It was revealed back in February of this year that original Halo composers Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori were suing Microsoft over 20 years' worth of unpaid royalties, but it seems the two parties have reached an agreement.
Taking to Twitter this week, Marty O'Donnell stated that "Microsoft and O’Donnell/Salvatori, Inc., are pleased to have amicably resolved their differences," and therefore he's begun sharing Halo videos on his YouTube channel again:
https://twitter.com/MartyTheElder/status/1516198370544480258?
O'Donnell and Salvatori actually filed the suit against Microsoft all the way back in 2020, with the two stating that they "created and licensed the Halo music to Bungie," whereas Microsoft apparently felt it qualified as "work-for-hire".
There was talk about the case going to court, and potentially even blocking the release of the Halo TV show, but it looks like everything was worked out before it got to that point. Let's hope this doesn't rear its head again in the future!
Any thoughts on this? Let us know down in the comments section below.
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Glad to hear this was resolved amicably.
Now cue the Halo Theme to celebrate.
Looking back, it's kinda funny because blocking the show would've been for the best.
Great to hear. That linked video is well WORTH A WATCH.
Fascinating to see the creative process filmed and happening on the fly. Steve Vai improvising on the guitar and the Halo music as we know it slowly coming to life. Simply brilliant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qvQ95JU6IY
Amicably = paycheck
@GamingFan4Lyf Yep. Marty O'Donnell is probably much richer now. It always boggles me how after Halo and then the Destiny story he never composed anymore. A man of his talent could have created a ton of memorable work. But I assume he is probably way too demanding and expensive for any studio to justify his presence.
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