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Wonder if he would be interested in working for Microsoft Studios (Joseph Staten anyone?) Gears of War 4 with a Marty soundtrack would be sweet. I think it's a little late for him to work on Halo 5.
The AC fanbase feels your pain. =(
Source:http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04...rs-music-still-remains-in-destiny-says-bungieBungie says its upcoming shooter Destiny is still on track for a September release, despite the recent termination of its composer Martin O'Donnell.
Speaking with Eurogamer, Bungie's chief operating officer Pete Parsons said that O'Donnell's music would remain in Destiny, and that his departure would not negatively impact the remaining development.
"I think the Bungie fanbase is going to look forward to hearing Marty's music, Mike Salvatori's music, C. Paul's music and Paul McCartney's music in the game," Parsons said. "We have a fantastic team. We're pretty close to shipping. There's a lot of polish left to do, lots of tweaking and tuning, but a lot is already complete."
Parsons did not touch the reason for on O'Donnell's departure from the company. Earlier in the week, O'Donnell tweeted that he had been "terminated without cause;" Bungie said that the two parties had farewelled each other "as friends."
Fan favourite O'Donnell penned the iconic soundtrack to the Halo series, and his work for Destiny can already be heard in trailers.
Destiny is due for release on September 9 on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, and Xbox 360. To help pass the wait, check out our interview with Bungie about how the idea for the game came about.
Huh?! That is suprising.Interesting to hear that he is still an owner.
Marty's soundtracks were an integral part into making Halo what it is today. If he made Destiny's and then Bungie fired him, I hope Activision burns them all.
If Marty isn't going to be paid for what he did, I'm not going to pay them.
I would like to see him stretch his legs and do something more than Halo music for the rest of his career. Hope he gets to try something new and exciting, his body of work speaks for itself already.
Its always about moneyThis is about money isnt it? Marty thought he would be in this for the long haul, shame that he wont be.
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Agreed. Fans are still going to pry regardless though. :/You know, it IS possible that there was something going on that would make either or both parties look bad. It's possible they had enough respect for one another to keep things quiet. Might be best to let it die. Don't dig if you won't like what you might find.
Thats if you are a fan or something. I have no stake in this at all. I just like a good soap opera.You know, it IS possible that there was something going on that would make either or both parties look bad. It's possible they had enough respect for one another to keep things quiet. Might be best to let it die. Don't dig if you won't like what you might find.
You know, it IS possible that there was something going on that would make either or both parties look bad. It's possible they had enough respect for one another to keep things quiet. Might be best to let it die. Don't dig if you won't like what you might find.
Look at Respawn with Titanfall. "Oh he left because of family" and that turned out to be bullshit. This has someone saying they were fired. That would extrapolate out to something worse.
I am going to guess Marty wanted a $# that Activision was not willing to pay, Marty got pissed, Activision got irrational and then said pack your bags.
I can't help but relate this to Hanz Zimmer leaving COD. Series went downhill after that. The score of a game matters more than people realize.
I am going to guess Marty wanted a $# that Activision was not willing to pay, Marty got pissed, Activision got irrational and then said pack your bags.
I can't help but relate this to Hanz Zimmer leaving COD. Series went downhill after that. The score of a game matters more than people realize.
The thing to remember is that this was not a hasty decision. It wasn't like Jason and Marty got into an argument and then a few days later he said "Pack up your shit and get out." This was voted on by the board of directors, which means a majority of the most influential and tenured employees who've worked with Marty for over a decade thought this was the best decision for Bungie as a company.
They're not stupid. They know Marty's music is excellent. They know his audio work is superb. They know the community loves him and they knew this would cause an uproar among fans and they did it anyway. They must have damn good reasons.
It has its strength and weaknesses. For instance, many were unfamiliar with the term "without cause", or at-will employment. Now they are educated.isn't twitter great?
COD4 had Harry Gregson Williams, Zimmer didn't matter enough to keep him around at his likely ridiculous price.I can't help but relate this to Hanz Zimmer leaving COD. Series went downhill after that. The score of a game matters more than people realize.
Lorn's work on the last game was fantastic. I'd hope they'd retain him.Please go to Guerilla Games.
Joke post? Hanz Zimmer only did MW2...I am going to guess Marty wanted a $# that Activision was not willing to pay, Marty got pissed, Activision got irrational and then said pack your bags.
I can't help but relate this to Hanz Zimmer leaving COD. Series went downhill after that. The score of a game matters more than people realize.
Sorry to bump this. I just wanted to say that being able to hear the music during the beta was amazing. There is so much atmosphere in the sound. Really a shame about what happened.
As others said it would have to do with money or demands, or maybe he was not being a team player.
Joke post? Hanz Zimmer only did MW2...
He was only signed for one gamr, he's not part of the company, hes busy, unless you can prove Zimmer didn't make any more OST for CoD based on actual facts your best bet would be to shut up about things you don't know about
Lorn's work on the last game was fantastic. I'd hope they'd retain him.
Why did you bump this?
Yeah the music in the beta is fantastic IMO. I wonder if it is all Marty, or otherwise who is on the credits.
Yeah the music in the beta is fantastic IMO. I wonder if it is all Marty, or otherwise who is on the credits.
Halo music creator wins legal settlement for unpaid wages from Bungies chief
Marty ODonnell, the well-known music composer for the sci-fi shooter series Halo, has settled a lawsuit against Bungie chief executive Harold Ryan.
King County Superior Court judge Jeffrey Ramsdell in Seattle has approved a deal in which Ryan will pay ODonnell more than $95,000 to settle legal claims related to a lawsuit that ODonnell filed in May. The lawsuit offered a rare glimpse on what was happening inside Bungie, the original Halo developers who is now at work on the big online shooter Destiny.
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