Olivier Deriviere (born 26 December 1978) is a French

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, best known for his work on the '' Alone in the Dark'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' soundtracks. His work on ''Remember Me'' won the 2013 ''

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'' award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media.

Career

Deriviere took interest in music since childhood, studying classical percussion at the age of five. At the age of eight, Deliviere's mother bought a synthesizer, which he used to write various short pieces, and took interest in game music after hearing the main menu theme for '' Shadow of the Beast'', which led to Deriviere taking advanced harmony and orchestration courses. Deriviere received training at the Nice Conservatoire and Berklee College of Music, and made his debut in the game industry with the soundtrack for ''

''. Following his work on ''Obscure'', Deriviere was contacted by

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representatives to compose for '' Alone in the Dark''. As the game was more-action oriented, Deriviere sought to compose the music with an epic scale in mind. Deriviere also discussed the game with director David Nadal to ensure a mutual understanding of the soundtrack's approach. In 2010, Deriviere established AMEO Productions, a music production company dedicated to video game scoring. The same year saw the release of ''Might and Magic: Heroes Kingdoms'', for which Deriviere composed the cut-scene music. In 2013, Deriviere composed the soundtrack of ''

''. Deriviere sought to reflect the game's theme of digitized memories by manipulating the recordings of a live orchestra, giving the impession of synthesized and acoustic instruments. For his work on the soundtrack, Deriviere won the 2013 ''

'' award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media. In 2018, Deriviere composed for ''

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'', using a cello as the primary instrument to convey a sense of a sense of emptiness and solitude. Other instruments, such as bass flute, piano, double bass and cimbalom, were used to characterise aspects of the story. In the same year, Deriviere composed the soundtrack for '' 11-11: Memories Retold'', having heard of the project during the Nordic Game Conference in Sweden. In 2020, Deriviere served as the lead composer for ''

'', with additional music by

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, Yoko Shimomura, Keiji Yamagishi,

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, Scattle, Das Mörtal, and Groundislava. Deriviere wrote the game's main themes, while each

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fight's theme was written by one of the guest composers. Deriviere composed the soundtrack of ''

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'', which released in 2022. For the music, Deriviere collaborated with the

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, and used a custom-built instrument.

Discography

;Video games ;Other work

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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