343,
Please make the menu music for H4 be awesome, memorable, drawing and subtle.
Take these for example:
Halo: CE Menu Iconic, plain and simple. This IS Halo. Although IMO it’s a little too rich for being able to have left on over and extended period. There is no doubt that that song defines halo, and is clearly a template for games that follow it.
Halo 2: Menu
Halo 2’s music was the best out of the series IMO, It is subtle enough to be able to leave playing in your living room indefinitely, creating this welcoming atmosphere that could really get you in the mood to play some matches.
Fast forward to H3: Halo 3: Menu
Still very subtle, drawing and not-overwhelming. Also could be left playing indefinitely. Still, there is something about it that just seems…desolate. Not as thought provoking as H2’s, but still great.
Then there’s Reach, oh god, I actually have to start the countdown and back out so that I don’t have to listen to it. Halo Reach: Menu. I mean, it’s not really a bad tune, but is just too much. Too much of a departure, too much xylophone, too noisy, just no.
From what I hear so far H4 seems very distint, but still true to the series. I just hope 343 realize that it is very important for menu music to be subtle yet striking, and that it cannot be so overwhelming that I have to start a match and backout just so I don’t hear it.
-Toxic
Also in case you missed it, here is the music from the H4 vidoc
Halo 4