Neal Acree (born July 11, 1974) is an American composer of film,

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, and

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music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

. He has scored 30 feature films, contributed music to the popular ''

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'' video game franchises ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Diablo III ''Diablo III'' is a hack-and-slash action role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the ''Diablo'' franchise. It was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in May 2012, PlayStation 3 and Xb ...

'', ''

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of online multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment: '' Overwatch'' released in 2016, and ''Overwatch 2'' released in 2022. Both games f ...

'', as well as the Chinese MMO '' Revelation Online''. His television work includes the series ''

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'', ''

Stargate Atlantis ''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Coop ...

'', ''

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'' and the first season of ''

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''.

Awards

*Best Sound and Music Editing - '' Overwatch: Honor and Glory'' - MPSE Golden Reel Awards (2018)nealacree.com Awards page
> *Composer of the Year - Massively Overpowered Online VGM Awards (2016) *Best Expansion Score - '' World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' - Massively Overpowered Online VGM Awards (2016) *Best Soundtrack - '' Revelation Online'' - MMOSite Readers Choice Awards (2016) *Best Music, Video Game - ''

'' - Hollywood Music in Media Awards (2016) *Composer of the Year - BSOSpirit Jerry Goldsmith Awards Awards (2016) *Best Music, Video Game - '' Revelation Online'' - BSOSpirit Jerry Goldsmith Awards Awards (2016) *Best Music, Video Game - '' Revelation Online'' - Scorecast Genius Choice Vote (2015) *Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio - '' StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void'' - Game Audio Network Guild Awards (2015) *Best Music, Visual Media - '' World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' - Hollywood Music in Media Awards (2015) *Best Sound and Music Editing - '' StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm'' - MPSE Golden Reel Awards (2014) *Award of Merit: Soundtrack (Motion Picture) - '' Assassination Games'' - Global Music Awards (2013) *Award of Merit: Soundtrack (Video Game) - '' World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria'' - Global Music Awards (2013) *Best Music, Game - '' World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria'' - Scorecast Cue Awards (2013) *Best Music, Visual Media - ''

'' - Hollywood Music in Media Awards (2012) *Audio of the Year - ''

'' - Game Audio Network Guild Awards (2012) *Best Audio - ''

'' - Game Developer's Choice Online Awards (2012) *Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio - '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'' - Game Audio Network Guild Awards (2011) *Best Vocal (Choral) - '' World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' (lyrics by) - Game Audio Network Guild Awards (2011) *Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio - '' World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'' - Game Audio Network Guild Awards (2009) *Best Use of Music - '' World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' - Telly Awards (2007)

Nominations

*Video Game Score of the Year - '' StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void'' - ASCAP Composer's Choice Awards (2015) *Best Original Score for a Video Game - '' Revelation Online'' - International Film Music Critics Association Awards (2015) *Best Instrumental: The Chosen - Main Theme from - '' Revelation Online'' - Game Audio Network Guild Awards (2015) *Best Video Game Score - '' Revelation Online'' - Movie Music UK Awards (2015) *Best Interactive Game Score - '' Revelation Online'' - Reel Music Awards (2015) *Best Music, Game - '' StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void'' - Soundtrack Geek Awards (2015) *Best Original Score for a Video Game - '' World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' - International Film Music Critics Association Awards (2014) *Best Music: Visual Media - ''

'' - Hollywood Music In Media Awards (2012) *Outstanding Music Composition - '' World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' - Interactive Achievement Awards (2011) *Outstanding Music Composition - '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'' - Interactive Achievement Awards (2011) *Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio - '' World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' - Game Audio Network Guild Awards (2011) *Music of the Year - '' World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'' - Game Audio Network Guild Awards (2009) *Soundtrack of the Year - '' World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'' - Game Audio Network Guild Awards (2009) *Outstanding Music Composition - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Interactive Achievement Awards (2009)

Video game music

* '' World of Warcraft: Shadowlands'' (2020) * '' Rend'' (2019) * '' Wangzhe Rongyao'': Chuzheng (2019) * '' World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth'' (2018) * '' World of Warcraft: Legion'' (2016) * ''

'' (2016) * '' StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void'' (2015) * '' Imperial Reign'' (2015) * '' Revelation Online'' (2015) * '' World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' (2014) * '' Diablo III: Reaper of Souls'' (2014) * '' Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm'' (2013) * '' World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria'' (2012) * ''

'' (2012) * '' World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' (2010) * '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'' (2010) * '' World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'' (opening cinematic) (2008) * '' World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' (opening cinematic) (2006)

Television music

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'' *''

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Film music

*'' Animal World'' (2018) *'' The Saint'' (2017) *'' Falcon Rising'' starring

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(2014) *'' Six Bullets'' starring

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(2012) *'' Assassination Games'' starring

(2011) *''

War of the Dead ''War of the Dead'' (also known as ''Stone's War'') is a 2011 action horror film written and directed by Marko Mäkilaakso and starring Andrew Tiernan, Mikko Leppilampi, Jouko Ahola, Samuli Vauramo, Andreas Wilson, Mark Wingett, and Antti Reini. ...

'' (2011) *''

Witchville ''Witchville'' is a 2010 made-for-television fantasy-adventure film based on witchcraft in a medieval feudal time period, written by John Werner and Amy Krell, and directed by Pearry Reginald Teo. The film was released and distributed by Syfy ...

'' (2011) *'' The Mechanic'' starring

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(additional music) (2010) *'' Hallowed Ground'' (2008) *'' Stargate: Continuum'' (additional music) (2008) *'' Stargate: The Ark of Truth'' (additional music) (2008) *''

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'' (2007) *''

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'' (2005) *''Crash Landing'' (2005) *'' 7 Seconds'' (2005) *''

Cerberus In Greek mythology, Cerberus (; grc-gre, Κέρβερος ''Kérberos'' ), often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. He was the offspring of the ...

'' (2005) *'' Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness'' (2004) *'' Method (film)'' (2004) *'' The Curse of the Komodo'' (2004) *'' Deadly Swarm'' (2003) *'' Lost Treasure'' (2003) *'' Project Viper'' (2002) *''

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'' (2002) *''

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'' (2001) *'' Ablaze'' (2001) *''

Critical Mass In nuclear engineering, a critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction. The critical mass of a fissionable material depends upon its nuclear properties (specifically, its nuclear fi ...

'' (2001) *''

They Crawl ''They Crawl'' is a 2002 American science fiction horror film directed by John Allardice, and written by Curtis Joseph and David Mason. The film stars Daniel Cosgrove, Tamara Davies, Dennis Boutsikaris and Mickey Rourke. The film is about giant k ...

'' (2001) *''Crash Point Zero'' (2001) *''

Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

'' (2000)

Notes

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Acree, Neal 1974 births American film score composers American television composers Living people American male film score composers Male television composers People from Tarzana, Los Angeles Video game composers