Opera Singer Reacts: Traffic Jam || Halo 3 OST

[@ashplaysgames7695]

Odst is a soundtrack filled with rock and jazz. It's one of my favourites in the whole series.

[@blockingdead64]

I agree, ODST just has a certain feeling to it that the other games don't

[@hexoslaya3696]

@@blockingdead64 it feels to me like the only game where you’re actually vulnerable. You’re alone walking through an occupied city at night and you’re just an ODST, a well trained marine sure, but no genetically modified super soldier with state of the art armour and shields.

[@LimpanAPEX]

Top shelf OST

[@Soliye.]

@@hexoslaya3696 Correct. While other Halo games definitely have songs that make it sound like everything's going down or there's no hope, it feels like the subject is almost always the "events", if that makes sense. Like, humanity as a whole, or the faith of a planet, soldiers (covenant & human alike). Halo ODST's scores feel more personal. Like that's the situation YOU'RE in, or what your character feels like. ODST's also the reason why I crave a game where we play a simple marine from a squad set in the Halo universe. Hopefully during the covenant war.

[@Myne33]

The song Rain is so good.

[@Xx_Stogi_xX]

please do more Halo Soundtracks, your knowledge and how you explain how the song feels is something to learn and feel.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Ok

[@Xx_Stogi_xX]

@@MarcoMeatball Legend.

[@djmagichat1721]

If I may make a suggestion/request: Please do an analysis of "Devils...Monsters..." from Halo CE. That track captures what you, the player, are feeling throughout the level 343 Guilty Spark so perfectly it's insane. Couple that with the complete LACK of music for the first half of the level (just ambient background noise and a short piece at the start of a cutscene), it really pairs perfectly with the surprise twist the game throws at you: The Flood.

[@Xx_Stogi_xX]

@@MarcoMeatball Another request would be Halo 2 - In Amber Clad.

[@kindakyo]

@@MarcoMeatball ok

[@neilshewmaker9241]

I would pay money to watch you play all of the Halo games through a musical lens. Holy crap I want to watch that dude!

[@MarcoMeatball]

I mean okay 😄

[@uthergoodman401]

Do it

[@moosiemoose1337]

The great part about this idea is that the halo campaigns aren't even that long so a playthrough wouldn't be a 100 episode series thing. Could be done in an afternoon.

[@matthewa6027]

DO IT@@MarcoMeatball

[@OliAtypical]

This forward momentum your feeling is very accurate btw This song plays while you are driving a tank through narrow streets with around 15 other soldiers alongside you. It's a march into battle.

[@Myne33]

Which mission specifically? This isn’t the highway escort, is it? EDIT: NO, It’s the level with Mickey where you’re fighting in the streets! I remember now!!

[@Myne33]

THEME OF BATTLE

[@FlowerMareEnjoyer]

It's really cool because firing the tank's cannon as fast as you can practically matches the tempo of this track.

[@skyraider87]

​@@Myne33Kizingo Boulevard

[@Majistymills]

You have to do “deference for darkness” it just so good, im convinced martin o’donnell instrument of choice is emotions considering how much he plays with ours with his music

[@luisg1808]

💯

[@BObbert179]

Favorite halo song of all time.

[@LimpanAPEX]

Menagerie or Skyline are great too, in contrast to Deference for darkness they really get you pumped, much like Traffic Jam does.

[@ChefandTheArbistor]

MICHAEL SALVATORI ALSO PRODUCED THESE SOUNDTRACKS As a matter of fact, he mostly did the guitar for Halo osts. Walk in the woods, in Amber clad, ODSTs soundtrack, Reach, all the guitar in those were Michael.

[@gamesux1590]

Bits and Pieces is one of my favorites. It's funny in hindsight hearing how "Destiny" a lot of these tracks feel

[@56bturn]

The start of this does have 'Guardian' vibes, but it's a more grounded, steely take because you're not some undead badass with space magic, you're just a regular badass with some top shelf gear but you're against nastiness a lot worse than you are. But ODSTs don't quit.

[@ageofknoxeostab4566]

Odst is definitely the halo where the music is unique compared to the others with jazz and rock being the center piece of the game. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@unreal727]

Totally. Halo CE was high strings focused with other synth type sounds and percussion. Halo 2 was HEAVILY electric guitar focused and takes a so much more driven musical turn of style. Halo 3 returns to a mellower type that brings closure to a saga with heavy piano focus and sends it to heaven. ODST mixed it up with sax and jazz

[@pookiejoe8989]

Marty O'Donnell is the man. His ability to generate hype is unparalleled, and if you go through all his Halo soundtracks his evolutions on his own themes and motifs are apparent. Ya love to see it.

[@colonelquesadilla5080]

All the Halo games I’ve played have incredible music, but in terms of ambiance and setting the scene I think ODST is the best. Hearing any of its songs instantly brings me back to the streets of New Mombasa, from the rock of Traffic Jam to the melancholic jazz of Deference for Darkness and finally to the more typically Halo sounding orchestral epic that is Finale. There’s so much good Halo music out there; it’s reputation is definitely well earned

[@KapalAsin]

Somehow the song gave me Ace Combat vibe just because the combination between orchestra and electric guitar

[@MarcoMeatball]

I noticed too!

[@Lesquidliestone]

Halo's music has always been such a fascinating amalgamation of militaristic beats, otherworldly choirs, and banging rock. Highly recommend checking out Halo 2 songs since I grew up on them, but for sure check out music from the other games too.

[@yuukimasamura5143]

Halo ODST actually shows that Bungie was making Destiny many years before it was announced

[@drive_punk]

The ODST soundtrack has nothing but bangers on it. Im glad you're listening to them.

[@acceptablecasualty5319]

Oh man, you HAVE to listen to some ODST Tracks. Another musician has described the Saxophone-backed Tracks in that Title as, and i quote; "Wet".

[@chickenstrips5138]

he wasn’t wrong

[@garshne]

Your narration really gave something else to this piece. Knowing the context that this shows up in the game, it's kind of insane how closely you nail exactly what's going on just by listening to the soundtrack.

[@linda-0587]

If it feels likes like it’s from the 70’s or 80’s, funny fact, most ODST’s (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers) in the books, and Fanfics reference Rock/Flip music from that time period 🫡 And funnier thing thing is, in Combat Evolved/The Flood, one Marine, Sergeant Johnson puts on “Flip/Rock” music on the drop-ships sound system, another marine calls it trash, and Johnson says “This ‘Trash’ is your history, boy!” Marine: “Well if the Covenant want to wipe out this part of my history, that’s fine with me!”

[@ingemar]

Halo ODST has some of the best music in gaming in my very biased opinion. a recommendation would be Skyline. hope you are doing great o7

[@aamacan]

Halo's ost from first game and even to the present day all have amazing soundtracks. One that I think most people would want you to listen to is "Never Forget" from Halo 3 by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori.

[@elchjol2777]

A Scorpion tank,a great way to clear a traffic jam along with any covenant in the way.

[@Goober_Guy]

"What can I say...? It was a hell of a night." - ODST Gunnery Sgt Edward Buck

[@56bturn]

It should be noted, the first time this plays, you're leading a counterattack of Marines with a Scorpion Tank. You're pushing through the streets against a vile foe with the power to force them back. And the last time it plays, partially at least, is the beginning of the last hold out of the game. Not a tragic hold out like Reach, survival til the end; you've got a pick-up coming and a priority objective you need to protect, and the music is urging you to prepare, because the enemy is coming hard, and you _need_ to hold. You _will_ hold.

[@H9092-2]

You should listen to "We Are The Desperate Measures"

[@boat378]

Oh man it has been a hot minute since I've heard an electric guitar in a Michael Salvatori piece. Just awesome.

[@CombustiveVideo]

Awesome! Hope to see the Halo journey continue through ODST and beyond! Would love to see a video on Halo 2's 'Delta Halo Suite' or 'Unforgotten' at some point. The whole Halo 2 vol. 2 soundtrack is a gem that captures so much of the character of the series. Your 'Epilogue' video captured this well.

[@mariusionita266]

You can say it will be quite the great journey...

[@blockingdead64]

​@@mariusionita266 eyyy he said the thing

[@dylanmeyer1230]

The funny thing is, your comment about the sun rising for the day and a new challenge awaiting is actually pretty spot on for the game as a whole. ODST follows the rookie trying to find his squad at night and eventually into the next morning with flashbacks to the other squad members who each start their own fight and eventually become one squad again.

[@blackdog6969]

Its straight up a person bleeding out, ready to go to the great beyond but as it intensifies they groan, "can't a man die in peace?" right before they stand up and pull some damn solid inhuman crap a Spartan would only scrape their way out of. Marty is a brilliant muso

[@MHToro]

I love how this turned into a motivation speech lmao. The pacing and build up for each layer always hits just right, makes me remember and miss how good the original halo games were with their music, great tracks out of game and even more fitting during their set gameplay.

[@spartanjedi41]

The halo soundtracks (1-3, reach, and odst) are undoubtedly some of the best most unique video game soundtracks ever

[@theoneandonlyranch4552]

odst is where halo music really shines, its solemn, its perfect wit rain, its just perfect in general

[@thebigidea9659]

The original trilogy has some of the best osts in gaming history.

[@henjem14]

I loved your breakdown at the 4 minute mark, you really described it well, explaining what the different musical elements in the track do to trigger which emotional responses.

[@therealsirchewy]

Seeing your reaction to this song for the first time, this is exactly how I am every time I listen to this track

[@M4st3rDuck]

Putting on the ODST sound track and having another video playing rain or thunderstorm in the background with it is such a great way to relax or get work done. It just goes with every mood im in!

[@thomasadams4770]

This song always reminded me that no matter what i go through, pain or struggle, i need to take one more step. If i can do that then i will be okay

[@soulstice94]

Wow... literally just the first 3 seconds of the track and I am overwhelmed by nostalgia and emotions! ODST holds a special place in my heart

[@blubberfeet5430]

God halo has such legendary music. Just watching you dance and react to it is magical. It's like music is the perfect drug. The way to a "third eye" just amazing isn't it?

[@aced4fun]

God I wish I could experience Halo 3: ODST for the first time again

[@abbyssl3733]

One of the things I've always loved about Halo OSTs is the stories they tell, without any need for words, and the range of emotions they make you feel

[@sebastianvillalobos3944]

Oof if you are going through the Halo series, I would recommend the song 117 from Halo 4, I know that it's not one created by the master Marty O'Donnell but it just shows every feeling of the Master Chief to me, it's amazing

[@JoeFilms5420]

ODST is easily one of the most legendary games I've ever played. The music and atmosphere is just unreal. You killed it with the analysis!

[@SirBacon8180]

Always fills my heart with joy when insee people discover and enjoy the soundtrack from halo. You should also react to Halo 3 ost - Roll Call

[@Echo1608.]

I have listened to the halo OST's far too often, but this song has always stood out to me as a perfect part of ODST's feel. And it's all in the opening Brass section. In each pause, you can just barely hear what sounds like the players taking deep breaths. It just ties in perfectly to ODST as you play just a normal human. You are no longer playing a super human spartan, you're just a plain human. But you're a damn skilled one, and you're getting the job done.

[@mariusionita266]

Bring out the sax and rain, bois, we're green and very, very mean! Since we're at Halo, I recommend the track 'Never Forget' and all its variants, though my personal favorite is the Halo Legends version. And since we're at the FPS genre here, have you played or considered playing Black Mesa? Is it a fan remake of the original Half Life and a textbook example of labor of love. The soundtrack is no exception and I think you'll especially love the female vocals in the Xen portion of the game.

[@jackjohnson6368]

I'd definitely watch a music playthrough of ODST like how you did with Witch Queen, this soundtrack is incredible but even better in game with context

[@EndNoble]

ODST is full of great jams. Awesome pick for a video!

[@devilsadvocate22289]

I’m so glad he finally got to listen to the ODST soundtrack. The jazz vibes mixed with the orchestral tunes and the screams from the guitar really paint loneliness, tenacity, and proud resistance into its themes and make it the reason for why it’s my favorite soundtrack in Halo. I hope he listens to more of the songs in the soundtrack!

[@nuajbo4693]

ahh i need this for all halo tracks from you, your too good at painting the picture

[@HandOfThemis]

ODST has essentially only bangers in the OST. Marty O'Donnell and co got to just go to town doing some funky shit and it works so well for "space marines trying to kick some ass/sleuth things out/ survive". I recommend listening to some interviews with Marty about his creative process. He loved callback soundtracks that cannibalized old songs a bit, and leveraged them in various emotional ways during missions. You can hear a few distorted stings from other tracks that are meant to make you subconsciously think "this is like X mission/place but all fucked up". Its an interesting philosophy that i think pays off really well. You nailed this somg pretty well by the way. You are soldiers joining a small convoy on their way to retake/demolish an Office of Naval Intelligence building. It starts off with an immediate threat, and the action quickly begins to ramp alongside the music as more enemy vehicles reinforcements arrive. The best way to describe the action for most of this level is "Tempo, tempo, tempo".

[@daefaron]

Odst was fun. The mix between a silent, rainy night in a city where the city itself guides you to safety and mystery, and then the action packed daytime parts fighting alongside the rest of the soldiers before they died or made it out.

[@winstonwashington5454]

Parts of this song helps me visualize a convoy of 'hogs and scorpions with some other heavy equipment like a group of elephants trudging through the safari heading towards some kind of fight or looming end. Marty is the master at enhancing the atmosphere of a particular scene. Halo OST's with Marty composing will always be bangers.

[@abbyssl3733]

An Iconic OST, that brings back fond memories instantly o7

[@frogwithhumanteeth7808]

Sometimes I come back here just to hear Marco drop that Raw-as-hell motivational speech

[@stargazer99]

One of my halo music knowledge I know for a fact is that. Halo 2’s main theme is a lot of electric guitar which really fits the rising action aspect of that point in the story and halo 3 I believe has a lot of piano in its main theme which is interesting because the beginning is somber and the end is somber which fits the piano part of the music really well. Always loved that detail. Halo 2’s music is just so action packed and that electric guitar fits so well to that.

[@sweetpanic705]

So excited to see you experience Halo ODST! One of my favorite soundtracks from the series. There are many gems you can look forward to!

[@sweetpanic705]

I commented too early!! Your narration on the second listen was top tier! Well spoken, friend.

[@gonglekrome]

Im really hoping you notice how much this feels like the new destiny ost for lightfall, its very much halo 3 odst inspired since it is the same composer. It really throws me back to sitting there in new mombasa fighting for whatever i can find

[@gonglekrome]

Id also really reccomend the entire halo 3 odst track. Both it and the original destiny soundtrack made me find my love for OST

[@MarcoMeatball]

Def does!

[@Ntho1994]

This is the low-key the best motivational video on YT.

[@MultiGMan94]

Halo is one of the few game series I can say where the music has transcended the video game medium, and is easily recognizable, especially the main theme for Halo 1.

[@AnaTheUser]

I fricking love Halo 3 ODST's music! So good mix with the classics and a bit of jazz~

[@lilburd8715]

Halo in general has always had themes that go so hard odst is no exception

[@kaiser5910]

I haven't found anything, so I have to ask: Have you listened/reacted to any music from Hunt: Showdown? The band playing the music, called the Port Sulphur Band, are recruited from the developer team and it's AWESOME. 1890's (Dark) Americana at it's best!

[@MarcoMeatball]

No! But i love it!

[@kaiser5910]

@@MarcoMeatball So, may I hope to see some of that in the future? 😇

[@zXerenz]

Wish I had discovered you sooner, watched a few videos already, love the content!

[@MarcoMeatball]

Welcome aboard!

[@Zephyrus88PL]

Halo 3 is the first part I've played from the entire universe. And I love it. But ODST as a whole has a special place in my heart

[@yoehonjohn4832]

Should really listen to HALO SPV3 soundtrack also. It’s a fan made remastered version of HALO CE. Coventry dance awesome.

[@genos2545]

You should do more Halo tracks!!! My favorite video game franchise and it also has my favorite set of video game soundtracks!!

[@Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez]

1:20 is it me or is that an Iron-man reference?

[@shaneroberttate7270]

You should do a stream of all the Halo music throughout the games, not just the main theme but the different tracks for like Covenant, Flood, UNSC, Halo so many different soundtracks

[@legioinvigilata]

One of best tracks in halo

[@onewheeledcar6030]

If there was any halo to play for the music alone, it would be odst. This track is so heavy set with bangers it makes the floor shake.

[@zenny1337]

I love Traffic Jam as it does a good job of tying all the musical threads you here throughout your journey around the dark streets of New Mombasa, BUT, I think you should have a listen to Difference to Darkness as I feel like that’s the track that’s at the heart of the Halo 3: ODST experience.

[@BObbert179]

I am 100% certain this has been suggested a thousand times but I’ll add one more. “Deference for Darkness” is my favorite halo track and one of my favorite songs of all time.

[@SatinGecko43373]

“Ghosts!! They’ll see me for sure, I gotta take the shot”

[@nergalrior7841]

For context, this is one of the first mission soundtracks but you can hear it through other levels, and the session involves battle through urban areas as you face waves of resistance on your way to the objective. It makes you feel like an epic action hero and yet you hardly notice the track as you fight through the streets.

[@finisterre2415]

an interpretation I like, is that the calmer; more orchestral themes/motifs in the Halo soundtrack are the forerunners speaking to the player through music, hence why the halo theme is chanting and orchestral rather than rock & drums. and with this song in particular, you can imagine a forerunner structure at the start; being discovered and taken over and militarized by humans during the war, as the drums and guitar kick in.

[@lntercooler]

oh man i can’t wait to hopefully see more halo stuff

[@Seyomint]

when you think about the emotion behind the track, try thinking about how the ODSTs operate too? It'll give another level of depth when you get into the mind of these Shock Troopers. Feet first into hell. Your missions are one of the most dangerous. Dropped from low orbit/high atmosphere, land behind enemy lines, face off against heavily armed and dangerous forces in an uphill battle. You and your squad can make the difference in this battle if you succeed, but just before you drop, you contemplate whether this is the day. The day you win or you die, but whichever way fate leans, you will never go quietly.

[@MinersLoveGames]

Halo 3 is perfection in every way.

[@faxinspace]

Deference for Darkness, also from Halo 3 ODST, seems like a song that'd be right up your alley. Give it a listen if you feel like reacting to more music from this game!

[@anthonyjames9150]

More Halo please. On a pale horse has multiple renditions throughout the series.

[@CarolusRexdo]

omg i love how u read the music bro

[@ZHibiki]

You can really feel the early destiny vibes in this soundtrack

[@thewolfdevil5193]

For context. This music plays during the Tank section of the mission. The ascension of the music is proportional to the growing intensity of the fight in the city streets where with each new section the situation is more dire for Marines, but player nonetheless rolls in with heavy steel and fights back. This track is just one of my favourites in the whole franchise :D

[@angelsideuk6197]

would love to hear you talk about more of the Halo OST, Green and Blue is an interesting one imo

[@rukaidomingcil8416]

Makes me wanna go for a ride into a packed highway and just...

[@Lightforeverandever]

A great man reacting to a great soundtrack from a good ol game

[@MarcoMeatball]

Aw thanks

[@Agora2021]

I'm personally a big fan of the Forerunner and Flood tracks. I really enjoy the mysterious, awe-inspiring notes of the Forerunner and the menacing, ominous feeling of the Flood.

[@TheArbiter_117]

Did you do "We are the desperate measure"? Absolute banger!

[@MrPikaGammer]

As odd as this is, Halo 3: ODST is a noir detective story about a regular human (unlike Master Chief) special forces soldier, alone at night in an alien occupied city on Earth, trying to find where his squad is. This particular track plays in the game's final mission as you drive a Warthog and, eventually, Tank with your squad leader on its turret as you escort a character named Dare, who is in what is essentially an armored trash truck. It is a very hectic and incredibly climatic segment leading to a final stand while waiting for evacuation.

[@ButteryGoodnessINC]

You know the music, time to dance. ODST's on me!

[@ISAFMobius18]

Here are some other Halo Tracks i think you'd enjoy. Halo 2 Anniversary: Unforgotten memories Halo Legends: Sacred Icon Suite 2 Halo 2 Anniversary: Halo Theme Gungnir Mix (feat. Steve Vai) Halo Wars 2: It's Done Halo 3: Bonus Track, Finish the Fight Halo 3: Bonus Track, Never Forget

[@Fischstix95]

what you start doing at 4:00 is magnificent

[@apoc4]

Ohhh, ODST. The night missions, that jazzy, easy flow. Gods, the music in this one as fine, smoky drink and long night filled with rain and distant lights. Game was fun, the music hit good.

[@colbyboucher6391]

I'd go as far as to say that "constant rhythmic propulsion" is a core component of Marty O'Donnel's music for Halo.

[@Lol8922]

What can I say? It's been a hell of a night.

[@ChaoticNomen]

Reach is pretty solid as well. Tip of the spear anyone or ghosts and glass.

[@zachowarth6317]

My brother in Christ, you *must* do the Halo 2 theme: Mjolnir mix

[@MaterialObserver3956]

This track became Destiny

[@V4ultHun7er57]

You need to listen to the Winter Contingency from Halo Reach. It's still one of the best opening tracks to any game I've ever played

[@jo3y960]

I request more ODST and Halo tracks in general. He would absolutely love reach

[@TheIrishTexan]

A big part of the atmosphere of Halo 3 ODST (Not the same as Halo 3, not a DLC or anything, it's a fully separate game, by the way.) is wildly shifted from the rest of the Halo games because you're not a Spartan super soldier, you're an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) which is basically like black ops special forces, they're the best of the best, but they're still pure human, not modified like the Spartans. They don't have super strength, shields, armor that weighs half a ton or anything like that. They use equipment that could theoretically be made in our modern world today. It's like a comparison between Superman (Spartans) and Batman (ODST). They're just humans with the tools, skills and experience to go on suicide missions and possibly make a difference or die trying, not a one man army sent in to almost singlehandedly win a war. A lot of Halo 3 ODST is a lot slower and quieter not just in the soundtrack but in the gameplay, because you're mortal and frail and weak, and you're reminded of that at every step of your journey. You're only human, and you really feel like it. There's no power trip, no saving the galaxy, just a lone man, lost and separated from his squad in the big city, in the middle of a stormy night after a drop gone wrong scattered everyone across the city. Just you, your gun, the shadows, the sound of the rain and the threat that each back alley or street corner you turn could be your last. And the soundtrack pairs so perfectly with that feeling.

[@Scribbled2Death]

odst was supreme in everyway