In the following clip you get a taste of what the music will be like in Halo 4. I personally am enthralled with it. I think while it’s deviated from the original trilogy, it most definitely has a Halo feel to it. Though it seems more personalized. Allow me to explain.

At the following time frames, here are the feelings I get from the music:

Start (after Waypoint intro): Desperation with a sense of resolve. Chief has resolved himself to the idea that he is trapped on the Shield world, while Cortana is desperate to to do something about it (and her onset of Rampancy)

1:37: Determination and Heroic: Chief has found new hope. Possibly from the crash landing of the UNSC Infinity. He and Cortana know now know they have a chance.

2:22: A new resolve. They are going to make it.

2:30: Wait something isn’t right. Fear, unknown, danger. This is bigger, MUCH bigger than a Covenant threat.

As the track closes, I get a sense overall that Chief is still strong of mind. He knows what his reality is, even when it changes at the sight of the UNSC Infinity as well as the appearance of this new “old” enemy. To use a much clichéd word: Epic.

The music invokes a theme of Halo, while being Master Chief’s own personal story of this mission.

Very powerful!
Listen for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5d4YfR3unc

So what do you think? How does this music affect you?
-HFFL