Also never played -- and now that I think about it, Halo 4 really is the last game in the series I played, though through Steam, it's always possible I get around to HW2 or Infinite eventually. I recall enjoying these scores, though I've only listened once or twice. I do strongly recall the divide you mentioned, and I also recall being liberal with the track bar and skip button om certain sections. Effective in game doesn't equal fun on album xp

(Also that quote you used is so good. I'm always a sucker for the trope of "old ship/thing/person faces an important task with heroic resolve and kicks ass")

(Also also, this game came out in 2017, which was just a couple years ago, just a couple right? This still somehow "feels recent" lol)

It really is impressive how Haab went from "that guy who's really good at Williams'ing in games to being such a high-profile composer while still being that. I do wonder how he ended up with this assignment, if he had prior association with the producers or if it was just that he's in demand.