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Experience
Semi-proOther skills
Pianist, Singer, GuitarHighlighted references
ā¢ Cognition: An Erica Reed Thrillerā¢ The Silver Lining
ā¢ Kisses
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About Austin Haynes
Composer | Austin Haynes Music | USA | CaliforniaAustin Haynes is an award-winning composer specializing in making heartfelt music for media.
Austin began delving in music at the age of 15 but many years before that, he was found playing many games on NES and then Super Nintendo where he began to appreciate video game music in Final Fantasy III and Chrono Trigger. This was what influenced him to pursue composing altogether. His love for music also extends to a lot of Rock music in general from such bands as Led Zeppelin, U2, The Police, Radiohead and a love for Progressive Rock from such acts as Yes, Marillion, Pink Floyd, and Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson.
He began working with a group from Digipen, a video game school founded by Nintendo, to gain experience composing game music. Two projects called āFight Zoneā, a first person shooter and āKissesā a social simulation game were released. Kisses was nominated as one of the top 10 āIGF -Independent Games Festival Competition Finalistsā.
Austinās next game was on a grand scale for an adventure game by Phoenix Online Studios originally called Kingās Quest IX, based on the classic series, now called āThe Silver Liningā. This project has been split into 5 episodes consisting of hours of orchestral music. Austin is the lead composer and has received tons of praise for the music that brought the game to a whole new level. His music also was used for The Silver Lining ā Haunted Castle Experience which features VR support.
Next was a very different project creating music for Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, an original IP developed by Phoenix Online Studios which also is in episodic format. The game consists of 4 episodes and is a mix of CSI and Dexter with a very memorable main character you play as named Erica. The music has received rave reviews on itās role and impact in the game and won several awards including Best Music of the year and a Readerās Choice award from Adventuregamers.com.
He has also explored film by working on āThe Way He Makes Them Feelā and a project called, āAn Inconvenient Penguinā which received great acclaim for its score.
Austin is an ASCAP member now writing, not only game scores, but songs for vocalists and other instrumental works, including his own albums titled āMusic On Canvasā & āEvening Lightā exploring different musical landscapes, peace, and inner harmony. Delving into vocals and lyrics, he has also produced his own album titled āInner Worldā. He has also collaborated with Jon Anderson (singer of YES) writing songs together.
Awards
Year | Award | Awarded for |
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2013 | Best Music Readersā Choice | Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller |
2012 | Best Music Editors Choice | Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller ā Episode One: The Hangman |
2012 | Best Music Readersā Choice | Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller – Episode One: The Hangman |