Halo Composer Terminated “Without Cause” from Bungie

Veteran game composer Martin O’Donnell has been terminated by Bungie.

“I’m saddened to say that Bungie’s board of directors terminated me without cause on April 11, 2014,” O’Donnell wrote on Twitter.

I'm saddened to say that Bungie's board of directors terminated me without cause on April 11, 2014.

— Marty O'Donnell (@MartyTheElder) April 16, 2014

After working on Bungie's Myth series, as well as Oni, O’Donnell joined Bungie full-time just 10 days before Microsoft acquired the studio in June, 2000. He then worked on the Halo series from the iconic theme of the original through to Halo: Reach. His highly-acclaimed scores for Halo and Halo 2 are considered among the best of their kind.

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