Bill Brown IV (born 1969) is an American

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Def ...

known for creating music for several video games and films. He is best known for his work on Microsoft's

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operating system, composing the system sounds as well as music for the tour software. His father was renowned New York City radio disc jockey, Bill Brown (III) (d. 2011).

Awards

*BMI 2005 TV Music Award for "CSI: NY" Season 1 *ITVA Golden Reel GOLD Award for Kennedy Space Center "Gateway to the Universe" soundtrack *Music4Games – M4G Editor's Choice Award for "The Sum of All Fears" (PC) *Best Music Award – PCXL Magazine's 1998 All-Star Awards for "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six"

Nominations

*Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) 2003 Awards Nominee for ''Lineage II: the Chaotic Chronicle'' (NCSoft), in the following categories: Best Live Performance Recording, Best Cinematic / Cut-Scene Audio, Best Original Vocal Song – Choral *

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(BAFTA) 2003 Games Awards Nominee in the Music category: ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War'' *British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2003 Games Awards Nominee in the Music category: ''Command and Conquer: Generals'' *

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Nominee: Feature Film ''Ali'' (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment) *Golden Reel Nominee: Feature Film ''Any Given Sunday'' (Warner Bros.) *British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2001 Interactive Entertainment Award Nominee in the Music category: "Clive Barker's Undying" *Best Original Music Nominee by L.A. Weekly: Blue Sphere Alliance's live theatrical production "Nagasaki Dust" *Golden Reel Nominee: ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (Renaissance Pictures/Universal) *Golden Reel Nominee: ''In the Presence of Mine Enemies'' (Showtime Pictures)

Discography

Video games

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Quake II ''Quake II'' is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is the second installment of the ''Quake'' series, but not a direct sequel to '' Quake''. The game's storyline is continued in its ...

'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *''

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' (often shortened to ''Rainbow Six'') is a tactical first-person shooter video game franchise by Ubisoft, based on the novel ''Rainbow Six'' by American author Tom Clancy. Critically and commercially successful, the ...

'' (1998) *'' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear'' (1999) *''

Disney's Villains' Revenge ''Disney's Villains' Revenge'' is a video game developed and published by Disney Interactive for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 1999. The gameplay is an interactive "point-and-click" method in various forms, featuring the player helping Jiminy ...

'' (1999) *''

Quake III ''Quake III Arena'' is a 1999 multiplayer-focused first-person shooter developed by id Software. The third installment of the ''Quake'' series, ''Arena'' differs from previous games by excluding a story-based single-player mode and focusing prima ...

'' (1999) *''

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'' (2000) *'' Shadow Watch'' (2000) *''

Return to Castle Wolfenstein ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' is a first-person shooter video game published by Activision, released on November 19, 2001, for Microsoft Windows and subsequently for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Linux and Macintosh. The game serves as a reboot of the ...

'' (2001) *'' Clive Barker's Undying'' (2001) *'' Anachronox'' (2001) *''

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon'' is a series of military tactical shooter video games published by Ubisoft. In the series, the player is in charge of a fictional, newly conceived squad of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Ba ...

'' (2001) *'' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Black Thorn'' (2001) *'' The Sum of All Fears'' (2002) *'' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder'' (2002) *''

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2'' is a tactical shooter video game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubisoft for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. A Microsoft Windows version was planned but cancelled in April 2005 in favor of ' ...

'' (2004) – theme co-written with Tom Salta *'' Command & Conquer: Generals'' (2003) *'' Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour'' (2003) *'' Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle'' (2003) *'' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield'' (2003) *'' Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'' (2003) *'' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm'' (2004) *'' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown'' (2005) *'' The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction'' (2005) *'' Command & Conquer: The First Decade (2006)'' – compilation which included his work *'' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Critical Hour'' (2006) *'' Enemy Territory: Quake Wars'' (2007) *'' Wolfenstein'' (2009) *'' Captain America: Super Soldier'' (2011)

Film

*''War of the Angels'' (1999) *''

Any Given Sunday ''Any Given Sunday'' is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Oliver Stone depicting a fictional professional American football team. The film features an ensemble cast, including Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, Jam ...

'' (1999) (songs "Sharks' Theme", "Spiritual" and "Rock the Sharks") *''

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...

'' (2001) (songs "Round 8 Strings" and "Prequel Strings") *''Behind Enemy Lines: The Making of Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' (2001) *'' Scorcher'' (2002) *''Evil Deeds'' (2004) *''Lady Death'' (2004) *''

The Devil's Tomb ''The Devil's Tomb'' is a 2009 American horror film, directed by Jason Connery. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Ray Winstone and Ron Perlman. The film was released direct–to–video on May 26, 2009. Plot An elite group of Special Operations soldie ...

'' (2009) *'' Rushlights'' (2013) *''Negative'' (2017) *''

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'' (2019) *''

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'' (2020)

Television

*''Trapped'' (2001, TV film) *'' CSI: NY'' (2004–2013, TV series) *''Whodunnit?'' (2013, TV series)

Other

(2001) *''Dreamstate'' (2018)

References

External links

Official website
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Artist profile
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