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Halo Composers settle lawsuit with Microsoft

Halo Composers settle lawsuit with Microsoft

Veteran Halo composers Marty O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori sued Microsoft in 2020 over alleged unpaid royalties, and the case is now closed. O’Donnell tweeted that he and Salvatori had “amicably resolved their differences on the matter.”

This is also confirmed in documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the State of Washington on March 24, 2022. The court was told that the parties had reached a settlement and that no further action was required. “The order dismisses this action and all claims asserted here without prejudice and cost to either party,” the filing said.

O’Donell/Salvatori and Microsoft have 60 days to reopen the case or start over for failure to comply with the terms of the settlement. However, any pre-trial or trial dates scheduled for this case have now been cancelled. U.S. District Judge Michelle L. Peterson presided over the case.

Looks like I’ll be able to share some of these videos again! Microsoft and O’Donnell/Salvatori, Inc. are happy to settle their differences amicably. https://t.co/ZLnhFgblr6

— Marty O’Donnell (@MartyTheElder) April 18, 2022

O’Donell said he can now share behind-the-scenes videos of making Halo games more years ago. O’Donell previously shared an epic clip of guitar hero Steve Vai melting his face in the studio at Halo 2. O’Donell had to remove the video and others from his YouTube page due to legal issues, but that has now been resolved and the video and others are back online.

This is just the latest legal battle involving O’Donell and his music. He had previously sued Bungie over Destiny music, and Bungie paid him $95,000 to settle, though that wasn’t the end of the mess.

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O’Donell now works for Highwire Games, the studio making the controversial military shooter Six Days in Fallujah, which has been delayed until the end of 2022.

As for the Halo series, the big update for Halo Infinite Season 2: The Lone Wolves Update is coming on May 3rd with a new battle royale mode called Last Spartan Standing and multiple new maps.

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