Behind the Games: Meet the Composers - Marty O'Donnell

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  • Posted Sep 22, 2009

We sit with Marty O'Donnell, award-winning composer for Bungie on such games as Myth, Oni, and the Halo franchise!

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30 Comments

  • DJ_Magneto

    Posted Oct 7, 2009 12:47 pm PT

    I love all the Halo music, but the music in ODST, especially in the lonely streets of New Mombasa has taken it to a whole new level.

  • shakensparco

    Posted Oct 4, 2009 7:37 pm PT

    Mart O'Donnell and Nobuo Eematsu are my heroes in the music industry.

  • Tung-R

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 4:01 am PT

    Great game

  • shiny5

    Posted Sep 27, 2009 3:55 pm PT

    I applaud him....

  • TheSacredRing

    Posted Sep 24, 2009 2:52 am PT

    Excellent interview. My favorite music in my favorite game series! Marty's legacy can only grow into the future.

  • quickdarthnick

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 11:01 pm PT

    Amazing interview! Thanks GameSpot for doing it.....and of course a big thanks to Marty for is awesome music!

  • Beastcake

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 5:16 pm PT

    Great interview. One of the best composers out there.

  • klmillis

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 11:06 am PT

    Marty, TFL was fantastic!!

  • Konuvis

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 8:22 am PT

    I'm loving this series, more!

    I thought the composer for Riven was Robyn Miller again... maybe they co-composed?

  • guthix122

    Posted Sep 23, 2009 7:23 am PT

    I like this guys score's. He knows how to crate an atmosphere that keeps the games he's done (Halo in particular) flowing. aspirating musician take notes cause that is how to make great music

  • -Five0-

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 9:08 pm PT

    great advice. that's inspiring.

  • alexmarin99

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 6:58 pm PT

    Go marty!!!!

  • inertial_rage

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 5:56 pm PT

    Personally, the volume of poo matters. When you take a dump, its not about whether or not you "poo'd", it's all about how MUCH poo there was!!!!

  • inertial_rage

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 5:55 pm PT

    I just shat myself. Anyone else just sh*t themselves??

  • SpiritOfFire117

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 11:42 am PT

    Marty does it again.

  • jaximungo

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 7:54 am PT

    Great interview

  • Angel_Belial

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 7:52 am PT

    Halo's music is incredible. It's some of my favourite music to listen to (and not just of game music either).

  • Karabiner98kruz

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 7:36 am PT

    I love HALO's music, it always gives me so much passion in my sad life```
    Marty O'Donnell is a great writer, I think, he use music wake up our minds to live wonderfully!

  • bbaker74

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 5:54 am PT

    I've purchased all of Marty's HALO soundtracks to date. I can't wait until he makes the transition to feature film OSTs. I could see him composing the score to the next be Sci-Fi flick. BTW, if you haven't gotten ODST yet and are a HALO fan; do yourself a favor and get it ASAP - Firefight alone is worth it

    Again, though, major props to Marty O'Donnell - The man who revolutionized immersive gameplay through his music.

  • Vasot

    Posted Sep 22, 2009 3:02 am PT

    @djchis...go play Ratchet and Clank at your PS3. You do not belong here.

  • D1j3L

    Posted Sep 21, 2009 9:04 pm PT

    marty makes blowing up aliens a bajillion times better

  • AtomicBaconBits

    Posted Sep 21, 2009 8:18 pm PT

    Marty makes the most iconic and memorable music in videogames.I still listen to the Halo soundtrack on my iPod all the time; and I'm not even a huge Halo fan anymore.This guy is phenomenal.

  • Doodlebox

    Posted Sep 21, 2009 8:16 pm PT

    Marty O'Donnell is obvious genius.

  • dirtygringo426

    Posted Sep 21, 2009 8:06 pm PT

    The soundtrack was always a major part of what makes this franchise so epic. O'Donnell really is very talented

  • RaNaBiR

    Posted Sep 21, 2009 7:59 pm PT

    Quite an enlightening and interesting interview!

  • klusps

    Posted Sep 21, 2009 7:38 pm PT

    Love his music, he did a really great job on the music in ODST.

  • enterawesome

    Posted Sep 21, 2009 6:40 pm PT

    Yeah, Marty O' Donnel, baby! Best composer in the industry!

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