Blog 7: Why the Halo Music sounds awesome to me

Halo is my favorite game series, and I really enjoy listen to the music.  Not because I am a diehard fan boy, but because it combines two of my favorite musical taste.  Martin O'Donnell is the composer of the music from the first 3 halo games.  It is his music that I enjoy listening to.

When creating the music for the Halo Martin O'Donnell combined classical music, techno, and rock and roll in order to create an original sound for the series.  To my tone-deaf ears the harmony created by the classical influenced combine with the dramatic shifts in volume influenced by rock and roll provides a perfect listening experience for me.  The myriad of instruments used in Martin O'Donnell’s works do not overwhelm me, because of their harmony with each other.


Here is an example of Martin O'Donnell’s work, entitled Mjolnir Mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O9K7E3lDRU