OnlySP: Everyone knows of Halo, be you an Xbox player, a PlayStation fan, a PC gamer or a Nintendo enthusiast. Whether gamers like it or not, Halo is one of the most influential franchises in the history of gaming, selling off millions of copies world-wide. It was also responsible for saving the first Xbox from near death, an important feat in the industry.
How do composers make the iconic music tracks from games that we love? And just what makes them so memorable?
A former 343 developer has revealed that mountains of Halo pitches failed to be approved, including a return to ODSTs and a push for more intimate, dark themes.
Not really. 4, 5, MCC, and Infinite are only remembered for their shortcomings and failures when the franchise was purely known for being a system seller and an all-time great. There's a reason 1, 2, 3, and Reach are looked back on fondly, and it's not because of nostalgia.
I don't know of anyone that speaks fondly of the later Halo games, I would like to play 5, but I know it's not good, and I'm just waiting on Infinite to hit my strike price. I played MCC a lot later after it came out, so must of those bugs/issues were gone by the time I played it.
To say it dropped the massively is just not true. Many in the community hold H5 as the best mp mechanics in the entire series and say its what 4 should've been. Its campaign was trash but the MP is Fantastic and many faces of the community still play today and it only made 500mill in the matter of months but sure it dropped the ball massively. 4 was hated due to all the changes at once. And CoD like feature and rightful get hate but it's campaign story was liked by a majority of ppl. 343 hasn't nailed ot 100% but they get 1 thing perfect but F up in other places. Infinite had a good campaign and design but the story was a mess. The MP improves upon what Halo 3 was and is what many ppl wanted to go back to but it lacked content severely. So massively aint the word. Dropping the ball massively is when it's pure trash and unplay/unenjoyable. Most ppl blind by nostalgia so soon as 1 thing aint the same its hated cause Halo set the bar so high
FYI reach was not that good.
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With its smooth jazz and iconic New Mombasa streets, we need Xbox's next Halo game to return to the remarkable world of Halo 3: ODST.
That's how I felt as well while playing Halo 4. Just felt like something was missing, and it kinda downgraded the experience for me. Great game all around, just didn't get that feeling while playing it like I still do playing the original Halo games. Hell, I still go back and play those games just to hear the soundtrack while I'm playing.
Halo 4 sounded more like a Hollywood movie, however there were some parts that sounded Halo like but not alot, even the main theme of Halo (Chiefs theme) was only added a little bit in one of the songs.
Assassins Creed 3 had that problem, it sounded too different and sounded like a Hollywood blockbuster
I always felt some of the old music had a little bit of an Irish jig to them.
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2.17 onwards is the best.....I always remember trying to do the last mission to go with the music, like I just get the warthog on board as soon as the music hits it's epic finale.
I kind of agree, and then I disagree.
Halo 4 was the start of a new trilogy and thus a new identity would be needed for the music. I will miss Marty's music, but I think Neil Davidge & Kazuma Jinnouchi have done a great job so far, especially with the allusions to the original Halo trilogy music in the OST.
Sacrifice, from the 2nd part of the Halo 4 OST has replaced 117 as my favorite, listen as the piece heads towards the end, reminded of anything? The brass and string work is absolutely FANTASTIC.
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117 however is an incredible homage to Master Chief and I feel it is the true theme of Halo 4. Once again, the allusions to Marty's music are strong in this one.
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And last but not least, Atonement, which is an interesting hail back to Marty's Halo 2 Menu Music - http://www.youtube.com/watc... which is arguably better, but you still get that sense of familiarity from it, especially with the tender Halo theme trail off on piano at the end of the song.
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I'm a musician, and Halo music is what solidified my love for the series, sorry for the wall o text.
Racing through the Pillar of Autumn with the intense music in the background was epic.
I think its one of the best halos on 360. Its the only game i enjoy most right now and graphically beautiful.