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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 .
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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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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List of Griskey's awards and nominations from the Game Audio Network Guild:
| Year | Award | Work | Result |
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| 2012 | Best Audio in a Casual/Indie/Social Game | Conspiracy | Nominated |
| Music of the Year | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | Nominated | |
| Best Interactive Score | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | Won | |
| Best Original Vocal Song - Choral | "Glory, The Galactic Republic" – Star Wars: The Old Republic | Won | |
| Best Original Soundtrack Album | Star Wars: The Old Republic – Collector’s Edition Soundtrack | Won | |
| 2011 | Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | Nominated |
| 2009 | Audio of the Year | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Nominated |
| Best Interactive Score | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Music of the Year | The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Original Soundtrack Album | The Best Of LucasArts Soundtracks | Won |
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