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05 Crow's Nest. Last of the Brave-Cold Logic-Cool Temperament

14 The Ark. Behold a Pale Horse-Reconciled-Overcome-Small Victory

01 The Covenant. Three Gates-Ascent-Leonidas Returns

03 The Covenant. One Final Effort

16 Finish the Fight

Red vs. Blue Warthog Song (real song name in discription)

343 Industries Senior Audio Director, Paul Lipson, accompanied by Lennie Moore, Tom Salta, Brian Trifton and Brian Lee White, in partnership with the Skywalker Sound, have beautifully adapted and re-recorded the Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori Halo 2 soundtrack for its 10 year anniversary.
The anniversary edition will also include new tracks from Periphery’s Misha Mansoor and guitar legend Steve Vai.


4 Impart IGN EDIT

5 KilindiniHarbour IGN EDIT

6 UnforgottenMemories IGN EDIT

This one is about a girl meeting a boy at a bar in Boston called Foley's. Vale Deah might be about a member of Trocadero, but since no one in the band could remember ever being at Foley's, it's probably not.  This was one of the early songs where Wendy really outdid herself on both creating a beautiful, creamy soundscape on the verses, as well as pushing the envelope (pun intended) of the Moog on her intense solo to close the tune.
You can hear Vale Deah over the credits of the RvB Season 1 DVD, as well as Bungie's ViDoc "Oh Brave New World." 

Lyrics:
I somehow knew you were there
Lookin' like you didn't care
I reached for the change in my pocket
I counted the change in my pocket

I wanted to buy you a beer 
I somehow knew you were near
The bartender said it's okay...

Credits:
Trocadero: Words & music
Nico: Danelectro baritone guitar, vocals 
Wendy: Moog Opus 3, vocals 
Brandon: Drums, Moog Taurus pedals

Vale Deah

This tune has gone through a few versions.  The very first version, which we fondly call the 1.0 mix, had Nico playing drums recorded in stereo at our old, usually flooded rehearsal space.  Brandon re-recorded the drums for the "final version."  This tune has been revisited in the Bloody Mix, which played at the start of Season 2, and Return, which opens opens RvB Season 5 as well as Ghosts That Linger.
Credits:
Trocadero: Words & music
Nico: Danelectro baritone guitar, vocals
Wendy: Moog Opus 3, Kurtzweil 2661, vocals
Brandon: Drums, Moog Taurus pedals
Heather Cristofaro: Artwork

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