... If you would dispense with the metal and techno tracks! Well, matter of taste, some will say. However, the atmospheric sound of the actual Halo compositions is so fascinating about this soundtrack. Too bad that the pieces are not playable (March 2005) here. My favorite track is "In Amber Clad"> the string surfaces with the choruses and harmonies in conjunction with the rocking electric guitar and the drums = pithy simply fantastic !!! Incidentally, at the start of Halo 2 (the game) to play two tracks that well! are on this CD, namely: "Heavy Price Paid" and the beginning of "impend". Both absulute pearls of this soundtrack! Of course, the issues are addressed 1 Halo soundtracks, z. B. "Heretic, Hero" you can hear the theme of "A Walk in the Woods". Very noteworthy are the percussion-heavy tracks such. B. "Ghosts of Reach", which begins with an absolute goose bumps Choir! Sorry, but I'm absolutely into raptures ... Atmospheric synth surfaces together with choral singing without rhythm you hear, for example in "High Charity"> like entering a temple of the Covenant ... Overall, this is one of the best games soundtracks that for me there. And let's be honest: At what Soundtrack CD do you really all pieces equally well? Overall, I give it 4 stars because I can not do nothing at all with the metal numbers on the CD in person and not contrasting these in my opinion the remaining grandiose soundtrack, but rather devalued. But, as I said, that's a matter of taste!
