 For Halo 2 's soundtrack , producer Nile Rodgers and O 'Donnell decided to split the music into two separate volumes . The first , Volume One , was released on November 9 , 2004 and contained all the themes as well as the " inspired @-@ by " music present in the game ( featuring Steve Vai , Incubus , Hoobastank , and Breaking Benjamin ) . The second release , Volume 2 , contained the rest of the music , much of which was incomplete or not included in the first soundtrack , as the first soundtrack was shipped before the game was released . Halo 2 , unlike its predecessor , was mixed to take full advantage of Dolby 5 @.@ 1 Digital Surround Sound . 
