Paul Ruskay is a

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and

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of several

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and

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s. He currently runs his own sound studio, Studio X Labs. He is most noted as being the composer (with the exception of two tracks) of the game '' Homeworld''. His style for this title differs from other composers of real time strategy game soundtracks in that instead of using climactic

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, he uses an ambient electronic style with Indian influences (

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). He would also work as composer and sound designer for the later games in the series - '' Homeworld: Cataclysm'', '' Homeworld 2'', '' Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, and Homeworld 3.'' The '' Homeworld'' soundtrack was awarded ''Best Soundtrack of 1999'' by the magazines

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and

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. In film, he won a

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for Best Sound Editing on the short film Mon Amour Mon Parapluie in 2002, and a

for ''Best Music Score'' in a Short Drama for the film '' The Road That Binds Us'' in 2005. Paul Ruskay is also co-founder and co-developer of ''Aveon Productions'' and ''The Oracle of Aveon'' respectively. In addition to sound design, Paul composed nearly all of the tracks on The Oracle of Aveon. The project also marks this composer's first composition for

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. In 2013, Paul Ruskay composed the soundtrack for the Kickstarter.com-funded game '' Strike Suit Zero''.

References

External links

Studio X Labs website
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