Rod Abernethy
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Rod has more than 50 video games to his credit including EA’s science fiction survival horror opus and the critically acclaimed Dead Space, Alpha Protocol, The Wheelman, Blacksite: Area 51, Star Trek Legacy, Blazing Angels, and Dead Head Fred. Rod’s score for The Hobbit won G.A.N.G.’s Best Soundtrack of the Year Award in 2003.
Using a powerful blend of orchestral and modern scoring techniques, Rod has received international critical acclaim and endorsements from Computer Music, IGN, GameSpot, Music4Games and Film Score Magazine. During his prolific music career he has recorded for industry giants Warner Bros., Elektra, Atlantic, MCA Records and collaborated with legendary producers Paul Rothchild (The Doors, Bonnie Raitt), John Anthony (Genesis, Roxy Music, Queen) and David Lord (Peter Gabriel, Tears for Fears, The Pretenders).
Currently, Rod is composing for id software’s new post-apocalyptic action shooter, RAGE. He serves on the Board of Directors of G.A.N.G. G.A.N.G. (The Game Audio Network Guild) and has been a featured speaker at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Jose, CA.
Prominent works
- Dead SpaceDead Space (video game)Dead Space is a survival horror third-person shooter video game, developed by EA Redwood Shores for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was made available on Steam on October 20, 2008...
Electronic Arts - Wheelman Midway/Ubisoft
- Darksiders Promotional Trailer/THQ
- Mad Karts of Madagascar Activision
- Eat Lead D3Publisher
- Alpha ProtocolAlpha ProtocolAlpha Protocol is a third-person espionage role-playing video game, developed by Obsidian Entertainment, their first title for an original IP, and published by Sega. The game revolves around the adventures of field agent Michael Thorton...
Obsidian/Sega - Transformers Animated Activision
- The WheelmanThe WheelmanWheelman is a driving game developed by Midway Studios - Newcastle and published by Ubisoft and Midway Games for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.-Gameplay:...
Midway/Ubisoft - Dead Head FredDead Head Fredis a horror-themed action-adventure video game for the PlayStation Portable, developed by Vicious Cycle Software and published by D3 Publisher. It was released in North America on August 28, 2007 and is powered by Vicious Cycle's proprietary Vicious Engine. It features a premise that is a...
D3Publisher - Hour of VictoryHour of VictoryThe game received substantially negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Game Rankings, the game had an average score of 37% based on 37 reviews...
Midway - HorsezHorsezHorsez is a videogame released by Ubisoft on October 26, 2006 for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC and Game Boy Advance. This PC game is the sequel to Champion Dreams: First to Ride and is also part of the second series of Petz. In Horsez, you play as Flora , a new member of the Sycamore Academy...
Ubisoft - Star Trek: EncountersStar Trek: EncountersStar Trek: Encounters is a video game set in the Star Trek fictional universe., which was released on October 4, 2006, for the Sony PlayStation 2 console...
Bethesda/Paramount - The Hobbit Vivendi Universal Games/Sierra Entertainment
- Blazing Angels Ubisoft
- Lineage II, Scions of DestinyLineage IILineage II is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game for Microsoft Windows. It is a prequel to Lineage, and is set 150 years before the earlier game. It has become very popular since its October 1, 2003 launch in South Korea, reporting 1,000,918 unique users during the month of March 2007...
Promotional Trailer/NC Soft - Gauntlet: Seven SorrowsGauntlet: Seven SorrowsGauntlet: Seven Sorrows is the follow-up to Gauntlet Legends and Gauntlet Dark Legacy. Industry veterans John Romero and Josh Sawyer initially spearheaded Midway's San Diego studio, intent on reviving the Gauntlet action role-playing game franchise...
Midway - Rayman Raving RabbidsRayman Raving RabbidsRayman Raving Rabbids, known in French as , is a spinoff in the Rayman series released by the French company Ubisoft as a Wii launch title. The game consists of over 70 minigames...
Ubisoft - Marvel Universe Konami
- Flushed AwayFlushed Away (video game)Flushed Away is an action-adventure video game based on the animated film of the same name and released in 2006 by Monkey Bar Games. It was released in Japan for the Nintendo DS as Volume 17 of the Simple series...
D3Publishing of America - Zathura Take 2 Interactive
- WarhawkWarhawk (PlayStation 3 game)Warhawk is a quick-paced multiplayer third-person shooter, vehicle and flight combat game developed by Incognito Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It is a remake of an aerial warfare game of the same name, which was a launch title on the original PlayStation. Apart from the...
Promotional Trailers/SCEA - Rise and Fall: Civilizations at WarRise and Fall: Civilizations at WarRise and Fall: Civilizations at War is a real-time strategy game developed by both Stainless Steel Studios and Midway Games; it was released on June 12, 2006. The game incorporates segments of both third-person and first-person shooter gameplay, by allowing the player to temporarily control a "hero"...
Stainless Steel Studios - Prince of Persia: The Two ThronesPrince of Persia: The Two ThronesPrince of Persia: The Two Thrones is an action-adventure computer and video game developed and published by Ubisoft Montreal. It was released in December, 2005 in North America for the Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and the Nintendo GameCube...
Promotional Trailers/Ubisoft - Heroes of Might and Magic VHeroes of Might and Magic VHeroes of Might and Magic V is the fifth installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic turn-based strategy video game series. It was developed by Nival Interactive, under the guidance of franchise-owner Ubisoft...
Promotional Trailers/Ubisoft - Jaws UnleashedJaws UnleashedJaws Unleashed is a 2006 video game licensed from the 1975 motion picture, Jaws. It was developed by Appaloosa Interactive and released by Majesco. Like the Grand Theft Auto series, the game is open-ended; the player can roam free throughout the water, feeding on other animals & humans and...
Majesco - Pac-Man World RallyPac-Man World RallyPac-Man World Rally, is a kart racing game in the Pac-Man's series. It is developed by Namco Bandai Games, and released in August 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation Portable, and Microsoft Windows...
Namco - Area 51Area 51 (first-person shooter)Area 51 is a first-person shooter survival horror video game that was released in 2005 and it was developed by Midway Studios Austin and published by Midway for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows, and is a loose remake of the 1995 light gun video game of the same name...
Midway - Rise of the KasaiRise of the KasaiRise of the Kasai is an action game developed by BottleRocket Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America for the PlayStation 2 video game console. Released in 2005, the game serves as a followup to the 2002 game The Mark of Kri...
Sony Computer Entertainment America - King ArthurKing Arthur (video game)-See also:* King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame, King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame ....
Konami/Touchstone Pictures - The Sims Bustin' OutThe Sims Bustin' OutThe Sims Bustin' Out is the second title in The Sims console series. Bustin' Out was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance and N-Gage in the fourth quarter of . As the title suggests, the Sims can get out of the house to visit other locations such as Shiny Things...
Electronic Arts/Maxis - The Urbz Electronic Arts/Maxis
- Wild Wild West Warner Bros. Interactive
- Wars and Warriors: Joan of ArcWars and Warriors: Joan of ArcWars & Warriors: Joan of Arc is a historically-based computer game. Developed and published by Enlight, it was released in 2004. The player assumes the persona of Joan of Arc and leads the French in their attempt to win the Hundred Year's War...
Enlight Software - Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the ForceStar Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of The ForceStar Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force is a game for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance that follows Luke Skywalker through Star Wars episodes IV to VI. It has advanced graphics by the standards of the Game Boy Advance, using 3-D images for the character models. A player who beats the game is given...
Ubisoft - Monster Garage Activision
- Cabela’s Big Game Hunter Activision
- Atlantis The Lost Continent Disney/THQ
- Dora The Explorer Monkey Bar Games/Nickelodeon
- Curious GeorgeCurious George (video game)Curious George is a video game published by Namco Bandai Games, and developed by Monkey Bar Games, a division of Vicious Cycle Software. The game was also published under Universal Pictures because of Universal Studio's work on the animated movie. It was released for the Nintendo GameCube, Game...
Vicious Cycle/Nickelodeon - ShinobiShinobi (PlayStation 2)Shinobi is a 3D action-adventure video game developed by Overworks and published by Sega as part of the Shinobi series. It was released for the PlayStation 2 console on November 10, 2002 in North America; December 5 in Japan; and May 15, 2003 in Europe. The game stars the ninja Hotsuma, who wields...
THQ - Altered Beast THQ
- Looney Tunes Assorted Nuts Warner Bros.
- Dark Side Of The Moon SouthPeak Interactive
- Ellis Island The History Channel
- Atomic Pongling Adveractive/Playtonium
- Tejumin SouthPeak Interactive
Awards
- G.A.N.G. 2007 Special Recognition Award Rednote Audio for Dead Head Fred
- G.A.N.G. 2007 Soundtrack Of The Year Dead Head Fred (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2007 Best Original Instrumental Song Blazing Angels II (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2007 Best Handheld Audio Dead Head Fred (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2007 Best Handheld Audio Transformers (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2006 Best Instrumental Of The Year Star Trek: Legacy (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2006 Best Arrangement of a Score Jaws: Unleashed (Finalist)
- AIAS 2005 Awards-Outstanding Achievement for Original Music Composition Rise of the Kasai (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2004 Music Of The Year King Arthur (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2004 Best Choral Performance King Arthur (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2003 Soundtrack Of The Year The Hobbit
- G.A.N.G. 2003 Best Original Instrumental Song The Hobbit (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2003 Music Of The Year The Hobbit (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2003 Best Live Recording The Hobbit (Finalist)
- G.A.N.G. 2003 Best Original Vocal Song The Sims: Bustin’ Out (Finalist)
- TeamXbox Editor’s Choice Awards The Hobbit
- TeamXbox Editor’s Choice Awards The Sims Bustin’ Out
- The Telly Awards Six time winner
- The Gold Addy AwardAddyAddy may refer to:in people:*Bob Addy , American baseball player*David Addy , Ghanaian footballer*Gifty Addy , Ghanaian sprinter*Lee Addy , Ghanaian footballer*Mark Addy , British actor...
Six time winner - The International Film & TV Awards of New York (Finalist)
- PBS national advertising/marketing award
- Golden Reel ITVA Award Two time winner