25 Greatest Musical Tracks From The Halo Series

4. Mombasa Suite - Halo 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=uXxQyAuqBiI Earlier in this list I included some Halo suites that were all a part of Halo 2. Those suites are from Vol. 2 of the original soundtrack, with more that, unfortunately but understandably, didn't make 25 countdown. The ones that did were selected because they summarized the numerous themes into one long, extended track. Plus they were the ones that sounded the most unique. The final suite on this countdown, the "Mombasa Suite", is the best of both and not only the best suite but the most thematically stated of Halo 2. Throughout this list I've mentioned multiple times the use and balance of human themes, of how Halo 2 had a more precise focus on the human environment. "Mombasa Suite" is of the same nature, but is a track that is dependent on selling the natural feel of battling on Earth's soil, in one of Earth's cities. "Mombasa Suite" is a composition that embodies human pride and the need to march into war head-on. Just like "The Light At The End" is the Rookie's theme or how "Enough Dead Heroes" represents the Marines in Halo: Combat Evolved, "Mombasa Suite" is the homeland theme. Since Halo 2 was a lighthearted journey up until its final few levels, there needed to be an anthem that was at the same time both upstanding and deliberate. In its entirety, "Mombasa Suite" fits the bill by pacing itself within the confines of Halo 2's African setting, matching instruments to the environment to add a close-to-home feel that felt personal to the player. I almost imagine the city of New Mombasa in Halo 2 as a perfect setting for a conflict between humans and aliens. Something about it rings a shiver of brilliance inside my mind; I believe it was the mute feeling of it being a large environment that could hold massive skirmishes or perhaps its peculiar design that shows how far humanity has come in this future setting. Regardless of what the reason may be, "Mombasa Suite" could be considered the key piece of the puzzle for New Mombasa and her inner workings as a human environment zone.