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{{Center|This article is about the composer. For other uses of the name O'Donnell, see [[O'Donnell|here]]. For the gangster in ''i love bees'', see [[Marty (i love bees)|here]].}} | {{Center|This article is about the composer. For other uses of the name O'Donnell, see [[O'Donnell|here]]. For the gangster in ''i love bees'', see [[Marty (i love bees)|here]].}} | ||
[[File:Martin ODonnell.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Marty in the ViDoc [[O Brave New World]].]] | [[File:Martin ODonnell.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Marty in the ViDoc [[O Brave New World]].]] | ||
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'''Martin "Marty" O'Donnell''' (aka '''Marty the Elder''') (born May 1, 1955) is an [[United States|American]] composer known for his work on musical pieces for video games from [[Bungie Studios]] such as the [[wikipedia:Myth (series)|''Myth'' series]], ''[[wikipedia:Oni (video game)|Oni]]'', and the [[Halo Trilogy|''Halo'' trilogy]]. O'Donnell collaborates with his musical companion [[Michael Salvatori]] for many of the scores. He has also directed voice talent and sound design for the ''Halo'' trilogy. He was [[wikipedia:Dismissal (employment)|terminated without cause]] on April 11, 2014,<ref name="terminate">[https://twitter.com/MartyTheElder/status/456303189998841856 '''Twitter''': ''MartyTheElder''] (@MartyTheElder: "''I'm saddened to say that Bungie's board of directors terminated me without cause on April 11, 2014.''")</ref><ref name="terminate2">[https://halo.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11484 '''Bungie.net''': ''There are those who said this day would never come...'']</ref> and has since founded his own studio, Highwire Games, with several other ex-Bungie friends.<ref>http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/legendary-halo-composer-marty-o-donnell-reveals-he-s-working-on-secret-new-game</ref> | '''Martin "Marty" O'Donnell''' (aka '''Marty the Elder''') (born May 1, 1955) is an [[United States|American]] composer known for his work on musical pieces for video games from [[Bungie Studios]] such as the [[wikipedia:Myth (series)|''Myth'' series]], ''[[wikipedia:Oni (video game)|Oni]]'', and the [[Halo Trilogy|''Halo'' trilogy]]. O'Donnell collaborates with his musical companion [[Michael Salvatori]] for many of the scores. He has also directed voice talent and sound design for the ''Halo'' trilogy. He was [[wikipedia:Dismissal (employment)|terminated without cause]] on April 11, 2014,<ref name="terminate">[https://twitter.com/MartyTheElder/status/456303189998841856 '''Twitter''': ''MartyTheElder''] (@MartyTheElder: "''I'm saddened to say that Bungie's board of directors terminated me without cause on April 11, 2014.''")</ref><ref name="terminate2">[https://halo.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11484 '''Bungie.net''': ''There are those who said this day would never come...'']</ref> and has since founded his own studio, Highwire Games, with several other ex-Bungie friends.<ref>http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/legendary-halo-composer-marty-o-donnell-reveals-he-s-working-on-secret-new-game</ref> | ||