Gerard Kendrick Marino (born April 1, 1968) is a film and video game score composer, most notably contributing heavily to the

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-based games of the ''

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'' series.Composer profile
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In the ''God of War'' series, his work is featured on the soundtracks of ''

'' (2005), ''

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'' (2007), '' God of War: Chains of Olympus'' (2008), ''

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'', and '' God of War: Ghost of Sparta'' (both 2010).

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, who took over as music composer beginning with 2018's ''

'', which transitioned the series to

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, would make use of Marino's themes in ''

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pack, ''Valhalla'', which released in December 2023. For ''God of War II'', Marino was nominated for a BAFTA Award. He also worked on Activision games, such as ''Gun (video game), Gun'', ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time'', and ''The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 video game), The Amazing Spider-Man''. He has also worked on several film and television series since 2000, generally listed as composing additional music for the soundtracks.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marino, Gerard 1968 births American film score composers American male film score composers American male television composers American television composers American video game composers Living people