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Halo |OT8| A Salt on the Control Room
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Demoncarnotaur
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I am going to miss Marty, as of now his music had more life, charm and texture.. however this new music has a slightly more cinematic, darker tone which may trade off nicely. I simply hope we will still get songs that remind me of Martys style, even if its mild. Ill miss thinks like "Peril", and of course I will deeply miss the Halo theme, but I still imagine it has to show up..
You only wish. 2/5
He's making music for another game at this moment you goof. Besides, Frankie followed Halo and Marty chose not to.
Hydranockz
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Frankie's home was Halo. Marty was at Bungie for more than just Halo. So what if Marty chose to stay at Bungie?
I like the track, Davidge is doing what 343 have asked for, an electronic beat driven soundtrack. I will compare it to Marty's efforts once the game comes out.
Ascendancy, Haven, + the Magic Behind trailer is enough for me to not dismiss it as worse than Marty's efforts just yet.
Ascendancy, Haven, + the Magic Behind trailer is enough for me to not dismiss it as worse than Marty's efforts just yet.
The P of Poland
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Yes, believe it or not, I already knew that.
The new music is great, why would I ever want Marty back.
Just forget it.
Looking forward to the OST. Samples are sounding great. Not sure I'm super stoked with the remixes, but I'll wait to judge the final versions. Haven remix is pretty great, though.
I'm actually amazed that the LE soundtrack is $75. That's quite the price. And I'm more amazed that I'm actually considering it. :/
Then why did you ask?
I'm actually amazed that the LE soundtrack is $75. That's quite the price. And I'm more amazed that I'm actually considering it. :/
Then why did you ask?
The P of Poland
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Ever heard of a rhetorical question?
Hypertrooper
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Norm from Tested.com tweeted this funny picture:
Then make it sound like a rhetorical question. I thought it was a serious question.
K
kittens
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I love music! But it's hard for me to really care about video game / movie OSTs. I'll care about Halo 4 music a lot more after I play the game and associate it with cool scenes and stuff.I don't understand unexcitement about music(not just talking about you, just in general)
Music is the best thing ever.
squidhands
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I think it was supposed to be rhetorical, but now that I think about it, your question might have been rhetorical too. I think my main is brelting.
edit: yup
The P of Poland
Member
Why would it be harder to care about music if it's in a movie or video game? If it's good music, then it should be able to stand on its own, and you shouldn't need to associate it with anything to care.
Just how I look at it.
squidhands
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Music made for a specific purpose, like a movie or game or whatever, actually co-exists with a specific piece of a film or game and is best appreciated in that regard. A soundtrack standing on it's own merits without context is absolutely not the norm.
Demoncarnotaur
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^ Yeah this really feels GOTY for me also.. I would say its mainly up against AC3, but Im not in love from what I have seen from that game so far.. But I am a minority there. Maybe Sleeping Dogs? Im hearing good things about it.. downloading the demo now actually.
See, Im a big fan of orchestrated and instrumental music, I guess you like it, but it just isn't your thing. Movie soundtracks are a love of mine, and of course some video game soundtracks like Halo are just as good.. Hm, a non Halo game song I love is "Price of Freedom" from Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core.. Just felt like sharing.
Anyways, I really can't wait to find out the context for some of these tracks, because they sound pretty intense.
See, Im a big fan of orchestrated and instrumental music, I guess you like it, but it just isn't your thing. Movie soundtracks are a love of mine, and of course some video game soundtracks like Halo are just as good.. Hm, a non Halo game song I love is "Price of Freedom" from Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core.. Just felt like sharing.
Anyways, I really can't wait to find out the context for some of these tracks, because they sound pretty intense.
They're cellos guys. 100% guarantee there isn't a single guitar. Distorted cellos with some wah pedal. Those long sustained squealing notes right down to that chugging strumming is all just distorted cellos.
Ain't nothing cheesy about redefinig roles of a cello
Fascinating Frankie Fact #416: I played cello in the Tynecastle High School Orchestra. I did until they discovered I wasn't playing and letting the second cellist do all the hard work. But because I knew the finger positions I got away with it for a long time. I wanted to play guitar but it was already taken (dur) or Sax (because this was Lost Boys Eighties and sax was cool) but it was gone too. So I referred to the greatest cellist of all time, Captain Stringfellow Hawke and picked that instrument.
Rickenslacker
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The P of Poland
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That's true. But I guess that's why you don't see too many great video game soundtracks out there. I would say H3 and ODST's soundtracks were able to stand on their own, and the previous Halos as well, and that was what made them so great. Again, just my opinion.
Frankie: that sounds just like me and the trombone in eighth grade!
As for GOTY: why is nobody here mentioning COD for that? Treyarch could just take Pong and slap the COD label on it, and it would probably win GOTY.
Halo 4 won't win it from the big sites purely for being 360 exclusive. But what does that matter. For 99% of us in this thread, Halo 4 is looking to be the GOTY far and beyond any other game this year if we go off by what we saw at E3.
Really who cares about Game of the Year's..it's just a nice title to put in trailers. I disagree with these lists every time.
YourExWife
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Scores have to work better with the themes and elements they "describe."
Jaws for example - cool on its own, but the description of hulking, unseen danger is what makes it classic.
"Concerning Hobbits" from LOTR - perfectly encapsulates the twee mannerisms of the little folk and hints at a kind of snooty-yet-noble preciousness. The many iterations of "The Gael" from Last of the Mohicans successfully transform a classic folk theme into a perfect action-movie driver for the movie - while retaining the period feel.
But while some of the best scores are also eminently listenable on their own, they're exponentially better in their real context.
True, would be great for Halo to get the recognition it deserves though, that said as much as I like/love the previous Halo's not many have been GOTY contenders. This time though even if it was a packed year it's evident it's more than worthy.
I like the cut of your jib, sir.
I'm loving what I've heard so far anyway, can't wait to hear more. Still grumpy over pre-order exclusive armour though
Armor is not pre-order exclusive, just the skins.
That is, if i recall correctly. I'm pretty sure i do...
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EDIT Krow, it occurs to me we need to form a BirdGAF to compete with WolfGAF.
squidhands
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You said what I said, only better. It's like you've done writing before, for realzies.
Loved the previous Airwolf reference, btw.
Hear hear.
Inception and Sunshine are both great listens without the source material. Whereas the recent batman trilogy kinda falls apart without the movie to lend visual to the music.
really just had to comment because Last of the Mohicans is one of the greatest soundtracks I have ever heard
The P of Poland
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Samples are ok, I couldn't have told you it was from a Halo game though.
Hmm, well actually @5:40 in that compiled sample it sounds like an old Halo theme for a few seconds. More of that please.
Basically what I've been trying to say this entire time.
ViewtifulJC
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Frankie, please tell me you DON'T think Dances with Wolves is one of the greatest movies of all time.
And if Halo 4 is as good as we all hope it is, what could beat it for all the various GotYs? Journey? ME3? AC3? I mean, Rayman Legends will probably be platforming perfection incarnate like Origins was, but that didn't win anything either.
And if Halo 4 is as good as we all hope it is, what could beat it for all the various GotYs? Journey? ME3? AC3? I mean, Rayman Legends will probably be platforming perfection incarnate like Origins was, but that didn't win anything either.
Frankie and co. wanted to, they weren't forced. Marty obviously like whats next for Bungie and doesn't want to work on Halo anymore.
Marty was @ Bungie before Halo.
Yeah see that's what I originally thought, but now I've no idea. I don't mind if skins are pre-order exclusives, but not being able to get a bunch of armour sets even though I'm getting the LE would make me sad.
And I completely agree with the BirdGaf idea haha :^
User 73932
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A good soundtrack always compliments the media it is written for and helps relay the tone of the content to the individual experiencing it. I'm not going to go into whether this is a good Halo soundtrack or not because it is essential that it be experienced as it was intended, alongside the game. Unlike Marty's work, Neil's soundscape hasn't had that luxury yet.
Hopefully when we listen to the soundtrack after November 6th, the music on its own will help recreate the imagery and mood of the game. I think every successful soundtrack has accomplished that in some way or another.
I will comment on the remixes though...
Hopefully when we listen to the soundtrack after November 6th, the music on its own will help recreate the imagery and mood of the game. I think every successful soundtrack has accomplished that in some way or another.
I will comment on the remixes though...
The P of Poland
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moving on...
Someone from HBO suggested
MC and Cortana
ViewtifulJC
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I will comment on the remixes though...
"...white people"
Halopedian.com states that the skins are the pre-order bonuses, not the armor, though the line lacks citation for some reason. I'm pretty sure this was confirmed on some Waypoint Bulletin or somewhere... maybe either Frankie or Ellis said that here?
Eh, can we get a reconfirmation for that?
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EDIT also, i need to redo my avatar, i need to add sickle and hammer to it. And some fourth symbol as well i guess, because i will have to resize CapCon emblem and EMP medals...
I can't imagine anything will displace Journey as my favorite experience this year, but it has no chance in hell of winning anything major. GOTY is the opposite of the Oscars, it's the Best Blockbuster award. You can usually call it by seeing what AAA title has the best combined sales + metacritic. And maybe that's fine? It seems to be what the AAA buying public wants. We just need better ways to recognize small & mid-market titles.
Gunnerdude
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Spent the last 7 hours catching up on the thread, worth it for all the music talk and this gif alone.
Excited to hear the entire OST! Plus I can't wait till it makes me cry during a powerful campaign moment! I AM AN EMOTIONAL GAMER DANG IT!
Edit: Frankie, did the same thing with the violin all through high school, wasn't interested in playing anymore, parents made me, fake played during concerts, check mate.
Someone from HBO suggested- made me think it was obvious, in retrospect.MC and Cortana
Yeah, that seems likely.
Doesn't sound like "classic Halo" is what people should say. Because this is "new Halo", in more than one way.
What 343i has overhauled or changed already?
Graphical style. Human stuff looks more scifi than before. The aliens have been redone to look more mean... YMMV ofc.
Sound and music.
Multiplayer fully canonized (previously the maps were real locations in Haloverse but that's it).
Multiplayer changes.
Anything else?
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