I am a composer and pianist with classical training (including a Doctorate) and lots of experience in popular styles of all kinds. I worked for 12 years as an in-house composer for game developers and have credit for music and sound design on **over 40 titles for publishers such as Disney, Hasbro, THQ, and Warner**. I maintain an excellent sample-based MIDI studio. In addition to my game/media music, I have always had an active career in classical composition. Please visit MarkMitchell-Music.com/Games to browse samples of my music for games and other media. Here are a few highlights of my career: **Constellations**, *7 pieces for piano and backing track* published on Apple, Spotify, etc. 2023 (listen at MarkMitchell-Music.com/recordings ) **Circles**, *12 pieces for piano and backing track* published on Apple, Spotify, etc. 2020 **Ender's Game *Alive***, background music for the audio book version of Orson Scott Card's famous novel, 2015 **Hymns of Light** (*collection of original hymns with Orson Scott Card*) published 2014 **Concerto for Harp and Strings**, featured at National Harp Convention, NYC, 2012 **Lead sound designer, composer** (A2M Montreal) 2003-2006 **Composer, sound designer** (Artech Ottawa) 1993-2002 **God Is Our Song**, broadcast on CBS by Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Nov 1991 **DMA Composition**, UBC 1991…

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I am a composer and pianist with classical training (including a Doctorate) and lots of experience in popular styles of all kinds. I worked for 12 years as an in-house composer for game developers and have credit for music and sound design on **over 40 titles for publishers such as Disney, Hasbro, THQ, and Warner**. I maintain an excellent sample-based MIDI studio. In addition to my game/media music, I have always had an active career in classical composition. Please visit MarkMitchell-Music.com/Games to browse samples of my music for games and other media. Here are a few highlights of my career: **Constellations**, *7 pieces for piano and backing track* published on Apple, Spotify, etc. 2023 (listen at MarkMitchell-Music.com/recordings ) **Circles**, *12 pieces for piano and backing track* published on Apple, Spotify, etc. 2020 **Ender's Game *Alive***, background music for the audio book version of Orson Scott Card's famous novel, 2015 **Hymns of Light** (*collection of original hymns with Orson Scott Card*) published 2014 **Concerto for Harp and Strings**, featured at National Harp Convention, NYC, 2012 **Lead sound designer, composer** (A2M Montreal) 2003-2006 **Composer, sound designer** (Artech Ottawa) 1993-2002 **God Is Our Song**, broadcast on CBS by Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Nov 1991 **DMA Composition**, UBC 1991…

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I am a composer and pianist with classical training (including a Doctorate) and lots of experience in popular styles of all kinds. I worked for 12 years as an in-house composer for game developers and have credit for music and sound design on over 40 titles for publishers such as Disney, Hasbro, THQ, and Warner. I maintain an excellent sample-based MIDI studio. In addition to my game/media music, I have always had an active career in classical composition. Please visit MarkMitchell-Music.com/Games to browse samples of my music for games and other media. Here are a few highlights of my career:

Constellations, 7 pieces for piano and backing track published on Apple, Spotify, etc. 2023 (listen at MarkMitchell-Music.com/recordings )
Circles, 12 pieces for piano and backing track published on Apple, Spotify, etc. 2020
Ender’s Game Alive, background music for the audio book version of Orson Scott Card’s famous novel, 2015
Hymns of Light (collection of original hymns with Orson Scott Card) published 2014
Concerto for Harp and Strings, featured at National Harp Convention, NYC,
2012
Lead sound designer, composer (A2M Montreal) 2003-2006
Composer, sound designer (Artech Ottawa) 1993-2002
God Is Our Song, broadcast on CBS by Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Nov 1991
DMA Composition, UBC 1991

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Experience Level

Freelance Gig
Expert
Steinberg Cubase
Expert
Finale
Expert

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition at University of British Columbia
November 1, 1991

Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment
    uniE603 Circles, title track
    This is the title track from my 2020 album of music for piano and orchestral backing track. The rhythms and overall proportions of this energetic piece are based on the first 9 digits of pi!…
    uniE603 Three Little Pigs music
    My writing partner in 2012, Jake Jones, were contracted to write music for a series of pre-schooler children's books that included virtual reality games for the iPad. I did the composition and most of the recording for this one, while Jake sang and played some of the live backing parts.…
    uniE608 Monopoly 2000 Intro Video
    This was the video that played after booting up this popular game from 1999. I wrote the words and music, sang the vocal and recorded everything.…
    uniE608 Scaler Teaser (A2M 2003)
    This video was created for a trade show about a year before the game was published in 2004…
    uniE603 Music for Ender's Game audio book
    Me and my then writing partner, Jake Jones, were hired to create music for the Audible version of Ender's Game. This was a short concept demo I wrote for that project. #music #instrumental #soundtrack…
    uniE603 Nautilus, from "Circles" for piano and backing track
    Original free composition, one of twelve pieces that can be played live. These pieces are rich and ethereal sound experiences. #music #instrumental #soundtrack…
    uniE603 Monopoly 2000 Theme Song
    Theme song created for the PC Title, Monopoly 2000, published by Hasbro #jingle #music…