Sumthing Else Music Works Announces Release of Halo 2 Original Soundtrack Volume Two

March 20th, 2006

Sumthing
Else Music Works Announces Release of Halo 2 Original Soundtrack Volume Two

Soundtrack features the acclaimed Original
Score composed and produced by Martin O’Donnell & Michael Salvatori

Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through its
licensing relationship with Microsoft Game Studios, proudly presents Halo® 2:
Original Soundtrack Volume Two. The highly anticipated Volume Two soundtrack
will be released on April 25th to US retail outlets through Nile Rodgers’
Sumthing Else Music Works label
www.sumthing.com, the
industry leader for licensing and distributing video game soundtracks.

The Halo 2: Original Soundtrack Volume Two CD
features nearly 70 minutes of award-winning compositions by Bungie Studios’
Audio Director Martin O’Donnell and his writing partner Michael Salvatori, the
composers behind the best-selling Halo® 2: Original Soundtrack Volume One and
Halo®: Combat Evolved Original Soundtrack. The signature guitar sounds of
revered rock guitarist Steve Vai also make an appearance, courtesy of Epic
Records, and the album is produced by veteran music producer and Sumthing Else
label founder Nile Rodgers.

Commenting on the back-story to the Volume Two
soundtrack release, Martin O’Donnell said, "In the summer of 2004 Nile Rodgers
and I decided that it would be a good idea to present the music of Halo 2 in two
separate volumes. The first volume would contain all the music that was finished
and mixed plus some ‘inspired by’ music from groups whose music was being used
in the game.”

Since the first Halo 2 soundtrack was assembled
before the game actually shipped, it was always envisaged that the second volume
would contain the rest of the game’s music, some of which Martin O’Donnell was
still composing and producing, and would be rearranged for maximum listening
pleasure.

“The music in Halo 2 will play back a little
differently each time someone plays the game," explains O’Donnell, “But on the
soundtrack I have the opportunity to arrange the music in an album format. For
Halo 2 Volume Two I decided to use a ‘suite’ structure that also corresponds to
the chapters within the game. In a sense by listening to this soundtrack you
will hear the musical representation on the story of Halo 2. Enjoy!”

Halo® 2 is the game that redefined first-person
combat and multiplayer action for millions of gamers worldwide. In Halo 2, the
saga continues as Master Chief – a genetically enhanced super-soldier – is the
only thing standing between the relentless Covenant and the destruction of all
humankind. For more information visit

http://www.xbox.com/games/halo2/.