Halo Wars Original Soundtrack Announced

Sumthing Else Music Works today announced that it will be releasing the Halo Wars Original Soundtrack. The soundtrack will feature over 50 minutes of music from the Xbox 360 title under development by Ensemble Studios. The Halo Wars Original Soundtrack was composed by Stephen Rippy and features performances by the FILMharmonic Orchestra and Choir Prague, with a second disc containing nine additional bonus tracks, nine 5.1 mixes of tracks from the music disc, two cinematic trailers and one behind-the-scenes video.


"For Halo Wars I wanted to write music that fit both the size of the story and its sense of discovery," said Stephen Rippy, Ensemble Studios Music & Sound Director and Composer for Halo Wars. "Each of the various worlds in the game feels a little different; each of the main characters brings something to the mix. More than anything else, it was important that these tracks fit comfortably into the existing Halo universe. I hope they'll take the listener to some new places as well."


The Halo Wars Original Soundtrack will release February 17, 2009 with the game itself following on March 3.