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{{quote|For untold ages [[The Traveler|the Traveler]] sent signals from deep in the galaxy to our solar system, signals interpreted and identified by the subconscious mind of humanity as music. Music that tells a story about worlds yet to be experienced, places that don't yet exist. The message of the Traveler, along with the inner harmony amongst the seven spheres themselves, has inspired what you are about to hear.|O'Donnell's CD note}} | {{quote|For untold ages [[The Traveler|the Traveler]] sent signals from deep in the galaxy to our solar system, signals interpreted and identified by the subconscious mind of humanity as music. Music that tells a story about worlds yet to be experienced, places that don't yet exist. The message of the Traveler, along with the inner harmony amongst the seven spheres themselves, has inspired what you are about to hear.|O'Donnell's CD note}} | ||
'''''Music of the Spheres''''' was the musical foundation for ''[[Destiny]]'' written by Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, and Paul McCartney, which started production in 2010 and was sent off to an orchestra in November 2012<ref>'''Scribd.com''': ''[https://www.scribd.com/doc/278601628/Marty-O-Donnell-v-Bungie-Harold-Ryan Marty O'Donnell v. Bungie, Harold Ryan]''</ref>. The full version of its second movement, titled ''The Union'', was performed live at Video Games Live 2013<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AXUiCMpRY8</ref>, and it was announced that ''Music of the Spheres'' would be released as a standalone work | '''''Music of the Spheres''''' was the musical foundation for ''[[Destiny]]'' written by Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, and Paul McCartney, which started production in 2010 and was sent off to an orchestra in November 2012<ref>'''Scribd.com''': ''[https://www.scribd.com/doc/278601628/Marty-O-Donnell-v-Bungie-Harold-Ryan Marty O'Donnell v. Bungie, Harold Ryan]''</ref>. The full version of its second movement, titled ''The Union'', was performed live at Video Games Live 2013<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AXUiCMpRY8</ref>, and it was announced that ''Music of the Spheres'' would be released as a standalone work. The music was planned to be released in August 2014<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Im5m67Ajs</ref>, one month before Destiny's final release date, to be kept with the composers' intention of a "musical prequel" to the full franchise. It consisted of eight movements and a total of forty-eight minutes. | ||
== Track Listing== | == Track Listing== | ||
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== Production == | == Production == | ||
[[File:MusicofSpherespostcard.jpg|400px|right|The ''Music of the Spheres'' postcard, with track names, lengths, and art.]] | [[File:MusicofSpherespostcard.jpg|400px|right|The ''Music of the Spheres'' postcard, with track names, lengths, and art.]] | ||
In late 2009, Bungie management came to composer Martin O'Donnell, asking him to write music for ''Destiny''. He came up with a concept he | In late 2009, Bungie management came to composer Martin O'Donnell, asking him to write music for ''Destiny''. He came up with a concept he called a "musical prequel," where the music would be released before ''Destiny'' to introduce people to the musical themes of the franchise. O'Donnell worked on it with his colleague and partner Michael Salvatori, and later recruited famed musician Paul McCartney to the project. | ||
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 | 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 celestial spheres 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 E3 2013, publisher Activision reworked O'Donnell's audio for a trailer without O'Donnell's permission, replacing his music and hiring a voice actor unrelated to Bungie or ''Destiny''. 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> This started internal arguments with O'Donnell and Bungie's management. O'Donnell was fired from Bungie on April 11, 2014. A legal battle with O'Donnell and Bungie's former CEO Harold Ryan began shortly after, which 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> | ||
== Leak == | == Leak == | ||
When the struggles between O'Donnell and Bungie went public, ''Destiny'' fan Owen Spence began a project to reconstruct ''Music of the Spheres'' from publicly available material. After several months, Spence released a 40 minute cut to Reddit in April 2016, which impressed O'Donnell. Spence kept working on it for another year with the help of fellow fan Tlohtzin Espinosa. Spence and Espinosa's work was released in April 2017, called the "[https://soundcloud.com/tlohtzin123/sets/music-of-the-spheres-definitive-edition-martin-odonnell-michael-salvatori-and-paul-mccartney Definitive Edition]".<ref>https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-06-05-the-teen-who-spent-over-a-year-piecing-together-destinys-unreleased-music</ref> O'Donnell stated that while it was "not quite definitive", it was still close to the real work.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/619zav/music_of_the_spheres_definitive_edition/dfdlnh2/</ref> . | |||
Seeing the progress of Spence and Espinosa, O'Donnell went to Twitter and encouraged anyone who had a promotional copy of ''Music of the Spheres'' to share it. <ref>https://twitter.com/MartyTheElder/status/936349365496459264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fkotaku.com%2Fajax%2Finset%2Fiframe%3Fid%3Dtwitter-936349365496459264%26autosize%3D1</ref> | Seeing the progress of Spence and Espinosa, O'Donnell went to Twitter and encouraged anyone who had a promotional copy of ''Music of the Spheres'' to share it. <ref>https://twitter.com/MartyTheElder/status/936349365496459264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fkotaku.com%2Fajax%2Finset%2Fiframe%3Fid%3Dtwitter-936349365496459264%26autosize%3D1</ref> On December 23, 2017, Espinosa was contacted by someone who owned a copy of ''Music of the Spheres'', and he worked with Spence to release it on December 25, 2017. <ref>https://kotaku.com/four-years-later-destinys-music-of-the-spheres-has-lea-1821572335</ref> Many fans feared the legal ramifications this would lead to, but for four months, the leak remained online. In April 2018, Spence was contacted by Bungie and sent a Cease and Desist letter, which led to a fan outcry for the music. Bungie's community manager Cozmo23 responded to the backlash on Reddit by saying they were doing it so Bungie could officially release ''Music of the Spheres''. <ref>https://www.pcgamer.com/the-unreleased-destiny-album-music-of-the-spheres-has-leaked/</ref> | ||
==Poetry== | ==Poetry== | ||
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As years passed and ''Music of the Spheres'' was seemingly not going to release, Guite considered putting ''Seven Heavens, Seven Hells'' into a number of his books, but an author whom Guite had admired, Michael Ward, said the poems didn't fit thematically into any of the collections he proposed. ''Seven Heavens, Seven Hells'' remained unpublished. | As years passed and ''Music of the Spheres'' was seemingly not going to release, Guite considered putting ''Seven Heavens, Seven Hells'' into a number of his books, but an author whom Guite had admired, Michael Ward, said the poems didn't fit thematically into any of the collections he proposed. ''Seven Heavens, Seven Hells'' remained unpublished. | ||
Shortly after Spence | Shortly after Spence and Espinosa leaked ''Music of the Spheres'' in December 2017, Spence and his friend Landon Davis acquired the poems, and started work on a collection called ''Music of the Spheres: Golden Age Anthology'', which combined ''Seven Heavens, Seven Hells'' and other content related to ''Music of the Spheres'' into a package complete with art, videos, and audio. Their first video was released on July 7, 2018, and they stated they would release more once ''The Music of Destiny, Volume 1'' vinyl collection shipped in late 2018 to those who purchased them. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mrDRsB6O_0</ref> The rest of the poems were released to the public on February 22, 2019. <ref>https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2019/02/23/the-music-of-the-spheres-a-poetic-adventure-resumes/</ref> | ||
In terms of the layout of the poetry, there are fourteen poems arranged in seven pairs. Each poem draws influences from Ward's book ''[http://www.planetnarnia.com/ Planet Narnia]'', and the poems are arranged in a format called a roundel, where each poem has a main phrase that is repeated throughout (for instance, The Moon's phrase is "The Moon is Full"). | In terms of the layout of the poetry, there are fourteen poems arranged in seven pairs. Each poem draws influences from Ward's book ''[http://www.planetnarnia.com/ Planet Narnia]'', and the poems are arranged in a format called a roundel, where each poem has a main phrase that is repeated throughout (for instance, The Moon's phrase is "The Moon is Full"). | ||