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Microsoft Studios Announces Imminent Release of Halo: Spartan Assault Featuring Music from Tom Salta

VMA nominated and award-winning composer Tom Salta has been announced as the primary composer for Microsoft's newly announced title Halo: Spartan Assault. Salta is well known in the industry for composing themes for various television shows, films, video games and advertising, and he has composed an original score for the new Halo title using various orchestral arrangements including piano motifs, rock guitars, synth ambience technology and more. There will also be sounds from the entire Halo series to make the new soundtrack authentic to the Halo universe. Fans can check out Salta's work in other hit games such as Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Red Steel, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. to get a better idea of the emotional sounds that will be incorporated into the Halo: Spartan Assault soundtrack.

Halo: Spartan Assault will be an all new adventure set in the Halo universe coming to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices in July. The game will feature 25 missions in its single player campaign set between the plot of Halo 3 and Halo 4. The game will feature a top-down camera view and touch screen adapted controls, and players will be able to complete missions to earn experience points. complete special objectives to earn Achievements and compete with friends with online leaderboards to see who is the best Spartan commander around. Look for this new game to arrive next month and learn more now by reading on and checking out the official reveal trailer for the game below!


Paul Lipson, Music/Audio Director for "Halo: Spartan Assault" at 343 Industries: "Tom has been a great partner, and his core understanding of the 'Halo' universe and related musical language was essential in crafting the sound of 'Halo: Spartan Assault.' Drawing on our experience working together on 'Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary,' we've been able to create a new musical score that is both fresh and familiar for 'Halo' fans around the globe."

"'Halo' is what inspired me more than any other to pursue scoring games," enthuses Tom Salta. "This has been a long-time dream of mine that has finally come true and I was not going to settle for anything that didn't feel exactly right; I wanted to ensure that the music truly felt like a 'Halo' game. I am grateful to Music/Audio Director Paul Lipson, Microsoft and 343 for giving me the opportunity to score 'Halo: Spartan Assault.'"

 
"Having been involved in the re-creation of the original 'Halo' score for 'Halo Anniversary,' I gained a very deep understanding of the DNA of the 'Halo' sound, which I drew inspiration from when creating a completely new and authentic original score for 'Halo: Spartan Assault,'" said Salta. "As a huge fan of the 'Halo' series, I wanted to be sure that the music I created felt true to what franchise fans around the world would identify as the 'Halo' sound, while still feeling new."

Halo: Spartan Assault is scheduled to release for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 in July 2013. Halo: Spartan Assault is rated T by the ESRB for Blood & Violence. For more information on the game, check out the official, Halo: Spartan Assault website.


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