[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27053860]Link to the bbc[/url] [quote]he composer of the original Halo soundtracks says he has been fired from his job at the video games' creator. Marty O'Donnell revealed the news in a tweet: "I'm saddened to say that Bungie's board of directors terminated me without cause on April 11, 2014." Bungie has confirmed the move but suggested they remained "friends". Mr O'Donnell had been working on music for the firm's forthcoming title Destiny in collaboration with Sir Paul McCartney. In an interview about the tie-up for Edge magazine last year, Mr O'Donnell commented: "It's hard for me - and some of the guys get impatient about it, like 'Hey Marty, quick just write an iconic theme and show it to us'. "But that's not what I did with Halo. I like to write music... [and] we have this really great start on many, many pieces of music that all seem to work together well." A spokesman for Sir Paul said he was "unable to pass comment".[/quote] Rather surprising that it made it to the BBC website so quickly: something you may like is that they mentioned us. [quote]Best assets' The news prompted a backlash from visitors to Bungie's site. "Bungie just lost half of its magic," wrote one, nicknamed [b]Apotheosis.[/b] "You just fired one of your best assets. What in the world is wrong with you?" asked [b]Avenger I32.[/b] But others were more measured in their responses. "It is sad to see someone so great at what they do leave but let's not hate on Bungie for doing so. They must have a good reason," wrote [b]Kanzanian 117.[/b] Although the details surrounding Mr O'Donnell's departure may never be made public, one games industry watcher said that rival developers would be keen to employ him. "Halo defined a whole era of video games when the first Xbox came out, and when people hear its iconic theme they have an emotional connection to the series and a time in their lives," said Keza MacDonald, UK editor of the news site Kotaku.[/quote] Congratulations Kanzanian 117, Avenger I32 and Apotheosis- you've made it onto the news. This news is spreading like wildfire