Alexander Brandon

Alexander Scott Coffin Brandon ( born September 29, 1974 in Cleveland), in the demoscene and tracker community, also known under the pseudonym Siren, is an American musician. Brandon was an employee at Straylight Productions, which is mainly composed music for video games, which were produced by Epic Games, or based on technology from Epic, like Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Deus Ex, Tyrian, Jazz Jackrabbit 2 and the unfinished game Jazz Jackrabbit 3D.

He worked in several MOD music groups during his years as a composer in the late 1990s, including the Kosmic Free Music Foundation ( KFMF ). During this time, he also composed music for several discs, including Return to Stage 9 By 2006, Brandon was Audio Director at Midway Games, then at Obsidian Entertainment. Since February 2009 he has worked for Heatwave Interactive in the same position.

Discography

  • Atmospheres: Cultures ( with Dan Gardopée )
  • Atmospheres: Moods ( with Dan Gardopée )
  • Atmospheres: pulse ( with Dan Gardopée )
  • Era 's End ( with Bryan Rudge )
  • Earthscape
  • Violet Eclectic

The Atmospheres albums contain mostly songs of style Ambient, which is one of the main styles of music from Brandon.

Previous pseudonyms

Throughout his career tracker Brandon used various nicknames:

Games with music by Brandon

  • Tyrian, 1995, Epic MegaGames: Composer, level designers
  • Extreme Pinball, 1995, Electronic Arts: Sound Effects
  • Dark Vengeance 1998, Atari: Music
  • Jazz Jackrabbit 2, 1998, Epic MegaGames: Music
  • Pretzel Pete, 1998, XSIV Games: Music ( with Dan Gardopée )
  • Unreal, 1998, Warner Music ( with Dan Gardopée, Michiel van den Bos and Andrew Sega )
  • Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Add-On Pack, 1999, Epic MegaGames: Music
  • Tyrian 2000, 1999, XSIV Games: Composer
  • Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali, 1999, GT Interactive: Music
  • Unreal Tournament 1999, Warner Music ( with Dan Gardopée, Michiel van den Bos and Andrew Sega )
  • Vigilante 8, 1999, Activision Nintendo 64 Music ( with Dan Gardopée )
  • Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense, 1999, Activision Nintendo 64 Music ( with Dan Gardopée )
  • Deus Ex, 2000, Eidos Interactive: Music ( with Michiel van den Bos )
  • Activision Anthology, 2003, Aspyr Media: Title Music
  • Battlestar Galactica, 2003, Universal Interactive: In-Game Music
  • Deus Ex: Invisible War, 2003, Eidos Interactive: Audio Director, Sound effects, music, VO
  • Unreal 2, 2003, Legend Entertainment: Additional Music ( with Clint Bajakian, Jack Wall and Crispin Hands)
  • Thief: Deadly Shadows, 2004, Eidos: VO, cinematic post sound effects and music
  • Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows, 2005, Midway Games: Audio Director, VO, music, sound effects
  • NARC, 2005 Midway Games: Audio Manager
  • Happy Feet, 2006, Midway Games: Audio Director
  • Marvel Ultimate Alliance, 2006 Activision: Music
  • MLB Slugfest 2006, 2006, Midway Games: Dialogue Recording
  • Rampage: Total Destruction, 2006 Midway Games: Audio Director
  • Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run, 2006 Midway Games: Audio Director, VO, additional music
  • The Ant Bully, 2006, Midway Games: Audio Director
  • Hour of Victory, 2007 Midway Games: Audio Director, VO
  • Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer, 2007, Obsidian Entertainment: Audio Director, VO, music, sound effects
  • Touchmaster, 2007 Midway Games: Audio Director
  • Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir, 2008, Obsidian Entertainment: Audio Director
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