Mark Griskey

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Mark Griskey (born 1963) is an American composer [1] [2] for video games such as Marvel Heroes , Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords , and Star Wars: The Old Republic as well as several titles for Disney Publishing Worldwide . He was a founding member of X-Ray Dog.

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Early career

Griskey started his career in the early 1990s, composing music for movie trailers and TV promo commercials. In the mid-90s, he stepped into interactive media, composing for Atom Entertainment.

LucasArts career

In 2001, Griskey started scoring video games for LucasArts, including Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter and Gladius . He composed some of the tracks on "The Best of LucasArts Original Soundtrack," which was named "Best Game Music Soundtrack Album of the Year" by the Game Audio Network Guild. [3] His latest projects for the LucasArts company are Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II , which was released on 26 October 2010, and the MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic, which was released on December 20, 2011.

After LucasArts and recent projects

In March 2005, Griskey left LucasArts to start his freelance career with a game from Disney Interactive Studios: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe . The score for Narnia was well received,[ citation needed ] and led to two additional game contracts with Disney; Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008). In addition to Griskey's work with Disney, he has also scored several other games for various publishers including: Rayman Raving Rabbids 1, 2 and TV Party ; Ubisoft, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk ; Sega and Marvel Ultimate Alliance ; Activision. In 2007, he composed the trailer music for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , and was also contracted to compose the score for LucasArts' title, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed , in late 2007 and later the MMO, The Old Republic .

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkResult
2012Best Audio in a Casual/Indie/Social GameConspiracyNominated
Music of the Year Kinect Disneyland Adventures Nominated
Best Interactive ScoreKinect Disneyland AdventuresWon
Best Original Vocal Song - Choral"Glory, The Galactic Republic" – Star Wars: The Old Republic Won
Best Original Soundtrack AlbumStar Wars: The Old Republic – Collector’s Edition SoundtrackWon
2011Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Nominated
2009Audio of the Year Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Nominated
Best Interactive ScoreStar Wars: The Force UnleashedNominated
2004Music of the Year The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe Nominated
2003Best Original Soundtrack AlbumThe Best Of LucasArts SoundtracksWon

References

  1. ↑ "(article title unclear)". Electronic musician, Volume 23, Issues 8-13. Polyphony Pub. Co. 2007. p. 46. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Liberatore, Paul (9 February 2010). "Paul Liberatore: Dillon Beach's Fans of Jimmy Century knows how to put on a show". Marin Independent Journal . Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Audio G.A.N.G." Archived from the original on 2004-04-10. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
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