Rod Abernethy is a performing songwriter, guitarist, and composer. His music has been used as scores for EA, Midway,

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, Bethesda,

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and

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. Abernethy first appeared on the public landscape with a 1975 LP ''Solo'', produced by Don Dixon from the North Carolina band

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. He later joined Arrogance as lead guitarist, staying with the band through their releases ''Suddenly'' (Warner Brothers,1980) and ''Lively'' (1981). He eventually left Arrogance before the recording of the unreleased, at the time, ''The 5'11" Record'' (1982) to pursue a solo music career composing for films, TV, and video games. As a composer, Abernethy has more than 80 video games to his credit, including

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, EA’s science fiction

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(2009 BAFTA for Use of Audio - Music Co-Producer), Tolkien's

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for

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, The Wheelman, Blacksite: Area 51, Star Trek: Legacy, Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII, and Dead Head Fred. Abernethy returned to performing live in 2014 and was the Overall Grand Prize Winner of the 2021 International Acoustic Music Awards. In 2019 he was the Grand Prize winner of American Songwriter's Bob Dylan Song Contest. His last album ''Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore'' was released in 2021 and produced by Grammy nominated producer Neilson Hubbard.

Selected works

* '' Normal Isn't Normal Anymore'' Rod Abernethy, Songs From Downstairs Records * ''

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'' Rod Abernethy, Songs From Downstairs Records * ''

Damaged Core High Voltage Software, Inc. (HVS) is an American video game developer based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Founded in April 1993 by Kerry J. Ganofsky, the company is best known for developing ''Lego Racers'' (1999), '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' (2 ...

'' High Voltage Software, Oculus Rift * ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' Vicious Cycle, Cartoon Network * ''

Pacific Rim The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The '' Pacific Basin'' includes the Pacific Rim and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geological Pacific Ring of Fire. List ...

'' Warner Bros. * ''

'' id Software, Bethesda * ''

Despicable Me ''Despicable Me'' is an American media franchise created by Sergio Pablos, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It centers on a supervillain turned secret agent named Gru, his adoptive daughters, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, and his yellow-colored Minions ...

'' D3 Publisher, Vicious Cycle Software * '' Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon'' D3 Publisher, Vicious Cycle Software * '' TERA: Rising'' Bluehole Studios, En Masse Entertainment * ''

'' Electronic Arts * '' Wheelman'' Midway/Ubisoft * ''

Darksiders ''Darksiders'' is a hack and slash action-adventure video game franchise created by Vigil Games, now developed by Gunfire Games, which consists of some of the original members of Vigil. The series is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, where ma ...

'' Promotional Trailer, THQ * ''

Eat Lead ''Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard'' is a 2009 third-person shooter video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles. The game was developed by Vicious Cycle Software and published by D3 Publisher. ''Eat Lead'' puts players ...

'' D3Publisher * ''

'' Obsidian, Sega * ''

Transformers Animated ''Transformers: Animated'' is a superhero animated television series based on the ''Transformers'' toy line. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Hasbro Entertainment and animated by The Answer Studio, Mook Animation, and Studio 4°C ...

'' Activision * '' Dead Head Fred'' D3Publisher * ''

Hour of Victory ''Hour of Victory'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by American studio N-Fusion Interactive and published by Midway Games. It was released in June 2007 for Xbox 360 and February 2008 for Microsoft Windows. It was the first World W ...

'' Midway * ''

Horsez ''Horsez'' refers to one of four video games released by Ubisoft in 2006, as part of the ''Petz'' series, for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC and Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which ...

'' Ubisoft * '' Star Trek: Encounters'' Bethesda, Paramount * ''

'' Vivendi Universal Games, Sierra Entertainment * '' Blazing Angels'' Ubisoft * '' Lineage II, Scions of Destiny'' Promotional Trailer,NC Soft * '' Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows'' Midway * ''

Rayman Raving Rabbids ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' () is a 2006 party video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft for the Wii. It was also released for the PlayStation 2 and Windows in 2006 as well as the Xbox 360 in 2007 and Mac OS X in 2008. ...

'' Ubisoft * ''

Flushed Away ''Flushed Away'' is a 2006 animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features. The film was directed by Sam Fell and David Bowers, from a screenplay by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keen ...

'' D3Publishing of America * '' Warhawk'' Promotional Trailers, SCEA * '' Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War'' Stainless Steel Studios * '' Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones'' Promotional Trailers, Ubisoft * ''

Heroes of Might and Magic V ''Heroes of Might and Magic V'' is the fifth installment of the ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' fantasy turn-based strategy video game series. The game was released by Ubisoft in Europe on May 19, and then in the United States and Canada on May 2 ...

'' Promotional Trailers, Ubisoft * ''

Jaws Unleashed ''Jaws Unleashed'' is a 2006 action-adventure video game inspired by the 1975 film '' Jaws''. It was developed by Appaloosa Interactive and published by Majesco Entertainment. This game features open world gameplay, with the player assuming con ...

'' Majesco * ''

Pac-Man World Rally ''Pac-Man World Rally'', known in Europe as ''Pac-Man Rally'', is a kart racing game in the ''Pac-Man'' series. It was published by Bandai Namco Games, and released on August 22, 2006, for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation Portable, and M ...

'' Namco * '' Unaccounted IV'' Audiofonics * ''

Area 51 Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range in southern Nevada, north-northwest of Las Vegas. A remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force B ...

'' Midway * ''

Rise of the Kasai ''Rise of the Kasai'' is a 2005 action-adventure video game developed by BottleRocket Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. The game serves as a sequel to '' The Mark of Kri'', developed by San Diego ...

'' Sony Computer Entertainment America * ''

King Arthur According to legends, King Arthur (; ; ; ) was a king of Great Britain, Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In Wales, Welsh sources, Arthur is portrayed as a le ...

'' Konami, Touchstone Pictures * ''

The Sims Bustin' Out ''The Sims Bustin' Out'' is a video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts in 2003 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and in 2004 for the N-Gage. It is the second title in ''The Sims'' console series and ...

'' Electronic Arts, Maxis * ''

The Urbz ''The Urbz: Sims in the City'' is a video game for the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo DS. It is the third ''Sims'' game for video game consoles and is the second Sims game not to be released on Microsoft Windows, af ...

'' Electronic Arts, Maxis * '' Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc'' Enlight Software * '' Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force'' Ubisoft * ''

Curious George Curious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written and illustrated by Margret and H. A. Rey. Various media, including films and TV shows, have been based upon the original ...

'' Vicious Cycle, Nickelodeon * ''

Shinobi A , or was a spy and infiltrator in pre-modern Japan. The functions of a ninja included siege and infiltration, ambush, reconnaissance, espionage, deception, and later bodyguarding.Kawakami, pp. 21–22 Antecedents may have existed as ear ...

'' THQ * ''Altered Beast'' THQ * ''Atlantis The Lost Continent'' Disney, THQ * ''Cabela’s Big Game Hunter'' Activision * ''Dark Side Of The Moon'' SouthPeak Games * ''Ellis Island'' The History Channel * ''Looney Tunes Assorted Nuts'' Warner Bros. * ''Marvel Universe'' Konami * ''Marvel: Dark Reign'' Vicious Cycle, D3Publisher * ''Monster Garage'' Activision * ''Tejumin'' SouthPeak Games * ''Wild Wild West'' Warner Bros. Interactive * ''Zathura'' Take 2 Interactive

References

External links

Rod Abernethy - Performing Songwriter
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Rod Abernethy on Facebook

Live Orchestra for The Hobbit
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