Robyn Miller

Robyn Charles Miller (born August 6, 1966) is an American video game designer who is the co-founder of Cyan Worlds with brother Rand Miller. He served as co-designer of the popular computer game ''Myst'', which held the title of best-selling computer game from its release in 1993 until the release of ''The Sims'' seven years later. He also co-directed and co-lead designed the sequel to ''Myst'', ''Riven'', which was the best-selling computer game of its year of release, 1997. Miller composed and performed the soundtracks to both games. He also acted in Myst, portraying one of the antagonists, Sirrus (with brother and Cyan-cofounder Rand appearing as Achenar and Atrus). He co-wrote the first Myst novel, ''The Book of Atrus''.

After the release of ''Riven'', Miller left Cyan to pursue non-game interests, including films. He is the director of the 2013 film '' The Immortal Augustus Gladstone''.

Early works

Miller served as a designer on Cyan Worlds's early games '' The Manhole'', '' Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel'' and '' Spelunx''.

''Myst'' and ''Riven''

Miller is known for his contributions in the areas of direction and design, especially in the area of visual design—the look and feel of the ''Myst'' and ''Riven'' worlds. Richard Vander Wende, co-director and co-designer of Riven, was likewise responsible for orchestrating the visual language of that world.

Composer

While at Cyan, Miller composed the soundtracks for both ''Myst'' and ''Riven''.

In 2005 he worked on a musical project named ''Ambo'', with W. Keith Moore.

In December 2013, he released the soundtrack for his debut film ''The Immortal Augustus Gladstone'' in digital format on Gumroad.com.

Miller composed the soundtrack for Cyan's Kickstarter-funded video game ''Obduction'', released in August 2016. This was his first work with Cyan since ''Riven'' in 1997. Initially, he had only intended to appear in the game itself (as C.W., one of the few human characters the player interacts with), and had outright said he would not do the soundtrack. After persuasion by his brother Rand, as well as seeing the work being done on the game, he eventually agreed to compose the game's music as well as appear in the game. He stated in an interview that he enjoyed focusing solely on composing, as opposed to the additional production work he had done for ''Myst'' and ''Riven''.

From 2022 to 2023, Miller self-published a compilation series of three albums entitled ''Lost Tracks'' featuring various unreleased tracks composed and recorded over his career.

Director

Miller's debut film project is a fictional documentary film titled '' The Immortal Augustus Gladstone'', a story about a man who believes himself to be a vampire.

Discography

Solo albums:
*'' Myst: The Soundtrack'' (1995)
*'' Riven: The Soundtrack'' (1998)
*''The Immortal Augustus Gladstone - Soundtrack'' (2013)
*'' Obduction - Original Game Soundtrack'' (2016)
*''Obduction Redacted - B Sides'' (EP, 2016)
*''Little Potato'' (2017)
*''Lost Tracks, Pt. I - Myst'' (2022)
*''Lost Tracks, Pt. II'' (2022)
*''Lost Tracks, Pt. III'' (2023)

As a member of Ambo:
*''1000 Years and 1 Day'' (2005)
*''Ambo – Day Two - B-Sides'' (EP, 2005)

Filmography

See also

*List of ambient music artists

References

External links

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Robyn Miller
at OverClocked ReMix

Robyn Miller
at VGMdb

Articles and other

article at Wired magazine
''Riven'' cover
at Wired magazine
''Land of Point''
website (archive)

interview at Feed Magazine (archive)

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1966 births
American male video game actors
American video game composers
American video game designers
Cyan Worlds people
Living people
Male actors from Dallas
Virgin Records artists