Jonne Valtonen
Jonne Valtonen (born March 23, 1976 in Turku ) is a Finnish composer of film and computer game music and arranger of game music. In the tracker and demo scene, it works under the name Purple Motion .
Life
Valtonen grew up with a brother in Kaarina , Finland. From the age of eight he received piano lessons. He completed his composition studies at the Piranha Polytechnic University of applied science, which he graduated in 2009. He was u. a. Taught by Hannu Pohjannoro, Oliver Kohlenberg, Magnus Lindberg , Jukka Tiensuu , Kirmo Lintinen, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Michael Nyman .
From 1996 he wrote music for Finnish game developers, a. a. for Remedy Entertainment , Housemarque and Bugbear Entertainment. Since 2005 he has been arranging and orchestrating the music for symphonic concerts with video game music, which have been performed with great success in European and Asian concert halls. Since 2008 he has been the musical director of Merregnon Studios for all live performances of the concerts arranged by Merregnon.
Prizes and awards
In 2014 the London Symphony Orchestra won the Annual Game Music Award for its interpretation of the Final Symphony VI, VII, X by Nobuo Uematsu and Masashi Hamauzu . The arrangers of the piece are Jonne Valtonen and Roger Wanamo.
In 2017 he received the Game Audio Award for Albion Online . In 2019 he is a member of the jury.
Discography
- 2000 Merregnon Soundtrack, Volume 1 ; 2 compositions; synSONIQ records
- 2004 Musicdisk ; first solo album
- 2004 Merregnon Soundtrack, Volume 2 ; 2 compositions, English and Japanese editions; Merregnon Studios / Soulfood Distribution / Dex Entertainment
- 2007 Number Nine ; Piano suite; synSONIQ records
- 2008 Symphonic Shades ; Recording of a live concert, arrangement and orchestration; Merregnon Studios / synSONIQ Records
- 2008 Musica e WCCF secondo movimento ; Orchestration and arrangement of the choirs; Wave master
- 2010 Symphonic Fantasies ; Arrangement and orchestration; Decca Records / Square Enix
- 2010 Benyamin Nuss plays Uematsu ; Arrangement for piano, Deutsche Grammophon
- 2012 Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo (live concert arrangement and orchestration, Merregnon Studios / Square Enix)
Web links
- VGMdb
- IMDb
- Discography
- Jonne Valtonen Interview: Finnish Demoscene Musician Interview with François Bezeau, vgmonline.net
- Jonne Valtonen & Thomas Boecker Interview: The Symphonic Poem of Zelda, October 2010
- Interview: Jonne Valtonen et Roger Wanamo, Interview Musica Ludi
Individual evidence
- ^ Purple Motion, Musicdisc , accessed November 10, 2019
- ↑ Jonne Valtonen: There are no shortcuts to lasting success, Interview , accessed on November 10, 2019
- ↑ Valtonen's profile page , accessed November 10, 2019
- ↑ Jonne Valtonen VGMdb, accessed on November 10, 2019
- ↑ Eckehard Stier: The Success of Game Music BR.Klassik, January 24, 2018, accessed on November 10, 2019
- ↑ Final Symphony London wins Annual Game Music Award Game Concerts, April 24, 2014, accessed November 10, 2019
- ↑ soundtrack accessed on November 10, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valtonen, Jonne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Purple Motion (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish composer of film and computer game music |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turku |