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Jamie Christopherson | |
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| 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]
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 ]
| Film and television | |||
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| Title | Year | Director(s) | Notes |
| Lost Cause | 2000 | Glenn Gaylord | Short film |
| Boychick | 2001 | Glenn Gaylord | Short film |
| Size 'Em Up | 2001 | Chris J. Russo | Short film |
| Avatars Offline [1] | 2002 | Daniel Liatowitsch | — |
| Frame of Mind [1] | 2003 | Simon Joecker | Short film |
| Maximum Velocity | 2003 | Phillip J. Roth | — |
| Epoch: Evolution | 2004 | Ian Watson | Television film |
| A Woman Reported [1] | 2004 | Chris J. Russo | Short film |
| Boa vs. Python | 2004 | David Flores | Short film |
| Phantom Force | 2004 | Christian McIntire | Short film |
| The Crow: Wicked Prayer [1] | 2005 | Lance Mungia | — |
| Inside Out [1] | 2005 | David Ogden | — |
| S.S. Doomtrooper [1] | 2006 | David Flores | — |
| Goalkeepers [1] | 2006 | Simon Joecker | — |
| Lez Be Friends | 2007 | Glenn Gaylord | — |
| Ghost Image [1] | 2007 | Jack Snyder | — |
| Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit [1] | 2008–2009 | — | 3 episodes |
| Bottom Feeders | 2009 | Alyssa Barber | — |
| Remember Me [1] | 2009 | Minh Collins | — |
| Bigfoot [1] | 2009 | Kevin Tenney | — |
| Born to Race | 2011 | Alex Ranarivelo | — |
| Born to Race: Race Track | 2011 | Alex Ranarivelo | — |
| Love Finds You in Sugarcreek [1] | 2014 | Terry Cunningham | Television film |
| Love Finds You in Charm [1] | 2014 | Terry Cunningham | Television film |
| Summer Forever [1] | 2015 | Roman White | — |
| Love Finds You in Valentine [1] | 2016 | Terry Cunningham | Television film |
| The Dog Lover [1] | 2016 | Alex Ranarivelo | — |
| Running Wild [1] | 2017 | Alex Ranarivelo | — |
| An Uncommon Grace [1] | 2017 | David Mackay | Television film |
| Enchanted Christmas [1] | 2017 | Terry Cunningham | Television film |
| Runaway Romance [1] | 2018 | Brian Herzlinger | Television film |
| Closure [1] | 2018 | Alex Goldberg | — |
| Dirt [1] | 2018 | Alex Ranarivelo | — |
| Ride [1] | 2018 | Alex Ranarivelo | — |
| Wheels of Fortune | 2020 | Shaun Piccinino | — |
| Video games | |||
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| Title | Year | System | Notes |
| Toontown Online [4] | 2003 | Microsoft Windows | Collaboration with several other composers. [5] |
| Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle | 2003 | Microsoft Windows | Additional music co-composed with Bill Brown |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth [1] | 2004 | Microsoft Windows | Additional music co-composed with Bill Brown |
| Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams [1] | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | — |
| Mortal Kombat: Armageddon | 2006 | PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox | Composed opening music FMV |
| Lost Planet: Extreme Condition [6] | 2006 | Xbox, Windows, PlayStation 3 | Music and Theme composition, co-composed with Akihiko Narita and Shuji Uchiyama |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II [1] | 2006 | Windows, Xbox 360 | Additional music co-composed with Bill Brown |
| Surf's Up | 2007 | GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360 | — |
| Stranglehold [1] | 2007 | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Co-composed with Jim Bonney, Sascha Dikiciyan and Cris Velasco |
| Pirates of the Caribbean Online [1] | 2007 | Windows, Mac OS X | — |
| The Golden Compass [1] [7] | 2007 | PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360 | — |
| Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War [1] [6] | 2007 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows | — |
| Spider-Man: Web of Shadows [1] | 2008 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360 | — |
| Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath [1] | 2008 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 | Co-composed with Mikael Sandgren |
| Bionic Commando [1] | 2009 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows | — |
| Lost Planet 2 [6] [1] | 2010 | Windows, Xbox 360 | Co-composed with Marika Suzuki and Akiyuki Morimoto |
| Warriors: Legends of Troy [1] [6] | 2011 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — |
| Dead Rising 2: Off the Record | 2011 | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | Additional music |
| Blade & Soul [1] | 2012 | Windows, iOS, Android | — |
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance [1] [2] | 2013 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Shield Android TV | — |
| The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot [1] | 2015 | Windows, iOS, Android | — |
| Dead Rising 4 [1] | 2016 | Windows, Xbox One | Additional composer |
| Fortnite [1] | 2017 | Windows, Xbox, Playstation | Additional composer |
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