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19) Halo 2 - Halo Theme (Mjolnir Mix)
https://youtu.be/sCxv2daOwjQ?t=88
Composer: Martin O'Donnell Michael Salvatori, Nile Rodgers (part-producer)
Guitars: Steve Vai
Prelim score: 9.6/10
Score: 9.5/10 (Phenomenal)
VGMC History: VGMC 2 (Lost R3), VGMC 5 (Lost R6 to The Extreme)
Favorite Part: The muted guitar solo near the beginning, along with the polyrhythmic sections, such as at https://youtu.be/sCxv2daOwjQ?t=88

I havent really played Halo much other than trying to play multiplayer and always losing. But I do know that the main theme of the original theme is really good. This version is even better, IMO! The Gregorian chant used not be my thing, but Ive warmed up to it over time.

It starts off the same as always.chilling low bass, then theres the chanting, but we got a super grindy muted guitar line heading into the theme. STYLISH! Seriously, I cant get over how tasteful that subdued solo is on top of the theme, especially how it uses that harmonic and the gliss fall after that, OMG OMG OMG!!!

And now its all out metal! However, it still keeps the folky/Celtic elements, too!!!! Its the perfect theme for that style, honestly. So basically its metal/celtic/movie/epicness rolled into one. :) I love the theme because it utilizes a slow i-ii-iii-iv harmonic progression...one of my FAVORITE standard progressions, in fact!I like it a lot! 1:29 (etc.) is absolutely my favorte part of it technically its still using triplets, but theyre being used like sixteenth notes. (some neat off-beats in there, too) SO AMAZING. Something like that is typically only done in stuff like jazz. WILD MAN guitar enters at 1:38! 1:59 lovely synth pads enter. At the 3:05 the guitar does some fun tonal exploration! The choir enters prematurely...ILOVETHAT feeling!!! ...before it finally closes out like it starts.

But yeah, this is an epic, timeless classic banger and can be very near a 10/10 if this catches me in the right mood.

Oh, hey, another VGMC got eliminated!

ELIMINATED: VGMC 5 (sixth elimination)
19) Halo 2 - Halo Theme (Mjolnir Mix) (9.5)
28) DuckTales - The Moon (9.2)
29) Xenoblade Chronicles - Unfinished Battle (9.1)
34) Okami - The Sun Rises (9)
42) Dra+Koi - Love Song of a Certain Dragon (8.9
46) Super Smash Bros. Melee - Mother 2 (8.9)
65) Final Fantasy VIII - The Extreme (8.7)
74) Clannad - Nagisa ~ Farewell at the Foot of a Hill (8.6)
98) VVVVVV - Positive Force (8.3)
100) NieR - Song of the Ancients ~ Fate (8.3)
141) Persona 3 - The Battle for Everyone's Souls (7.6)
154) Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru 6 - Life (7.2)
169) Mass Effect 2 - Suicide Mission (6.7)
172) Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals - Battle #3 (6.5)
176) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai 8 - You -Destructive- (6.3)
191) Monty on the Run - In-Game Music (5.6)

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