Andrew Barnabas
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Andrew Barnabas is a video game music composer
. He studied at the University of Leeds
where he earned a B.A. (Hons) in Popular Music Studies. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Barnabas composed MOD music
as "Nightshade" in the demogroup
Crusaders.
He became one half of Bob and Barn, a company that creates music for video games as well as for film
, television
, and advertising
in 2001. In 2009 Bob and Barn were signed to film and television agency SMA Talent. They have since also written the music for TV for Animal Cops : Miami for Animal Planet
and The King is Dead for BBC Three
and scored the 2004 feature film My Brother is a Dog
. He mostly composes with his co-composer Paul Arnold
.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He studied at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
where he earned a B.A. (Hons) in Popular Music Studies. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Barnabas composed MOD music
Module file
Module files are a family of music file formats originating from the MOD file format on Amiga systems used in late 1980s...
as "Nightshade" in the demogroup
Demogroup
Demogroups are teams of demosceners, who make computer based audio-visual works of art known as demos. Demogroups form a subculture collectively known as the demoscene....
Crusaders.
He became one half of Bob and Barn, a company that creates music for video games as well as for film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
in 2001. In 2009 Bob and Barn were signed to film and television agency SMA Talent. They have since also written the music for TV for Animal Cops : Miami for Animal Planet
Animal Planet
Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...
and The King is Dead for BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
and scored the 2004 feature film My Brother is a Dog
My Brother is a Dog
My Brother is a Dog is an international movie from 2005 directed by Peter Timm and starring Maria Ehrich, Martin Lindow and Christine Newbauer.-Awards:*Best of Fest, Chicago International Children’s Film Festival.*Best Film, Bieberbach Film Festival....
. He mostly composes with his co-composer Paul Arnold
Paul Arnold (composer)
Paul "Bob" Arnold is an English video game music composer. He works primarily in alliance with fellow composer Andrew Barnabas, with the duo became known as "Bob & Barn".-Early life and education:...
.