Destiny Original Soundtrack

Destiny Original Soundtrack
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Released:

September 26, 2014

Genre:

Classical
Orchestra
Ambient
Video game soundtrack

Label:

Bungie Music Publishing

Composer(s):

Michael Salvatori
C Paul Johnson
Martin O'Donnell
Skye Lewin
Stan LePard
Paul McCartney

Total length:

2:18:48

 

The Destiny Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack for the game, composed and directed by Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson, and Skye Lewin, with contributions and input from famed Beatles member Paul McCartney.[1][2] The soundtrack contains 44 instrumental compositions from the game.[3][4]

The soundtrack marked O'Donnell's final work for Bungie, after years of composing for the Halo franchise, as well as several games before that, as he was terminated by Bungie's board of directors without cause on April 11, 2014 [5]. This caused concern as to whether this would affect the game; however, Pete Parsons (current Chief Operating Officer of Bungie) stated that O'Donnell's work on the game had been completed before his dismissal and would appear in the final product.[6]

Production historyEdit

Early in Destiny's development, O'Donnell was contacted by Pete Parsons, and was asked to begin writing music for the game. At the time, Destiny was still in its infancy, as it lacked any gameplay material for O'Donnell to score music to, so instead, O'Donnell began creating music based solely on the games ideas, stories, and artwork.[7] By February 17, 2013, over 50 minutes of the soundtrack had already been recorded with a 106-piece orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London.[8] O'Donnell gave the early pieces of music to Bungie in hopes that they would foster inspiration within the development team.[9]

Unlike the Halo series, where pieces of music were only 2–3 minutes long, Martin has stated that the soundtrack for Destiny has no time restrictions, with the pieces clocking in "as long as they need to be". O'Donnell collaborated with Paul McCartney on the soundtrack for the better part of two years, as they traded ideas, melody samples, and themes back and forth.[10]

Track listingEdit

No. Title Composer(s) Length
1 The Traveler Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney 2:30
2 The Fallen Skye Lewin, C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney 4:37
3 Excerpt from the Hope Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney 2:16
4 Excerpt from the Ecstasy Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 2:10
5 The Warmind Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 2:09
6 Guardian Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 2:08
7 The Tower Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney, C Paul Johnson 1:20
8 The Last Array C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 6:57
9 The Collapse Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 1:33
10 The Journey Home Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 3:09
11 First Challenge C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Stan LePard 3:46
12 Prey Skye Lewin, C Paul Johnson, Michael Salvatori 2:13
13 Tranquility C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney 5:09
14 The Great Unknown Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 1:35
15 Excerpt 1 from the Rose Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney 1:23
16 Excerpt from the Tribulation Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney 2:15
17 Guardians Lost Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 3:50
18 Relic of Hope C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 2:14
19 Departure C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 2:01
20 Lost Horizons C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney 1:09
21 Reborn Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 3:35
22 Sepiks Prime C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 4:14
23 Traveler's Promise Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 1:56
24 Deconstruction C Paul Johnson, Michael Salvatori 1:42
25 Excerpt from the Ruin Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 1:36
26 Untold Legends Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 3:34
27 Cabal Stomp C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 3:41
28 Dust Giants C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 4:28
29 Ishtar Sink Skye Lewin, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 4:43
30 The World's Grave Skye Lewin, C Paul Johnson, Michael Salvatori 5:36
31 Exclusion Zone Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 3:48
32 The Stranger Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 1:11
33 Temple of Crota C Paul Johnson, Michael Salvatori 5:17
34 Eye of the Gate Lord C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 4:02
35 The Hive C Paul Johnson, Michael Salvatori 5:47
36 The Collective C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 4:11
37 End of the Line Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 3:32
38 The Vex Skye Lewin, C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney 5:13
39 Siege Dancers Skye Lewin, C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 3:17
40 Chronologies Skye Lewin, C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 3:33
41 Passage C Paul Johnson, Michael Salvatori 3:22
42 Excerpt 2 from the Rose Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney 2:47
43 Excerpt from the Union Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 1:45
44 All Ends Are Beginnings Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson 1:34

TriviaEdit

Listen to Eighth.
  • When Alpha Lupi was completed, the track Eighth [11] was released to the public. On July 6, 2013, in celebration of Bungie Day, the track Awakening was released. However, none of these tracks appear in the soundtrack.
  • After patch 1.1.2 and the addition of a Jukebox in the Tower, players could listen to remixed versions of songs from the soundtrack, including Hope for the Future, a song by Paul McCartney.

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