Mikolai Stroinski | |
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Born | Nairobi, Kenya |
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Occupation(s) | Composer |
Years active | 2009–present |
Mikolai Stroinski is a Polish film, television, and video game music composer. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Mikolai was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and grew up in Warsaw, Poland. [5] He is a graduate of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and the Berklee College of Music in Boston. [6] He is known for scoring the video games The Vanishing of Ethan Carter , The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Metamorphosis . [7] [8]
Year | Game | Developer |
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2014 | MouseCraft | Crunching Koalas |
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | The Astronauts | |
The Witcher Adventure Game | CD Projekt Red, Can Explode Games | |
2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | CD Projekt Red |
2017 | Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 | CI Games |
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game | CD Projekt Red | |
2018 | Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales | CD Projekt Red |
Kursk | Jujubee | |
Attack of the Earthlings | Team Junkfish | |
Detached: Non-VR Edition | Anshar Studios | |
2019 | Bee Simulator | Varsav Game Studios |
2019 | Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts | CI Games |
2020 | Metamorphosis | Ovid Works |
2021 | Chernobylite | The Farm 51 |
Age of Empires IV | Relic Entertainment, World's Edge | |
2022 | Diablo Immortal | Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase |
2024 | Nobody Wants to Die | Critical Hit Games |
2025 | Assassin's Creed Jade | Ubisoft |
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2015 | Nominated | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Score - Video Game | The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | [9] |
Nominated | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||||
Won | NAVGTR Awards | Original Dramatic Score, Franchise | [10] | ||
2020 | Nominated | Music + Sound Awards | Best Original Composition in Gaming | Bee Simulator | [11] |
Nominated | Game Audio Network Guild Awards | Best Music for a Casual / Social Game | [12] | ||
Won | Best Music for an Indie Game | [13] | |||
2021 | Nominated | Metamorphosis | [14] | ||
Nominated | Music of the Year | ||||
Won | Society of Composers & Lyricists | Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media | [15] | ||
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