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Re: word-can hardly wait :)
Posted By: vshields ash <vshields@berkshire.net>Date: 9/28/04 5:22 p.m.

In Response To: word (Marty the Elder)

: Wow everybody, thanks for caring about the music in Halo2. Here’s the
: official word from this old horse’s mouth.

: Halo1 was a big hit. Many people liked it a lot. Nile Rogers, a truly
: legendary music producer (my generation by the way) absolutely loved it
: and had his company release the soundtrack. Over the past three years,
: Nile and myriad marketing type folks from Microsoft, kept telling me about
: all these popular bands and artists who love playing Halo. Wouldn’t it be
: cool if they contributed music to Halo2? My instinct was to say no, go
: away and stop bothering me. Then they started talking about having a
: soundtrack that would be ready for release at the same time as Halo2’s
: release. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to finish all the audio for the
: game, and mix a decent soundtrack at the same time, so Nile and I came up
: with a plan to have two soundtracks. Volume One, which would feature
: whatever music I had finished in time to have it included (which by the
: way is a majority of the album) and “inspired by” music from the bands
: that really love playing Halo and wanted to contribute something. Volume
: Two, to be released at a later date, will include all the remaining music
: of mine and perhaps some more “inspired by” stuff if that turns out to be
: cool.

: The most important thing is that there is NO music in the game that I didn’t
: want in the game. I knew that I had to focus on making music for the game
: and not for a soundtrack. That’s where Nile came in. He really is quite a
: talented guy and knows a lot of people. I’ve worked with many great guitar
: players, but when Nile called me and said that I could work with his buddy
: Steve Vai (my generation again), I just about lost it. Once I did the
: session with Steve, which I’ll tell you about sometime, I decided to trust
: Nile to fill out the Halo2 Soundtrack Volume One any way he saw fit. I
: know that I’ll like at least most of what’s on there. Two of the bands
: that worked with Nile and contributed to the album also sent me
: instrumental mixes of their stuff. The music was based on my themes and I
: was pretty blown away by them. The deal was that I could use those pieces
: in the game at my discretion, and that’s what I did. I like how I used
: them, maybe you will too, we’ll see. Trust me, they’re an amazingly small
: percentage of the overall musical landscape of Halo2, but I think they
: work great.

: The temptation to succumb to the siren call of Hollywood and the marketing
: hype machine is hard to resist. Bungie tried hard to stay Bungie
: throughout the production of Halo2. Our goal is to make the coolest game
: for the best fans. It turns out that some of our fans are already part of
: the big hype machine and ended up being pretty cool too. I hope we don’t
: let you folks down, and I don’t think we “sold out”. Of course you should
: know that buying the Halo2 Soundtrack Volume One will help me in my quest
: for paying for my two daughter’s college tuitions.

: Oh and I hope you like Sergeant Johnson’s hip hop rap duet with Justin
: Timberlake.

: (kidding!)
the music in Halo, was superb. many times, i've killed whoever i had to, so i could just sit and listen to the music.ya just know, by the original Halo stuff, that Halo2 is going to be very cool :)
when the music is as good as the game, it's mindblowing ;)

ash
(i find myself wondering if they will hide another piece like Madrigal someplace this time around :)

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Replies:

wordMarty the Elder 9/28/04 3:37 p.m.
     :) *NM*Mirel 9/28/04 3:40 p.m.
     Steve Vai? ...Whoa...nice. *NM*Blitzwolf 9/28/04 3:41 p.m.
           yeah!! *NM*hminn 9/28/04 3:47 p.m.
     Re: wordakba 9/28/04 3:44 p.m.
     Re: wordBrodingo 9/28/04 3:45 p.m.
           The horse is dead -- long live the horse!CYBRFRK 9/28/04 3:49 p.m.
     Re: wordGruntKilla 9/28/04 3:48 p.m.
           Re: wordBlitzwolf 9/28/04 3:51 p.m.
     Word up.MikeMan445 9/28/04 3:50 p.m.
     i'm convincedop_ivy 9/28/04 3:53 p.m.
     Re: wordAnton P. Nym (aka Steve) 9/28/04 3:54 p.m.
     Re: wordJamirus99 9/28/04 3:56 p.m.
           Re: wordLakhesis 9/28/04 4:19 p.m.
     Oh, you'll get ENOUGH money Marty. :) *NM*serpx 9/28/04 3:56 p.m.
           I'm buy two of each. You > All. *NM*serpx 9/28/04 3:56 p.m.
     Re: Halo 2 music = teh roxXOrs! *NM*Wiggum 9/28/04 3:58 p.m.
     Re: wordEastBeast 9/28/04 4:00 p.m.
     So this means Vin Diesel will be in the DVD? =P *NM*Michael M. 9/28/04 4:00 p.m.
           Re: wordNightElf 9/28/04 4:08 p.m.
     Re: Oh fine...Sep7imus [subnova] 9/28/04 4:04 p.m.
     Re: wordTigerHawk 9/28/04 4:04 p.m.
           Re:Know what'd be cool? Transiberian Orchestra *NM*Wiggum 9/28/04 4:10 p.m.
     As if your words aren't enough...Blitzwolf 9/28/04 4:14 p.m.
     cool, thanks for posting :-)TalkingElmo 9/28/04 4:14 p.m.
     Whew. I feel much betterDark Bastion 9/28/04 4:18 p.m.
           Re: mothergoatTalkingElmo 9/28/04 4:22 p.m.
                 Re: mothergoatDark Bastion 9/28/04 4:26 p.m.
                       Re: Mothergoat's future with BungieMothergoat 9/28/04 4:48 p.m.
                             Re: Mothergoat's future with BungieLouis Wu 9/28/04 6:15 p.m.
                                   Re: Mothergoat's future with BungiePico 9/29/04 12:26 p.m.
                                         Re: Mothergoat's future with BungieLouis Wu 9/29/04 2:32 p.m.
                             'Hail 117 Anthem' over the end credits.....Mushroom Samba 9/28/04 8:07 p.m.
                                   Re: 'Hail 117 Anthem' over the end credits.....MadCat 9/29/04 8:18 a.m.
     Re: wordSkeletor 9/28/04 4:23 p.m.
     Re: wordZerostar 9/28/04 4:24 p.m.
     Re: wordShyft 9/28/04 4:50 p.m.
     Re: word-can hardly wait :)vshields ash 9/28/04 5:22 p.m.
     Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! *NM*infestedhunter 9/28/04 5:34 p.m.
     lol no sergeant johnson rap =D ?? *NM*pmzukan 9/28/04 5:53 p.m.
     Thank you! I'm quite relieved. *NM*SPARTAN-01110101 9/28/04 5:56 p.m.
     Re: wordragn4rokk 9/28/04 5:56 p.m.
     Thanks, Marty :) *NM*Red Loser 9/28/04 6:34 p.m.
     Re: wordMthdDirector 9/28/04 6:42 p.m.
     Re: wordTrey 9/28/04 7:11 p.m.
     Thank you, Marty.Nil 9/28/04 7:41 p.m.
     Wow, Steve Vai is THAT old?Miguel Chavez 9/28/04 8:32 p.m.
     Re: Okay, I'm relieved.ThorsHammer 9/28/04 8:55 p.m.
     iTunes?skyman8081 9/28/04 9:11 p.m.
     And I like the word given by the Marty O'DonnellGre'Thor 9/28/04 9:37 p.m.
     THANK YOU, ALMIGHTY MARTY343winks 9/28/04 10:18 p.m.
     Seve Vai?? Seve friggin Vai?? OMG ^_^ *NM*rolandog 9/29/04 12:16 a.m.
           Re: Steve Vai?? Steve friggin Vai?? OMG ^_^rolandog 9/29/04 12:18 a.m.
     Re: wordDeathbane27 9/29/04 3:25 a.m.



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