact this this is called "The Union" means a lot thinking about not only the original final boss of D1 (Sol Inherent in the Black Garden), but now the new power we will wield in The Final Shape. Transcendence is a "Union" of Light and Dark in us, the Guardian. The Traveler knew what we had to do all along. God I hope this plays during the final raid. Even a snippet of this track would be so good.

[Fuzunga]

This is definitely one of Marty's best compositions. Destiny was worth it just for this music, honestly.

[zaelheimricht]

The last phase of the Witness raid must be a victory lap. No strat, no wipe mechanic, just a big hp bar, a boss writhing in pain, and a hyper beam buffed party with the Union blasting.

[seb]

This music feels like the destiny we never had… something deep in story and larger than life.

[mitchconner]

I listen to this and wonder what the original story of this game was gonna be. Seeing all these different planet names. Makes me sad to not know what it might have been.

[DTP_Band]

I love the soundtracks used in destiny 2, but this is the true sound of destiny to me; basegame to taken king, all the way to rise of iron, it was all so epic, the way the strings and brass shook you in your seat, whilst you peppered eldrich beings with gunfire, slowly chipping away at them until you found that heavy brick, or fully charged your super and unleashed the full power of the traveller apon them. That's how it feels to be a guardian and I would never change it for anything.

[rithvikmuthyalapati]

I remember hearing this epic banger while farming the Sol Progeny with three of coins hoping an exotic would drop

[zachogdahl]

i was so damn blown away by this piece when they debuted it at videogames live in seattle.

[turbulencegaming]

First time hearing the full version, and it give a completely different vibe than the short version.

[bobthebigblobboi]

Ghost - “So... do you think you can kill a god?” Me with lvl 40 gear “This is where the fun begins

[corolisforcemalice]

Disappointed not to have heard this in Final Shape.

[avidbrowser]

I have been looking for this song after hearing it in the black garden when I was 7 or 8 and I’ve finally found it

[gregoryweber]

This is playing when Bungie owns Destiny completely

[MATT-]

"The hunter vanguard cayde-6...possibly the worst hunter i've ever heard of"
"Ah! but you DID hear about me"

On a more serious-ish note, am i the only one who gets reminded of sinbad, legend of the seven seas OST's when hearing this?

[Helljumper]

2:45 is when you can really start to hear Earth City from Halo 2

[sonichalo]

Honestly this song is still what my brain defaults to when I think of Destiny as a world