Piano notes dropping into open space, and then that classic Halo weight rolls back in. The Halo Infinite soundtrack, composed by a team including Gareth Coker, Curtis Schweitzer, and Joel Corelitz, had to bring the series back to its roots while sounding modern, and it pulls it off.
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"The Weapon" carries this sense of wonder that reminds you of the original game without copying it. "Through the Trees" captures the open-world Zeta Halo feeling, wide and lonely and beautiful. "Escharum" goes full villain anthem with percussive intensity that sells the Banished leader as a real threat.
The way "Scattered, Hunted, Defeated." hits after the midpoint shift is devastating. If you fell off Halo but still care about the music, this score is the reason to come back.