Alexander Brandon

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Alexander Brandon (2011)

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vgmrush.com
  2. ↑ 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."
  3. ↑ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vgmrush.com
  4. ↑ Bejeweled 3 - Skaven 252nd bandcamp, February 1, 2011, accessed on October 27, 2017 (English).
personal data
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