Garry Schyman
aka:
Gary Schyman,
Gary Shymann
Moby ID: 17086
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With incredible talent and versatility, it is not surprising that composer Garry Schyman has become an established name in film, television and video gaming circles. Critically acclaimed, multi-award winning, and with credits ranging from cult TV shows to platinum selling games and feature films, Schyman deserves his reputation for being one of the most eclectic and gifted composers in the business.
Schyman's work on the blockbuster game BioShock has garnered him numerous awards including "Outstanding Achievement Original Music Composition" from the Academy of Interactive Sciences as well as the Spike TV award for "Best Original Score" and four G.A.N.G awards including "Music Of The Year".
Schyman realized his affection for music at the age of 12 and was quick to commandeer the family piano, which had originally been a birthday gift for his older brother. By playing and internalizing the great composers from the early 20th century, Schyman's love of music flourished and eventually led him on to graduate from the University of Southern California with a degree in Music Composition. After USC, Schyman studied under the tutelage of the great 12-tone composer and teacher George Tremblay. This exposure would provide Schyman with the foundation on which to base his unique and incredibly successful career in composition.
Among his most famous early scores is his work on cult TV classics such as: The A-Team, Magnum P.I. and The Greatest American Hero. He went on to score one of the most interesting and innovative video games from the early 1990's, Voyeur for which his groundbreaking orchestral music received an award for "Best Original Game Score".
His successful and lasting partnership with Von Zerneck-Sertner Films on the series of television movies adapted from author Robin Cook's medical mysteries, along with his many scores for television movies and series ensures Schyman's position within the top ranks of TV composers.
In addition to a long and established career, Schyman continues to write purely for the love of music, including his well-received viola concerto Zingaro.
Schyman's recent work includes the critically acclaimed scores to THQ's hit Destroy All Humans series including the about to be released "Destroy All Humans 3: Path Of the Furon". Currently, he is working on AAA games in development that have not yet been announced.
Schyman is a long time resident of the Los Angeles area where he lives and works with his wife Lisa and their 7-year-old son Ethan.
Credited on 27 games
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Open Roads (2024, Windows) | Composer |
Forspoken (2023, PlayStation 5) | Music by |
Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed (2022, Windows) | Composer |
Metamorphosis (2020, Windows) | Music |
Destroy All Humans! (2020, PlayStation 4) | Composer |
Battle Planet: Judgement Day (2019, Windows) | Theme Music |
Torn (2018, PlayStation 4) | Music Composed and Conducted by |
Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017, Windows) | Music Composed by |
BioShock: Remastered (2016, Windows) | Orchestrations |
BioShock 2: Remastered (2016, Windows) | Original Music composed and arranged by |
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014, Windows) | Music Composed by |
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two (2014, Xbox 360) | Original Score by |
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (2013, Xbox 360) | Composer |
BioShock Infinite (2013, Windows) | Original Score by |
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012, PlayStation 3) | Music from Bioshock Infinite by |
Front Mission Evolved (2010, Windows) | Composer |
BioShock 2 (2010, PlayStation 3) | Original Music Composed & Arranged by |
Dante's Inferno (2010, PlayStation 3) | Original Music Composed by |
Resistance: Retribution (2009, PSP) | Original Score Composed by |
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon (2008, Xbox 360) | Original Score composed and conducted by |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 16 games with Dan Blessinger
- 11 games with Ross DeRoche
- 11 games with Fred Tatasciore
- 11 games with Belinda Broughton
- 9 games with Ken Levine
- 9 games with Susanne Blakeslee
- 9 games with Yuri Lowenthal
- 9 games with James Kevin Ward
- 9 games with Peter Bateman
- 9 games with Alexis McMullen
Companies
- 11 games with Valve Corporation
- 10 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 9 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 7 games with 2K Games, Inc.
- 5 games with Ghost Story Games, LLC
- 5 games with 2K Australia Pty. Ltd
- 5 games with Cloud Chamber
- 5 games with THQ Inc.
- 5 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
- 4 games with NVIDIA Corporation
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