Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net wrap up some loose ends from Halo 3 and look forward to Halo 3: ODST.

Also in this episode: special guests, Bungie’s official #1 fan, Miguel “Freewill” Chavez of Bungie fansite Bungie Sightings and Cody Miller of High Speed Halo.

Show highlights:

• Is Halo Too Easy?
• Why ODST is Better than Halo 3
• VISR, VISR Burning Bright
• Campaign Forge
• Best Confrontation
• It’s Not Easy Being ODST
• Fade to White
• Reaching For Higher Difficulty
• Retconning Reach in Advance
• Halo 3 Warthog Run
• Foe Hammer
• Forerunners == Humans
• Babysitter
• Parting Shots

This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast; however, as this episode doesn’t cover any specific campaign level it has no additional podcast art. Podcast art makes a return in the next episode, covering the first two levels of Halo 3: ODST, the first area in Mombasa Streets and Tayari Plaza.

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Here is a transcription of Orbital Drop Shock Trooper from Halo 3: ODST.

Credits to Benjamin Bergem aka. The Halo-Dragon for his transcription of this song (http://rampancy.net/blog/HaloDragon/28/11/2009/Orbital_Drop_Shock_Troopers), as I relied rather heavily on his version for the middle section (specifically, bars 69-111, which is almost identical to his version).

This version attempts to incorporate more of the orchestral parts.

The midi took quite a bit of fiddling with dynamics and articulation, but I think it turned out pretty well this time.

As always, pedaling, dynamics and articulation are left to the pianist’s discretion, the sheet music is just a guideline.

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6 Dec 09: Slightly edited.
9 Dec 09: Edited again.

Difficulty: Quite Hard

Attachment includes:

• Sheet music (.pdf)
• Midi sequence (.mid)
• Finale Notation file (.mus, .bak)

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This is an extended part not found in “Another Rain”. Benjamin Bergem’s transcription can be used for the rest of the song: http://rampancy.net/blog/HaloDragon/05/10/2009/Another_Rain. After the second “all alone” alto sax solo, insert this music, and then cut back to “Another Rain”. Finale Notepad wouldn’t allow me to have two bass clefs in the staff, so the top line is in treble clef, but should be played an octave lower (8vb). Here’s a video of how I played it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_0-pDpc20o. The zip file contains a Finale Notepad file and a PDF.

Cast Aside, from the track “No Stone Unturned” by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori, for a piano, a string ensemble and an oboe.

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