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Mike Morasky (born June 14, 1964) is an American composer, visual effects artist, director and programmer. He composed the scores for the
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'', the ''Left 4 Dead'' series, '' Portal 2'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Half-Life: Alyx'' and ''
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''. He worked on visual effects for the '' Lord of the Rings'' and ''
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'' films, and founded the underground art bands Steel Pole Bath Tub, Milk Cult and DUH.


Biography

For
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'', '' Portal'' (with Kelly Bailey), '' Left 4 Dead'', '' Left 4 Dead 2'' (including composing and playing the guitar, keyboard and bass for the fictional hard rock band Midnight Riders), '' Portal 2'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Half-Life: Alyx'', and ''
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'' film trilogies. Morasky was part of the now-defunct hardcore punk/noise rock band Steel Pole Bath Tub, which he founded in 1986 with Dale Flattum. S.P.B.T. disbanded in 2002.


Filmography


Visual Effects

*'' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001) (lead massive crowd technical director) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) (senior massive technical director) *''
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'' (2003) (lead technical director) *''
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'' (2003) (sentinel/swarm lead) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) (senior massive technical director) *''
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'' (2004) (CG supervisor) *'' Drawing Restraint 9'' (2005) (lead technical director) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006) (digital artist)


Awards

* "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" - " Portal 2" - Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences - (2012) * "Best Audio" - " Portal 2" - Game Developers Choice Award - (2012) * "Best Interactive Score" - " Portal 2" - Game Audio Network Guild - (2012) * "Best Dialog" - " Portal 2" - Game Audio Network Guild - (2012) * "Best Original Vocal Song - Pop" - " Portal 2" - Game Audio Network Guild - (2012) * "Best Game Music of 2011" - " Portal 2" - Kotaku - (2012) * "Best Soundtrack (Nomination)" - " Portal 2" - X-Play - (2011) * "Best Sound Design (Nomination)" - " Portal 2" - X-Play - (2011) * "Outstanding Creative Achievement / Interactive Entertainment Sound Production (Nomination)" - " Portal 2" - TEC Awards - (2012) * "Best Original Score (Nomination)" - " Portal 2" - Spike TV Video Game Awards - (2012) * "Audio of the Year (Nomination)" - " Portal 2" - Game Audio Network Guild - (2012) * "Sound Design of the Year (Nomination)" - " Portal 2" - Game Audio Network Guild - (2012) * "Best Cinematic / Cut Scene Sound (Nomination)" - " Left 4 Dead 2" - Game Audio Network Guild - (2010) * "Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game (Nomination)" - " Left 4 Dead 2" - Game Audio Network Guild - (2010) * "Best Use of Sound" - " Left 4 Dead" - What If Gaming - (2008)


Presentations and papers

*"Left 4 Dead" - Game Audio Network Guild Summer Summit (2010) *"Matrix Revolutions: Techniques and Methodologies With Large Scale Sentinel 'Swarm' Scenes" - Silicon Valley ACM Siggraph (2004) *"Matrix Sequels: Animation and Pipeline Methodologies in Large CG Film Productions" - San Francisco ACM Siggraph Student Chapter (2004) *"Wiring Cracker: The Mechanics of a Non-Anthropomorphic, Real-Time, Performance Animation Puppet" - ACM Siggraph (1998)


Discography


Film

* ''
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'' (2003) (guitar) * ''One Winter Story'' (2006) * ''I Die Daily: The Making of Matthew Barney's 'Cremaster Cycle (2007) * ''Life in Flight'' (2008) * Ayiti Mon Amour (2016)


Video games


Steel Pole Bath Tub


Albums

*'' Butterfly Love'' ( Boner Records, 1989) *'' Lurch'' ( Boner Records, 1990) *''
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'' ( Boner Records, 1990) *'' The Miracle of Sound in Motion'' ( Boner Records, 1993) *'' Your Choice Live Series 019'' (
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, 1993) *''Best of Steel Pole Bathtub'' (Sento, 1993) *'' Scars from Falling Down'' (Slash/London, 1995) *''Unlistenable'' (Zero to One, 2002)


Eps and Singles

*"I Dreamed I Dream" - Split 7'/10" With Melvins - (Boner/Tupelo, 1989) *"Arizona Garbage Truck / Voodoo Chile" (Sympathy for the Recording Industry, 1990) *"European Son / Venus in Furs" (The Communion Label, 1991) *"We Walk" - Split 7" with Jawbreaker - (Staple Gun Records, 1991) *"Your Choice Live" - Limited 7" - (Your Choice Records, 1991) *"Bozeman" (Boner/Tupelo, 1992) *"Some Cocktail Suggestions EP" (Boner/Tupelo, 1994) *"Tragedy Ecstasy Doom and So On EP" (Genius Records, 1995) *"Auf Wiedersehen / Surrender" (Man's Ruin Records, 1995) *"Twist / Surrender" (Slash Records, 1995) *"Hey Bo Diddley Live in Tokyo" - Split 7" with Unwound - (Honey Bear Records, 1996) *"Soul Cannon" - "Live at Emo's: Volume 2 - #2: This Place Sucks" - Split 7" with "Unsane" / "Gomez" - (No Lie Records, 1997)


Compilations

*"Bee Sting" - ''The Thing That Ate Floyd'' - (Lookout! Records, 1988) *"We Walk" - ''Surprise Your Pig - A Tribute to R.E.M.'' - (Staple Gun Records, 1992) *"Chemical Warfare" - ''Virus 100'' - (Alternative Tentacles, 1992) *"Down All the Days" - ''The Mission District: 17 Reasons'' - 7" Box (Mission Merchants, 1992) *"Kung Fu Love" - ''Milk for Pussy'' - (Mad Queen Records, 1993) *"Froggie Would a Wooing Go" - ''Power Flush'' - as "Mud Bath" with Mudwimmin - (Broken Rekids, 1993) *"The Seventh Hour of the Seventh Day" - ''Smitten - A Love Song Compilation'' - (Karate Brand Records, 1994) *"A Washed Out Monkey Star Halo" - ''Dope-Guns-'N-Fucking In The Streets Volume Ten'' - (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1994) *"The 500 Club" - ''CMJ New Music August - Volume 24'' - (College Music Journal, 1995) *"Twist" - ''Introducing Vol. 2'' - (Indigo, 1995) *"Twist" - ''London Records'' (London Records, 1995) *"The Charm" - ''Jabberjaw... Pure Sweet Hell'' - (Mammoth, 1996) *"The Ghost" - ''Twisted Willie'' - (Justice Records, 1996) *"A Washed Out Monkey Star Halo" - ''Dope-Guns-'N-Fucking In The Streets Volumes 8-11'' - (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1997) *"Soul Cannon" - ''Live at Emo's BOX SET'' - 7" Box (No Lie Music, 1997) *"I Dreamed I Dream" - ''Confuse Yr Idols (A Tribute To Sonic Youth)'' (Narnack Records, 2004)


Milk Cult


Albums

*"Love God" (Boner Records / Tupelo Recording, 1993) *"Burn or Bury" (Priority Records, 1994) *"Bruce Lee Marvin Gaye" (ZK Records, 1994) *"Project M-13" (Zero to One Records, 2000)


Eps and Singles

*"Mama Paranoia" - Split 7' With Dosed Bernie - (Box Dog, 1994)


Tumor Circus


Albums

*''Tumor Circus'' (Alternative Tentacles, 1991)


Eps and Singles

*"Take Me Back or I'll Drown Our Dog" - 7'/12" - (Alternative Tentacles, 1991) *"Meathook Up My Rectum" - 7' - (Alternative Tentacles, 1991)


Compilations

*"Meathook Up My Rectum" - "The Bat is Back" - (Alternative Tentacles, 1992)


Albums

*''Blowhard'' (Boner Records, 1991) *''The Unholy Handjob'' (Alternative Tentacles, 1995)


Producer/Engineer

* Jawbreaker - "Chesterfield King" EP (Communion/Tupelo, 1991) * Jawbreaker - '' Bivouac'' (Communion/Tupelo, 1991) *Warlock Pinchers - ''Circusized Peanuts'' (Boner Records, 1991) *Blister - ''Glitches'' (1992) (Executive Producer) *Tumor Circus - ''Tumor Circus'' (Alternative Tentacles, 1991) *
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References

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