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I'd never bought a game soundtrack before. Hell, I've never even really noticed an original game soundtrack before. Oh, I've commented in reviews about the ones that have sucked, and I may have offered the occasional note on how well the music fit the game, but that's just an obligatory part of a review. Listen, finish, move on to the next please.

And then I played Halo. From the first time I hit the start button I was struck by the game's ethereal opening notes, and as I fought through the opening battles with the Covenant, I was impressed by how cinematic the music was. It wasn't just a question of fitting the game, it was about actually improving and empowering the game. Halo just simply wouldn't be Halo without its soundtrack.