Bill Brown IV (born 1969) is an American

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of music for

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s, and

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productions. He is best known for creating the system sounds and tour software music for

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, as well as his work on the soundtracks of '' CSI: NY'' and several '' Quake'', '' Rainbow Six'', '' Ghost Recon'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' games in the 1990s and 2000s. His father was

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radio disc jockey Bill Brown III (d. 2011).

Discography

Video games

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Quake II ''Quake II'' is a 1997 first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is the second installment of the Quake (series), ''Quake'' series, following ''Quake (video game), Quake''. Develope ...

'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *''

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' (often shortened to ''Rainbow Six'' or ''R6'') is a tactical shooter video game series by Red Storm Entertainment and Ubisoft, marketed under the '' Tom Clancy's'' banner of military-themed video games. Based on t ...

'' (1998) *'' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear'' (1999) *'' Disney's Villains' Revenge'' (1999) *'' Quake III'' (1999) *''

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

Return to Castle Wolfenstein ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' is a 2001 first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed by Gray Matter Studios and published by Activision. It was initially released for Microsoft Windows and subsequently for the PlayStation 2 (as '' ...

'' (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 B ...

'' (2001) *'' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Black Thorn'' (2001) *''

The Sum of All Fears ''The Sum of All Fears'' is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 14, 1991, as the sequel to '' Clear and Present Danger'' (1989). Main character Jack Ryan, who is now the Deputy Director of Central Intellig ...

'' (2002) *'' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder'' (2002) *'' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2'' (2004) – theme co-written with Tom Salta *'' Command & Conquer: Generals'' (2003) *'' Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour'' (2003) *'' Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle'' (2003) with Inon Zur *'' 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) *''

'' (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 and produced by Clayton Townsend, Dan Halsted, and Lauren Shuler Donner from a screenplay by Stone and John Logan based on a story written by Logan and Da ...

'' (1999) (songs "Sharks' Theme", "Spiritual" and "Rock the Sharks") *'' Ali'' (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'' (2009) *'' Rushlights'' (2013) *''Negative'' (2017) *''

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'' (2019) *'' Infamous'' (2020) *'' Mending the Line'' (2023)

Television

*''Trapped'' (2001,

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) *'' CSI: NY'' (2004–2013) *''Whodunnit?'' (2013)

Other

(2001,

) *''Dreamstate'' (2018,

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)

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'' * Golden Reel 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)

References

External links

Official website
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Artist profile
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