The music, by far. Halo 4 has good music. It is obviously well written and well performed. Is it iconic and relevant to past games? Not really…
It definitely has the heavy orchestral element to it, but I feel that what is really missing is the iconic choir sounds that have been part of every Halo game. It is possible that 343i is making or has made music like this, but if it does exist it certainly hasn’t been released to the community.
At the same time, the new look really wouldn’t suit old Halo music as well as past games have. While many personal ideas about the new look are endlessly debatable, I think that it can be agreed upon that the new type of sci-fi look that 343i is going for would be completely strange when combined with older Halo themes.
With this in mind, I think 343 needs to record and/or present a few more Halo 4 tracks to the public that feel more iconic. The game will obviously have more music than what they have shown us so far, and I think that the right music will bring the game and experience as a whole to new heights.
> The music, by far. Halo 4 has good music. It is obviously well written and well performed. Is it iconic and relevant to past games? Not really…
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> It definitely has the heavy orchestral element to it, but I feel that what is really missing is the iconic choir sounds that have been part of every Halo game. It is possible that 343i is making or has made music like this, but if it does exist it certainly hasn’t been released to the community.
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> At the same time, the new look really wouldn’t suit old Halo music as well as past games have. While many personal ideas about the new look are endlessly debatable, I think that it can be agreed upon that the new type of sci-fi look that 343i is going for would be completely strange when combined with older Halo themes.
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> With this in mind, I think 343 needs to record and/or present a few more Halo 4 tracks to the public that feel more iconic. The game will obviously have more music than what they have shown us so far, and I think that the right music will bring the game and experience as a whole to new heights.
I do believe you’re completely right with that. Halo has always had good music, and we’ll only have to wait and see if 343 delivers.
They’re taking this new trilogy and making Halo special again. Everything is looking great so far with incredible respect to the previous trilogy.