Jesper Kyd

Developer BIO

Jesper Kyd Jakobson (born February 3, 1972) is a video game, television and film music composer from Hørsholm, Denmark. Among his best-known works are the soundtracks of Hitman, Assassin's Creed, and Borderlands games. He co-founded Zyrinx and stayed with the company until its demise, after which he moved to New York and worked as a freelance musician. His music for Hitman: Contracts (2004) was awarded the title of Best Original Music by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2005.

Websites

• IMDb -- Jesper Kyd at the Internet Movie Database
• Jesper Kyd -- Jesper Kyd's official site

Games Credited

• Assassin's Creed: Revelations - The Lost Archive (2012), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Borderlands 2 (2012), 2K Games, Inc.
• Darksiders II (2012), THQ Inc.
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations (2011), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Forza Motorsport 4 (2011), Microsoft Studios
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles (2009), Gameloft S.A.
• Assassin's Creed II (2009), Ubisoft Entertainment SA
• Borderlands (2009), 2K Games, Inc.
• Assassin's Creed (Director's Cut Edition) (2008), Ubisoft Entertainment SA
• The Chronicles of Spellborn (2008), Frogster Interactive Pictures AG
• The Club (2008), SEGA of America, Inc.
• Assassin's Creed (2007), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (2007), Eidos, Inc.
• Unreal Tournament III (2007), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
• Close Quarters Conflict (2006), Groove Games
• Hitman: Blood Money (2006), Eidos Interactive Ltd.
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005), Ubisoft, Inc.
• Dance Dance Revolution: Ultramix 2 (2004), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
• Hitman: Contracts (2004), Eidos, Inc.
• Brute Force (2003), Microsoft Game Studios
• Freedom Fighters (2003), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Wirtschaftsgiganten - Die Ultimative Collection (2003), JoWooD Productions Software AG
• Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002), Eidos Interactive, Inc.
• Minority Report: Everybody Runs (2002), Activision Publishing, Inc.
• LightWeight Ninja (2001), Stardock Entertainment, Inc.
• The Nations: Gold Edition (2001), JoWooD Productions Software AG
• The Nations (2001), JoWooD Productions Software AG
• Hitman: Codename 47 (2000), Eidos Interactive, Inc.
• MDK 2 (2000), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Messiah (2000), Interplay Entertainment Corp.
• Amok (1996), GT Interactive Software Europe Ltd.
• Scorcher (1996), GT Interactive Software Corp.
• The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995), SEGA Enterprises Ltd.
• Red Zone (1994), Time Warner Interactive, Inc.
• Sub-Terrania (1993), SEGA Enterprises Ltd.
• Battle Stations (1990), Innerprise Software, Inc.