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And he may be right – it seems unlikely that the film’s producers would go with a composer who lacks silver screen experience. O’Donnell, however, doesn’t think that should be a barrier, and asserts that composing a game score requires all the same skills as composing a film score, and then some.<\/p>\n

“It’s technically harder. In my opinion, you have to have all the same chops that you have for linear media and then you have this other added technical and artistic vision to make it adaptive and interactive and all the rest,” he said.<\/p>\n

While a generic score might fly in other film adaptations, Halo’s music is too highly-regarded and recognized to ignore. It would almost be unthinkable to create a movie and not use the game’s signature score. But will the guys down in their movie studio cabanas and golf carts pay attention to that?<\/p>\n

“I think Hollywood is sort of an insular place and their friends hire their friends and people that they’re comfortable with,” said O’Donnell.<\/p>\n