Rik Schaffer

Rik W. Schaffer is an American composer and musician. He formed Womb Music in 1996 after being in the music industry as a member of several acts such as Tomorrow's Child[1] and Engines of Aggression.[2] He often works with his partner Margaret Tang.

Rik Schaffer
Birth nameRik W. Schaffer
Born1970 (age 49–50)
OriginWoodland Hills, U.S.
GenresAmbient, classical, electronica, rock and metal
Occupation(s)Composer
Years active1988–present

Rik has also composed original soundtracks for videogames, gaining recognition particularly for his work on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines[3].

Discography

Studio albums

Tomorrow's Child (glam rock band active between 1988-1996, lead guitarist)[1]

  • Tomorrow's Child (Dream Circle, 1993)[4]
  • Rocky Coast, Rough Sea (Dream Circle, 1996)

Engines of Aggression (industrial metal band active between 1993-2001, lead guitarist)[2][5]

  • Speak EP (Priority, 1993)
  • Illusion Is Real single (Priority, 1993)
  • Inhuman Nature (Priority, 1994)
  • Engines of Aggression EP (self-released, 2001)

Womb (solo grunge project,[6] vocals by Todd Miller[7])

  • Bella (Dream Circle,[8] 1996)
No.TitleLength
1."Drip"5:35
2."Clean"3:08
3."Mother"5:26
4."13"5:20
5."Ruin"4:50
6."Selfless Doubt"5:21
7."Golden Arms And Silver Charms"4:09
8."As Lonely As I Am"5:44

Instrumental versions of Clean and Selfless Doubt are present on the soundtrack of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Nectar (solo prog rock project,[9] vocals by Stephen Shareaux of Kik Tracee[10])

  • Afterglow (Dream Circle, 1997)

Videogames original scores[3]

References
  1. "Tomorrow's Child - Tomorrow's Child". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  2. "FABRYKA INDUSTRIAL ROCK & METAL ENCYCLOPEDIA - Engines of Aggression [reviews]". industrialrock.net. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  3. "Womb Music". Womb Music. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  4. "The first song, Walk In The Woods, was previously released in the Street Survivors compilation of 1988". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  5. "Engines Of Aggression". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  6. "Womb (9) - Bella". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  7. "WOMB - Bella". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  8. Issued on Japan by Alfa Music with an extra track, Black Sheep, picked from Nectar's Afterglow
  9. "Nectar (10)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  10. http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,107661,107729
  11. "Various - Dark Age Of Camelot: A Musical Journey Through The Realms Of Hibernia, Midgard And Albion (Original Online Game Soundtrack)". Discogs (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  12. "Release "The Elder Scrolls Online (Original Game Soundtrack)" by Jeremy Soule, Brad Derrick, Rik Schaffer & Malukah - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2019-08-31.


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