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Awesome- oh wait, it's only available via ITunes.... Why??? I'm glad to see a Microsoft related project stearing listeners to Apple <insert extreme sarcasm>

How about they make it available via the Zune store?? very -blam!-

  • 12.15.2006 5:11 PM PDT

A boat's a boat but a mystery box could be anything! It could even be a boat!

Finally!!!
Actually been waiting for this to be released for an age, Such a good piece

  • 12.15.2006 5:19 PM PDT
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My issue with this is not the cost itself .99 cents is nothing, I would gladly pay it.

What sucks as previously stated is the i-tunes limitations, I do not want DRM or low bit-rates, much less creating an account and downloading software to simply get a musical score (song)

We want choise, at least give those you call "Halo Nation" a choise, after all, that's what's all about.

Until its released somewhere else or the soundtrack comes out, you can count me out.

  • 12.15.2006 6:41 PM PDT

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this should have been free..come on folks at Bungie! it's a pain in the ass to create a new account..why couldn't it have been free?

  • 12.15.2006 8:31 PM PDT

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  • 12.15.2006 8:42 PM PDT
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YES!!! Finally after a year of waiting it came out. Sadly its for Quick Time :( But its still out there so YAY! ^___^

  • 12.16.2006 7:59 AM PDT

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Posted by: apollo1975
I completely agree with you on the whole format/conversion issue.

Thank you. :)

Posted by: RC Master
Try to understand both sides of an dispute before you creating a big straw man argument.

I have no idea what that means. Assuming it's negative, I will reply by saying that understanding both sides of a dispute is not a prerequisite to expressing an opinion. Were that the case, your statement would have to apply equally to everyone who has complained about the decision to make the track available on iTunes. I'm sure there are completely valid reasons for the decision... reasons about which very few people seem to care.

Straw Man Argument: trying to destroy someones argument by distrorting or exaggerating their position.

Oh, and i understand that there are valid reasons to put it on itunes.with teh popularity of the Ipod its silly NOT to put it on itunes if you want to maximise your revenue. But the issue i think is that its ONLY on itunes. MS (Bungie's parent company) has just launched the Zune player with its own marketplace. Surely it should be up on there as well? Not just MSs competitors service?

  • 12.16.2006 10:11 AM PDT
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hey this is halo3maniac um will u private message me i wanna talk to u martain bout somethin k?

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  • 12.16.2006 10:43 AM PDT
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That's nice, after 2 weeks of use, I am going to turn in my Zune. Honestly, you would figure that since Bungie is with MGS, Microsoft would have a little bit more control over where the soundtracks of games under MGS goes. I have no problem with it being on iTunes, but I do have a problem with it not being on Zune Marketplace. Owell, -1 Zune, looks like I am getting iPod :( .

  • 12.16.2006 11:12 AM PDT

It's just a game folks.

Hmm.... you were able to get a song from a title that is not even released posted to iTunes, yet Bungie seems to be having problems getting Halo 2 Vol. 2 in there. That makes sense.

  • 12.16.2006 1:37 PM PDT
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Microsoft And Apple are now friends!!!!! :)

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  • 12.16.2006 1:49 PM PDT

Please for the love of god bring it to Zune! It is Microsoft after all...

  • 12.17.2006 5:44 AM PDT

itunes only? what a joke, worst app ever.

too bad, i would love to have this, guess i d/l it for free somewhere.

  • 12.17.2006 9:31 AM PDT

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I bought it, burned it onto CD, imported back to my PC as an MP3. All rights management and other restrictions are removed when they're burnt to CD. Sure, it's an extra step or two, but you have to ask yourself how badly you want those epic socks.

  • 12.18.2006 11:23 AM PDT

You punched the highlights out of her hair!

Posted by: bored28
Hmm.... you were able to get a song from a title that is not even released posted to iTunes, yet Bungie seems to be having problems getting Halo 2 Vol. 2 in there. That makes sense.


FYI, all of the Halo soundtracks are available on the ITMS. This includes the Halo 1 OST, the Halo 2 Vol. 1 OST, the Halo 2 Vol. 2 OST, and the newly released "Finish The Fight" single.

I agree that it should have been free, but I'm also willing to pay $.99 to get a piece of music that I absolutely love. In fact, I did about 2 hours ago. I own an iPod and love iTunes, so there's no downside for me :)

It's also possible that the decision wasn't MS's or even Bungie's, but Marty's alone. He probably owns the intellectual rights to the music he composes, which enables him to do with it what he pleases. Right now, iTunes is reaching a larger consumer base than the Zune; if you want to push music, the ITMS makes perfect financial sense.

This is all speculation, mind you. We may never know what drove Marty/Bungie/MS to release the piece on iTunes. But if you feel the need to complain, I'd suggest you either download iTunes (new accounts aren't hard to make at all), or just not complain period. After all, it is your choice that you've decided not to use iTunes. Not aimed at anybody specific, just in general.

BTW Marty, amazing score. I've been waiting for a while to hear just the music :D

-Craig

  • 12.18.2006 5:53 PM PDT

thats great

  • 12.19.2006 2:34 PM PDT

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Bungie = Microsoft
Itunes = Apple?
Makes sense not. Any chance we will get it in a less crappy format from a less crappy provider?

  • 12.19.2006 5:00 PM PDT

Been with this community since Marathon.

Why would the track be put on iTunes? Microsoft vs Apple anyone? If you examine some of Bungie's older titles, you will see that they have no special rivalry with Apple. Quite the opposite in many cases in fact...

  • 12.20.2006 3:48 PM PDT

Posted by: Fearless Son
If you examine some of Bungie's older titles, you will see that they have no special rivalry with Apple. Quite the opposite in many cases in fact...


I was waiting for somebody to point out the fact the Bungie was a Mac developer before MS came in.

Anyway, this is a great piece of music. Been waiting to here just it with no additional layers of audio. Good job, Marty. (BTW, keep the brass in there, it sounds so much better with it...)

And to those of you of cant get over the fact that its on iTunes... deal with it.

iTunes reaches the largest userbase of any online music store... period. Apple has managed to sell over 1 billion (thats what, nine zeros?) songs worldwide. This would be the best way to get the music out there , and get it there fast.

Those of you complaing that iTunes only works with iPods... it does, if you want to put your music on something. Other wise you can still listen to your music on it. MP3 and AAC are usually much better than most Microsoft file types. And if you dont like iTunes DRM... burn it to a CD and re-rip... no DRM. Extra steps... but worth the epic socks....

And finally those of you with a Zune... I feel sorry for you. Its a good player... but with the way sharing works and the fact that the software is clunky and will only work on XP (Home/Pro SP2 or MCE) I cant see it ever reaching the popularity that the iPod has achieved

  • 12.20.2006 9:18 PM PDT
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i will get itunes if i must, download the track. then convert using my super leet haxor convert program, then delete itunes. prob solved...yet annoying in first place, i can understand that i tunes is most.....'popular' way of getting music out there, but why not just host a wav or at least mp3 file direct from the site?

on ipods....
hmm, yes, to bad ipods dont live up to the popularity they have acquired.
btw, to all who have ipods, they self destruct 3 years after manufacture.
have a nice day!

  • 12.21.2006 8:18 AM PDT
Subject: help!!!
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hey,can any one of u all can tell me where to get the song from halo2,(song:falling back)the song is like this i think,(we'r falling back one at a time show me the way i am the strongest of them all)i think thats how it goes.and 1 more thing,i am a big fan of halo2!!!!so when halo3 and halo wars release,i am going to be the first 1 to buy it,mastercheif's bigggest fan!!!!!!!YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

  • 12.22.2006 6:36 AM PDT
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  • 12.23.2006 8:56 PM PDT
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Can you guys help. I have dl the song from itunes and i can burn it to cd ok but when i copy it to pc it is still mp4.

  • 12.24.2006 5:38 PM PDT