Alexander Brandon
Alexander Scott Coffin Brandon (born September 29, 1974 in Cleveland ), also known in the demo scene and tracker community under the pseudonym Siren , is an American musician. Brandon worked for Straylight Productions , which mainly composed music for video games produced by Epic Games or based on Epic technology, such as Unreal , Unreal Tournament , Deus Ex , Tyrian , Jazz Jackrabbit 2 and the unfinished game Jazz Jackrabbit 3D .
He worked in several MOD music groups during his years as a composer in the late 1990s, including the Kosmic Free Music Foundation (KFMF). During this time he also composed for several music disks, including Return to Stage 9 . Brandon was Audio Director at Midway Games until 2006 , then at Obsidian Entertainment . He joined Heatwave Interactive in the same position in February 2009 .
Discography
- AtmosphereS: Cultures (with Dan Gardopée )
- AtmosphereS: Dreams (with George Alistair Sanger )
- AtmosphereS: Moods (with Dan Gardopée)
- AtmosphereS: Pulses (with Dan Gardopée)
- AtmosphereS: Rhythms (with George Sanger)
- Era's End (with Bryan Rudge)
- Earthscape
- Violet Eclectic
The AtmosphereS albums contain mostly ambient music , which is one of Brandon's essential musical styles.
Previous pseudonyms
Brandon used various nicknames throughout his tracker career :
- 1995: First tracks released under the name "Chromatic Dragon"
- End of 1995: Change of name to "Siren"
- Mid 1996, while he was a member of KFMF: temporary name change to "Sandman"
- End of 1996: the name changed back to "Siren"
Play with music by Brandon
- Tyrian , 1995, Epic MegaGames: composer, level designer
- Extreme Pinball , 1995, Electronic Arts: Sound Effects
- Dark Vengeance , 1998, Atari: Music
- Jazz Jackrabbit 2 , 1998, Epic MegaGames: Music
- Pretzel Pete , 1998, XSIV Games: Music (with Dan Gardopée)
- Unreal , 1998, GT Interactive: Music (with Dan Gardopée, Michiel van den Bos and Andrew Sega )
- Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Add-On Pack, 1999, Epic MegaGames: Music
- Tyrian 2000 , 1999, XSIV Games: composer
- Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali , 1999, GT Interactive: Music
- Unreal Tournament , 1999, GT Interactive: Music (with Dan Gardopée, Michiel van den Bos and Andrew Sega)
- Vigilante 8 , 1999, Activision: Nintendo 64 Music (with Dan Gardopée)
- Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense , 1999, Activision: Nintendo 64 Music (with Dan Gardopée)
- Deus Ex , 2000, Eidos Interactive: Music (with Michiel van den Bos)
- Activision Anthology , 2003, Aspyr Media: Title Music
- Battlestar Galactica , 2003, Universal Interactive: In-Game Music
- Deus Ex: Invisible War , 2003, Eidos Interactive: Audio Director, Sound Effects, Music, VO
- Unreal 2 , 2003, Legend Entertainment: Supplementary Music (with Clint Bajakian, Jack Wall and Crispin Hands)
- Thief: Deadly Shadows , 2004, Eidos: VO, cinematic post sound effects and music
- Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows , 2005, Midway Games: Audio Director, VO, music, sound effects
- NARC , 2005, Midway Games: Audio Manager
- Happy Feet , 2006, Midway Games: Audio Director
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance , 2006, Activision: Music
- MLB Slugfest 2006 , 2006, Midway Games: Dialog Recording
- Rampage: Total Destruction , 2006, Midway Games: Audio Director
- Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run , 2006, Midway Games: Audio Director, VO, complementary music
- The Ant Bully , 2006, Midway Games: Audio Director
- Hour of Victory , 2007, Midway Games: Audio Director, VO
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer , 2007, Obsidian Entertainment: Audio Director, VO, music, sound effects
- TouchMaster , 2007, Midway Games: Audio Director
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir , 2008, Obsidian Entertainment: Audio Director
- Bejeweled 3 , 2010, PopCap Games: Music (with Peter Hajba)
literature
- Alexander Brandon: Audio for Games: Planning, Process, and Production . New Riders, 2004, ISBN 978-0-7357-1413-7 .
Web links
- Profile at VGM Rush (Engl.) ( Memento of 30 May 2008 at the Internet Archive )
- Extensive interview with Alexander Brandon (VGM Rush, Nov. 2007, English, archived 2008) ( Memento from September 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Interview with Alex Brandon (DeusEx-Machina.com, Jan. 2001, engl.)
- List of published tracks and interviews from 1995-1999 ( English ) In: atorg.net . Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved on August 10, 2012.
- Alexander Brandon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alexander Brandon on MusicBrainz (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ VGM Rush - Alexander Brandon. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 1, 2008 ; Retrieved January 10, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Interview with Alex Brandon. deusex-machina.com, accessed on January 10, 2009 (English): "My nickname was actually first Chromatic Dragon .. then Siren, then Sandman, then back to Siren."
- ↑ VGM Rush - Unreal II. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 30, 2008 ; Retrieved January 10, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bejeweled 3 - Skaven 252nd bandcamp, February 1, 2011, accessed on October 27, 2017 (English).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brandon, Alexander |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brandon, Alexander Scott Coffin (full name); Siren (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 29th September 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland |