Peter Connelly
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Peter Connelly is a video game composer
and sound designer. He worked mainly with Core Design
on several Tomb Raider
games, amongst Eutechnyx
, Ubisoft Reflections.
He is classically trained on the cello, guitar and piano and went on to do an OND
and HND
in Music Technology at Newcastle College
. He names John Williams
and Danny Elfman
as exceptional soundtrack composers who have influenced his work.
The Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
soundtrack is the first time he has composed to the rules of an orchestra: instrument note ranges and number of players in each instrument group. He selected the oboe, cor anglais
, harp and flute to represent Lara.
Peter owns a studio company of composition, music production, sound engineering and sound design called Universal Sound Design.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and sound designer. He worked mainly with Core Design
Core Design
Core Design was a British video game studio best known today for creating the popular Tomb Raider series.-History:Based in the city of Derby, England, Core Design was set up in 1988 by Chris Shrigley, Andy Green, Rob Toone, Terry Lloyd, Simon Phipps, Dave Pridmore, Jeremy Heath-Smith and Greg Holmes...
on several Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was originally released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn, with MS-DOS and PlayStation versions following shortly thereafter...
games, amongst Eutechnyx
Eutechnyx
Eutechnyx is a computer and video games developer, founded in 1987 as Zeppelin Games and also briefly known as Merit Studios Europe. They are based in Dunston, Gateshead in the United Kingdom...
, Ubisoft Reflections.
He is classically trained on the cello, guitar and piano and went on to do an OND
BTEC ND
The BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma is a vocational qualification taken in England and Wales and Northern Ireland by young people aged 16 and over and by adults. The qualification is organised and awarded by the Edexcel Foundation within the BTEC brand...
and HND
Higher National Diploma
A Higher National Diploma is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom. This qualification can be used to gain entry into universities, and is considered equivalent to the first or second year of a university degree course....
in Music Technology at Newcastle College
Newcastle College
Newcastle College is a Further Education and Higher Education college in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the largest mixed economy College in the country and claims to offer more courses in more subjects than any of its geographical competitors....
. He names John Williams
John Williams
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
and Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman is an American composer, best known for scoring music for television and film. Up until 1995, he was the lead singer and songwriter in the rock band Oingo Boingo, a group he formed in 1976...
as exceptional soundtrack composers who have influenced his work.
The Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is the sixth game in the Tomb Raider series, and is the sequel to Tomb Raider Chronicles and The Last Revelation. It was developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. The game was originally released in 2003 for PlayStation 2 and Windows, and was...
soundtrack is the first time he has composed to the rules of an orchestra: instrument note ranges and number of players in each instrument group. He selected the oboe, cor anglais
Cor anglais
The cor anglais , or English horn , is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family....
, harp and flute to represent Lara.
Peter owns a studio company of composition, music production, sound engineering and sound design called Universal Sound Design.
Music and sound design
- Horrid Henry (2009)
- Speed Zone/WheelspinWheelspin (video game)Wheelspin, known as SpeedZone in the United States, is a futuristic racing video game for Wii, developed by British developer Awesome Play. The races take place on various terrains such as space stations, planets and asteroids. Only a few of the games are accessible at first, the rest are unlocked...
(2009) - Garden Party (2008)
- SmartbombSmart Bomb (video game)Smart Bomb, also known as Smartbomb and Bombshell, is a timed puzzle videogame for the PSP developed by Core Design Ltd.. It was one of the first video games to be released on the PSP and was at first set to be a big game, yet many control flaws and repetition of levels meant that it was a...
(2005) - Podz (2004)
- Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness(2003) (with Martin IvesonMartin IvesonMartin Iveson is a British video game composer and deep house, hip-hop, and jazz artist under nicknames Atjazz, Spaceman, and Nuke....
) - Herdy GerdyHerdy GerdyHerdy Gerdy is a video game for the PlayStation 2 console released in 2002. It was developed by Core Design, and published by Eidos Interactive. The game is a 3D, third person, strategy game that involves herding animals, navigating obstacles, and solving puzzles. The player has to collect a...
(2002) (with Martin Iveson) - Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000)
- Tomb Raider: The Last RevelationTomb Raider: The Last RevelationTomb Raider: The Last Revelation is the fourth video game in the Tomb Raider series. It was developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released on PC, PlayStation and eventually to the Sega Dreamcast with exclusive graphical and sound enhancements...
(1999) - Flesh Feast (1998)
- Mass DestructionMass Destruction (video game)Mass Destruction is a 1997 third-person action game developed by NMS Software Ltd. and published by ASC Games and BMG Interactive Entertainment. Released for MS-DOS, the Sega Saturn, and the PlayStation, the game puts players in control of a tank, and tasks them with destroying enemy forces...
(1997) - Risk IIRisk IIRisk II is the official computer and online version of the classic board game Risk. Risk II was developed by MicroProse, designed by Deep Red and published by Hasbro Interactive in 2000...
(1996) - Battleship (1996)
Audio director and sound design
- Hot Wheels: Beat That!Hot Wheels: Beat That!Hot Wheels: Beat That! is a video game released in September 2007 developed by Eutechnyx. The PSP version titled Hot Wheels Ultimate Racing was released in July 2007.-Gameplay:...
(2008) - Pimp My RidePimp My Ride (video game)Pimp My Ride is a simulation/racing game published by Activision. This game is based on the popular MTV show. It was released in 2006 for the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 consoles. In the game, players are challenged to pimp out their friends' cars by Xzibit, transforming...
(2008) - Cartoon Network RacingCartoon Network RacingCartoon Network Racing is a creation of Cartoon Network Interactive, Eutechnyx, Firebrand Games and The Game Factory. It is for the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo DS.-Gameplay:...
(2007) - Fast and Furious Tokyo DriftThe Fast and the Furious (video game)is a racing game for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The game is based on the film series of the same name; particularly, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift...
(2006) - Hummer BadlandsHummer BadlandsHummer Badlands is a racing game developed by Eutechnyx and published by Global Star Software. It was released in North America for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox on April 11, 2006.The game involves off-road racing in a Hummer vehicle.-Single Player:...
(2005)
Sound design
- Driver: San FranciscoDriver: San FranciscoDriver: San Francisco is a sandbox-style action driving video game developed by Ubisoft Reflections and published by Ubisoft. The game formally was unveiled at E3 2010 and was released in Australia on September 1, 2011, Europe on September 2, 2011 and North America on September 6, 2011 on...
(2011) (as senior sound designer) - PopStar GuitarPopStar Guitar-Gameplay:In PopStar Guitar, players embark on a journey as a budding guitarist with aspirations of becoming the ultimate pop music sensation. Throughout the game, players develop skills to help them achieve their goal of success on the main stage of a worldwide Battle of the Bands competition,...
(2008)
Additional sound design
- Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli (2008)
- Free RunningFree Running (video game)Free Running is a 2007 video game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Rebellion and published by Ubisoft..-Gameplay:Free Running is a freerunning sports game, with mechanics similar to those found in skateboarding titles such as the Tony Hawk's series. The objective of the game is closer to that of...
(2005/2007) - Tomb Raider IIITomb Raider IIITomb Raider III is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the third instalment in the Tomb Raider series, and the sequel to Tomb Raider II...
(1998)