Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, one aspect of Destiny that has garnered near universal praise is the game's soundtrack. Fans can now take the music of Destiny and feel heroic wherever they go, as the soundtrack has officially launched on the iTunes store at a discounted price.
There is definitely a lot of bang for your buck here. For $9.99 buyers get 44 tracks. While some tracks are only between a minute or two long, each track, regardless of length, is priced at 99 cents individually, meaning you are saving a ton of cash if you buy the entire album for one price.
Destiny's soundtrack comes from composers Michael Salvatori, C. Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell and even a former Beatle in the form of Sir Paul McCartney. In addition to his work on the album, McCartney plans to release a single later this year inspired by the game.
For one of the game's most acclaimed parts, it is worth taking notice that Destiny's soundtrack was O'Donnell's final piece of work at Bungie after being fired from the studio earlier this year. O'Donnell worked on the music for all of Bungie's Halo titles, which are now some of the most iconic pieces of video game music in history. You can definitely hear his influence in Destiny, where he employs the chanting choirs made famous in Halo once again. O'Donnell was dismissed from the company in April, taking to Twitter to say "I'm saddened to say that Bungie's board of directors terminated me without cause on April 11, 2014."
Shortly after O'Donnell filed a suit against company president Harold Ryan for money O'Donnell said he was owed for unpaid time-off. The two parties settled the suit in July, with O'Donnell receiving a little more than $95,000.
No doubt one of the most talented composers in the game industry will be able to find work elsewhere. Meanwhile Bungie is looking at continually providing support and fixes for Destiny as the game continues to unfold. Yesterday Bungie took aim at a widely used exploit referred to as the "Loot Cave," which allowed players to endlessly kill enemies in order to get better gear. That isn't stopping players from finding new caves to farm, however. It remains to be seen if Bungie will also address this newly discovered exploit, but the developer has said it is listening closely to what players have to say in an effort to make the game better.
