Michael Salvatori
aka:
Mike Salvatori
Moby ID: 12184
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Michael Salvatori has had a successful career writing and producing music for many television, radio and film projects. Since 1997, he has been creating music and sound design for a wide variety of video games, including Riven: The Sequel to Myst, Myth: The Fallen Lords, Myth 2: Soulblighter, Oni, Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator, Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse, Hail to the Chimp, and Disney’s Guilty Party.
Michael and co-writer Martin O'Donnell are best known for the music they have written for the Halo video game series. These games have won numerous awards, including Rolling Stone Magazine’s Best Soundtrack of 2002 for Halo: Combat Evolved, while Halo 2, Vol. 1 has sold more than any other game soundtrack. In 2008, the Halo 3 soundtrack debuted at #100 on the Billboard charts, a rarity for a video game soundtrack, while the one for Halo 3: ODST won the 2009 VGA award for best original soundtrack. Most recently, Michael has written music for Disney Guilty Party, as well as further Halo titles and the Destiny series, until he was affected by the Bungie layoffs in October 2023.
Mike is also in demand as an audio mixer, and has worked on many high-profile projects, including the Chicago Symphony’s popular Beyond the Score programs. Mike is married, has 4 daughters, and lives in the Chicago area.
Credited on 26 games
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| Killer Instinct (2023, Windows Apps) | Microsoft Special Thanks |
| Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (2022, Windows) | Dialogue, Music & Sound Design |
| Destiny 2: Shadowkeep (2019, PlayStation 4) | Dialogue, Music, & Sound Design |
| Destiny 2 (2017, PlayStation 4) | Composer |
| Halo 5: Forge (2016, Windows Apps) | Thanks to |
| Killer Instinct (2016, Windows Apps) | Microsoft Studios Thanks |
| Halo 5: Guardians (2015, Xbox One) | Thanks to |
| Halo: The Master Chief Collection (2014, Xbox One) | Music Composed By |
| Destiny (2014, Xbox One) | Composer and Audio Design |
| Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (2014, Xbox One) | Original Score Composed By |
| Halo 4 (2012, Xbox 360) | "Halo Cantorum" and "Never Forget" Composed by |
| Halo: Combat Evolved - Anniversary (2011, Xbox 360) | Original Halo Combat: Evolved Music composed by |
| Halo: Reach (2010, Xbox 360) | Additional Music |
| Disney Guilty Party (2010, Wii) | Music by |
| Halo 3: ODST (2009, Xbox 360) | Additional Music |
| Halo 3 (2007, Xbox 360) | Additional Music Composition |
| Dead or Alive 4 (2005, Xbox 360) | Music |
| Halo Zero (2005, Windows) | Music |
| Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse (2005, Windows) | Lead Audio Producer & Music Composer |
| Halo 2 (2004, Xbox) | Additional Support |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 21 games with Martin O'Donnell
- 13 games with Jason Jones
- 12 games with Charles Gough
- 12 games with Joseph Staten
- 12 games with Jen Taylor
- 11 games with Tyson Green
- 11 games with Curtis Creamer
- 11 games with Peter Parsons
- 11 games with Frank O'Connor
- 11 games with Chris Butcher
Companies
- 15 games with Bungie, LLC
- 13 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 13 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 10 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 7 games with Havok
- 7 games with Experis
- 5 games with 343 Industries, Inc.
- 5 games with Blindlight LLC
- 5 games with Audiokinetic Inc.
- 5 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
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