Rob Hubbard
aka:
John York
Moby ID: 6
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English-born Rob Hubbard composed the music for more than 75 Commodore 64 games between 1985 and 1989, including Sanxion, Auf Wiedersehen Monty, Battle of Britain, The Human Race, International Karate and Gerry the Germ. During that period he also composed for other platforms, such as the Atari ST, Amstrad and eventually the Amiga.
He never really intended to write music for games. Originally he set out to write music-related educational software for the Commodore 64, but publishers (Gremlin Graphics, to be specific) turned out to like the music better than the education, so to speak, and Rob was asked to compose the soundtrack for the game Thing on a Spring. The game was a hit and Rob Hubbard's career was on a roll.
In 1989 he joined Electronic Arts, initially as a composer, he later became an Audio-Technical Director. He still claims he has not given up composing, but is simply lacking the time to sit down and write. His future plans include writing some music for a symphony orchestra.
In 2016 Hubbard was awarded an honorary doctorate of music from Abertay University in Dundee.
Credited on 151 games
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| NHL 22 (2021, Xbox Series) | NHL 94 Theme Music and Sound |
| Warhawk (2020, ZX Spectrum Next) | Original Music |
| Alloyrun (2016, Commodore 64) | Sound |
| Super Thundercats: The Lost Eye of Thundera (2016, Windows) | (Title Theme: Thundercats) Originally composed by |
| Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse (2013, Windows) | Broken Sword Silver Member |
| Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity (2008, Windows) | Acknowledgements |
| I Wanna Be The Guy: The Movie - The Game (2007, Windows) | Original Music Composers (uncredited) |
| Platypus II (2007, Windows) | Music |
| Maziac (2005, Windows) | Music |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002 (2002, Windows) | EA Media Services |
| Cel Damage (2002, GameCube) | Special Thanks |
| Platypus (2002, Windows) | Option Screen Music: "Flash Gordon" |
| Monty on the Norm (2001, DOS) | Music - "Auf Wiedersehen Monty" by |
| Rumble Racing (2001, PlayStation 2) | Media Lab |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 (2001, PlayStation 2) | Media Blitz |
| Knockout Kings 2001 (2001, PlayStation 2) | Audio |
| SimCoaster (2001, Windows) | Voice Recording |
| Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island (2001, Windows) | Technical Lead - Sound |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 (2000, Windows) | Music |
| NASCAR 2001 (2000, PlayStation 2) | Media Lab |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 28 games with David Whittaker
- 28 games with Marc Farly
- 25 games with Eric Kornblum
- 24 games with Nancy L. Fong
- 22 games with Michael Kosaka
- 21 games with Jerry Newton
- 21 games with Dave Knudson
- 21 games with Andrew Young
- 21 games with Atsuko Matsumoto
- 20 games with Cynthia Hamilton
Companies
- 87 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 34 games with EA Sports
- 19 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
- 16 games with Electronic Arts Victor, Inc.
- 14 games with Mastertronic Ltd.
- 10 games with TiVo Corporation
- 10 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 9 games with Tectoy S.A.
- 9 games with E.J. Sarraille Design Group
- 9 games with Firebird Software
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