Mark Griskey
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Mark Griskey, born in 1963, is an American
composer
who is probably best known for his work for LucasArts Entertainment in games such as Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords, and scoring for many other popular video games.
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, an MMORPG
due to be released in the second half of 2011.
(2008). In addition to Mark's work with Disney, he has also scored several other games for various publishers including: Rayman Raving Rabbids
1 2 and 3; Ubisoft, Iron Man
and The Incredible Hulk 2; 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' highly anticipated title The Force Unleashed. Mark also worked on the MMO "Star Wars: The Old Republic
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composer
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...
who is probably best known for his work for LucasArts Entertainment in games such as Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Released before Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones opened in theatres, it is the sequel to Star Wars: Starfighter...
and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords, and scoring for many other popular video games.
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 EntertainmentAtom Entertainment
Atom Entertainment is an Internet entertainment company which operates Atom Films, Shockwave.com, AddictingGames.com, and AtomUploads.com, formerly known as AddictingClips.com....
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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.http://www.audiogang.org/public/awards/1st_gang_awards.html His latest projects for the LucasArts company are the Force Unleashed 2 video game, which was released on the 26th of October 2010, and Star Wars: The Old RepublicStar Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe. Currently in development by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an...
, an MMORPG
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
due to be released in the second half of 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 extremely 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 CaspianPrince Caspian
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia is a novel for children by C. S. Lewis, written in late 1949 and first published in 1951. It is the second-published book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, although in the overall chronological sequence it comes fourth.-Plot summary:While standing on a...
(2008). In addition to Mark's work with Disney, he has also scored several other games for various publishers including: Rayman Raving Rabbids
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Rayman Raving Rabbids, known in French as , is a spinoff in the Rayman series released by the French company Ubisoft as a Wii launch title. The game consists of over 70 minigames...
1 2 and 3; Ubisoft, Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
and The Incredible Hulk 2; Sega and Marvel Ultimate Alliance; Activision. In 2007 he composed the trailer music for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling, and was published on 21 June 2003 by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic in the United States, and Raincoast in Canada...
, and in late 2007 Mark was contracted to compose the score for LucasArts' highly anticipated title The Force Unleashed. Mark also worked on the MMO "Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe. Currently in development by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an...
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