a little confused about the music

Games Other Halo
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We all know halo is taking a new route on many things and also bringing back old things, one of those things i want to talk about is the music.

I want to know where we are standing when it comes to this. Are we going to experience the original style of music while also embracing a fresh new style? Or are we going down a complete separate road from the old style of music and being introduce to all new music? Well I dont know.

First of all i want to provide some things that show 343 industries stating that they will be adding in the original style a long with creating new styles of music

(i forget where exactly in the video were they mention it but its definitely there)

and heres a piece of music thats is also actually in halo 3 that will feature in halo 4 (it’s the very first piece of music)

and also even in the trailer itself where it features a new deeper version of the actual halo theme at the very end.

Now these other sources say the complete opposite.

Here a link to an article that was published a few weeks ago, if i post it here this thread post would be too big, so follow the link to the article.
http://www.edge-onli…c-another-level

Also in this interview with Tojima from 2 minutes in he talks about how he loved the original style but they wont copy it, so does he mean he wont copy the music by bringing over actual soundtracks from the first trilogy? because as you can hear from the second video i posted we can hear the halo 3 soundtrack “luck” but given a different pitch/ tempo etc.

Or does he mean they wont be using the same style from the previous games all together that was produced in the original trilogy? because the first 3 videos i posted tell a different story.

http://www.gameinfor…s-composer.aspx

this isnt a hate thread or flaming on 343i, im just confused on where we are supposed to stand on this subject, im very passionate about the music in halo, old or new, so im ready to embrace on what they are going to give us, but i dont know what we are supposed to expect.

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You’re not the only one.

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> You’re not the only one.

yeah im just confused about it, im still very excited about halo 4 i just want to know what they are planning as different people from 343i have said the opposite from each other on this subject

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They’re having some of the old music/themes and putting it into the new music. They’re not copying or remaking the music.

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i’ve thought the same thing im not sure what to expect.

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While I’m pretty pleased with what I’ve heard so far, there are some parts that are pretty disappointing in that they could be part of a soundtrack for any movie or game and would fit. It just sounds very generic, lacking any of the unique elements that make a Halo soundtrack.

But again, that’s just a small portion of what I’ve heard. The rest is pleasing.

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I want them to surprise me

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Pretty much what I’ve gathered is that during the early parts of the game the music we hear will carry a very familiar tone to what we heard in the first trilogy, but as the game progresses and we delve deeper into Requiem and its secrets then the music is going to change and have more of a synthetic feel to it.

There are apparently going to be a lot of original strings/choir tracks in the soundtrack as well. So we know the score is going to be quite vocal.

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> Pretty much what I’ve gathered is that during the early parts of the game the music we hear will carry a very familiar tone to what we heard in the first trilogy, but as the game progresses and we delve deeper into Requiem and its secrets then the music is going to change and have more of a synthetic feel to it.
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> There are apparently going to be a lot of original strings/choir tracks in the soundtrack as well. So we know the score is going to be quite vocal.

that sounds reasonable.