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Hyperion45
09/14/09

In reply to Halo 3: ODST Soundtrack Drops Next Week
The soundtrack will also be available on various torrent sites a few hours after release.
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The Pie Pieper
09/14/09

@Hyperion45: SHhhhhhhh, Marty might hear you and get really, really mad.
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09/14/09

@The Pie Pieper:

Hell hath no fury like an angry elder.
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SwahaSongbird
09/14/09

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Sorry, it's good, but it's not Marty's work.
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DigitalHero
09/14/09

@SwahaSongbird:
Who says it was?

The article says: "music composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori" The ODST cover/ insert says the same.
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xMindPrintsx
09/14/09

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I'm on fence about this game. I really am. I'm thinking about picking it up, just because I need something till Modern Warfare 2 comes out. I just don't know if its worth $60. My girl is on the fence too. I like the 4 player co-op and Horde mode, but . . . I just don't know. I'm trying to be good with cash cause I have so little of it.
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Ursus-Veritas
09/14/09

@xMindPrintsx: If you enjoyed Halo 3 and its predecessors, by all means, you'll enjoy this one. If you've not really cared for the previous ones, wait for Modern Warfare 2.

It really depends on which you want more. I think personally I'll get a lot more of my money's worth out of ODST than I will MW2, but that's because I'm a Halo fanboy. I'll still pick up MW2 though, student grants ftw =D
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Ursus-Veritas
09/14/09

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Thematically, Halo's music is something you cannot fault. It's classic gaming brilliance - and considering I've been prone to randomnly whistling the melody from the ODST trailers for a while now, I think this soundtrack is going to be just a good as the previous ones. This will be a must buy for me!
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'360 Cabinboy (Corsair)
09/14/09

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This always comes to mind when I think of Halo music =D
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DigitalHero
09/14/09

@'360 Cabinboy (Corsair):
Yes good track. It's in Halo 3 as well.
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DigitalHero
09/14/09

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First track is on YouTube.
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Tiller
09/14/09

@DigitalHero:

Fantastic. Thanks for that. It's definitely in a different style then what we're used to but it does keep the Halo feel. Love it!
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DigitalHero
09/14/09

@Tiller:
No problem, it definitely looks to be a good score.
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Ursus-Veritas
09/14/09

@DigitalHero: Wow. That's brilliant! It's suitably soaring for Halo music and has a sense of grandeur to it. God, I really can't wait for this game.
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DigitalHero
09/14/09

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I have mine preordered. I love the theme that played in the first teaser trailer.
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KillerBee
09/14/09

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The Halo franchise is getting stale for me, but I have always loved the music.
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hot_heart
09/14/09

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Drops! I get it! FROM SPACE?!

I will say this. The Halo theme always got me pretty pumped. Particularly during moments in Halo 2's campaign. I feel kinda weird saying it got me 'pumped' but I don't care!
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DigitalHero
09/14/09

@hot_heart:
Apparently, the Halo theme is not in the game. They wanted to do something fresh since the Chief is not in it.
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hot_heart
09/14/09

@DigitalHero: Yeah. I imagine they would go with something different. It felt more grandiose for when a big load of troops were charging in or something like that.

I just felt I would get that off my chest =p
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USMarty
09/14/09

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BubbleF**kingBuddy
05/11/09

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Are we advertising awesome Capcom songs now?

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Zolbrod
05/11/09

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NOT a fan of Capcom music!?
Never played any of the NES Mega Man games then, I take it?
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PlatformJunkie
05/11/09

@Zolbrod: Or any of the Street Fighter 3 games. That series, especially the Dreamcast version of Third Strike, is probably one of the best fighting soundtracks there is.
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Char Aznable
05/11/09

@PlatformJunkie: I'd disagree that recent Capcom games have great music, so I believe he has a point.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
05/11/09

@Zolbrod: Or Viewtiful Joe, or the 6th Generation Megaman games, or any Street Fighter, or Jojo's Bizarre Adventure,...
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shouryuuken
05/11/09

shooot.. i have to quote Zolbrod, "NOT a fan of Capcom music!?" Over the years, Capcom has provided some of the best music from video games in my book. Besides video games, music is a HUGE passion of mine. I love rock and hip hop, I used to play shows in a rock band, I freestyle, I've made a few beats, and Ive written quite a few songs.

I've always loved game music since I was a kid, when I'd first get a game.. I'd always go straight to the sound test and check the tunes. Thanks to ffshrine.org's forums.. I've been able to get my hands on some of the best stuff I heard as a kid. Nowadays, I listen to video game soundtracks as much (and sometimes more depending on the phase I'm going through) as all the other styles of music I dig.

Out of my gigs of game music, I'd say that Capcom or Sega has the most games represented there. Now I wont argue that the Capcom of late has been doing all that amazing in the music departmen, but anything pre ps2 is golden.

mega man 3, mega man 3 arranged (wily wars), mega man x, mega man maverick hunter x, street fighter II, street fighter alpha series, street fighter 3 series, x-men mutant apocalypse, x-men children of the atom, the vs games (excluding snk vs capcom/marvel vs capcom 2), final fight 3, powerstone, zack and wiki, tatsunoko vs capcom (i know its mostly arranged music, but it is possible to screw up an arrange), bionic commando (rearmed), and street fighter IV are some of my top soundtracks.

I think that recently, their music hasnt been as good because most of capcoms recent games have been more serious than in the past. Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Lost Planet, and Dead Rising probably benefit from non-orchestral/rock music.

Gamasutra did an article on recent game music, and there was an amazing amount of discussion going on there. I mostly agree with what the writer was saying.
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PlatformJunkie
05/11/09

@interim is a username referencing an indefinite period of t...: I actually agree that recent Capcom games don't have great music. To me, SF 4's music is actually the worst aspect of the game.
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Bubbleman!
05/11/09

@PlatformJunkie: You can't be serious. IV's ost blows III's out of the water. Volcano Stage music is single handidly better than any track in 3S.
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PlatformJunkie
05/11/09

@Ero-Sennin: Wow. Even taking the hip-hop/jazz themes out of the loop, are you really just gonna sit there and ignore Urien's theme, Gill's theme, Chun-Li's theme, Q's theme, Akuma's theme and Ryu's theme?

The only good themes in IV are the Volcano/Intro second half, Parking Lot, the rival themes, and character select themes, and except for the rival themes, they don't hold a candle to the SF III soundtrack. The intro to Dudley's New Generation theme alone kills most of SF 4's soundtrack.

And SF 3 doesn't have character themes? What game were you playing? Last time I checked, most characters had their own theme in New Generation and Third Strike, with a few shared themes, and every character had their own theme in 2nd Impact.
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Mike Fahey
05/11/09

@Zolbrod: I said not a HUGE fan. Doesn't mean I am not a fan. ;)
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Bubbleman!
05/11/09

@PlatformJunkie: Ryu's music was the only tune i enjoyed in 3S. Most of them were kind of, well, dull. They didnt have that "umph" that makes me wanna go and shoryuken someones ass.

Jazz is probably the last thing I want to hear while fighting ninjas and crazy one-armed hermits.
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the7k
05/11/09

@Ero-Sennin: There were a few 'jazzy' themes in SF3, but they at least fit the characters. For the most part, the SF3 music was hippity-hop music.

Which fits, for me. After all, it's Street Fighter. Hippity-hop music fits the mostly Urban environments featured throughout the SF3 series.
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the7k
05/11/09

@the7k: Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention, I did like SFA2's Charlie Theme and Sakura Theme. SFA3's music was pretty damn generic - the only theme in SFA3 worth a gain of salt was Bison's Theme, and I much prefer the Namco X Capcom rendition of it.

@Ero-Sennin: Ryu and Ken's themes are iconic, but I'm pretty sure that has less to do with the themes, and more to do with the Ryu and Ken. Otherwise, they don't really have much going on.
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fanboyish
12/01/08

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It would be perfect if this could be released on iTunes but seeing as it mixes music with bonus video content I don't think it will..
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B
12/01/08

@henri1kk: iTunes sells albums that contain both audio and video content.
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UltimatePancakeSensation
11/06/08

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I'm surprised they didn't include the memorable town music. You know, the one where you just hear "I think it's about time we got a ring," over and over again.
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