Bill Brown IV (born 1969) is an American
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 ...
known for creating music for several video games and films. He is best known for his work on Microsoft's
Windows XP operating system, composing the system sounds as well as music for the tour software. His father was renowned New York City radio disc jockey, Bill Brown (III) (d. 2011).
Awards
*BMI 2005 TV Music Award for "CSI: NY" Season 1
*ITVA Golden Reel GOLD Award for Kennedy Space Center "Gateway to the Universe" soundtrack
*Music4Games – M4G Editor's Choice Award for "The Sum of All Fears" (PC)
*Best Music Award – PCXL Magazine's 1998 All-Star Awards for "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six"
Nominations
*Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) 2003 Awards Nominee for ''Lineage II: the Chaotic Chronicle'' (NCSoft), in the following categories: Best Live Performance Recording, Best Cinematic / Cut-Scene Audio, Best Original Vocal Song – Choral
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British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2003 Games Awards Nominee in the Music category: ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War''
*British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2003 Games Awards Nominee in the Music category: ''Command and Conquer: Generals''
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Golden Reel Nominee: Feature Film ''Ali'' (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment)
*Golden Reel Nominee: Feature Film ''Any Given Sunday'' (Warner Bros.)
*British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2001 Interactive Entertainment Award Nominee in the Music category: "Clive Barker's Undying"
*Best Original Music Nominee by L.A. Weekly: Blue Sphere Alliance's live theatrical production "Nagasaki Dust"
*Golden Reel Nominee: ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (Renaissance Pictures/Universal)
*Golden Reel Nominee: ''In the Presence of Mine Enemies'' (Showtime Pictures)
Discography
Video games
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Quake II'' (1997)
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Trespasser'' (1998)
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' (1998)
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear'' (1999)
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Disney's Villains' Revenge
''Disney's Villains' Revenge'' is a video game developed and published by Disney Interactive for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 1999. The gameplay is an interactive "point-and-click" method in various forms, featuring the player helping Jiminy ...
'' (1999)
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Quake III'' (1999)
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Timeline'' (2000)
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Shadow Watch
''Shadow Watch'' is a 2000 Microsoft Windows video game by Red Storm Entertainment.
Gameplay
It is a turn-based tactics game in which the player fights a conspiracy to halt construction of an international space station. It is based on the Tom C ...
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' (2001)
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Clive Barker's Undying
''Clive Barker's Undying'' is a horror first-person shooter video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by EA Games. The game's story was written by acclaimed horror writer Clive Barker. He also provided the voice of Ambrose Covenant, a ...
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Anachronox
''Anachronox'' is a 2001 role-playing video game produced by Tom Hall and the Dallas Ion Storm games studio. The game is centered on Sylvester "Sly Boots" Bucelli, a down-and-out private investigator who looks for work in the slums of Anachronox, ...
'' (2001)
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon'' (2001)
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Black Thorn'' (2001)
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The Sum of All Fears'' (2002)
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder'' (2002)
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2'' is a tactical shooter video game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubisoft for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. A Microsoft Windows version was planned but cancelled in April 2005 in favor of '' ...
'' (2004) – theme co-written with
Tom Salta
Tom Salta, also known as Atlas Plug (stylized ATlA5 PlUG), is an American recording artist and soundtrack composer. He has composed soundtracks for many video game titles, including '' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 & 2'', '' Cold ...
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Command & Conquer: Generals'' (2003)
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Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour'' (2003)
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Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle'' (2003)
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield'' (2003)
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Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'' (2003)
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm'' (2004)
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown'' (2005)
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The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction'' (2005)
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Command & Conquer: The First Decade (2006)'' – compilation which included his work
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Critical Hour'' (2006)
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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars'' (2007)
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Wolfenstein
''Wolfenstein'' is a series of World War II video games originally developed by Muse Software. The majority of the games follow William "B.J." Blazkowicz, an American Army captain and his fight against the Axis powers. Earlier titles are center ...
'' (2009)
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Captain America: Super Soldier'' (2011)
Film
*''War of the Angels'' (1999)
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Any Given Sunday'' (1999) (songs "Sharks' Theme", "Spiritual" and "Rock the Sharks")
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Ali'' (2001) (songs "Round 8 Strings" and "Prequel Strings")
*''Behind Enemy Lines: The Making of Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' (2001)
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Scorcher'' (2002)
*''Evil Deeds'' (2004)
*''Lady Death'' (2004)
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The Devil's Tomb'' (2009)
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Rushlights'' (2013)
*''Negative'' (2017)
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Duke'' (2019)
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Infamous'' (2020)
Television
*''Trapped'' (2001, TV film)
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CSI: NY'' (2004–2013, TV series)
*''Whodunnit?'' (2013, TV series)
Other
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Windows XP (2001)
*''Dreamstate'' (2018)
References
Further reading
Bill Brown biography
External links
Official website*
Artist profileat
OverClocked ReMix
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1969 births
Living people
American film score composers
American male film score composers
Musicians from San Diego
Video game composers