Martin O'Donnell is a video game composer who has worked on numerous game but is famous for composing the original Halo up until Halo Reach, he also was audio director and oversaw sound effects and dialogue. He is considered one of the greatest video game composers of all time for his work on Halo.
SOCIAL MEDIA
WEBSITE - http://www.martyodonnellmusic.com
TWITTER - @MartyTheElder
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ivNZIEmepeJ3YhrkK7PJQ
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/MartytheElder/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Marty Being In GOAT Conversations
01:06 - How Long It Took For Marty To Realise The Impact Of The Halo Soundtrack
02:53 - Entertainment Conventions
03:32 - Marty’s Method To Composing
04:38 - Working Well Under Deadlines
05:57 - Writers Block
07:30 - Marty Open To Remixing Halo Themes For Smash Bros
08:57 - Evolution Of Work Environment At Bungie
12:09 - Microsoft & Bungie Initially Fighting Over Game Development
15:07 - Bungie Fighting With Activision
16:26 - Game Developers Becoming The Men In Suits
17:45 - Martin Thinks In Hindsight Microsoft Deal Was Ideal
18:30 - Halo Was The Golden Egg & Bungie Was The Golden Goose
20:23 - Marty’s Employee Contract With Microsoft
21:42 - Marty Butted Heads In His Last Year/Was Somewhat Aware He Would Get Fired
24:03 - Marty Was Shocked & Relieved At The Same Time From Being Fired
25:33 - Working On Sound Effects & Dialogue
28:29 - Marty Never Changed Any Of The Music By The Higher Ups
32:12 - Marty Open To Scoring For TV & Film
33:19 - Marty Met Peter Jackson For Halo Film
34:06 - Background Behind The Halo Film
37:19 - Halo Film Ideas Ended Up In District 9
39:20 - District 9 Being A Great Film
40:29 - WETA Designs For District 9
41:39 - Marty’s Relationship with Bungie & Microsoft These Days
43:30 - One Individual Can Influence A Whole Company/Bill Gates/Steve Jobs
45:66 - Geniuses Still Being Flawed
46:43 - Marty’s Future Endeavours/Highwire Games
48:59 - Tolkien Estate Contacted Highwire About Golem Game
51:00 - The Pain Of Trademarks/Copyright
52:20 - Getting Royalties For Halo Soundtrack/Music Publisher Tried To Pull Marty’s Own Music
54:40 - Marty’s Early Demos/Advice To Young Composers
58:01 - Marty’s Inception Stage
59:34 - Meeting Fans Expectations/Going Viral
1:03:58 - Marty’s Wife Keeps Him Grounded
1:05:06 - Where To Follow Marty/Highwire Games
1:05:45 - Marty Wants To Come To NZ
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