Halos Music And Why We Love It, Video Essay

After almost twenty years since the release of the first installment, Halo is still heralded as having some of the best soundtracks in a series of games ever. In this video I look at the various themes and leitmotifs used in the games soundtrack, analyse what they mean, the importance of their use in the games, how they emotionally impact us, how theyve maybe been misused in other games after Marty ODonnell and Michael Salvatoris departure and discuss where were headed next with Halo Infinite. Also, hang around till the end for a sneak peak of something coming later this Keen to ask me a question, play some games together or just chat Feel free to chuck a follow on Twitch so youll know when I go live TWITCH: MUSIC CREDITED: Eva The End Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:06 What is a Theme, Leitmotif 3:24 How Halo Changed Music In Games 5:12 Examples of The Halo Theme InGame 8:18 So, About Halo 5. .. 9:51 Continuity of Themes 11:49 The Musical Relationship Between Chief Cort