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Gerard K. Marino

Composer Of Game, Film, TV, and Commercial Music

About Me

Gerard K. Marino left a stable and lucrative career as a strip-club DJ for the bright lights and effluvial streets of Hollywood in 1999. Six years later the Los Angeles Philharmonic was performing his music at the Hollywood Bowl.He is most noted as the principal composer of Sony Playstation’s GOD OF WAR I and II, the first of which which won the Interactive Academy Award for Best Score, as well as the Game Audio Network Guild’s “Music Of The Year” Award. Marino’s orchestral suite of his GOD OF WAR themes debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and continues to be performed by great orchestras on 5 continents, including 2 sold out shows at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orhcetsra. He has also contributed music to such game titles as FANTASTIC 4, THE PUNISHER, and 187: RIDE OR DIE. He has scored 6 feature films, including EL PADRINO with Faye Dunaway, Jennifer Tilly, and Stacy Keach. He has scored several commercials, including the NBC 2006 Winter Olympics, DTS, State Farm Auto, and Dannon Yogurt. His music can be heard in countless theatrical motion picture trailers including Pirates: AWE, Superman Returns, The Grudge I and II, Everyone’s Hero, Ice Age II, and Terminator 3. He also has contributed music to television programs, including the CW’s SUPERNATURAL and Fox’s PET PLASTIC SURGERY.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/16/2006
Band Website: gerardkmarino.com
Band Members: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuINvQ2CUsM
Sounds Like: If Elliot Goldenthal and John Williams had a baby and hired Hans Zimmer as the nanny.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Long overdue update on current G-vents

Ive been a busy little beaver, and there is no end in sight. I finished scoring God Of War: Chains Of Olympus for the PSP in August. I delivered a lecture at the Austin GDC in early September on met...
Posted by Gerard K. Marino on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:53:00 PST

God Of War II score nominated for a BAFTA

The British Academy Of Film and Television Arts (England's oscars/emmys/grammys) has nominated GOWII for many awards this year, including Best Original Score. Ill be off to London for the ceremony on...
Posted by Gerard K. Marino on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:32:00 PST

Best Of The Best Album Featuring My Chrono Trigger Cover Released

More info: http://gamemusiccentral.comBest of the Best: A Tribute To Game MusicCollector's EditionNew Music from Award Winning Celebrity Composers!The same composers who composed the music for World o...
Posted by Gerard K. Marino on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:01:00 PST

God Of War II game and Itunes soundtrack released!

The game is now in stores and already had 1.2 million pre-sales, so we appear to have another runaway hit on our hands. The soundtrack is available on Itunes now in an extended form, and the CD will b...
Posted by Gerard K. Marino on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:23:00 PST

Quick interview with Becky Young of the GGL at Spike VGA

http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=361569569&channel= 196565916The link above will take you to my quick chat with the always-enchanting Becky on the Spike VGA red carpet. I should say out of al...
Posted by Gerard K. Marino on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:49:00 PST

I capped 50cent at the Spike TV Video Game Awards

The nice guys at Game Head hooked me up with a ticket to the Spike TV Video Game Awards, and I got to walk the red carpet. Pretty insane having 50 flash bulbs rapid-firing at you...I wasnt quite prep...
Posted by Gerard K. Marino on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:57:00 PST

My Resume/Credit List

Gerard K. MarinoComposer/Music [email protected] GamesGod Of War II (Sony) Lead ComposerGod Of War (Sony) Lead composer187:Ride Or Die (Ubisoft) Cinematic Musi...
Posted by Gerard K. Marino on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 05:45:00 PST

Houston VGL was awesome

It was Texas-sized, with 72 players in the orchestra and 80 singers in the choir. A truly awesome wall of sound! The brass section was the best weve had yet...the trumpets screaming out like never b...
Posted by Gerard K. Marino on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:53:00 PST

So this is Myspace

I finally stumbled into it. Sure is a nice, easy way to procrasternate. I havent written a freekin note in 8 hours! Check out the video section for my Olympics commercial, soon to be "processed".
Posted by Gerard K. Marino on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 06:57:00 PST

The Big First Entry

6-2-06 VIDEO GAMES LIVE in Philly a GREAT SUCCESSIt was a phenomenal treat this time. The sound reinforcement was at its best, the orchestra was totally into it, and I the crowd was the rowdiest yet,...
Posted by Gerard K. Marino on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:41:00 PST