Jeff Kurtenacker (born September 7, 1976) is a music
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
for video games, television, radio, and film. He was lead composer on the 2014 MMO
WildStar by
Carbine Studios
Carbine Studios was a video game developer and subsidiary of NCSOFT, founded in 2005 by former members of Blizzard Entertainment. They were the developers of the online role-playing game '' WildStar''.
History
Carbine's founders were 17 former ...
, and co-composer on the major release ''
Pirates of the Burning Sea
''Pirates of the Burning Sea'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) previously developed by Flying Lab Software and Portalus Games, and currently supported by Vision Online Games. The game is set in the Caribbean in an anac ...
'' by Flying Labs Software, released in January 2008, and worked on World of Warcraft and Warcraft 3 as a choral arranger and copyist. He lives in Southern California.
Early life
Kurtenacker was born and raised in
Green Bay,
WI. In 2001 he moved to
Los Angeles
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to complete the Film Scoring program at UCLA Extension. He also has a degree in Music Composition and Audio/Video Technology from
Lawrence University
Lawrence University is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Appleton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1847, its first classes were held on November 12, 1849. Lawrence was the second college in the U.S. to be founded as a coeducation ...
in
Appleton,
WI.
Work and projects
Video game scores
*
WildStar by
Carbine Studios
Carbine Studios was a video game developer and subsidiary of NCSOFT, founded in 2005 by former members of Blizzard Entertainment. They were the developers of the online role-playing game '' WildStar''.
History
Carbine's founders were 17 former ...
*Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Hidden Expedition: Devil's Triangle (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Campfire Legends (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Avenue Flo - PlayFirst (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Cate West 2: The Velvet Keys (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Clockwork Man (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Karaoke Revolution: American Idol Encore 2 -Horn/String Arranging; Organ/Keys MIDI programming (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Warriors Game - HistoryChannel.com (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Ben Stein - It's Trivial iPhone game (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*IGOR - The Game (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Forgotten Riddles 2 (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Age of Mythology for Nintendo DS (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Assault Heroes 2 (XBLA game) - (cinematics only) (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Universal's The Simpsons Ride website mini games music (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
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Pirates of the Burning Sea
''Pirates of the Burning Sea'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) previously developed by Flying Lab Software and Portalus Games, and currently supported by Vision Online Games. The game is set in the Caribbean in an anac ...
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Warcraft III
''Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' is a high fantasy real-time strategy computer video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment released in July 2002. It is the second sequel to ''Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'', after ''Warcraft II: Tides ...
- Vocal Orchestrations and Copywork
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World of Warcraft
''World of Warcraft'' (''WoW'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. Set in the ''Warcraft'' fantasy universe, ''World of Warcraft'' takes place within the world of Azeroth ...
- Copywork; some arranging
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Karaoke Revolution: American Idol Encore - Horn/String Arranging; Organ/Keys MIDI programming (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
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Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*
Cate West: The Vanishing Files (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Sunset Studio Deluxe (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Mystery London (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Hotel Mahjong (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
*Born Punk
Film/Television scores
*The Girl Who Wore Freedom
(directed by Christian Taylor)
*For the Good of the People (directed by Dana Jones)
*The Navigator. A short film by Carlo Treviso
*Tonic: The Legend of Wooly Creek
Radio/TV commercials
*Rich Brother, Rich Sister (book) radio ad
*The Seven Sins: The Tyrant Ascending (book) radio and TV ad
*The Romanov Bride (book) radio ad
*SeaVegg TV infomercial
References
External links
Official websiteRap Sheet on Moby GamesIMDB Credit SheetWildStar Video GameCarbine Studios
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Video game composers
American film score composers
1977 births
Living people
Musicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin
Lawrence University alumni