![]() ![]() I did, and being a gamer myself, I immediately identified that this prototype was very promising. He said he had a prototype in development and that he would like me to take a look at it. He emailed me because he liked one of my tracks. The director of the game, Thomas Mahler, found me on. I read that you arrived on Ori and The Blind Forest very early on. After graduating, it was then off into the wilderness and the trenches as is often the case with new creatives, working on various projects… And then one day, an email ended up in my inbox. The Japan chapter is a very important period of my life, as my time there influences my everyday approach to my work and how I deal with other people, as well as all the obvious cultural and artistic benefits of being surrounded by global influences! After Japan, I went back to school at the University of Southern California to continue my composition training. This afforded me the opportunity to travel and to live and work in a completely different environment. ![]() I went to the Royal Academy of Music, then taught English in Japan for 3 years. I’m classically trained, started playing piano at the age of 8 and then unintentionally ended up composing during my time improvising in school jazz bands, which led to the desire to create. Score It Magazine: First of all, could you please tell us more about your musical background, your inspirations, and how you became a composer for films, video games and different other media? This year, he released the soundtrack for the survival game ARK: Survival Evolved, and is currently working on the sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest, entitled Ori and the Will of Wisps. His other credits in video game scoring include Primal Carnage, the Greek Mythology, Chinese Mythology and Norse Mythology editions of Minecraft, as well as several short films, documentaries and ads. Gareth Coker’s sound is made of beautiful, memorable melodies combined with imposing atmospheres that completely enhance the sound and narrative dimensions of the games he composes for. Since the release of the platform game Ori and the Blind Forest in 2015, one of the highest-rated games on Xbox One, he was awarded several presigious awards such as the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences award for Outstanding Music Composition, and a recognition as an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for his contribution to the music profession. Gareth Coker is one of the most acclaimed music composers for video games. ![]()
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