Jamie Christopherson

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Jamie Christopherson
Alma mater Vassar College (AB)
University of Miami (MA)
Occupation(s)Musician, composer

Jamie Christopherson is an American musician who has contributed scores to a number of popular films and video games, including the movie The Crow: Wicked Prayer , [1] and the games Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams [1] and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance . [1] [2]

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Biography

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College in 1997. [3] While living in Boston soon after his graduation, Christopherson worked as an assistant to local television/film composers. Deciding that he wished to pursue his career further, he received his Master's degree in Music from the University of Miami in 2000.[ citation needed ]

Works

Film and television

Film and television
TitleYearDirector(s)Notes
Lost Cause2000Glenn GaylordShort film
Boychick2001Glenn GaylordShort film
Size 'Em Up2001Chris J. RussoShort film
Avatars Offline [1] 2002Daniel Liatowitsch
Frame of Mind [1] 2003Simon JoeckerShort film
Maximum Velocity2003Phillip J. Roth
Epoch: Evolution 2004Ian WatsonTelevision film
A Woman Reported [1] 2004Chris J. RussoShort film
Boa vs. Python 2004David FloresShort film
Phantom Force2004Christian McIntireShort film
The Crow: Wicked Prayer [1] 2005 Lance Mungia
Inside Out [1] 2005David Ogden
S.S. Doomtrooper [1] 2006David Flores
Goalkeepers [1] 2006Simon Joecker
Lez Be Friends2007Glenn Gaylord
Ghost Image [1] 2007Jack Snyder
Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit [1] 2008–20093 episodes
Bottom Feeders2009Alyssa Barber
Remember Me [1] 2009Minh Collins
Bigfoot [1] 2009Kevin Tenney
Born to Race 2011 Alex Ranarivelo
Born to Race: Race Track2011Alex Ranarivelo
Love Finds You in Sugarcreek [1] 2014Terry CunninghamTelevision film
Love Finds You in Charm [1] 2014Terry CunninghamTelevision film
Summer Forever [1] 2015 Roman White
Love Finds You in Valentine [1] 2016Terry CunninghamTelevision film
The Dog Lover [1] 2016Alex Ranarivelo
Running Wild [1] 2017Alex Ranarivelo
An Uncommon Grace [1] 2017David MackayTelevision film
Enchanted Christmas [1] 2017Terry CunninghamTelevision film
Runaway Romance [1] 2018 Brian Herzlinger Television film
Closure [1] 2018Alex Goldberg
Dirt [1] 2018Alex Ranarivelo
Ride [1] 2018Alex Ranarivelo
Wheels of Fortune2020 Shaun Piccinino
High Stakes Holiday 2025 Shaun Piccinino

Video games

Video games
TitleYearSystemNotes
Toontown Online [4] 2003Microsoft WindowsCollaboration with several other composers. [5]
Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle 2003Microsoft WindowsAdditional music co-composed with Bill Brown
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth [1] 2004Microsoft WindowsAdditional music co-composed with Bill Brown
Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams [1] 2006PlayStation 2
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon 2006PlayStation 2, Wii, XboxComposed opening music FMV
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition [6] 2006Xbox, Windows, PlayStation 3Music and Theme composition, co-composed with Akihiko Narita and Shuji Uchiyama
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II [1] 2006Windows, Xbox 360Additional music co-composed with Bill Brown
Surf's Up 2007GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360
Stranglehold [1] 2007Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Co-composed with Jim Bonney, Sascha Dikiciyan and Cris Velasco
Pirates of the Caribbean Online [1] 2007Windows, Mac OS X
The Golden Compass [1] [7] 2007PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360
Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War [1] [6] 2007PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows [1] 2008PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath [1] 2008Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360Co-composed with Mikael Sandgren
Bionic Commando [1] 2009PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
Lost Planet 2 [6] [1] 2010Windows, Xbox 360Co-composed with Marika Suzuki and Akiyuki Morimoto
Warriors: Legends of Troy [1] [6] 2011PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record 2011PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360Additional music
Blade & Soul [1] 2012Windows, iOS, Android
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance [1] [2] 2013PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Shield Android TV
The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot [1] 2015Windows, iOS, Android
Dead Rising 4 [1] 2016Windows, Xbox OneAdditional composer
Fortnite [1] 2017Windows, Xbox, PlaystationAdditional composer

Other

Phones
Phone BrandNameYear ReleasedNotes
Samsung Galaxy S4 2013He really did make it. [8]
Samsung Galaxy S5 2014The song's sound is the same as the Galaxy S4. [8]
Samsung Galaxy S6 2015Collaboration with several other composers. [9]
Samsung Galaxy S20 2020His latest iteration of the tune that he compsed. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Christopherson, Jamie. "Jamie Christopherson ::: Composer ::: Projects" . Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "The peculiar origin of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's heavy-metal sound (interview)". VentureBeat. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. Christopherson, Jamie. "Jamie Christopherson ::: Composer ::: Bio 3" . Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. Christopherson, Jamie (18 March 2022). "Projects". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06.
  5. Caffrey, Jack Lucas (27 July 2022). "2022 Interview With Metal Gear Rising Composer Jamie Christoperson!". YouTube . Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Greening, Chris. "Collaborations of East and West: Interview with Jamie Christopherson". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. Van Zelfden, Alex (4 December 2007). "The Golden Compass Gets Lavish Orchestration". IGN. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. 1 2 Jamie Christopherson (2023-08-02). Over the Horizon (S4/S5 Theme) | Samsung Galaxy . Retrieved 2025-10-05 via YouTube.
  9. Jamie Christopherson (2023-08-02). Over the Horizon (S6 Theme) | Samsung Galaxy . Retrieved 2025-10-05 via YouTube.
  10. Jamie Christopherson (2023-08-02). Over the Horizon (S20 Theme) | Samsung Galaxy . Retrieved 2025-10-05 via YouTube.