Mark Griskey

Mark Griskey (born 1963) is an American composer[1][2] who has composed for such popular games as Marvel Heroes (video game), 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

Early career

Mr. Griskey started his career in the early 1990s, composing music for movie trailers and T.V. promo's. In the mid-90s he stepped into the world of interactive media, composing for Atom Entertainment.

LucasArts career

In 2001, Griskey started scoring video games, including Jedi Starfighter and Gladius, for LucasArts Entertainment. 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 the Force Unleashed 2 video game, which was released on 26 October 2010, and Star Wars: The Old Republic, an MMORPG which was released on December 20, 2011.

After LucasArts and recent projects

In March 2005 Griskey left LucasArts Entertainment to start his freelance career with a new game for Disney Interactive Studios: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. The score for Narnia was well received, 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 in late 2007 Mark was contracted to compose the score for LucasArts' title The Force Unleashed and later the MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Awards

List of Mark's awards and nominations from the Game Audio Network Guild:

Year Award Work Result
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

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. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-04-10. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
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