I ’m devastated as you are .
On October 30 , 2023 , a appointment which will know in infamy , the employees of Bungie were suddenly and measuredly lay off by , as of now , unnamed force . The news show get as a shock absorber to everyoneas Bungie made no prescribed statement , but many employees take to Twitter to relay the news .
It appears that no one was safe , from residential district director to composer . After an unverified source initially reported it , the humans himself , fabled composer , Michael Salvatori confirm via an update to his website , that he had also been laid off .
Halo and Destiny composer, Michael Salvatori, has parted ways with Bungie
It was a long and tragic day for Bungie ’s employee . layoff in the gaming industry have been rampant this year , with developer , publishers , and media society laying off K of staff . The news of Salvatori ’s departure came fromCarson Reed on Twitter , with the added note stating the news came from an internal source .
Micheal Salvatori , no manner . BROOOOOO ? ! !
The report was then confirmed whenSalvatori ’s sitewas updated with the menage page , which had earlier list many of his accomplishments and current work for Destiny 2 , now simply say " GONE FISHIN ' :) "
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🚨 BREAKING : Michael Salvatori ’s website no longer includes any description of his work at Bungie . Now says : " GONE FISHIN ' :) " https://t.co/niT6ram9jYpic.twitter.com/WcjjjUjHGg
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Salvatori joined Bungie and worked on 1998 ’s Myth : The Fallen Lords . He has been with them every stride of the way since , compose some of gambling ’s most recognizable tracks . Even if player have n’t stuck with Bungie before or since Halo , it ’s a penny-pinching guarantee that they recognize Halo 3 ’s iconic menu medicine .
The word only got worse as curtly thereafter , another Bungie composer , Michael Sechrist updatedhis own siteto say , " GONE FISHIN ' with SALVATORI … " Sechrist had joined Bungie during the development of Halo 3 : ODST and transferred into the euphony department with Destiny : The Taken King .
There ’s no means to know just how far along Salvatori and Sechrist were with their compositions forDestiny 2 : The Final Shape . As of yesterday , Salvatori ’s site posit that they were still working on it . Here ’s hoping they had n’t finished it just to be lay off by Bungie . Either way , both men , along with every other former Bungie employee , are highly talented and should be outdo up by any team looking to tone up themselves .
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