SDA006: Garry Schyman – Aliens, Bioshock, and Mordor!

Today’s guest is Garry Schyman. Garry has composed for many mediums, but as of late has had an epic streak of video games. To name a few: Destroy All Humans! , Bioshock, Resistance: Retribution, Dante’s Inferno, Bioshock 2, Bioshock Infinite, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea, and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

Garry has also received a staggering amount of awards for his work, but I’m only gonna toss out a few:

The Bafta Awards 2014 Winner for Best original Music

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences – DICE Awards 2014 Winner for Outstanding Achievement in original music composition with Bioshock Infinite

Musican and Sound Awards 2014 winner for Best Original Composition: Gaming

New York Video Game Critics Circle Awards 2014 winner for Best Music in a game: Bioshock Infinite

Spike TV Video Games Awards 2007 Winner for Best Original Score – with Bioshock

2008 GANG Awards for Music of the Year: Bioshock

2007 G4 Television Award for Soundtrack of the Year: Bioshock

so, so, so many more

Show Highlights

To learn more about Garry visit his website at: http://garryschyman.com/

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– Michael Heuer