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Brian LaGuardia

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator at Self-Employed
May 26, 2016 - Present
Clients/ensembles served include Marvel, ABC, Sony Pictures, Wizards of the Coast, Austin Wintory, Supergiant Games, The London Symphony and London Voices, the BBC Proms, The Colorado Symphony, Parhelion Studios, RICE Games
Lead Composer at Rice Games
January 1, 2019 - Present
Lead composer creating thematic, interactive music and sound effects. Implement sound assets via FMOD and mentor team members on its use.
Professional Engraver and Composer's Assistant at Steve Julian Music / Jeff Tyne Music
May 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016
Maintained composer’s rig, troubleshooted technical issues, and served as engraver for high-profile projects.

Education

Masters in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television at University of Southern California
August 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015
Bachelor's in Game and Simulation Programming at DeVry University
August 20, 2008 - May 20, 2011

Qualifications

FMF Young Talent Award Finalist
May 11, 2023 - August 1, 2023
Stan LePard GDC Scholarship Winner
January 12, 2023 - March 24, 2023

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education
    paper Secrets of Strixhaven Trailer

    As the official mockup artist for Magic: The Gathering’s newest trailer, I took Vincent Oppido’s magnificent score and made it sound as though a live orchestra recorded it. That’s what’s below. It was indeed later recorded by live musicians (some of the best in the world!), however mockups are still needed for alignment and approval purposes. The expectation is that the mockup sounds pretty realistic, and I think I got pretty close!

    paper Stray Gods

    I had the honor of contributing additional string arrangements to the behemoth interactive musical Stray Gods, which then went on to earn a Grammy nomination! Some of my work is featured in the final section of this trailer:

    paper Shujinkou

    Nearly 7 hours of music boasting an enormous range of influences and styles, I was honored to be chosen as lead composer for Shujinkou, a JRPG that teaches you Japanese (or not, if you choose) as you play. I have below some of my favorite selections.

    paper Innocence

    Recorded with the London Symphony and London Voices, this was a re-imagining of Austin Wintory’s first ever score as composer.