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| Jeff Kurtenacker | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1976-09-07) 7 September 1976 (age 48) |
| Origin | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Occupation | composer |
Jeff Kurtenacker (born September 7, 1976) is a music composer for video games, television, radio, and film. He was lead composer on the 2014 MMO WildStar by Carbine Studios, and co-composer on the major release Pirates of the Burning Sea by Flying Labs Software, released in January 2008, and worked on World of Warcraft and Warcraft 3 as a choral arranger and copyist. He lives in Southern California.
Early life
Kurtenacker was born and raised in Green Bay, WI. In 2001 he moved to Los Angeles to complete the Film Scoring program at UCLA Extension. He also has a degree in Music Composition and Audio/Video Technology from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI.
Work and projects
Video game scores
- WildStar by Carbine Studios
- Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Hidden Expedition: Devil's Triangle (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Campfire Legends (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Avenue Flo - PlayFirst (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Cate West 2: The Velvet Keys (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Clockwork Man (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Karaoke Revolution: American Idol Encore 2 -Horn/String Arranging; Organ/Keys MIDI programming (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Warriors Game - HistoryChannel.com (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Ben Stein - It's Trivial iPhone game (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- IGOR - The Game (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Forgotten Riddles 2 (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Age of Mythology for Nintendo DS (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Assault Heroes 2 (XBLA game) - (cinematics only) (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Universal's The Simpsons Ride website mini games music (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Pirates of the Burning Sea
- Warcraft III - Vocal Orchestrations and Copywork
- World of Warcraft - Copywork; some arranging
- Karaoke Revolution: American Idol Encore - Horn/String Arranging; Organ/Keys MIDI programming (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Cate West: The Vanishing Files (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Sunset Studio Deluxe (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Mystery London (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Hotel Mahjong (contracted by SomaTone Interactive Audio)
- Born Punk
Film/Television scores
- The Girl Who Wore Freedom (directed by Christian Taylor)
- For the Good of the People (directed by Dana Jones)
- The Navigator. A short film by Carlo Treviso
- Tonic: The Legend of Wooly Creek
Radio/TV commercials
- Rich Brother, Rich Sister (book) radio ad
- The Seven Sins: The Tyrant Ascending (book) radio and TV ad
- The Romanov Bride (book) radio ad
- SeaVegg TV infomercial
References
- Kurtenacker, Jeff. "Bio/Background/Info." jeffkurtenacker.com. 5 Jun 2008 <http://www.jeffkurtenacker.com/Bio.html>.
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