Jonne Valtonen is a

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composer, arranger and

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. He is renowned for his contributions in the field of

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and tracker music, under the name Purple Motion, and with

Future Crew Future Crew was a Finnish demogroup that created PC demos and software, active mostly between 1987 and 1994. History The group was founded in 1986 by PSI (Sami Tammilehto) and JPM (Jussi Markula) as a Commodore 64 group, before moving to the PC ...

Life and early career

Jonne Valtonen was born in

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and was raised in

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along with his brother. He began learning to play classical piano at the age of nine.Spielekonzerte
Official biography
(accessed 2014-10-24) Valtonen's first music compositions were done on his home computer, a

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. During his teen years, he became involved in the PC

where he was able to pursue his passion for electronic music production. He has won several awards in this field. Between 1991 and 1996 Valtonen created music for

, one of the most widely known groups in the demoscene at the time. Eventually he became their lead composer under the pseudonym Purple Motion, chosen as a tribute to the British rock group ''

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''.Official Purple Motion message board
Purple Motion – why this nick name?
(accessed 2008-06-25) Some of his best-known compositions are ''UnreaL ] / PM'' (from Future Crew demo ''Second Reality''), ''Satellite One'', and ''Starshine''.Nectarine radio
Song charts
(accessed 2014-05-04) Valtonen has become very interested in the human voice. He sings in a mixed choir (Näsin Ääni, Tampere). He also started learning to play the harp.VGM Rush biography
Jonne Valtonen
(accessed 2009-04-07)

Educational background

Jonne Valtonen graduated from classical composition at the ''Pirkanmaa Polytechnic'' in Finland in 2009. He has received training in composition under the guidance of Hannu Pohjannoro, Oliver Kohlenberg, and Juhani Nuorvala. He has also studied under

Magnus Lindberg Magnus Gustaf Adolf Lindberg (born 27 June 1958) is a Finnish composer and pianist. He was the New York Philharmonic's composer-in-residence from 2009 to 2012 and has been the London Philharmonic Orchestra's composer-in-residence since the begin ...

Jukka Tiensuu Jukka Santeri Tiensuu (born 30 August 1948) is a Finnish contemporary classical composer, harpsichordist, pianist and conductor. Career Tiensuu was born in Helsinki. After extensive musical studies (piano, harpsichord, conducting, composing, histor ...

, Kirmo Lintinen and

Michael Nyman Michael Laurence Nyman, Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 23 March 1944) is an English composer, pianist, libretto, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker. He is known for numerous film soundtrack, scores (many written during his length ...

in various composition masterclasses.

Working for the entertainment industry

In 1996, Jonne Valtonen began doing commission work for major game developers in Finland, namely

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Housemarque Housemarque Oy is a Finnish video game developer based in Helsinki. The company was founded by Ilari Kuittinen and Harri Tikkanen in July 1995, through the merger of their previous video game companies, Bloodhouse and Terramarque, both of which ...

and

Bugbear Entertainment Bugbear Entertainment Oy is a Finnish video game developer based in Helsinki, founded by Janne Alanenpää in 2000. The company is best known for the ''FlatOut'' series and ''Wreckfest''. In November 2018, a majority stake of the company was ...

.MobyGames
Valtonen's profile page
(accessed 2008-06-25) During the same time, he served as the musical director for the ''TeatteriSusi'' theatre, where he composed music for several plays including ''

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'', ''

The Miser ''The Miser'' (french: L'Avare; ; also known by the longer name ''L'Avare ou L'École du Mensonge,'' meaning The Miser, or the School for Lies) is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September ...

'' and ''

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''. In 1998, Jonne Valtonen co-founded his company ''Valtone Oy'', specialising in music productions for the entertainment industry. Continuing on this path, he also contributed two titles, in 2000 and 2002, for the ''

Merregnon ''Merregnon'' is a series of works that blend orchestral music with fantasy fiction. Since its inception in 1999, the project has produced several albums and live concert performances. The third part is ''Merregnon: Land of Silence'', which premiere ...

'' trilogy, an international soundtrack project featuring orchestral music by veteran video game composers from all over the world, such as

Chris Hülsbeck Christopher Hülsbeck (born 2 March 1968), known internationally as Chris Huelsbeck, is a German video game music composer. He gained popularity for his work on game soundtracks for '' The Great Giana Sisters'' and the '' Turrican'' series. Care ...

and

Yuzo Koshiro is a Japanese composer and sound programmer. He is often regarded as one of the most influential innovators in chiptune and video game music, producing music in a number of genres including rock, jazz, symphonic, and various electronic genres ...

. In 2002, Valtonen's talent was recognized again when he was presented with the Best Soundtrack Award at the ''International Fest of Cinema & Technology'' for the movie ''House by the Sea'', directed by Janne Ketola.IFCT award
Official website
(accessed 2008-06-25) In 2004, Jonne Valtonen released his first professionally mastered

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, ''Musicdisk'' featuring tracks from his

past. At the beginning of 2008, Jonne Valtonen took the position of the music lead for all live orchestra projects at ''

Studios'', a company managed by

Thomas Böcker Thomas Böcker (born October 8, 1977) is a German producer. He is the founder of ''Merregnon Studios'' and creative director of his orchestral music projects ''Merregnon'' and ''Game Concerts''. In 2003, he produced the first live orchestra perf ...

and involved in productions of video game music concerts around the world, and several live recordings for publishers/developers such as ''

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US'', ''

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Japan'' and ''

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'' Japan''.Symphonic Shades interview
Valtonen music lead at Merregnon Studios
(accessed 2008-06-25)

Orchestra arrangements

Drawing on his strong background in live orchestra work and his studies, Jonne Valtonen has been arranging and orchestrating music for video game concerts since 2005. He has earned worldwide recognition as the main arranger of the annual video game music concerts of the German '' WDR Radio Orchestra'', namely '' Symphonic Shades'' (2008), '' Symphonic Fantasies'' (2009), ''

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'' (2010), and ''

Symphonic Odysseys ''Symphonic Odysseys: Tribute to Nobuo Uematsu'' was a symphonic tribute concert first held in Cologne, Germany on July 9, 2011 at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall. The concert exclusively paid homage to the work of Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu a ...

'' (2011).Concert producer Boecker speaks
Valtonen's arrangements
(accessed 2008-06-25) In addition to the ''WDR Radio Orchestra'', his arrangements have been performed by orchestras and choirs around the world, as well as at concert halls including ''

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'', ''Max Fisher Music Center Detroit'', ''

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Philharmonic Hall,'' and ''Konserthuset

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''. His portfolio includes major franchises such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

The Elder Scrolls ''The Elder Scrolls'' is a series of Action role-playing game, action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The series focuses on Nonlinear gameplay, free-form gameplay in an ...

'', ''

Metal Gear Solid is a series of techno-thriller stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, ''Metal Gear'', was released in 1987 for MSX home computers. The player often takes control of a special forces opera ...

'', ''

Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square (video game company), Square). It is a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company and is under the leadership of Tetsuya ...

'', ''

The Legend of Zelda ''The Legend of Zelda'' is an action-adventure game franchise created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-rele ...

, ''and ''

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''. In 2007, he arranged and orchestrated music for Sega's arcade game series ''

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'' which was recorded with a live orchestra and choir in

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.MUSA website list
Game credits WCCF
(accessed 2008-06-25)

Game music arrangements (excerpt)

* 2005 '' Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind'' (''Suite'') for the ''

Symphonic Game Music Concert The ''Symphonic Game Music Concerts (''shortened to: ''Game Concerts'') are a series of award-winning orchestral video game music concerts first performed in 2003 at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany, notable for being the longest running and the ...

'' * 2006 ''

'' (''Suite'') for ''PLAY! A Video Game Symphony'' * 2006 ''

'' (''Suite'') for ''PLAY! A Video Game Symphony'' * 2006 '' Turrican 3'' (''Suite'') for the ''Symphonic Game Music Concert'' * 2006 '' Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'' (''Wood Carving Partita'') for the ''Symphonic Game Music Concert'' * 2007 ''

'' (''Suite'') for ''PLAY! A Video Game Symphony'' * 2007 ''

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'' (''Suite'') for ''PLAY! A Video Game Symphony'' * 2007 ''

Secret of Mana ''Secret of Mana'', originally released in Japan as is a 1993 action role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the sequel to the 1991 game ''Seiken Densetsu'', rele ...

'' (''Suite'') for the ''Symphonic Game Music Concert'' * 2007 '' Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' (''Suite'') for the ''Symphonic Game Music Concert'' * 2007 ''World Club Champion Football 2006–2007'' (live orchestra soundtrack) for ''SEGA'' * 2007 ''World Club Champion Football 2006–2007'' (''Suite'') for the ''Symphonic Game Music Concert'' * 2007 ''Wonderland Adventures'' for ''Midnight Synergy'' * 2008 '' Grand Monster Slam'' (''Opening Fanfare'') for the ''WDR'' concert ''That's Sound, that's Rhythm'' * 2008 ''Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record UC0081'' (video game music arrangements) for

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* 2008 ''Symphonic Shades – Hülsbeck in concert'' (''WDR'' concert dedicated to

) * 2009 ''

– A Musical Adventure'' (school concert tour featuring music from ''Super Mario Galaxy'') * 2009 ''Symphonic Fantasies – music from Square Enix'' (''WDR'' concert dedicated to the music of

) * 2010 ''Symphonic Legends – music from

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'' (''WDR'' concert dedicated to the music of Nintendo) * 2011 ''LEGENDS – music from Nintendo'' (concert of the ''

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'' dedicated to the music of Nintendo) * 2011 ''Symphonic Odysseys – Tribute to

Nobuo Uematsu is a Japanese composer and keyboardist best known for his contributions to the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series by Square Enix. A self-taught musician, he began playing the piano at the age of twelve, with English singer-songwriter Elton Jo ...

'' (''WDR'' concert dedicated to

) * 2012 ''Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo – music from Square Enix'' (concert performed by the ''

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'') * 2012 ''Symphonic Fantasies Stockholm – music from Square Enix'' (concert performed by the ''

'') * 2013 ''Final Symphony – music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X'' (concert performed by the ''Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal'') * 2013 ''Final Symphony London – music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X'' (concert performed by the ''

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'') * 2014 ''Final Symphony Tokyo – music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X'' (concert performed by the ''

'') * 2014 ''Final Symphony Aarhus – music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X'' (concert performed by the ''

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'') * 2014 ''Final Symphony Stockholm – music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X'' (concert performed by the ''

'') * 2014 ''Symphonic Legends London – music from The Legend of Zelda'' (concert performed by the ''

'') * 2014 ''Final Symphony Tampere – music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X'' (concert performed by the

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)

Contemporary works (excerpt)

* 2003 ''Unelma Mäntästä'' (short film) * 2004 ''Aukeus!'' (contemporary music) * 2005 ''Mimesis'' (viola solo) * 2005 ''Virtapiirileikki'' (contemporary music) * 2006 ''Production Values'' (trumpet miniconcerto) * 2007 ''Pianosonata I'' * 2007 ''Piece for chamber orchestra and soprano * 2007 ''Tales from the kitch'' – series (solo piano) * 2008 ''Tango Nellille'' (WDR commission work, concert premiere on March 6, 2010) * 2009 ''Fanfare overture'' (WDR commission work, concert premiere on September 12, 2009) * 2009 ''.wav for string orchestra'' * 2010 ''End credits for an orchestra'' (concert premiere on July 10, 2010, with the WDR Radio Orchestra) * 2010 ''Fanfare for the Common 8-bit Hero'' (WDR commission work, concert premiere on July 10, 2010) * 2013 ''Culicidae Night'' (for Male Voice Choir) * 2017 ''Tales from the Moominvalley - musical suite for the orchestra, children's choir and solists'' (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra commission work, concert premiere on August 9, 2017) * 2018 ''The Blue Bird'' (cello/piano duo and string orchestra) * 2019 ''Song of the Scarlet Flower'' (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra commission work, concert premiere on April 12, 2019)

Theater music (excerpt)

* 1998 ''

'' * 1998 ''

'' * 1999 ''

'' * 2000 '' Saituri'' * 2001 ''

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'' * 2004 ''Circus Sergei'' * 2005 ''Mieletön raamatun historia'' * 2006 '' B. Virtanen'' * 2006 '' Hattifattenerrs Island''

Game soundtracks (excerpt)

* 1996 ''

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'' * 1996 '' Death Rally'' * 1999 ''

Drop Mania ''Drop Mania'' is a falling-block puzzle video game, puzzle video game, developed by Ninai Games (as Detonium Interactive) and published by Hjem-IS, Suomen Kotijäätelö Oy 1999 in video gaming, in 1999 for Microsoft Windows, Windows. It was sold ...

'' * 1999 ''Thrust, Twist + Turn'' * 1999 ''Fire Crow'' * 2000 ''Puzzle Station'' * 2000 ''

Project S-11 ''Project S-11'' is a game developed by Paragon 5 and published by Sunsoft for the Game Boy Color. It was released in North America on January 3, 2001. Gameplay The game is played in a manner similar to a shoot 'em up arcade game. Players contro ...

'' * 2001 '' 3DMark2001 SE (PC Benchmark)'' * 2001 '' Rally Trophy'' * 2001 '' Rampage Puzzle Attack'' * 2002 ''Geopod'' * 2002 ''Wonderland'' * 2003 ''Return to Wonderland'' * 2003 ''Stuntcar Extreme'' * 2003 ''Typer Shark Deluxe'' * 2003 ''Floboarding'' * 2003 ''Wordshark'' * 2004 ''Fathammer Classics Pack'' * 2004 ''Geopod XE'' * 2004 '' Insaniquarium Deluxe'' * 2004 ''Stuntcar Extreme Advanced'' * 2005 ''Toy Golf'' * 2005 ''Fathammer Bowling'' * 2005 ''Rainbow Jek'' * 2005 '' Super Drop Mania'' * 2005 ''Tank Squad'' * 2005 ''

The Chronicles of Narnia ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven high fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' has been adapted for radio, telev ...

'' * 2005 ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Krabby Quest'' * 2007 ''Wonderland Adventures'' * 2008 '' Golf: Tee It Up!'' * 2009 ''Stair Dismount 2'' * 2013 '' Albion Online beta soundtrack'' * 2014 ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Stories'' * 2015 '' Cities: Skylines'' * 2017 '' Albion Online orchestral soundtrack''

Discography

* 2000 ''Merregnon Soundtrack, Volume 1'' (two compositions, synSONIQ Records) * 2004 ''Musicdisk'' (first solo album) * 2004 ''Merregnon Soundtrack, Volume 2'' (two compositions, English and Japanese edition, Merregnon Studios/Soulfood Distribution/Dex Entertainment) * 2007 ''Number Nine'' (Turrican 3 Piano Suite arrangement, synSONIQ Records) * 2008 ''Symphonic Shades'' (live concert arrangement and orchestration, Merregnon Studios/synSONIQ Records) * 2008 ''Musica e WCCF secondo movimento'' (live orchestra and choir arrangement and orchestration, Wave Master) * 2010 ''Symphonic Fantasies'' (live concert arrangement and orchestration,

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/Square Enix) * 2010 ''Benyamin Nuss plays Uematsu'' (piano arrangement,

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) * 2012 ''Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo'' (live concert arrangement and orchestration, Merregnon Studios/Square Enix) * 2012 ''Folk Tunes'' (Kahden Kauppa composition for

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, Deutsche Grammophon) * 2019 ''Tracked (1991-2000)'' * 2022 ''Space Chase'' (single) * 2022 ''Artificial Love'' (single)

Awards

* 1992 ''

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'': 1st place, ''Unreal Soundtrack'' * 1993 ''

'': 1st place, ''Second Reality Soundtrack'' * 1993 ''

'': 1st place, ''Sundance'' * 1993 ''Aggressive Party'': 1st place, ''Shadowrun'' * 1999 ''

'': 1st place, ''Credits'' * 2002 ''IFCT Award'': Best Original Soundtrack, ''House by the Sea'' * 2006 ''Isofestival'': 2nd place, ''Mimesis for Viola'' * 2007 ''Adagio Composition Contest'': Honorable mention, ''Elegiac'' (for string orchestra) * 2015 ''Game music awards, Finland 2015 : 1st place'' * 2017 ''Game music awards, Finland 2017 : 1st place'' * 2017 ''Arts Promotion Centre Finland - Pirkanmaa fine art award, Finland 2017''

References

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Purple Motion - Tracked (1991-2000) album
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Life and early career

Educational background

Working for the entertainment industry

Orchestra arrangements

Game music arrangements (excerpt)

Contemporary works (excerpt)

Theater music (excerpt)

Game soundtracks (excerpt)

Discography

Awards

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