Jeff van Dyck

Jeff van Dyck is an award-winning Australian video game music composer. Born in 1969 and raised in Vancouver, Canada, van Dyck is the Audio Director of The Creative Assembly's offices in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia.

Jeff van Dyck is known for his cinematic and orchestral style of composing, as well as his earlier work on sports games. He started to become known in the video game music industry in 1992, when he was working with Electronic Arts (EA) for several sports game franchises, such as the "Need for Speed" series.

After his stint in EA, van Dyck became the composer for the popular "Total War" franchise of The Creative Assembly. During his collaboration with the video game developer, van Dyck won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award (in 2001) and garnered a nomination (in 2005).

Prominent works

*"" and its expansions, "Barbarian Invasion", "Alexander"
*"" and its expansion, "Viking Invasion"
*"" and its expansion, "Kingdoms"
*"" and its expansion, "Mongol Invasion"
*""
*"Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004"
*"The Need for Speed" and "Need for Speed II"
*"FIFA Soccer"
*"NHL Hockey"
*"Sled Storm"

Awards

*BAFTA 2001 Award for Video Game Original Soundtrack, "Shogun: Total War - Warlord Edition"
*BAFTA 2005 Nomination for Video Game Original Soundtrack, "Rome: Total War"

Trivia

* Jeff van Dyck's wife is Angela van Dyck, who sometimes features in the vocals of his composition, such as in the soundtrack of "Rome: Total War"
* Jeff van Dyck's father, Ralph Dyck, is also a composer and technology specialist who worked in the research and development department of Roland Corporation.

External links

* [http://jeffvandyck.com Official Jeff van Dyck website] , with music downloads.