Starting in 2007, we had a tight group that played Halo almost every night together. In 2012, our good friend who went by the gamer tag Lt.Nick had gone to the hospital with a severe throat infection. After a week with no word, his account went online, but we didn't know it would be the last time. It was his nephew. We were obviously confused and bombarded him with questions. He tearfully told us that Nick was discharged from the hospital and took a train home. On the train, he was confronted by an unhinged man who had suddenly produced a knife and attacked Nick without warning. He was stabbed over 20 times and taken back to the hospital where he was placed in a medically induced coma in critical condition due to blood loss. During surgery his heart had stopped and he was revived. Nick fought hard to stay with us, but sadly never recovered from the injuries sustained from a random act of violence. He passed a few days later. Though we had never met in real life, the loss of Nick was incredibly painful for all of us. Lt.Nick - Last online: 11 years ago. Spartans never really die though, do they? See you on the other side brother.
I know this comment has been here for 5 months now, but... It hurts to hear this. My greatest condolences, I hope he had a great time playing Halo with all of you. I hope you all reunite someday.
Beating Halo 3 was the last thing I ever did with my father before he passed away. I wish I knew it was the last time I would see him but looking back it was time well spent. I love you, Dad. Spartans never die... They just go missing in action.
I give all of my condolences to you my brother. I lost my 8 yr old brother before I got halo 3, reach, odst and I wanted him to play them but died from asthma spartans never die. They go mission in action
Alas brothers… our war will Soon be over, the drip finally stops dripping. The last bird sings. Ours sons and daughters will hold our hand on the way out our generation will fade away as do all others, if you are reading this I love and pray for you brothers and sisters. We will die with a peice of history no one WILL EEEEVVVEEERRR come close to. We will all die in 30-50 years time. And the last spartan still won’t fall, We must past the torch. STAND STROOOONG HOLD THE LIIIINEEE
"For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten."
"I remember how this war started. What Your kind did to mine. I can't forgive you. But you have my thanks, for standing by until the end. Hard to believe he's dead."
@@cheapyx5582 no thanks needed, you both earned them by your service to mankind. He made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our planet. We salute in his honor.
"I can't forgive you for what your kind did to mine.... but you have my thanks for standing by him till the end... i can't believe he's gone." Admiral Hood to the Arbiter. "Were it so easy." Arbiter's response.
That's not the quote at all "I remember how this war started, what your kind did to mine, I can't forgive you but you have my thanks for standing by him to the end, hard to believe he's dead"
What always stood out to me is how Arbiter started and ended the game in the same way "Were it so easy." I don't know why, but it just really stood out to me as something really cool
It's one of my favorite quotes. Arbiter states it at the beginning when chief tries to put a bullet in his skull. Johnson says to be nice and try not to kill their new ally and that's when the arbiter hits us for the first time with that quote. He's saying he wouldn't go down that easily. Then he hits us again at the end when they're at chiefs and the rest of the soldiers funeral and it's said "I just wish he (chief) were here to see it (it being the end of the war)". The Arbiter having fought side by side with master chief and knowing what he's capable of responds with "were it so easy" because he knows chief wouldn't go down that easily.
Halo loves being symbolic just for the sake of it giving the audience a warm feeling, it's one of the things that makes the franchise so unique and special imo.
a cool universe, an effective game-play, amazing musics, but an incredibly imbecilic community who criticize the others opinions. that's why i stay away of as much as i could. i like almost every halo games. i still saying it in the hope someone would agreed.
I like to think that for the Arbiter to attend the memorial ceremony, it truly solidifies his deep respect for the humans. Seeing how they honor their fallen. Hearing words like “duty”, “courage”, “honor”, and “sacrifice”. Words that the Sangheili can relate with. It just shows that despite appearances, humans and Sangheili are not so different than they thought. From this moment on, the Arbiter will always regard humans as either the noblest of allies, or the worthiest of adversaries.
its pretty scary to think about how young i was when this made such a deep impact on my actual soul. halo will never again be able to match up to what it was for its time, and how well it was executed with even just the music alone, and of course everything else like the vocal acting, to the way it played among all of the other games of its time. i got way too into the halo universe. so a piece of me will always live there. some of these songs are like going back to visit that preserved piece of my childhood self.
same here, it was 2007 and I was given a copy of Halo CE by a relative. I was 10 and did not know what to expect. Fell in love with it instantly and I get way too deep into the universe and played all the games. Can't believe it's been 15 years...
@@Ray-wj6nw not probably, the timing is everything. the era of gaming it was part of made it possible for such a simple game to stand out the way it did. plus being kids at that time, our perception of fantasy all together was was a lot of what made the halo world so special already. but then its the love they put into the universe. the lore. the music. the way they tell the story that made it stand out compared to other games of its day to me. all of that stuff, plus something else i probably cant even put into words rn brewed into the perfect storm to take our childhood minds and run with them. that, and a lot of kids in our generation grew up with far too much screentime, as screens in general were fairly newfangled and misunderstood as babysitters. bungie could come back and buy halo again, or just even remaster the old halos. and even then, it probably just wont ever be the same feeling. gaming is like, dead, because its so alive. nothing is special anymore. it all feels like the same thing or something. like cars.
@Isaiah Comfort feel free to hmu. or give me ur snap or something. as long as they/you are 18+ i dont mind being friends w anyone really. I talk to people all day about my videos, and probably say way too much haha, so no worries.
No matter if your played online, or with friends on the couch, we all share the same memory. The days of playing Halo 3 after school, work, or wherever, not caring about the world and just living in the moment. Now, with those days behind us, we can only move forward to bigger, better things, but no matter how far we get in our journey, the memory of a bygone era will always remain. Never forget.
Same here - Good memories with a friend who is no longer with us. Spent every weekend playing Halo 3 and this music is a reminder to the good times we had completing it in a day on legendary. RIP Ryan - Miss you mate!
I was thinking the same thing. I've never played Halo but every time I hear how serene this OST sounds at this part I feel something happen in my heart. I think it's the stringed instruments harmonizing so well together
It always makes me think of Sgt. Johnson and all the weekends spent playing online in forage mode with friends I’ll never talk to again. 😢 this game franchise is part of my heart.
For some, the storm has passed.. And the torch has been passed.. But its flames have already started to Ebb. Thank you Bungie for so many memories, and helping us build so many strong friendships. May 343 never tarnish the games that helped define who we are.
This song makes me feel like i died fighting for what I always wanted to fight for. As I close my eyes I feel accomplished, knowing I done everything I could've done.
Exactly. What you described is how I internalised Masterchief as he was escaping the Ark and rests his head back in accomplishment and relief, with Cortana then uttering “It’s been an honour serving with you John”.
This song makes you sad in a wholly different way than other "sad songs." It delivers a feeling of heroic loss that you don't hear much in soundtracks.
"For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. 🅱ut let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage 🅱eyond measure; sacrifice, and unshaka🅱le conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to re🅱uild, this hillside will remain 🅱arren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They enno🅱led all of us, and they shall not 🅱e forgotten."
a cool universe, an effective game-play, amazing musics, but an incredibly imbecilic community who criticize the others opinions. that's why i stay away of as much as i could. i like almost every halo games. i still saying it in the hope someone would agreed.
I don’t want to lose my parents, I don’t even know if I’m going to continue on without them. I love them so much I would have done anything I’ve done to succeed without them. I’m too young to think about this but I cannot get over it. I cherish them so goddamn much that I wouldn’t even care for myself. I love you mum and dad.
Haven't lost my mom yet but she's got a tumor in her head that needs to be taken out soon I want to act like everything gonna turn out fine but when alone I couldn't imagine a future without her. Its such a scary feeling. But if something goes wrong I know she wouldn't want something like that to hold me back in life. Hope you and your fam are living good bro.
It has all the elements of duty, honor, courage, sacrifice, respect, pride, humility, self reflection, tragedy, facing the unknowns, optimism, sadness and closure. It's beautiful.
We grew up with this game. Spanning 2 decades. I cannot wait to play this with my son. He’s only 2 and a half but I already bought him his own series x Xbox and am waiting for the day he’s old enough to play the entire master chief collecting on coop 🤘
Man the custom games back then was so much fun I was born 98 and a little kid playing online with grown ups and they was cool asf I wish gaming was this fun again
Still remember hearing this for the first time at a friend's Sunshine was out in the back with his brother me and someone who at the time was a brother to me had finally beaten the series after playing through the original three this was shortly before odst came out. Now sunshine has been dead for a few years I no longer have brothers in my state was they turned on me this song brings out good memories. So to those who get feelings from this song embrace the good ones.
One of my friends I used to play Halo 4 everyday with as a kid hasn't been online for 11 years. I dont even know what happened to him he just went offline one day. Miss you, yoda8961. Now Im graduating high school in less than a month. This is definitely the song that's gonna be playing in my head during graduation.
This song is one of few that tugs at the heartstrings no matter how many times I listen to it. Never played Halo CE or 2 until ~2014 (overprotective parents; still played Reach and 3 at my friends place, however), yet they have become permanently engrained in my memory as a master class, magnum opus of storytelling, music and gameplay. Nothing will ever top the original trilogy for me, even if Halo CE was released a year before I was born, lol.
I remember being housebound after an accident that nearly killed me. I was in a bad place. All I had was my beat up 360, and a couple of games, one was Halo 3. The times I had on multiplayer were LEGENDARY. Turned me around. Gave me something to wake up for. As the years passed, less and less of the squad came on, then eventually my time came. I was healed. I could work to provide again, but Id still hop on. Then came the day they were going to shut the servers. We mustered everyone we could, got into the lobby to chat shit and remnisce one more time, then the curtain fell, along with the silence. This theme covers the feeling perfectly. Boys became men in that game, and on that day men grew a little older. To the names I can remember: Raider83, Vektor883, ShyBadger, LincsImp420...and all the others... Thank you.
This gives me such nostalgic thoughts and feelings. Reminds me of playing all the Halo Campaigns on Legendary with my little brother. It was such good fun and it forever bonded us. Till this day the Halo games are our favourites. A big reason is the incredible music that helped form those memories. When I listen to this song it reminds me of that time that is now gone. Damn I should play through the Halo campaigns with my brother again 😊
"You say that... Like soldiers and humanity are two different things... Soldiers aren't machines... Were people..." Cortana did call him a Machine, but she did bring the best out of Chief. Bringing back his humanity not only to Cortana, but his fellow SII of which he remembers. His childhood robbed, his friends gone, all he has left are memories and pain.
estaba en instagram perdiendo el tiempo y derrepente entre tanto scroll aparecio un video con esta musica de fondo la cual me resulto familiar (yo juraba que esta melodia era de un juego de halo o tambien de una pelicula de spiderman de sam raimi) y entonces empeze a buscar la cancion.Cuando finalmente la encontre y cual fue mi sorpresa cuando resulto ser un tema del halo 3 justo como lo pense. Hermosos recuerdos esto me pone muy nostalgico😢
There is not many pieces of media that strikes that perfect chord in my soul. This never fails to move me to tears. These feelings and memories are something that I will always carry with me, and for that I am forever grateful.
shall we not forget the gamers who loved halo and didnt make to now. they will be remembered by there friends and others they played with and shared the love for halo
childhood is something, something that you had so much fun playing old and great game like halo 3, new generation cannot get same feelings as we were getting after playing this game all day along, i made my childhood with this game, best ever.
feels like a movie of a normal dude that goes to his dream world where he has fun and true peace at the end of each journey in that world. And this song is like the end part where the character has to go back to the real world and says goodbye to everything else. It's almost like leaving childhood or dying. Truly a masterpiece ; - ;
"In war the first thing lost is time... The hours become days... Days turn to Years and the years turn into decades.." I want this played at my funeral
It’s not that I wish to go back to a time in childhood, with late a summer night breeze traveling in your room, a lobby full of good friends with the only thing in matter at the moment is that. Not time, not stress, no confusion..just pure bliss and comfort. There are times in which I’d just like to feel that same feeling again..this harmonious tribute is the only thing that can come close. To all those past and present, thank you for the memories.
RIP to my best friend. I will never forget how I pressed the button on your controller to exit the warthog just before the last cinematic in this amazing game called Halo 3. See you soon, someday, somewhere. I love you Alex.
Hood: I remember when this war started. What your kind did to mine. I can’t forgive you but you have my thanks for sticking by him to the end. Hard to believe he’s dead. Arbiter: Were it so easy.
So many memories are coming back when i hear this music. Over 10 years ago i always played with my little brother halo 3 forge mode and built houses etc…. I miss these times. As you get older you get more problems. I loved it to be a little kid, no problems, nothing….
I remember always playing Halo and Halo 2-3 at my best friends house spending countless hours doing the campaign together untill we beat it on the most difficult settings.. This song will always remember me of that guy. Life happened and I haven't seen him for over 12 years now, I hope he's doing great
Hood : "For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten.... I remember how this war started. What your kind did to mine. I can't forgive you. But... (he holds out his hand) you have my thanks, for standing by him to the end."
This is the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard of, and I came across it not because of Halo, but because of a video of a painting. Once I found out it was part of the Halo soundtrack, well known for the countless of videos of guys singing in the bathroom, I felt joy. If I thought that melody, the one I'm referring to, was beautiful, this one is heckin' insane. I saw the cutscene in which they played this in. Beautiful. And it seems so loved by people. Never played Halo, but after this, I might. Edit to add: my dedication of this piece to everyone who died in war as an innocent, or has tragically passed after any kind of battle. To those who are still alive but lost so much to these as well.
"Were it so easy.." This piece of music truly has a feeling of warmth.. From the hilarious laughs to the amazing memories we all made From a single video game that we now can cherrish in our hearts.. Halo 3 in itself was the Great Journey, and we got to expierience that with all the friendships we made along the way. Nolstagia to the finest.
I’m getting married this November. My uncle/ god father was a police officer and passed away from lung cancer from being a 9/11 first responder. My fiancés maid of honors father was a marine, and lost his life due to disease recently. We’re going to have an empty table at the reception with their name cards on them. At some point, I’m going to pay them tribute and play this song for them. I’m not ready for it. I’m already crying. I fucking miss them
Proximity chat was so fucking awesome! Could hear your victim get cut off when you fragged them. Halo 1-2 on the original Xbox Live around 2005 was my first exposure to online gaming. Halo is just a shell of it's former self now. Thank 343 for that!
I love to listen to this song from time to time. Remembering when I first picked a controller up. Remembering the friends I made, the friends I lost, remembering a better time, a time where things were simpler, easier, I miss it.
For us, the storm has passed. The war is over. And let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark, and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure. Sacrifice, an unshakeable conviction that their fight... *our* fight... was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They enobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten.
This soundtrack is a salute to all Spartans I’ve played with in Halo 3. Xbox 360 days were golden times. We finished the fight. But I think we’re just getting started.
Keep fighting Spartans, the final battle has yet to come. keep these memories as a symbol of your peace and courage to live and play alongside the one and only legendary Master Chief. Halo blessed us with the most amazing entertainment source for our childhood 🙏 it was an honor guys, never forget
I played this after I finished halo infinite on LASO. On the surface it doesn’t seem like much but this was after spending 21 hours on my 1st time doing it. I got no achievement and waited for it to be fixed. I replayed the game on LASO and finally got my achievement. It’s over for me, but there’s still more LASO stuff I need to complete. I’m gonna tie up some loose ends.
For all heroes who been disconnected for so long : hope you are alright hope you doing well and hope to see you again somedays... You'll be remembered forever in the history of halo in the history of gamers ! Thank you.
Goodbye Bungie… You were one of the best…but like the flood greed snuck its way into every crevice and pore… You will be missed by thousands, hell probably millions of people across multiple generations But you will not be forgotten, the memories you helped us make, the friends you helped us find…the stories we all wrote ourselves these past 20+ years… It’s time to move on everyone…I don’t know where to, that’s for you to decide… Whether in a fireteam or spartan squadron…stay awesome…
I joined the international legion of Ukraine December 2022. After training we joined up with the 92nd brigade in Kharkiv oblast. The next month would be the most hellish experience of my life. I lost 8 brothers in arms during my time there. I randomly decided to listen to this score after God knows how long. The music along with the quote about the heroes who didn't return, it brought me to tears. At the same time, a work van drove by with the name Thibault on the side. That was the name of one of my friends who didn't make it. I lost it at that point.
Last Online: 15 years ago.
Spartans never die there just missing in action
To think that a lot of our friends back then are either dead or have moved on
Don't make me cry.
@@hezekiahsimon3341 Went from 360 to PS4 and back to XBOX. None of my old Xbox friends have been online.
Starting in 2007, we had a tight group that played Halo almost every night together. In 2012, our good friend who went by the gamer tag Lt.Nick had gone to the hospital with a severe throat infection. After a week with no word, his account went online, but we didn't know it would be the last time. It was his nephew. We were obviously confused and bombarded him with questions. He tearfully told us that Nick was discharged from the hospital and took a train home. On the train, he was confronted by an unhinged man who had suddenly produced a knife and attacked Nick without warning. He was stabbed over 20 times and taken back to the hospital where he was placed in a medically induced coma in critical condition due to blood loss. During surgery his heart had stopped and he was revived. Nick fought hard to stay with us, but sadly never recovered from the injuries sustained from a random act of violence. He passed a few days later. Though we had never met in real life, the loss of Nick was incredibly painful for all of us.
Lt.Nick - Last online: 11 years ago.
Spartans never really die though, do they? See you on the other side brother.
We all make it, sooner or later.
Rest in peace Nick :(
Repose en paix Nick 🙏
Rest in peace brother
I know this comment has been here for 5 months now, but... It hurts to hear this. My greatest condolences, I hope he had a great time playing Halo with all of you.
I hope you all reunite someday.
"I would like to see our home again. To know that it is safe."
"Fear not. For we have made it so."
“By your word, Arbiter.”
*“Take us home.”*
@@RexfromIslaNublarwhile the music gets better n better every second
Beating Halo 3 was the last thing I ever did with my father before he passed away. I wish I knew it was the last time I would see him but looking back it was time well spent. I love you, Dad.
Spartans never die... They just go missing in action.
On patrol.
In sorry for your loss brother. Made me tear up thinking about my pops. I hope life is kind to you.
you will regroup with your father one day my friend, make him proud while you still shoulder your mission.
I give all of my condolences to you my brother. I lost my 8 yr old brother before I got halo 3, reach, odst and I wanted him to play them but died from asthma spartans never die. They go mission in action
This feels like a song about saying goodbye.
And then saying hello again.
You mean say halo again lol.
For all the heroes who died on the battlefield
Rest in peace...sergeant johnson. I cri evertim
LizzyRed I miss Johnson too😖
And for all the memories shared amongst us
Welp good the I made in with dam wathog
Alas brothers… our war will Soon be over, the drip finally stops dripping. The last bird sings. Ours sons and daughters will hold our hand on the way out our generation will fade away as do all others, if you are reading this I love and pray for you brothers and sisters. We will die with a peice of history no one WILL EEEEVVVEEERRR come close to. We will all die in 30-50 years time. And the last spartan still won’t fall, We must past the torch. STAND STROOOONG HOLD THE LIIIINEEE
"For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten."
"I remember how this war started. What Your kind did to mine. I can't forgive you. But you have my thanks, for standing by until the end. Hard to believe he's dead."
"Were it so easy."
"Things look different. Without the Prophets' lies clouding my vision. I would like to see our own world, to know that it is safe."
"Fear not, For we have made it so"
“By your word, Arbiter.”
Miss my best friend, he died in 2019. Me and him use to play halo 3 all the time. And now he is gone, I miss him
He died not die...He just went missing in action...godspeed soldier❤️
@@JJumper8888 thanks for the kind words soldier
@@cheapyx5582 no thanks needed, you both earned them by your service to mankind. He made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our planet. We salute in his honor.
He didn't die. He just went on patrol.
"I can't forgive you for what your kind did to mine.... but you have my thanks for standing by him till the end... i can't believe he's gone." Admiral Hood to the Arbiter. "Were it so easy." Arbiter's response.
That's not the quote at all
"I remember how this war started, what your kind did to mine, I can't forgive you but you have my thanks for standing by him to the end, hard to believe he's dead"
What always stood out to me is how Arbiter started and ended the game in the same way
"Were it so easy."
I don't know why, but it just really stood out to me as something really cool
"Were it so easy." It encompasses everything about Halo, about conflict. Would everybody feel peace and happiness were it so easy.
It's one of my favorite quotes. Arbiter states it at the beginning when chief tries to put a bullet in his skull. Johnson says to be nice and try not to kill their new ally and that's when the arbiter hits us for the first time with that quote. He's saying he wouldn't go down that easily. Then he hits us again at the end when they're at chiefs and the rest of the soldiers funeral and it's said "I just wish he (chief) were here to see it (it being the end of the war)". The Arbiter having fought side by side with master chief and knowing what he's capable of responds with "were it so easy" because he knows chief wouldn't go down that easily.
Because he knew Chief was hard to kill lol. It perfectly summed up their relationship too. It's one of the best video game moments IMO.
Halo loves being symbolic just for the sake of it giving the audience a warm feeling, it's one of the things that makes the franchise so unique and special imo.
I heard this and I had no fucking clue what he was talking about at that time
Every time, every god damn time it makes me tear up
Same
absolutely same
Especially when you lost someone important to you
a cool universe, an effective game-play, amazing musics, but an incredibly imbecilic community who criticize the others opinions. that's why i stay away of as much as i could. i like almost every halo games. i still saying it in the hope someone would agreed.
@@daegnaxqelil2733 wait people criticize opinions they do not agree with. Since when?
Me criying in 2007 when my favorite trilogy ended on a high note
I like to think that for the Arbiter to attend the memorial ceremony, it truly solidifies his deep respect for the humans. Seeing how they honor their fallen. Hearing words like “duty”, “courage”, “honor”, and “sacrifice”. Words that the Sangheili can relate with. It just shows that despite appearances, humans and Sangheili are not so different than they thought. From this moment on, the Arbiter will always regard humans as either the noblest of allies, or the worthiest of adversaries.
"When we first met,we were enemies fighting to end each other,Now as allies i am confident we can face this new threat together once more"
Tbh I want arbiter to say this in the future when Chief and arbiter fight along side against the banished
@ProOmega-09 as did I my friend as did i
Banished,promethium and guardian
its pretty scary to think about how young i was when this made such a deep impact on my actual soul. halo will never again be able to match up to what it was for its time, and how well it was executed with even just the music alone, and of course everything else like the vocal acting, to the way it played among all of the other games of its time.
i got way too into the halo universe. so a piece of me will always live there. some of these songs are like going back to visit that preserved piece of my childhood self.
same here, it was 2007 and I was given a copy of Halo CE by a relative. I was 10 and did not know what to expect. Fell in love with it instantly and I get way too deep into the universe and played all the games. Can't believe it's been 15 years...
It's a shame Halo probably won't ever be as good as it used to be again.
@@Ray-wj6nw not probably, the timing is everything. the era of gaming it was part of made it possible for such a simple game to stand out the way it did. plus being kids at that time, our perception of fantasy all together was was a lot of what made the halo world so special already. but then its the love they put into the universe. the lore. the music. the way they tell the story that made it stand out compared to other games of its day to me. all of that stuff, plus something else i probably cant even put into words rn brewed into the perfect storm to take our childhood minds and run with them. that, and a lot of kids in our generation grew up with far too much screentime, as screens in general were fairly newfangled and misunderstood as babysitters.
bungie could come back and buy halo again, or just even remaster the old halos. and even then, it probably just wont ever be the same feeling. gaming is like, dead, because its so alive. nothing is special anymore. it all feels like the same thing or something. like cars.
@Isaiah Comfort i'm not really smart, I'm just passionate.
@Isaiah Comfort feel free to hmu. or give me ur snap or something. as long as they/you are 18+ i dont mind being friends w anyone really. I talk to people all day about my videos, and probably say way too much haha, so no worries.
No matter if your played online, or with friends on the couch, we all share the same memory. The days of playing Halo 3 after school, work, or wherever, not caring about the world and just living in the moment.
Now, with those days behind us, we can only move forward to bigger, better things, but no matter how far we get in our journey, the memory of a bygone era will always remain.
Never forget.
I swear this ending and the song that comes on at 0:37 never fail to make me cry.
Same here - Good memories with a friend who is no longer with us. Spent every weekend playing Halo 3 and this music is a reminder to the good times we had completing it in a day on legendary.
RIP Ryan - Miss you mate!
I was thinking the same thing. I've never played Halo but every time I hear how serene this OST sounds at this part I feel something happen in my heart. I think it's the stringed instruments harmonizing so well together
It always makes me think of Sgt. Johnson and all the weekends spent playing online in forage mode with friends I’ll never talk to again. 😢 this game franchise is part of my heart.
For some, the storm has passed.. And the torch has been passed.. But its flames have already started to Ebb. Thank you Bungie for so many memories, and helping us build so many strong friendships. May 343 never tarnish the games that helped define who we are.
Halo 3 is my favorite halo game of all time, I think
This song makes me feel like i died fighting for what I always wanted to fight for. As I close my eyes I feel accomplished, knowing I done everything I could've done.
Exactly. What you described is how I internalised Masterchief as he was escaping the Ark and rests his head back in accomplishment and relief, with Cortana then uttering “It’s been an honour serving with you John”.
This song makes you sad in a wholly different way than other "sad songs." It delivers a feeling of heroic loss that you don't hear much in soundtracks.
Marty O'Donnell & the boys truly created one masterpiece of a score for 3.
"For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. 🅱ut let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage 🅱eyond measure; sacrifice, and unshaka🅱le conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to re🅱uild, this hillside will remain 🅱arren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They enno🅱led all of us, and they shall not 🅱e forgotten."
7, Bungie’s favorite number…
@Isaiah Comfort Bible lore: *que the meme music
@Isaiah Comfort source: just trust me bro
a cool universe, an effective game-play, amazing musics, but an incredibly imbecilic community who criticize the others opinions. that's why i stay away of as much as i could. i like almost every halo games. i still saying it in the hope someone would agreed.
@Isaiah Comfort, you spout utter degeneracy.
I don’t want to lose my parents, I don’t even know if I’m going to continue on without them. I love them so much I would have done anything I’ve done to succeed without them. I’m too young to think about this but I cannot get over it. I cherish them so goddamn much that I wouldn’t even care for myself. I love you mum and dad.
You will man, you've got the strength
I am sorry.
Please keep fighting. Do whatever you can to do so. Live a life they will be proud of you for having.
Based
Life’s A Bitch, Then You Die
Haven't lost my mom yet but she's got a tumor in her head that needs to be taken out soon I want to act like everything gonna turn out fine but when alone I couldn't imagine a future without her. Its such a scary feeling. But if something goes wrong I know she wouldn't want something like that to hold me back in life. Hope you and your fam are living good bro.
“It’s hard to believe he’s dead” genuinely had me on the verge of tears as a kid
1:41 “Things look different without the prophets lies clouding my vision” - Shipmaster AKA Rtas vadum 2007
I would like to see our own home… To know that it is safe.
@@unusualusualities3209”fear not for we have made it so”
@@LilSpookyyy " by your word, arbiter"
"take us home."
I want to hear this live so bad. This is an awesome piece of music, for all the heroes who died on the battlefield. May we meet again.
It has all the elements of duty, honor, courage, sacrifice, respect, pride, humility, self reflection, tragedy, facing the unknowns, optimism, sadness and closure. It's beautiful.
It truly fucking is
We grew up with this game. Spanning 2 decades. I cannot wait to play this with my son. He’s only 2 and a half but I already bought him his own series x Xbox and am waiting for the day he’s old enough to play the entire master chief collecting on coop 🤘
Man the custom games back then was so much fun I was born 98 and a little kid playing online with grown ups and they was cool asf I wish gaming was this fun again
can'tt listen to it without crying
this is not a tiktok song
this is a unsc fallen soldiers tribute
I would listen to this on my last day of Summer break back when I was in middle and high schooled.
remembering those who never passed the finals
Still remember hearing this for the first time at a friend's Sunshine was out in the back with his brother me and someone who at the time was a brother to me had finally beaten the series after playing through the original three this was shortly before odst came out. Now sunshine has been dead for a few years I no longer have brothers in my state was they turned on me this song brings out good memories. So to those who get feelings from this song embrace the good ones.
Greatest trilogy to ever experience.
there are more then 3 tho?
@@Slydamiser well he obviously meant chief trilogy
@@disgustingnerd7027 best trilogy of the series
I enjoyed H4 and Reach, but in my heart of hearts, Halo will always be a trilogy.
Mass Effect says hi
One of my friends I used to play Halo 4 everyday with as a kid hasn't been online for 11 years. I dont even know what happened to him he just went offline one day. Miss you, yoda8961. Now Im graduating high school in less than a month. This is definitely the song that's gonna be playing in my head during graduation.
"Were it so easy"
This song is one of few that tugs at the heartstrings no matter how many times I listen to it. Never played Halo CE or 2 until ~2014 (overprotective parents; still played Reach and 3 at my friends place, however), yet they have become permanently engrained in my memory as a master class, magnum opus of storytelling, music and gameplay. Nothing will ever top the original trilogy for me, even if Halo CE was released a year before I was born, lol.
I remember being housebound after an accident that nearly killed me. I was in a bad place. All I had was my beat up 360, and a couple of games, one was Halo 3.
The times I had on multiplayer were LEGENDARY. Turned me around. Gave me something to wake up for. As the years passed, less and less of the squad came on, then eventually my time came. I was healed. I could work to provide again, but Id still hop on.
Then came the day they were going to shut the servers. We mustered everyone we could, got into the lobby to chat shit and remnisce one more time, then the curtain fell, along with the silence.
This theme covers the feeling perfectly. Boys became men in that game, and on that day men grew a little older.
To the names I can remember: Raider83, Vektor883, ShyBadger, LincsImp420...and all the others... Thank you.
Thank you, Grandma Brady. You enobled all of us, and you will not be forgotten.
Hearing these tracks is nostalgic but sad. It brings me back to my childhood, my view on the world was completely different.
This gives me such nostalgic thoughts and feelings. Reminds me of playing all the Halo Campaigns on Legendary with my little brother. It was such good fun and it forever bonded us. Till this day the Halo games are our favourites. A big reason is the incredible music that helped form those memories. When I listen to this song it reminds me of that time that is now gone. Damn I should play through the Halo campaigns with my brother again 😊
Playing this after 2023 begins tonight is gonna hit different
Hard to believe he’s gone
were it so easy..
May the Fallen never be Forgotten
"You say that... Like soldiers and humanity are two different things... Soldiers aren't machines... Were people..."
Cortana did call him a Machine, but she did bring the best out of Chief. Bringing back his humanity not only to Cortana, but his fellow SII of which he remembers. His childhood robbed, his friends gone, all he has left are memories and pain.
Just beat the whole mcc by myself, after 12 years away from the series. First ending to make me cry in such a long time
estaba en instagram perdiendo el tiempo y derrepente entre tanto scroll aparecio un video con esta musica de fondo la cual me resulto familiar (yo juraba que esta melodia era de un juego de halo o tambien de una pelicula de spiderman de sam raimi) y entonces empeze a buscar la cancion.Cuando finalmente la encontre y cual fue mi sorpresa cuando resulto ser un tema del halo 3 justo como lo pense.
Hermosos recuerdos esto me pone muy nostalgico😢
There is not many pieces of media that strikes that perfect chord in my soul. This never fails to move me to tears. These feelings and memories are something that I will always carry with me, and for that I am forever grateful.
shall we not forget the gamers who loved halo and didnt make to now. they will be remembered by there friends and others they played with and shared the love for halo
halo 3 was the last game to bring a tear to my eye as I bonded with the story! Love this game to death.
childhood is something, something that you had so much fun playing old and great game like halo 3, new generation cannot get same feelings as we were getting after playing this game all day along, i made my childhood with this game, best ever.
feels like a movie of a normal dude that goes to his dream world where he has fun and true peace at the end of each journey in that world. And this song is like the end part where the character has to go back to the real world and says goodbye to everything else. It's almost like leaving childhood or dying. Truly a masterpiece ; - ;
"In war the first thing lost is time... The hours become days... Days turn to Years and the years turn into decades.."
I want this played at my funeral
It’s not that I wish to go back to a time in childhood, with late a summer night breeze traveling in your room, a lobby full of good friends with the only thing in matter at the moment is that. Not time, not stress, no confusion..just pure bliss and comfort. There are times in which I’d just like to feel that same feeling again..this harmonious tribute is the only thing that can come close. To all those past and present, thank you for the memories.
thanks for playing
Seriously, how have Marty and Micheal not won accolades for these masterpieces of soundtracks?
A masterpiece ☝️
RIP to my best friend. I will never forget how I pressed the button on your controller to exit the warthog just before the last cinematic in this amazing game called Halo 3. See you soon, someday, somewhere. I love you Alex.
Hood: I remember when this war started. What your kind did to mine. I can’t forgive you but you have my thanks for sticking by him to the end. Hard to believe he’s dead. Arbiter: Were it so easy.
So many memories are coming back when i hear this music. Over 10 years ago i always played with my little brother halo 3 forge mode and built houses etc…. I miss these times. As you get older you get more problems. I loved it to be a little kid, no problems, nothing….
I remember always playing Halo and Halo 2-3 at my best friends house spending countless hours doing the campaign together untill we beat it on the most difficult settings.. This song will always remember me of that guy. Life happened and I haven't seen him for over 12 years now, I hope he's doing great
Hood : "For us, the storm has passed... the war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure; sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight... our fight, was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten.... I remember how this war started. What your kind did to mine. I can't forgive you. But... (he holds out his hand) you have my thanks, for standing by him to the end."
Were it so easy.
This is the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard of, and I came across it not because of Halo, but because of a video of a painting. Once I found out it was part of the Halo soundtrack, well known for the countless of videos of guys singing in the bathroom, I felt joy. If I thought that melody, the one I'm referring to, was beautiful, this one is heckin' insane.
I saw the cutscene in which they played this in. Beautiful. And it seems so loved by people.
Never played Halo, but after this, I might.
Edit to add: my dedication of this piece to everyone who died in war as an innocent, or has tragically passed after any kind of battle. To those who are still alive but lost so much to these as well.
Scrolling through your Xbox 360 friends that have been MIA for years hits with this playing
"Were it so easy.."
This piece of music truly has a feeling of warmth..
From the hilarious laughs to the amazing memories we all made
From a single video game that we now can cherrish in our hearts..
Halo 3 in itself was the Great Journey, and we got to expierience that with all the friendships we made along the way.
Nolstagia to the finest.
*lord hood takes off his hat*
In memory of those fallen in the defense of Earth and her colonies. March 3rd 2553. 117
0:40 and 1:41 best part
I’m getting married this November. My uncle/ god father was a police officer and passed away from lung cancer from being a 9/11 first responder. My fiancés maid of honors father was a marine, and lost his life due to disease recently. We’re going to have an empty table at the reception with their name cards on them. At some point, I’m going to pay them tribute and play this song for them. I’m not ready for it. I’m already crying. I fucking miss them
This is my anthem for turning 21 next month. I’ve come a long way…….
Makes ya wanna snap your heels together and salute
Never played halo growing up so idk what it feels like to hear this. Damn shame.
Play thru the series with someone you want to bond with and get lost in the games story. Think of the scale and the odds of the war.
Proximity chat was so fucking awesome! Could hear your victim get cut off when you fragged them. Halo 1-2 on the original Xbox Live around 2005 was my first exposure to online gaming. Halo is just a shell of it's former self now. Thank 343 for that!
"I refuse to bury any more friends."
-Commander Zavala
Ill never forget what Halo has done for me,
Rip Sargent Johnson
We will never forget you ❤️
👇People who want this played at there funaral
He was a good guy... yet, a baaaad man.. 😂
343I has said there is a possibility that Johnson never died.. you never truly see him die.. according to 343 director and phil Spencer
Just like when he got off of alpha halo, that’s ONI classified
Even though he had a hole through his chest due to Spark's laser. While I wouldn't mind seeing that absolute badass again, I accept that he's dead.
@@welkingunther5417 theres cloning technology.. you never know
@@dylanallen8420 That is true, but it wouldn't really feel right to bring him back, I think, even though he is the biggest badass to ever exist.
@@welkingunther5417 well fair enough, or have him as an AI.. I'd be fine with that
I love to listen to this song from time to time. Remembering when I first picked a controller up. Remembering the friends I made, the friends I lost, remembering a better time, a time where things were simpler, easier, I miss it.
For us, the storm has passed. The war is over. And let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark, and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure. Sacrifice, an unshakeable conviction that their fight... *our* fight... was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, this hillside will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They enobled all of us, and they shall not be forgotten.
Spartans never die, nether does the guy in my profile picture
This soundtrack is a salute to all Spartans I’ve played with in Halo 3.
Xbox 360 days were golden times. We finished the fight. But I think we’re just getting started.
Keep fighting Spartans, the final battle has yet to come. keep these memories as a symbol of your peace and courage to live and play alongside the one and only legendary Master Chief. Halo blessed us with the most amazing entertainment source for our childhood 🙏 it was an honor guys, never forget
I played this after I finished halo infinite on LASO. On the surface it doesn’t seem like much but this was after spending 21 hours on my 1st time doing it. I got no achievement and waited for it to be fixed. I replayed the game on LASO and finally got my achievement. It’s over for me, but there’s still more LASO stuff I need to complete. I’m gonna tie up some loose ends.
"Take us home, Shipmaster."
Goodness this song is just too perfect
This is such a beautiful song
We're it so easy.
For all heroes who been disconnected for so long : hope you are alright hope you doing well and hope to see you again somedays...
You'll be remembered forever in the history of halo in the history of gamers !
Thank you.
1:41 always makes me sad
It's just something about it, it's heartouching.
This what I want them to play at my funeral …. Winter of 2010 best time of my life …
Spartans never die.
''Wake me when you need me''
I’ve been hearing this a lot on Shorts, and I am genuinely afraid that those shitty TikToks will be someone’s first experience with Halo.
Woke up today, I didn't give a fuck.
i see where you came from
Weather is beautiful and I still know that, I still don’t give a fuck
Goodbye Bungie…
You were one of the best…but like the flood greed snuck its way into every crevice and pore…
You will be missed by thousands, hell probably millions of people across multiple generations
But you will not be forgotten, the memories you helped us make, the friends you helped us find…the stories we all wrote ourselves these past 20+ years…
It’s time to move on everyone…I don’t know where to, that’s for you to decide…
Whether in a fireteam or spartan squadron…stay awesome…
RIP Master Chief 😔😔😔😔😔
I never played halo cause i was a playstation kid and thats one of my many regrets in life
Halo 2's high charity suite but more emotional.
"Were it so easy"
I SWEAR I HEARD THIS SONG IN FINDING NEMO
I agree there’s some me definite similarities in some of the harmony
I joined the international legion of Ukraine December 2022. After training we joined up with the 92nd brigade in Kharkiv oblast. The next month would be the most hellish experience of my life. I lost 8 brothers in arms during my time there.
I randomly decided to listen to this score after God knows how long. The music along with the quote about the heroes who didn't return, it brought me to tears. At the same time, a work van drove by with the name Thibault on the side. That was the name of one of my friends who didn't make it. I lost it at that point.