Peter Hajba (born 15 December 1974), also known by his

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nickname Skaven, is a Finnish electronic musician, video game composer and

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. His most recent project is with

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as an animator, sound designer and graphic artist. Prior to working with Remedy, Hajba has been credited on games developed by

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, Introversion Software Limited,

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, and

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. Hajba was a member of the widely popular but now defunct

group

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, which produced some highly acclaimed

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during the 1990s. Despite having no formal training, he has won numerous awards for his music, including winning the

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music competition in 1993, 1995 and 2002. In 2005, Hajba composed the soundtrack for the Text Mode Demo Contest invitation demo. As of 2012, Hajba now regularly releases tracks on his

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page.

Video game credits

* 1998 – '' GLtron'' * 1999 – ''

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'' – music for the "Peak Monastery" and "Liandri Core" level * 2001 – ''

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'' * 2001 – ''

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'' * 2001 – ''Seven Seas Deluxe'' * 2001 – ''

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'' – Particle effects, character animation and sound effects * 2001 – ''

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'' * 2002 – '' Dynomite Deluxe'' * 2002 – ''Codename Silver'' * 2002 – '' Bookworm Deluxe'' * 2002 – '' Big Money! Deluxe'' * 2003 – ''

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'' * 2003 – ''Sweet Tooth To Go'' * 2003 – '' Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne'' – Particle effects, sound design and voice engineering * 2004 – '' Bejeweled 2 Deluxe'' * 2004 – '' Hamsterball'' * 2007 – ''PopCap Hits! Vol 1'' * 2007 – ''PopCap Arcade Vol 1'' * 2008 – '' Bejeweled Twist'' * 2009 – ''Boonka'' * 2010 – ''

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'' * 2010 – ''

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'' – Sound design, particle effects, additional graphics * 2011 – '' Death Rally'' * 2011 – '' Bejeweled Blitz Live'' * 2012 – ''

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'' * 2019 - ''

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References

External links

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at The Mod Archive
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at

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