#76 - Martin O'Donnell Interview (Halo, Bungie, Microsoft, District 9, Film, Royalties, Bill Gates etc.)

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