Woody Jackson

Woody Jackson
Woody Jackson at IndieCade 2012
Background information
Birth name Woodrow Wilson Jackson III
Born Oil City, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Occupation(s)
Years active 1992[1]–present
Website woodyjacksonmusic.com

Woodrow Wilson Jackson III,[1] known professionally as Woody Jackson, is an American composer and session musician.[2] Jackson is best known for his scores for the video games Red Dead Redemption (with Bill Elm) and Grand Theft Auto V (with Tangerine Dream, The Alcemist and Oh No), and has also worked on the music of the films The Devil Wears Prada, Ocean's Twelve and The Girlfriend Experience.[2]

Jackson operates Vox Recording Studios, which is located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood.[3][4] He is married to Sharon Jackson, a talent agent and partner for William Morris Endeavor.[2]

Notable works

Video games

Year Title Developer Role(s)
2010 Red Dead Redemption Rockstar San Diego Composer, with Bill Elm[5]
Undead Nightmare
2011 L.A. Noire Team Bondi Additional music, with Andrew Hale and Simon Hale[6]
2012 ModNation Racers: Road Trip SCE San Diego Studio Song "Le jeune jus"[7]
Max Payne 3 Rockstar Studios Studio provision[8]
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Composer, with Tangerine Dream, The Alchemist and Oh No[9]
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Studios Composer[10]

Television

Year Title Studio Role(s)
2012 Nashville ABC Studios Additional music for the first season, with T Bone Burnett[3]

Awards

Year Ceremony Category Recipient(s)
2010 Spike Video Game Awards[11] Best Original Score Red Dead Redemption
Inside Gaming Awards[12] Best Original Score
Game Developers Choice Awards[13] Best Audio
GameSpot Best of 2010[14] Best Original Music
2011 Game Audio Network Guild Awards[15] Audio of the Year
Music of the Year
Best Interactive Score
Rookie of the Year Bill Elm, Woody Jackson (for Red Dead Redemption)
2013 VGX[16] Best Soundtrack Grand Theft Auto V

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Defend Music signs composer Woody Jackson". Defend Music. March 14, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Leitereg, Neal J. (June 14, 2017). "'Grand Theft Auto' composer gets top dollar for Nichols Canyon home". Los Angeles Times.
  3. 1 2 Weiss, Jeff (November 20, 2013). "Woody Jackson Helped Score Grand Theft Auto, But That's the Least of It". LA Weekly.
  4. ↑ Trunick, Austin (August 26, 2013). "Primal Scream: Out of the Darkness". Under the Radar.
  5. ↑ Jeriaska (November 4, 2011). "Myths, Mavericks, And Music Of Red Dead Redemption". Gamasutra.
  6. ↑ "L.A. Noire Official Soundtrack CD Now Available at the Rockstar Warehouse". Rockstar Games. July 8, 2011.
  7. ↑ "ModNation Racers: Road Trip Original Soundtrack". Game-OST.
  8. ↑ "First Max Payne 3 Soundtrack Details: HEALTH Crafting the Game's Original Score". Rockstar Games. March 5, 2012.
  9. ↑ Campbell, Colin (November 3, 2014). "'The Music of Grand Theft Auto V' offers 59-track collection on vinyl and CD". Polygon.
  10. ↑ Makuch, Eddie (September 20, 2018). "Red Dead Redemption 2 Includes Woody Jackson's Music Again, And That Is Great News". GameSpot.
  11. ↑ Polo, Susana (December 12, 2010). "The 2010 Spike Video Game Awards". The Mary Sue.
  12. ↑ "Machinima.com Aired Second Annual Inside Gaming Awards Live Via UStream". PR Newswire. December 11, 2010.
  13. ↑ "11th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards". Game Developers Choice Awards.
  14. ↑ Mihoerck, Dan (December 20, 2010). "Best of 2010 - Best Original Music Winner". GameSpot.
  15. ↑ "9th Annual GANG Awards - 2010 Released Games". Game Audio Network Guild.
  16. ↑ Sarkar, Samit (December 9, 2013). "VGX names Grand Theft Auto 5 game of the year". Polygon.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.