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Dr Stephen Baysted is a British film music and computer game composer.

Education

Stephen Baysted gained BA (Hons.) and MMus degrees from the University of Southampton, and was a visiting research student in the Departments of Music and Philosophy at the Université de Rouen in France. Stephen was awarded a PhD in 2002 from Dartington College of Arts for a thesis entitled: From le cri de la nature to Pygmalion: a study of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's philosophy of music and aesthetic and reform of opera. Before joining the University of Chichester in 2003, Stephen was Head of Opera Studies at Rose Bruford College in Kent and worked with many of the leading opera companies and opera practitioners in the UK.

Film & Media Composer

In addition to pursuing a range of research objectives related to eighteenth century studies, Stephen works professionally as a media composer in the games, film and television industries. He is Music and Sound Director for Slightly Mad Studios Ltd. an International games development studio and has composed music scores and designed sound for a string of award winning computer games. With Brett-Dempsey Music, Stephen has scored over thirty cinema, television and radio advertisements, including notable campaigns for Budweiser, McDonalds and Pizza Hut. Stephen is represented by North Pole Music, a leading film music production collective managed by world renowned film music producer Steve McLaughlin and Hollywood Film Composer Ilan Eshkeri.

Awards

In 2009 Stephen was nominated for two Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards (Los Angeles) and a Game Audio Network Guild Award (San Francisco) for his work on Electronic Arts Need for Speed: Shift video game.

Computer Game Composer

  • GTR2: FIA GT Racing Game (Video Game)
  • 2005 GT Legends (Video Game)
  • 2005 GTR: FIA GT Racing Game (Video Game)
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