Let me preface this by saying H5’s soundtrack is shaping up to be second to the best soundtrack in the series: Halo 2 (IMO). I absolutely adore where the musical direction is headed (cinematic), with the more pronounced focus on themes of yore. But there are certain songs/themes which the new direction cannot and probably will not accommodate. While this particular point is not a deal breaker for me and is rather minor, I still can’t help and feel a tad somber that these songs are likely to not return, so I’m gonna pay a sort of homage to them here:
Goold old memories! Time to replay the whole Chiefs story.
By the way I’m curios which music will return, of course with some “update”. 117 is tottaly will come back, since at least 2 vidoc videos we can hear it, and it sounds nice. I hope that Never Forget would retunt too. To me tha Halo 4 version is the best.
Finally I going to share 1-1 music from the fist triology, that I like. Halo Combat Evolved - Dust and Echoes Halo 2 - Sacred Icon Suite (In that music which I especially like that you can feel the loneliness, and the mystery from 2:22-3:35, and then from 6:47 'till the end of the music) Halo 3 - Wake me when you need me
Halo 5 has a good chance to get great music. If you listen the the new soundtrack than you will find the beautiful sad parts (the first 4 min), and the mysterious parts,(9:42-10:35) that always belonged to the Halo Universe.
My fav are H3’s soundtracks and I see what you mean, I love this kind of style, but this isn’t clearly a style that would fit H5, but it’s gonna have for sure a great Soundtrack!