Andrew Hulshult

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Andrew Hulshult
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Hulshult at QuakeCon 2023
Background information
Born (1988-02-14) February 14, 1988 (age 36) [1]
Genres Video game music, Heavy metal music
Occupation(s)Composer, sound designer
Instrument(s)Guitar, synthesizer
Years active2010–present
Website https://www.hulshult.com/

Andrew Hulshult is an American video game music composer and sound designer. [2] He is best known for his work with 3D Realms as well as his scores for several first-person shooters, such as Dusk, Quake Champions , and Doom Eternal . [3] [4] [5]

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Career

Hulshult is based in Dallas, Texas, where he has lived since childhood. [6] He started in the industry composing for a Duke Nukem 3D remake that would eventually be canceled. Interceptor Entertainment CEO Frederik Schreiber wanted a heavy metal soundtrack for the game and described Hulshult's demos as "by far the best they had received." [6] That relationship eventually led to Hulshult scoring the 2013 remake of Rise of the Triad . [7] After Interceptor merged with 3D Realms, he continued with the company on several 3D Realms releases including Bombshell and Rad Rodgers .

Hulshult independently created remakes for classic video game tracks from games such as Quake II [8] and Doom, [9] the latter of which was attached to the Brutal Doom mod by Marcos "Sergeant_Mark_IV" Abenante. The mod won the IGN SXSW 2017 award for "Fan Creation of the Year", and Hulshult accepted for Sergeant_Mark_IV, who wasn't able to attend. [10]

Hulshult also continued his association with Rise of the Triad collaborator Dave Oshry, who became CEO of New Blood Interactive. The company published Dusk and later Amid Evil , both of which featured scores composed by Hulshult. [11]

In July 2018, Bethesda announced that a new in-game soundtrack for Quake Champions had been made by "the sweet metal Viking Andrew Hulshult." [12] The update went live a few weeks later.

In November 2018, the indie game Prodeus was announced, and by the March 2019 Kickstarter campaign Hulshult had been brought on for the soundtrack. [13]

In an August 2020 interview with Bethesda Germany, Doom Eternal directors Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin disclosed that they had selected local Texas artists Andrew Hulshult and David Levy as composers for The Ancient Gods DLC, with Hulshult having been frequently requested by fans. [14] Hulshult confirmed the announcement. [5]

In April 2023, Hulshult was confirmed to be scoring the film Iron Lung . [15]

Works

YearTitleNotes
2011 Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded (Canceled)With Marcin Przybyłowicz
2013 Rise of the Triad Arrangements of Bobby Prince and Lee Jackson's soundtrack
20143D Realms AnthologyArrangements of music from various 3D Realms games.
2016 Brutal Doom Unofficial mod addon [16]
Bombshell
2018 Rad Rodgers
Dusk
2019 Amid Evil
2020 Wrath: Aeon of Ruin With Bjørn Jacobsen
Prodeus With James Paddock
Nightmare Reaper [17]
2020–2021 Doom Eternal The Ancient Gods campaign expansion, composed with David Levy
2021 Dusk '82 Chiptune soundtrack
2022 Quake Champions With Chris Vrenna
2023Tokyo Underground Killer [18]
TBA Iron Lung [15]

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References

  1. ↑ @AndrewHulshult (February 14, 2021). "I am 33 today!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Andrew Hulshult at Creative Disturbance". creativedisturbance.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Oberlin, David (April 3, 2018). "Interview with Amid Evil Composer Andrew Hulshult". Soundscape. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Murphy, Dustin. "On The Road To 'Dusk': An Interview With Video Game Composer Andrew Hulshult". gamers.media. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Composers Confirmed to be Andrew Hulshult and David Levy". DualShockers. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Lincoln, Ross (December 21, 2012). "Metal, Texas, Doom; Rise of the Triad Musician Andrew Hulshult". GameFront . Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ Oberlin, David (April 11, 2017). "Interview with Andrew Hulshult". Soundscape. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  8. ↑ Andrew Hulshult (September 12, 2013). "Quake II – Quad Machine ( remake by Andrew Hulshult )" . Retrieved April 23, 2019– via YouTube.
  9. ↑ Andrew Hulshult (July 2, 2015). "IDKFA – Knee deep in the dead remake by Andrew Hulshult" . Retrieved April 23, 2019– via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Krajewski, Brandon (March 21, 2017). "All the Winners from the SXSW Gaming Awards 2017". IGN . Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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  12. ↑ Boyle, Joshua (July 31, 2018). "New Soundtrack Preview". bethesda.net. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ Newman, Ben (March 26, 2019). "Prodeus is Distinctly Old School, But its Developers Are Not Interested in Repeating the Past – OnlySP". Only Single Player. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Willkommen zu #BGC2020 - unser Gamescom Streaming-Format für euch!". Twitch. August 28, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  15. 1 2 Myers, Maddy (April 21, 2023). "Markiplier to direct and star in movie adaptation of horror game Iron Lung". Polygon. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  16. ↑ "IDKFA – Doom Soundtrack addon". Mod DB. February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  17. ↑ Wilson, Mike (April 11, 2019). "Retro Shooter 'Nightmare Reaper' Set For Early Access This Summer". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Game Announcement: Tokyo Underground Killer". Phoenix Game Productions LLC. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.

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