Halo 4's OST was one of the controversial aspects of the game (let's face it, a lot of things about the game were controversial). There were some people who liked it, and there were also some who didn't. Some people thought it was a good step in the evolution of Halo's soundtracks, others thought it strayed too far from Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori's violin-riff-laden scores.
I liked it, though. It did set the mood for each scene, like with the past games, although not with every song. I think that Neil Davidge and Kazuma Jinnouchi actually did a good job, although they could have done [i]a little[/i] better. In fact, most of the songs that sounded almost like Marty were by Kazuma. He even made his own version of one of "Never Forget" from Halo 3 (admit it, you know that was awesome).
Maybe if it had a different composer, Halo 4's OST might not have been so "controversial". But still, I thought it left a pretty good impression. Maybe the next game should have someone else to compose the score, though...
I ask you, the fans of Halo (hopefully some still remain...), to choose from the choices above and pick whether you want to 343i to keep Halo 4's composers, or if you would like a different composer, for the next game. I would say definitely keep ND and KJ, but if I wanted to choose a different composer, I would pick either Thomas Newman ([i]The Shawshank Redemption[/i], [i]Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events[/i], [i]Skyfall[/i]) or John Ottman ([i]Superman Returns[/i], [i]Astro Boy[/i]). What are your thoughts?
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The guy who was composer for Halo wars. Even Ensemble Studios understood that a Halo game, without Marty's theme won't be a Halo Game. Unlike 343i. Or just stay with Michael Salvatori, he has made very good tracks too!
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Rick Rubin
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It would be nice to have Marty, but I think Kazuma is good
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50 Cent. He composed all the Halos. No one knows this because the government doesn't want you to know the truth.
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John Williams and Marty O'Donnell I couldn't imagine a better dynamic duo.
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Well, I heard Marty's available...
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I think they are binded to a contract so they cant get rid of them.
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Move over kiddies. Let the master take over.
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2 Chainz. Just imagine walking through some foreboding, mysterious Forerunner structure and suddenly hearing SHE GOT A BIG BOOTY SO I CALL HER BIG BOOTY.
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Edited by Miofwin: 4/22/2014 4:53:37 AMSkrillex.
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Howard Shore or John Williams
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Edited by Cheesy: 4/21/2014 1:14:53 AMI call Beethoven composing Halo's next score.
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Two steps from hell
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Bugs Bunny
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Keep the guys. They did good music, it wasn't implemented in the game right.
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Kazuma, or Salvatori. Neil can watch and learn.
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Edited by BannedLemön: 4/17/2014 9:42:18 PMSnoop Lion and Lil Wayne.
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Tom and Jerry /Thread
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The answer will always be Ronnie James Dio.
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Niki Minaj
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Beethoven
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John Blamming Williams
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Edited by ZEPHYR: 4/17/2014 1:44:09 PMIn light of Marty's recent "termination" from Bungie, I am bumping this thread. There is now a greater chance that he could return to compose the next Halo. I will also be changing my vote to the fifth choice.
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Hans Zimmer! He did a fantastic job on Modern Warfare 2's OST.
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The soundtrack should be the sound of whiny nerd arguments between people who liked Halo 4 and those who didn't. Then at times this would transition to 12 year olds begging Bungie to buy Halo back from 343.