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The '''Halo Xbox One announcement trailer''' is a pre-rendered [[trailer]] announcing the return of the ''[[Halo]]'' franchise on the [[Xbox One]] console in [[2014]].<ref name="H5">[http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/games-halo-journey-announcement '''Xbox Wire''': ''The Halo Journey'']</ref> First shown at [[Microsoft]]'s [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2013 conference, the trailer features [[John-117]] journeying through a desert on an alien planet and encountering a Forerunner [[Guardian]].<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/detail/111609fe-d53c-4400-b4d6-44ae3629dda3/halo-xbox-one '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo Xbox One'']</ref> Although its content alludes to ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', set for a fall [[2015]] release, the trailer was not meant to be an announcement for that particular game but rather a broader "journey" set to begin in 2014 with the release of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' and the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''. For this reason, the trailer does not assign a specific title or number for the game.<ref name="H5"/><ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/25/microsoft-on-halo-5-halo-2-anniversary  '''IGN''' ''Microsoft on Halo 5, Halo 2 Anniversary'']</ref>
The '''Halo Xbox One announcement trailer''' is a pre-rendered [[trailer]] announcing the return of the ''[[Halo]]'' franchise on the [[Xbox One]] console in [[2014]].<ref name="H5">[http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/games-halo-journey-announcement '''Xbox Wire''': ''The Halo Journey'']</ref> First shown at [[Microsoft]]'s [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2013 conference, the trailer features [[John-117]] journeying through a desert on an alien planet and encountering a Forerunner [[Guardian]].<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/detail/111609fe-d53c-4400-b4d6-44ae3629dda3/halo-xbox-one '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo Xbox One'']</ref> Although its content alludes to ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', set for a fall [[2015]] release, the trailer was not meant to be an announcement for that particular game but rather a broader "journey" set to begin in 2014 with the release of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' and the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''. For this reason, the trailer does not assign a specific title or number for the game.<ref name="H5"/><ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/25/microsoft-on-halo-5-halo-2-anniversary  '''IGN''' ''Microsoft on Halo 5, Halo 2 Anniversary'']</ref>


The trailer is produced by Paula Lacerda and directed by John Allardice of the CGI company Axis Animation, which also produced the ''[[Spartan Ops#Halo: Infinity|Halo: Infinity]]'' series.<ref name="axis">[http://vimeo.com/73374802 '''Vimeo.com''' - ''Axis Animation: Halo Xbox One Trailer'']</ref> The music featured in the trailer was composed by [[Kazuma Jinnouchi]],<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62704731&postcount=627 '''NeoGAF''' ''Halo 4 |OT2| TURBO'']</ref> who was responsible for some of the music in ''[[Halo 4]]''<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/08/22/The-Halo-Bulletin-82212.aspx '''Halo Official Site''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 8.22.12'']</ref> and will compose most of the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' soundtrack.<ref name="GAFKazuma">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=114883654&postcount=3462 '''NeoGaf''': ''Frank O'Connor on music in Halo 5: Guardians'']</ref>
The trailer is produced by Paula Lacerda and directed by John Allardice of the CGI company Axis Animation, which also produced the ''[[Spartan Ops#Halo: Infinity|Halo: Infinity]]'' series.<ref name="axis">[http://vimeo.com/73374802 '''Vimeo.com''' - ''Axis Animation: Halo Xbox One Trailer'']</ref> The music featured in the trailer was composed by [[Kazuma Jinnouchi]],<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62704731&postcount=627 '''NeoGAF''' ''Halo 4 |OT2| TURBO'']</ref> who was responsible for some of the music in ''[[Halo 4]]''<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/08/22/The-Halo-Bulletin-82212.aspx '''Halo Official Site''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 8.22.12'']</ref> and went on to compose most of the [[Halo 5: Guardians Original Soundtrack|''Halo 5: Guardians'' soundtrack]].<ref name="GAFKazuma">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=114883654&postcount=3462 '''NeoGaf''': ''Frank O'Connor on music in Halo 5: Guardians'']</ref>


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