Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku‘s daily hangout for people who love video games and the cool sounds that they make. Today we’re going back to the battle-filled levels of Halo 4 for some … actually rather unforgettable music.
Controversial opinion alarm: I like 2012s Halo 4 (Playlist /. long game /. VGMdb), originally released again on Xbox 360 and developed by 343 Industries. It’s good. It’s not a true classic like the previously released Bungie gloriole Games like Halo 2 or To reach, but it’s a solid, fun sci-fi shooter with some fantastic feel guns that sound really good too. However, the music is in Halo 4 is unfortunately just totally unforgettable and boring.
Let’s listen:
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Before I wrote this and heard music for the first time in several years, I decided to remember one of the songs on Halo 4. This is a game I’ve hit at least a couple of times since 2012. I should be able to remember some of the pieces on the soundtrack. Nevertheless, I drew a total gap. I couldn’t even whistle a bit of anything Halo 4. When I finally played the soundtrack, I was shocked how I really forgot almost all of these tracks. The only thing I even easily recognized was “117That’s likely because it was used as the theme for the game and appeared on menus and displays.
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When I went back and heard these songs, the first thing that struck me was how loud so many of them are. They feel big and epic, but also bloated. It’s hard to find something interesting or unique. It’s just big drums and loud noises that keep building up. It doesn’t sound like a song gloriole and more like a song from a bad superhero movie.
This soundtrack was composed by Neil Davidgewhich was a big deal at the time. This was the first gloriole Game that wasn’t scored by Marty O’Donnell. He was with gloriole Creator Bungie, who by that time had left Microsoft and was working on a little game called fate. (I wonder how that turned out …) So Microsoft and 343 picked Davidge to step into the big armored boots that O’Donnell left behind.
It would always be difficult to do. A new studio, a new composer, a new style of gloriole. There was no way all of that would work, and it didn’t. David’s soundtrack sounds good, I’m sure he worked hard on it, but it’s just loud and cinematic, with little emotion or spark. I will applaud Davidge and 343 for being brave enough to give up on the main subject of glorioleThis is one of the most famous songs in video games. But courage isn’t all it takes to make a good soundtrack. You need great, unforgettable songs and Halo 4 ‘s OST usually lacks the key part of a soundtrack.
There are some exceptions, some songs that use the classic sound of gloriole and the feeling that in a better game they could have become unforgettable themselves. The best example of this is the track “Consolation. ”
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It hits many of the same beats great as before gloriole Songs, although they still feel a bit too messy and loud for my taste. But if you’d sneaked in Halo 3 about a mod and got me playing that version, I’d probably swear it was a classic gloriole Song that I just didn’t remember Not the best compliment, but it is something.
That’s it for today’s morning music! While the boss always needs guns, I need some comments. Do you want to Halo 4Soundtrack? Or what’s your favorite? gloriole Song from all games? Or tell us something else. Until tomorrow!
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