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Subject: Halo 3: ODST OST Sneak Peek

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Lovin' the theme song, Marty. Great stuff. Neon Night was alright, but I prefer the faster-paced stuff to be honest.

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  • 09.16.2009 8:33 AM PDT

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WoW! Marty and Co. did it again! I didnt think they could beat Halo 3! But they did im stunned Marty is the modern worlds Mozart!

  • 09.16.2009 9:35 AM PDT
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Moving to a state or country where I can legally marry Marty for this.

  • 09.16.2009 9:39 AM PDT

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I like, Traffic Jam. And Rain is cool too.

  • 09.16.2009 9:49 AM PDT

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Thanks Marty!

  • 09.16.2009 9:51 AM PDT

Well I guess I better put some pants on.

I feel like I'm gonna break this thing!

Seriously amazing stuff.

  • 09.16.2009 10:17 AM PDT
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I LOVE TRAFFIC JAM! SOUNDS EPICCCCC!

  • 09.16.2009 10:49 AM PDT

Marty is amazing. Halo soundtracks rock my world... I just hope best buy let's me buy it at midnight with ODST. For previous midnight releases, that haven't let me buy anything but the game.

  • 09.16.2009 11:17 AM PDT

What's up?

I really can't wait for is the rest of traffic jam. that song is awesome.

[Edited on 09.16.2009 11:54 AM PDT]

  • 09.16.2009 11:53 AM PDT

Anybody want a peanut?

This may sound really bizarre, but some of the violin parts of "Rain" -- 0:56 to 1:17 in particular -- remind me of Megaman X4 and X5 music. It's really cool though, and I LOVE the Sax, especially when it comes in near the end of Rain and brings you right back to the beginning. Great job, guys.

  • 09.16.2009 12:44 PM PDT

These hands you see before you will end the light of day. Your ashes will be cast into the wind! Your blood's upon the soil, your body fed to wolves, not one of you will be left alive...!

Hand of Doom by Manowar

Traffic Jam is just one of the best videogame scores of all time. Marty, if you read this, you are the best at what you do. Infinite thumbs up.

  • 09.16.2009 2:01 PM PDT

But DIPPING STICKS Skyler...

"There are shadows for the shadows of things, as a reflection seen in a mirror of a mirror. We know there are circles within circles and dimensions beyond dimension. Reality is itself a shadow, only an appearance accepted by those whose eyes shun what might lie beyond." -Louis L'Amour-

I love me some saxophone, I'd lmao if Marty hid the sax solo to Baker Street somewhere in ODST haha... Thank You Marty for slaving over this music for us!!!!!!!!

  • 09.16.2009 3:46 PM PDT
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As always, I am impressed with the level of epicness presented in this soundtrack. Marty's outdone himself - and here I thought it couldn't get better than Halo 3's.

  • 09.17.2009 8:34 AM PDT

@ Marty:
Well what shall I say other than "He did it again"! Music is something that can add so much magic to not only a movie but also to a game and I'm really glad to say that Bungie's got the right guy for that matter.
In all my life - that's 29 years - I was never in to having any kind of computer or gamingconsole except for the last 2 years. Why am I mentioning this? Well, sometimes in ones life there can be a single "event" or "impression" that can change everything. So it was with the Halo games and me. It wasn't only the games themselves, but the music which gave the whole experience an extrodinary touch and from that moment on I was caught in the Halo-universe until today.
So thanks Marty for letting us enjoy your artistic skills and talent, for we really love your music.

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  • 09.18.2009 3:12 AM PDT

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Oh man. When I first opened up 'Rain', I felt shivers down my spine. That creeping piano that builds up slowly into an orchestral masterpiece. It definitely captures the feeling of a rainy city at night, and most definitely loneliness. You do a great job Marty.

  • 09.18.2009 3:20 AM PDT

:)

Beautiful.

  • 09.18.2009 11:52 AM PDT
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omg!!! the rain partial is the most amazing pice of music i have ever heard in my life... the composerS name should be martin O'donnell Michael savior instead of martin O'donnell Michael salvatori!!! AMAZING!!!!

  • 09.18.2009 5:09 PM PDT

some of its good

  • 09.18.2009 5:50 PM PDT

Benaiah went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

apparently I'm not the only one to be reminded of the Bond music... very svelte tunes here... good work Marty and Mike!

  • 09.18.2009 9:24 PM PDT

Giant Enemy Scarab: Attack its weakpoint for massive damage!

I don't often log in, as I just read the front page stories and then log off.. but after hearing these songs (In particular Traffic Jam), I just had to say how awesome they are.

They're awesome.

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  • 09.19.2009 1:08 AM PDT

this place needs sum carnage

So far My Favorite of all the audio was "Traffic Jam" it would really calm me down if i was in a actual traffic jam lol

  • 09.20.2009 8:12 AM PDT

I don't have enough words to say how great is this.

All of your soundtracks show how you're style have been evolving, since the 1° Halo, till this awesome music.

I can't wait to have in my hands and feel how this great music caress my ears.

Amazing work. JUST AMAZING!!

You're the man, Marty. You are the man. . .

  • 09.20.2009 4:16 PM PDT

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I'll be honest... I don't like the Saxophone in Neon Night or the way the Electric Guitar is played on Traffic Jam. It just doesn't give me the right feel, those two things made those songs feel kinda late 80s early 90s ish. What I do like is the melody played by some kind of violin, I think it was, or bass in Traffic Jam... that sounded awesome.

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  • 09.21.2009 5:31 PM PDT

So full of hate were our eyes... That none of us could see...
Our war would yield countless dead... But never victory...

So let us cast arms aside... And like discard our wrath...
Thou, in faith, will keep us safe... Whilst we find the Path...

I'm wondering why retail track listings for the odst soundtrack don't include "Rain" and "ODST Theme", which IMO are the two most important pieces. Can someone explain this please?

As per Amazon.com:
Disc: 1
1. Overture Listen
2. The Rookie Listen
3. More Than His Share Listen
4. Difference For Darkness Listen
5. The Menagerie Listen
6. Asphalt and Ablution Listen
7. Traffic Jam Listen
8. Neon Night Listen
9. The Office of Naval Intelligence Listen
Disc: 2
1. Bits and Pieces Listen
2. Skyline Listen
3. No Stone Unturned Listen
4. One Way Ride Listen
5. The Light At The End Listen
6. Data Hive Listen
7. Special Delivery Listen
8. Finale Listen

As you can see, the two pieces "Rain" and "ODST Theme", which Marty gave samples of on Bungie.net, are not in the list.

Also IMO there's a major over-reaction to this OST. While it has one or two very good pieces, overall I found it to be mediocre. It's got nothing on the Halo 2 and 3 soundtracks.

[Edited on 09.24.2009 10:07 PM PDT]

  • 09.24.2009 10:04 PM PDT