Mike Morasky

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Mike Morasky
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Morasky in 1991
Background information
Birth nameMike Morasky
Born (1964-06-14) June 14, 1964 (age 60)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres Orchestral, electronica, musique concrete, ambient, dark ambient, noise rock, hardcore punk
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, visual effects artist
Instrument(s)Electric guitar, vocals
Years active1986—present

Mike Morasky (born June 14, 1964) is an American composer, visual effects artist, director and programmer. He composed the scores for the Valve games Team Fortress 2 , the Left 4 Dead series, Portal 2 , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , Half-Life: Alyx and Counter-Strike 2 . He worked on visual effects for the Lord of the Rings and Matrix films, and founded the underground art bands Steel Pole Bath Tub, Milk Cult and DUH.

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Biography

For Valve, Morasky composed the music for Team Fortress 2 , Portal (with Kelly Bailey), Left 4 Dead , Left 4 Dead 2 (including composing and playing the guitar, keyboard and bass for the fictional hard rock band Midnight Riders), Portal 2 , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , Half-Life: Alyx , and Counter-Strike 2 . [1]

He also worked as a senior visual effects artist and technical director on The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix film trilogies.

Morasky was part of the now-defunct hardcore punk/noise rock band Steel Pole Bath Tub, which he founded in 1986 with Dale Flattum. S.P.B.T. disbanded in 2002.

Filmography

Visual Effects

Awards

Presentations and papers

Discography

Film

Video games

YearTitleNotes
2007 Team Fortress 2 —
Portal With Kelly Bailey
2008 Left 4 Dead —
2009 Left 4 Dead 2 —
2010 Alien Swarm —
2011 Portal 2 —
2012 Counter Strike: Global Offensive —
2020 Half-Life: Alyx —
2022 Aperture Desk Job
2023 Counter-Strike 2 [2]
2024 Little Kitty, Big City [3]

Steel Pole Bath Tub

Albums

Eps and Singles

  • "I Dreamed I Dream" - Split 7'/10" With Melvins - (Boner/Tupelo, 1989)
  • "Arizona Garbage Truck / Voodoo Chile" (Sympathy for the Recording Industry, 1990)
  • "European Son / Venus in Furs" (The Communion Label, 1991)
  • "We Walk" - Split 7" with Jawbreaker - (Staple Gun Records, 1991)
  • "Your Choice Live" - Limited 7" - (Your Choice Records, 1991)
  • "Bozeman" (Boner/Tupelo, 1992)
  • "Some Cocktail Suggestions EP" (Boner/Tupelo, 1994)
  • "Tragedy Ecstasy Doom and So On EP" (Genius Records, 1995)
  • "Auf Wiedersehen / Surrender" (Man's Ruin Records, 1995)
  • "Twist / Surrender" (Slash Records, 1995)
  • "Hey Bo Diddley Live in Tokyo" - Split 7" with Unwound - (Honey Bear Records, 1996)
  • "Soul Cannon" - "Live at Emo's: Volume 2 - #2: This Place Sucks" - Split 7" with "Unsane" / "Gomez" - (No Lie Records, 1997)

Compilations

  • "Bee Sting" - The Thing That Ate Floyd - (Lookout! Records, 1988)
  • "We Walk" - Surprise Your Pig - A Tribute to R.E.M. - (Staple Gun Records, 1992)
  • "Chemical Warfare" - Virus 100 - (Alternative Tentacles, 1992)
  • "Down All the Days" - The Mission District: 17 Reasons - 7" Box (Mission Merchants, 1992)
  • "Kung Fu Love" - Milk for Pussy - (Mad Queen Records, 1993)
  • "Froggie Would a Wooing Go" - Power Flush - as "Mud Bath" with Mudwimmin - (Broken Rekids, 1993)
  • "The Seventh Hour of the Seventh Day" - Smitten - A Love Song Compilation - (Karate Brand Records, 1994)
  • "A Washed Out Monkey Star Halo" - Dope-Guns-'N-Fucking In The Streets Volume Ten - (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1994)
  • "The 500 Club" - CMJ New Music August - Volume 24 - (College Music Journal, 1995)
  • "Twist" - Introducing Vol. 2 - (Indigo, 1995)
  • "Twist" - London Records (London Records, 1995)
  • "The Charm" - Jabberjaw... Pure Sweet Hell - (Mammoth, 1996)
  • "The Ghost" - Twisted Willie - (Justice Records, 1996)
  • "A Washed Out Monkey Star Halo" - Dope-Guns-'N-Fucking In The Streets Volumes 8-11 - (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1997)
  • "Soul Cannon" - Live at Emo's BOX SET - 7" Box (No Lie Music, 1997)
  • "I Dreamed I Dream" - Confuse Yr Idols (A Tribute To Sonic Youth) (Narnack Records, 2004)

Milk Cult

Albums

  • "Love God" (Boner Records / Tupelo Recording, 1993)
  • "Burn or Bury" (Priority Records, 1994)
  • "Bruce Lee Marvin Gaye" (ZK Records, 1994)
  • "Project M-13" (Zero to One Records, 2000)

Eps and Singles

  • "Mama Paranoia" - Split 7' With Dosed Bernie - (Box Dog, 1994)

Tumor Circus

Albums

  • Tumor Circus (Alternative Tentacles, 1991)

Eps and Singles

  • "Take Me Back or I'll Drown Our Dog" - 7'/12" - (Alternative Tentacles, 1991)
  • "Meathook Up My Rectum" - 7' - (Alternative Tentacles, 1991)

Compilations

  • "Meathook Up My Rectum" - "The Bat is Back" - (Alternative Tentacles, 1992)

Albums

  • Blowhard (Boner Records, 1991)
  • The Unholy Handjob (Alternative Tentacles, 1995)

Producer/Engineer

References

  1. ↑ IMDb profile
  2. ↑ "Mike Morasky on Twitter".
  3. ↑ "Little Kitty Big City Credits".
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