Jonathan Geer

Jonathan Geer
Born	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Composer
Known for	Owlboy soundtrack

Jonathan Geer is an American video game music composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the soundtrack for the indie game Owlboy . ^{[1] [2]}

Life and career

Jonathan Geer was born in Austin, Texas and grew up there. In 2001 he obtained a BA in Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music in Boston. After graduating, Geer spent several years teaching lots of private piano lessons and working as a church musician. He later began writing music for music libraries. His music ends up in lots of different TV shows, films and documentaries. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Works

• Grim Joggers (2011)
• Azkend 2: The World Beneath (2012)
• Cook, Serve, Delicious! (2012)
• King Oddball (2012)
• Neon Chrome (2016)
• Owlboy (2016)
• Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2 (2017)
• The Franz Kafka Videogame (2017)
• Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3 (2020)
• Core Keeper (2022)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Refs.
2017	The Hollywood Music in Media Awards	Best Song/Score - Mobile Video Game	Jonathan Geer (for The Franz Kafka Videogame )	Won	[6]

References

1. "Owlboy is a masterful tale of transcending disability". Kill Screen . 27 October 2016.
2. "INTERVIEW – In Conversation With D-Pad Studio (Creators of Owlboy)". alternativemagazineonline.co.uk. 5 December 2017.
3. "Jonathan Geer Interview: Rising Star of Indie Game Music". vgmonline.net. 8 August 2012.
4. "IndieSider #53: Owlboy with Jonathan Geer". gamebits.net. 21 December 2016.
5. "Bio". jonathangeer.
6. HMMA Winners. hmmawards.com

External links

• Jonathan Geer at MobyGames
• Jonathan Geer at IMDb