Mark Griskey


Mark Griskey is an American composer for such popular games as Marvel Heroes, ', and ' as well as several titles for Disney Publishing Worldwide.

Early career

Griskey started his career in the early 1990s, composing music for movie trailers and TV promo commercials. In the mid-90s, he stepped into interactive media, composing for Atom Entertainment.

LucasArts career

In 2001, Griskey started scoring video games for LucasArts, including ' and Gladius. 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. His latest projects for the LucasArts company are ', which was released on 26 October 2010, and the MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic, which was released on December 20, 2011.

After LucasArts and recent projects

In March 2005, Griskey left LucasArts to start his freelance career with a game from Disney Interactive Studios: '. The score for Narnia was well received, and led to two additional game contracts with Disney; ', and '. In addition to Griskey's work with Disney, he has also scored several other games for various publishers including: Rayman Raving Rabbids 1, 2 and '; Ubisoft, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk; Sega and Marvel Ultimate Alliance; Activision. In 2007, he composed the trailer music for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and was also contracted to compose the score for LucasArts' title, ', in late 2007 and later the MMO, '.

Awards

List of Mark's awards and nominations from the Game Audio Network Guild:
YearAwardWorkResult
2012Best Audio in a Casual/Indie/Social GameConspiracyNominated
2012Music of the YearKinect Disneyland AdventuresNominated
2012Best Interactive ScoreKinect Disneyland AdventuresWon
2012Best Original Vocal Song - Choral"Glory, The Galactic Republic" – Star Wars: The Old RepublicWon
2012Best Original Soundtrack AlbumStar Wars: The Old Republic – Collector’s Edition SoundtrackWon
2011Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a GameStar Wars: The Force Unleashed IINominated
2009Audio of the YearStar Wars: The Force UnleashedNominated
2009Best Interactive ScoreStar Wars: The Force UnleashedNominated
2004Music of the YearThe Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The WardrobeNominated
2003Best Original Soundtrack AlbumThe Best Of LucasArts SoundtracksWon