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Fade to Black: The Problem with Halo 5's Cutscenes

Cutscenes, when used properly, can add emotional weight and context to the narrative. Unfortunately, Halo 5's cutscenes fall short.

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Halo Sheet Music: Scores of Halo - Halo: Reach | Halo Archive

Halo Sheet Music: Scores of Halo - Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack Sheet Music

Last blog post from our member Hurrying Candy on his series Halo Sheet Music: Scores of Halo. 

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Halo Sheet Music: Scores of Halo - Halo 3: ODST | Halo Archive

Halo Sheet Music: Scores of Halo - Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack Sheet Music

Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack released on the 22nd of September in 2009. Launching together with the game, ODST’s soundtrack as well as the game was a completely different approach compared to Halo. With a new story and a new protagonist, Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori went for a more human sound. No cyborgs, and no mysterious choir.

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Halo Sheet Music: Scores of Halo - Halo Wars | Halo Archive

Halo Sheet Music: Scores of Halo - Halo Wars Original Soundtrack Sheet Music

Halo Wars Original Soundtrack released on the 17th of February in 2009. 4 tracks where released on the Halo Trilogy Soundtrack set which released in December in 2008. Containing a 5.1 mix of the tracks .  @HurryingCandy 

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Halo Sheet Music: Scores of Halo - Halo 3 | Halo Archive

Halo Sheet Music Collection: Scores of Halo - Halo 3 Sheet Music

The Halo 3 Original Soundtrack released on the 20th of November in 2007.  Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori used this soundtrack to revisit the old themes and record them with a grand 60-piece orchestra. Also a 24 voice chorus was used for the recordings at the Northwest Sinfonia at Studio X in Seattle. Revisiting the old theme’s as well as making some new ones.

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Halo Sheet Music: Scores of Halo - Halo 2 | Halo Archive

Halo Sheet Music Collection: Scores of Halo - Halo 2 Volume I & II

Halo 2 Volume I released on the 9th of November in 2004. Releasing together with the game itself. Containing some of the music the game contained, and for the first time in Halo, songs. Incubus and Breaking Benjamin made the songs on the soundtrack. Such as “Blow Me Away” and “The Movement of The Odyssey”. While Steve Vai made an appearance in “Halo Theme ( Mjolnir Mix  )”.

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Halo Sheet Music: Scores of Halo - Halo: Combat Evolved | Halo Archive

Halo Sheet Music Collection: Scores of Halo - Halo Combat Evolved

Halo Combat Evolved released all the way back in 2001 in the U.S. and some time after for the rest of the world. We all know the giant tale behind this release and what it caused in the gaming industry. You don’t need me to tell you that. This is about the Soundtrack and the Sheet Music for it available here on the Halo Archive.

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Cortana Approaches, The Mantle Returns. | Halo Archive

Halo 4 had a dramatic impact on the lore community with a formal introduction of a living Forerunner not only that,The Didact himself. The final journey of Chief and Cortana had the pair hunting Didact down throughout his Requiem fortress …

New blog post for more speculations.

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The latest Tweets from CRAZED (@Thecrzedspartan): "I liked a @YouTube video from @ubernick_ https://t.co/0pzGB0QRpk I Challenge You!"

Please help and amazing member of the Halo community. Lost his home and two daughters in a house fire...https://www.gofundme.com/wauzeka-angels 

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A look at the Halo Archive community’s work such as Art, Fan Fiction and more!

New Community Creations section on our site. Artwork that has been made in the name of Halo!

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Art work from a member of ours. B0r1ng and his surprising stuff!

First is Kelly giving Chief a piggy-back ride

Second is a Mongoose...riding a Mongoose...

Some of the most famous composers were Sangheili

Lord of the Star Chief and Sangheili

Fellow Spartans trying to catch up to Chief

Happy flood with their cookie :D

More of our members art work to come!

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Halo Sheet Music - Update 2 | Halo Archive

Halo Sheet Music. a collection of Halo Sheet Music

With this update, the Sheet Music of Disc 2 is added, and Halo Reach is completed. Which brings an end to the Bungie era of Halo soundtracks.

From our member @HurryingCandy

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Halo's Place in Science Fiction - Shadow of Intent

Joseph Staten and Rtas 'Vadum return to the Halo universe in Shadow of Intent. Let us burst into a song of joy! Or at least an ancient Sangheili ballad.

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Halo 5 Guardians Walkthrough Guides Announced!

Halo 5 Guardians Walkthrough Guides Announced! Read more here!

As we inch closer to the release of Halo 5 Guardians, mroe and more goodies are revealing themselves. The most current release and announcement are the Halo 5 Guardians Walkthrough Guides that were just announced by Prima Games! It looks like we have 2 different versions, with another being classified as an EGuide. Below are the pricing options on all 3 versions: The Collector’s Edition Strategy…

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Aeolian Hope: The Fan-Made Halo Webcomic Pages 5 & 6

Aeolian Hope: The Fan-Made Halo Webcomic Pages 5 & 6

Hey everyone and welcome to this week’s installment of Aeolian Hope, the Fan-Made Halo Webcomic, on the Halo Archive! This week brings us Pages 5 & 6 from Issue 1: Winter Contingency.    If you’re keeping current on our main website, then be sure to check out our brand new Page 16 which went up last Friday! Brian’s already deep into the art for Page 17, which will hopefully go up next week and…

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Hunt the Truth Season 2 and the TV Series

Could #HUNTtheTRUTH Season 2 and the Halo TV Series be one in the same? Read more -

Ever since its first announcement in May 2013, there’s been no project more vague and mysterious than the upcoming Halo TV series. What is known is few: It’s live-action, It’s produced by Steven Spielberg It airs fall 2015. For a project so near and so significant, why is there still next to no information about it? Where are the trailers? Where are the summaries? Why is a SPIELBERG production so…

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Halo championship series season 2 FINALS! And Gamescom 2015 info.

Halo championship series season 2 FINALS! And Gamescom 2015 info.

Good afternoon Archivers! Season 2 finals logo This weekend is the finals of the Halo championship series season 2. This will be the final Halo 2 anniversary tournament before transiting  over to Halo 5: Guardians for season 3.  Here is the bracket for the event, Bracket. There is eight teams fighting to get to championship sunday and two teams will be knocked out today.  Who do you think is…

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