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Michael Bross

About Me

Entwined in the vibe of textural electronica, ambient music and minimalism, successful artist/composer/producer Michael Bross conjures a style that is emotional and haunting.In the last few years, he has created the soundtrack for the visually stunning video games "Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath" (published by Electronic Arts, 2005) and "Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee" (published by Microsoft, 2001). Oddworld's games have sold 5 million copies worldwide. His work on these projects has won him several awards including the NY Festivals Gold World Medal in 2004 for “Best Soundtrack”. He also crafted the scores for "Black Dahlia" (1998, published by Take 2), starring Dennis Hopper, and "Ripper" (1996, published by Take 2), starring Christopher Walken.Bross's discography includes solo artist and soundtrack releases:-(2008) Nomad (EP).-(2008) Dogs And Their Stars (EP).-(2007) soundtrack. Oddworld Stranger's Wrath, Volume 1.-(2006) Everything Is Now (album).-(2001) As Quiet Things Roar (mini LP).Currently he is working on a project for Red 5 Studios, another video game company. This game is being produced by a team who were key directors and producers on World of Warcraft which has sold over 9 million copies to-date.

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Member Since: 16/08/2006
Band Website: www.bross.com
Record Label: Deep Lever
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Free Download Available

A track from my upcoming "Subway Meditations" album is now available as a FREE download.Go to this page on my site to download it.If the link is not showing up on this post, then go to this page for t...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:59:00 GMT

Oddworld Stranger's Wrath-remixed track

Composer/Producer Tom Lynn has remixed a track, "Fighting Outlaws", from the Oddworld Stranger's Wrath soundtrack. I love it! You can check it out here at my record label's site. You can download here...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:24:00 GMT

Download Soon Available

In the next couple of weeks:a full track from my upcoming "Subway Meditations" will be available as a free download.You'll be able to find it on my site at www.bross.com .
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:13:00 GMT

Oddworld's "The Brutal Ballad of Fangus Klot"

I just got  a pleasant surprise this evening while perusing the latest Game Informer magazine (June issue). They covered the last Oddworld game I was working on when the company shut down its game dev...
Posted by on Sat, 30 May 2009 23:54:00 GMT

Things I've Been Checking Out Lately

Yep, I'm still busy writing music, but I also take time to see what's going on beyond my studio door.Here are a few things I've come across that I've liked: "Braid"--this is a video game by creat...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 23:05:00 GMT

Quiet Music In A Loud World

I've recently felt myself drawn to creating music for my own artist releases that has a quieter tone. By "recently", I mean for the last year or so. My upcoming release, Subway Meditations, is an indi...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 19:42:00 GMT

Ideas

Coming up with good or interesting ideas is never a problem.  One issue is not having enough time to develop all of them, but that's me wishing for the impossible. What must be done is to slim down...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 08:02:00 GMT

Why Do Music Downloads Cost So Much?

Music fans used to pay 99 cents for a single track at the iTunes store, but recently iTunes moved into a variable pricing on their tracks, which has some good points but also a negative side. The sche...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 19:38:00 GMT

Constraints

One of my favorite quotes is by 20th century composer Stravinsky:"The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self."It seems contradictory but I've found it to be true. Having a myriad ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:10:00 GMT

Subway Meditations

Announcing my upcoming album, "Subway Meditations". Release date is July 14, 2009. You can find some info about it here.
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:19:00 GMT