This Is How HALO 2'S Iconic Theme And Soundtrack Were Recorded

Halo has many outstanding aspects. The first-person shooter devised by Bungie reached an unprecedented popularity in the world of video games, being one of the strongholds of Microsoft and Xbox in the world of consoles and reaching a status of success after its gameplay, graphics, universe and soundtrack. Now the composer of many iconic Halo themes, Marty O'Donnell, has shared a video and a series of unpublished details of the recording sessions of the Halo 2 score.

Halo 2 arrived in 2004 promising more of everything with regard to the first delivery. More enemies, more futuristic scenarios, more shots and action and better graphics. But it also featured one of the most popular soundtracks in the series, in part by the participation of prestigious guitarists such as Nile Rodgers and Steve Hai. They collaborated with O'Donnell to obtain a unique sound identity in the second part of the adventures of Master Chief in his fight against The Covenant.

"This might be interesting. I made this 15 years ago and never shared it 'cuz the camera was set wrong and it's all dark and grainy," he tweeted. And so it was, the unpublished document of Halo 2 and its recording sessions - made on October 15, 2003 - soon became a video that O'Donnell himself has uploaded to YouTube. For about 30 minutes, we are shown the composition process of the iconic theme of the saga, as well as the creative and collaborative improvisation process of the artists involved.

"Wow, I forgot how amazing and fun that session was ... Steve, Nile ... Thank you," he tweeted. The video is a historical document, because it shows how both guitarists -in this case, Steve- made their contributions and how, after the mixing process, they fit into the chorus and the voices of the Halo Theme.

Halo will soon return to Xbox One and PC with Halo Infinite, the new installment in the series.