Thank you for hosting this AMA, Marty!

Q: Titan, Warlock, or Hunter?

I do want to chime in and say thanks. Not just for this, but for always being so open and kind to fans.

A: You're welcome but come on Kermit, not even one question?

I asked several the other day, but since you're prompting me.... We all know religion and politics are verboten on bungie.org, but I think you can probably answer this question and the next.

Q: Civil discourse and mutual respect are rare these days. Persuasion, reason, and agreeing to disagree have been supplanted by intimidation, shaming, and assuming the worst motives of anyone who disagrees. In some institutions this is a greater factor than it is in others. Can you speak to the atmosphere in game development?

Q: Has there ever been a plotline or another element in a game you worked on that bothered you on a philosophical level?

Q: It's an undisputed truth that Miguel is Bungie's #1 fan. When will you begin accepting applications for Highwire's #1 fan? ;)

Kermit, not only will I answer even after I said "and scene" but I'll let you break the rules and ask multiple questions.

A: Two types of people that have no place in a creative collaborative environment: a bully, and someone who's passive aggressive.
There are game development studios that allow those people to have power and that isn't good. It's not good anywhere - including politics.

A: I'm not a fan of gratuitous violence or language. It's a personal thing and I've been able to convince people to avoid it. So far, no plot-line has bothered me, that I had to ship.

A: Applications are now open for Highwire Games #1 fan!

Great answers. I abandoned the pretense of putting each question in a different post, but those first two started out as one question. It took me a while to formulate them without breaking bungie.org guidelines. The last question was for fun. :)

Thanks so much, Marty!

Flattery will get you everywhere.

Protip: Do NOT ask Funkmon to elaborate on this. Or anything. Ever.

But his stories are great! And sometimes horrifying. But still great.

In all seriousness, thanks for the incredible music you've given us over the years. I've always thought of the music in Halo as the third main character of the series, next to Cortana and the Master Chief.

You're the best. Keep on rockin' in the free world.

I don't know why I didn't post this on Saturday, but if you're still answering questions...

Q: What is your favorite DAW to use, and why?

A:

In case he doesn't answer, I'm pretty sure he mentioned using Pro Tools in the reddit AMA. I don't recall him explaining why though.

Q: What is your favorite DAW to use, and why?

A:

Flattery will get you everywhere.

Protip: Do NOT ask Funkmon to elaborate on this. Or anything. Ever.

Then there are places that cater to thoughtful, real fans. They represent not just the "hard core" but the only real core that means anything to thoughtful creatives.

Thanks, Claude, for letting me do this AMA on one of those places.

Oh man. Flattery will get you everywhere. My parents bought me dinner instead of the record, but I'll put the vinyl on my credit card.

So was Music of the Spheres not even written to be in Destiny then?

A: MotS was written to be in Destiny, and be the basis for many if not all of the themes going forward. For all things Destiny, games, marketing, pr, vidocs, whatever. It was also written to be a stand-alone, self-contained musical experience.

Best laid plans...

So that is how that happened, nice to see it confirmed. Also I didn't see when I replied that you were trying to be done with questions, so that's even nicer.
If you're still answering... Everyone asks about the good stuff unless they want to hear about drama, so what do you think was your biggest failure or regret in your gaming career? If you want to put a positive spin on it you can say how you fixed it, or what you learned and how you'll prevent it from happening again.

Repeating patterns and signals enfold us day and night and in all ages.
Unmoved mover that moves all others.
Inclining from heaven towards the Seven.
New music heard so deeply that it is not heard at all.

I picked a fine weekend to be away too, but I see that the questions I was wondering about got asked. Thanks for the awesome insight. If you're ever in the Nashville area on music business, dinner is on me.

Done.

So was Music of the Spheres not even written to be in Destiny then?

A: MotS was written to be in Destiny, and be the basis for many if not all of the themes going forward. For all things Destiny, games, marketing, pr, vidocs, whatever. It was also written to be a stand-alone, self-contained musical experience.

Best laid plans...

I picked a fine weekend to be away too, but I see that the questions I was wondering about got asked. Thanks for the awesome insight. If you're ever in the Nashville area on music business, dinner is on me.

I'm headed up there with an airhorn.

I'm all for sunshine (just not too much), Could share one Mr.O'Donnell?

A: I've noticed that fans don't really enjoy too much truth or reality. Miguel once told me that it was like seeing mom and dad arguing as a kid. You just don't want to take sides, and you don't want problems to exist.

Just assume that collaborative projects can have healthy cultures and unhealthy ones. Fear is never a good part of a culture that should be inspiring.

I'm pretty sure he was asking for a sunshiny story; or are you saying that those come across badly too?

I know it has already been said, but thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I could gush for paragraphs, however, I'll spare you that and hope it is sufficient to say that your music is inspiring to me in all of different moods and genres you explore. I am so pleased to see your project funded and I hope the best for you.

I also just wanted to say that these types of interactions are the reason I became loyal to Bungie and B.org community in the first place. I know the B.org community has waned in its prominence, but it'd sure be fun if more people stopped by every once in a while. Who knows, we may just help fund them in return. Thank you for reminding me why I started coming by this community.

You're welcome.

Also, there are places with tens of thousands of fans and meaningless threads.

Then there are places that cater to thoughtful, real fans. They represent not just the "hard core" but the only real core that means anything to thoughtful creatives.

Thanks, Claude, for letting me do this AMA on one of those places.