343 Industries Audio Director Paul Lipson just announced that Halo 2 Anniversary, which will be released within Halo: The Master Chief Collection has had its score re-recorded at the Skywalker Ranch and mixed in surround sound.

We also learn that two new tracks have been commissioned to Periphery's Misha Mansoor, and Steve Vai has been called back to record the guitar tracks.

Those that that love music will alson be pleased to know that a soundtrack will be released day and date with the game, either in a double CD or as a special edition vinyl for the a

On top of that the sound effects have been re-recorded as well, and everything can be switched on the fly between the original sound and the new ones at the press of a button.

In the videos below you can listen to samples of the new tracks, and to a comparison between the old and new sound effects.

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