Steve Jablonsky
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| Steve Jablonsky | |
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| Born | October 9, 1970 |
| Genres | Film scores |
| Occupations | Composer |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar, percussion |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Steve Jablonsky (born October 9, 1970) is an American composer for film, television and video games.[1]
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Early life [edit]
Jablonsky studied composition at the University of California, Berkeley.
Career [edit]
Jablonsky has composed the soundtracks to the films The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Steamboy (2004), The Island (2005), Transformers (2007), D-War (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). He was also a contributor on Team America: World Police (2004) among many others. In addition, he helped compose some of the music to the video game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and composed the theme music in 2003 for the BBC's Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. He continues to write music for the television show Desperate Housewives (2004-2012) since the fourth episode. His track "Trailblazing" served as the opening theme for WrestleMania X8 and WrestleMania XIX, as well at the soundtrack to the TNA Hall of Fame induction of Sting.
Steve also wrote the music for Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, taking the place of the former Command & Conquer music composer Frank Klepacki, who was unable to write the game's score due to his involvement with Universe at War: Earth Assault.
Jablonsky has worked for seven years for Harry Gregson-Williams at Media Ventures, the music production company which was conceived and founded by Jay Rifkin and Hans Zimmer. Jablonsky's most recent projects include the scores for the Michael Bay live action feature film Transformers, the South Korean film D-War, Gears of War 3 for the Xbox 360 gaming console, and music for The Sims 3. He works in Hans Zimmer's studio Remote Control Productions. He was mentored by current Remote Control members Hans Zimmer and Nick Glennie-Smith and former members Harry Gregson-Williams and Klaus Badelt.
Discography [edit]
Filmography [edit]
Video games [edit]
| Year | Title | Awards/Nominations | Notable Mentions |
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| 2001 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | E3 Best Original Score | Additional music only Music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams |
| 2007 | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | None | Co-composed with Trevor Morris |
| 2007 | Transformers: The Game | None | None |
| 2008 | Gears of War 2 | None | None |
| 2009 | The Sims 3 | None | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | None | Co-Composed with Bobby Tahouri |
| 2010 | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | None | Promo music on bonus DVD |
| 2011 | Gears of War 3 | None | None |
| 2013 | Gears of War: Judgment | None | None |
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Steve Jablonsky at the Internet Movie Database
- Steve Jablonsky at SoundtrackNet
- Steve Jablonsky on MySpace.com
- Interview with Steve Jablonsky, SoundtrackNet
- The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.
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