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Halo (franchise)

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Martin O'Donnell

Martin O'Donnell (born May 1, 1955) is an American composer, audio director, and sound designer best known for his work on video game developer Bungie's titles, including the Myth series, Oni, the Halo series, and Destiny. O'Donnell collaborated with Michael Salvatori for all of the scores; he has also directed voice talent and sound design for the Halo trilogy. O'Donnell began his career in music writing television and radio jingles such as the Flintstones Chewable Vitamins jingle and scoring for radio stations and films. O'Donnell moved to composing video game music when his company, TotalAudio, did the sound design for the 1997 title Riven.

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Halo is a media franchise centered on a series of military science fiction first-person shooter video games originally developed by Bungie. The series depicts a galactic war between humanity and an alliance of aliens known as the Covenant, overseen by the artificial intelligence Cortana and the genetically enhanced super-soldier Master Chief Petty Officer John-117.

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The primary video game releases that defined the first-person shooter genre.

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