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O'Donnell took inspiration from the ancient concept "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musica_universalis Musica Universalis]"<ref>https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-04-12-the-day-the-music-died-when-bungie-fired-marty-odonnell</ref>, or the idea that the seven spheres humanity knew about at the time moved in relation to music. O'Donnell also used [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomantic_figures nocturnal geomantic figures] as the namesake for the individual tracks.<ref name="Kate">http://www.wshu.org/post/marty-odonnell-origin-story-music-spheres#stream/0"</ref> | O'Donnell took inspiration from the ancient concept "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musica_universalis Musica Universalis]"<ref>https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-04-12-the-day-the-music-died-when-bungie-fired-marty-odonnell</ref>, or the idea that the seven spheres humanity knew about at the time moved in relation to music. O'Donnell also used [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomantic_figures nocturnal geomantic figures] as the namesake for the individual tracks.<ref name="Kate">http://www.wshu.org/post/marty-odonnell-origin-story-music-spheres#stream/0"</ref> | ||
At E3 2013, publisher Activision reworked O'Donnell's audio for a trailer at the last minute. They replaced the music with "library music" and hired an unrelated voice actor for the narration. O'Donnell expressed his frustrations on Twitter, stating the music was not his own. O'Donnell was fired from Bungie on April 11 | At E3 2013, publisher Activision reworked O'Donnell's audio for a trailer at the last minute. They replaced the music with "library music" and hired an unrelated voice actor for the narration. O'Donnell expressed his frustrations on Twitter, stating the music was not his own.<ref>https://twitter.com/MartyTheElder/status/344620774235185152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E344620774235185152&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%2Farticles%2F2016-04-12-the-day-the-music-died-when-bungie-fired-marty-odonnell</ref> O'Donnell was fired from Bungie on April 11, 2014. A legal battle with O'Donnell and Bungie's CEO-at-the-time Harold Ryan began shortly after. This court case was resolved on September 4th, 2015 in favor of O'Donnell. <ref>https://www.engadget.com/2015/09/04/halo-destiny-composer-marty-odonnell-wins-lawsuit-against/</ref> | ||
''Music of the Spheres'' remained unpublished for several years after, being made available on Bungie's own webstore on June 1, 2018 as part of ''The Music of Destiny, Volume 1'' vinyl soundtrack collection. <ref>https://twitter.com/BungieStore/status/1005151172469010432</ref> | ''Music of the Spheres'' remained unpublished for several years after, being made available on Bungie's own webstore on June 1, 2018 as part of ''The Music of Destiny, Volume 1'' vinyl soundtrack collection. <ref>https://twitter.com/BungieStore/status/1005151172469010432</ref> | ||