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Finishing Move Inc. | |
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Genres | Electronic, soundtrack, classical, pop |
Occupation(s) | Composer, producer, musician, sound designer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, Bass, Piano, Percussion, sampling, programming |
Labels | Xbox Game Studios, Sumthing Else, 343 Industries, Laced Records |
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Website | finishingmoveinc.com |
Finishing Move Inc. are a video game music production and composer team formed by Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White. The duo has composed soundtracks for several video game titles including, The Callisto Protocol , Grounded , Borderlands 3 , Microsoft Flight Simulator , Crackdown 3 , Halo Wars 2 , and Massive Chalice .
They won Best Original Instrumental for “Halo 2 Anniversary” at the 2015 Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) Awards and was nominated that same year in the following categories: Music of the Year, Best Original Soundtrack Album, Best Original Vocal Song Pop, and Best Audio Mix. [1]
In 2017, they were nominated for The Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Original Score - Video Game for their work on Halo Wars 2. [2] The real-time strategy video game also got Trifon and White nominations for Best Interactive Score, Best Cinematic Cutscene Audio, and Best Audio Mix at the G.A.N.G. Awards in 2018. [3]
In 2019, they were nominated for The Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Original Score - Video Game for their work on Borderlands 3 . [4]
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. | |
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2014 | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | Adapted and orchestrated score originally composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori | ||
2015 | Massive Chalice | |||
2017 | Halo Wars 2 | Composed with Gordy Haab | ||
2019 | Crackdown 3 | |||
2019 | Borderlands 3 | Composed with Jesper Kyd, Michael McCann and Raison Varner | ||
2020 | Microsoft Flight Simulator | |||
2022 | Grounded | Composed with Justin E. Bell | ||
2022 | The Callisto Protocol | |||
2024 | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | |||
2025 | Doom: The Dark Ages |
Year | Award | Title | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Halo 2: Anniversary | Best Original Instrumental | Won | [1] |
2015 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Halo 2: Anniversary | Music of the Year | Nominated | [1] |
2015 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Halo 2: Anniversary | Best Original Soundtrack Album | Nominated | [1] |
2015 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Halo 2: Anniversary | Best Original Vocal Song Pop | Nominated | [1] |
2015 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Halo 2: Anniversary | Best Audio Mix | Nominated | [1] |
2017 | Hollywood Music In Media Awards | Halo Wars 2 | Original Score - Video Game | Nominated | [2] |
2018 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Halo Wars 2 | Best Interactive Score | Nominated | [3] |
2018 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Halo Wars 2 | Best Cinematic Cutscene Audio | Nominated | [3] |
2018 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Halo Wars 2 | Best Audio Mix | Nominated | [3] |
2019 | Hollywood Music In Media Awards | Borderlands 3 | Original Score - Video Game | Nominated | [4] |
2019 | Broadcast Production Awards | Drumline Trap | Production Music Album - Sports | Won | [5] |
2020 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Borderlands 3 | Best Audio Mix | Nominated | [6] |
2020 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Borderlands 3 | Audio of the Year | Nominated | [6] |
2020 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Borderlands 3 | Music of the Year | Nominated | [6] |
2020 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Borderlands 3 | Best Interactive Score | Nominated | [6] |
2020 | Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) | Borderlands 3 | Best Game Music Cover/ Remix | Nominated | [6] |
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