Peter McConnell
| Peter McConnell | |
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 Photo of Peter McConnell in 2010. Published with permission of copyright holder. |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Peter Mc, Pete McConnell |
| Born | Peter N. McConnell in 1960 |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Genres | Various |
| Occupations | Composer, musician |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Associated acts | Clint Bajakian Michael Land The Gone Jackals |
Peter N. McConnell (born in 1960[1] in Pittsburgh), also known as Peter Mc, is an American video game music composer who worked for LucasArts for nearly ten years. He studied music as an undergraduate at Harvard University in 80s under Timothy Vincent Clarke, Curt Cacioppo and Ivan Tcherepnin. In Harvard McConnell befriended with the future LucasArts composer Michael Land, who composed very many company's titles, and worked with him in audio company Lexicon. While beginning his career in Sound Department of Lucasarts, Land needed someone who would both compose and implement music into his second project Monkey Island 2, and old friend Peter McConnell stepped in.[2]
During his time at LucasArts, McConnell composed many soundtracks for games such as those in the Monkey Island, Indiana Jones and Star Wars series. Notable titles from this time include Grim Fandango, scored with unique Mexican style, and Full Throttle, featuring rock soundtrack which McConnell scored with rock group The Gone Jackals. While composing the mentioned titles, McConnell worked closely with Tim Schafer, who later call him in to compose titles Psychonauts and Brütal Legend. He also co-invented iMUSE, LucasArts' patented interactive music system. McConnell left LucasArts in 2000, but contributed to Escape from Monkey Island and special edition of The Secret of Monkey Island.
Since leaving LucasArts, McConnell has composed scores for Sly Cooper titles II and III (Sony) (about which McConnell says that he was influenced by Henry Mancini works),[3] Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions) and Kinectimals (Microsoft).
McConnell is one of the founding members of G.A.N.G., the Game Audio Network Guild [1]. He is also known live-action music performer, playing the electric violin.
McConnell is currently working on Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.
[edit] Video game soundtracks
- Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (2012) Sanzaru Games/Sony
- Kinectimals (2010), Microsoft
- Brütal Legend (2009), Double Fine
- Calling All Cars! (2007), Sony
- Psychonauts (2005), Double Fine
- Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (2005), Sucker Punch/Sony
- The Bard's Tale (2004), Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.
- Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004), Sucker Punch/Sony
- Star Wars: Battlefront (2004), LucasArts
- Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (2001), LucasArts
- Escape from Monkey Island (2000), LucasArts
- Star Wars: Force Commander (2000), LucasArts
- Star Wars Episode I: Racer (1999), LucasArts
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (1999), LucasArts
- Grim Fandango (1998), LucasArts
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith (1998), LucasArts
- Star Wars: X-Wing Collector Series (1998), LucasArts
- Herc's Adventures (1997), LucasArts
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997), LucasArts
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Balance of Power (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
- Star Wars: Yoda Stories (1997), LucasArts
- Afterlife (1996), LucasArts
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- The Dig (1995), LucasArts
- Full Throttle (1995),
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire (1995), LucasArts
- Star Wars: TIE Fighter (Collector's CD-ROM) (1995), LucasArts
- Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994), LucasArts
- Star Wars: X-Wing (Collector's CD-ROM) (1994), LucasArts
- Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (1993), LucasArts
- Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993), LucasArts
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault (1993), LucasArts
- Star Wars: X-Wing (1993), LucasArts
- Star Wars: X-Wing: B-Wing (1993), LucasArts
- Star Wars: X-Wing: Imperial Pursuit (1993), LucasArts
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992), LucasArts
- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991), LucasArts
[edit] References
- ^ MySpace profile of Peter Mc.
- ^ According to interview with Peter McConnell in 22/11/2003: "Michael Land and I had been working on projects together since we were at Harvard in the 80's. He really started the Sound Department at LucasArts, and was looking for someone who could both compose and design code, and I guess he figured I would fit the job pretty well. He must have been right, since I ended up working there for nearly 10 years."
- ^ Lucasdelirium.it gives an interview to Peter McConnell.
