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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: IceFire on January 11, 2012, 09:47:28 pm

Title: Looking for a music suggestion (slightly related to Halo)
Post by: IceFire on January 11, 2012, 09:47:28 pm

The last couple of days I've been listening to the Halo 3 ODST soundtrack. It has it's moments but the parts I like the best are the parts that the development team called "film noir" with the low sax and slow melodies. I'm not sure what to call that part of the soundtrack but I'm wondering if there is some music, a group, something out there that might fit the bill. It could be old stuff too... just sort of looking for something with the same flavour.

Title: Re: Looking for a music suggestion (slightly related to Halo)
Post by: StarSlayer on January 11, 2012, 10:07:53 pm

I think some of the songs for the various Cowboy Bebop OSTs might fit the bill, perhaps Space Lion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnVaDwUg5s) or Road to the West (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmFAJPArhqM)?  Vangelis' work for Bladerunner could be a good contender as well, Bladerunner Blues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSKlDDKxHFw), Love Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPe52A0k06M&feature=related) or Tales of the Future (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaDdbBNgahI&feature=related) to name a few.

Title: Re: Looking for a music suggestion (slightly related to Halo)
Post by: Mongoose on January 12, 2012, 02:57:01 am

Heh, already beaten to Bebop.  The anime series Big O has a bunch of tracks along those lines too.

Title: Re: Looking for a music suggestion (slightly related to Halo)
Post by: Klaustrophobia on January 12, 2012, 09:13:39 am

i don't know the original song you're talking about, but you might like "Grux" by Dave Mattews Band.  it's a quick little 2 min or so sax ditty, one of the last by LeRoi before he died. 

Title: Re: Looking for a music suggestion (slightly related to Halo)
Post by: IceFire on January 13, 2012, 05:26:11 pm

Interesting stuff... Cowboy Beebop is actually closest to what I was thinking.

Title: Re: Looking for a music suggestion (slightly related to Halo)
Post by: redsniper on January 13, 2012, 06:01:04 pm

....... Why just listen to it when you can watch it? ;7
It's got spaceships!

Title: Re: Looking for a music suggestion (slightly related to Halo)
Post by: JGZinv on January 13, 2012, 06:44:00 pm

Bebop spaceships you say...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-x7-xommpqU#t=55s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KymxiGXy34I

Title: Re: Looking for a music suggestion (slightly related to Halo)
Post by: Mongoose on January 13, 2012, 08:14:39 pm

That first clip from the movie was animated by Itano himself, hence the gratuitous Itano Circuses. :D

Title: Re: Looking for a music suggestion (slightly related to Halo)
Post by: IceFire on January 19, 2012, 06:01:04 pm

Apparently I've stumbled onto something entirely new to me... :)