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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, THQ,

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, NC Soft,

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and Nintendo. 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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opus

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(2009 BAFTA AWARD for Best Original Score), Tolkien's

The Hobbit ''The Hobbit, or There and Back Again'' is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the ''N ...

for

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, The Wheelman, Blacksite: Area 51, Star Trek: Legacy, Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII, and Dead Head Fred.

Selected works

* '' The Man I'm Supposed To Be'' Rod Abernethy, Songs From Downstairs Records * '' Damaged Core'' High Voltage Software, Oculus Rift * ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn ( Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' Vicious Cycle, Cartoon Network * ''

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'' Warner Bros. * ''

'' id Software, Bethesda * ''

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'' 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 * ''

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'' Promotional Trailer, THQ * ''

Eat Lead ''Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard'' is a 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 in the ...

'' D3Publisher * ''

'' Obsidian, Sega * ''

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'' Activision * '' Dead Head Fred'' D3Publisher * '' Hour of Victory'' Midway * '' Horsez'' 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 * ''

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'' Ubisoft * ''

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'' 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 16, and then in the United States and Canada on May 2 ...

'' Promotional Trailers, Ubisoft * '' Jaws Unleashed'' 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 ...

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

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'' Midway * '' Rise of the Kasai'' Sony Computer Entertainment America * '' King Arthur'' Konami, Touchstone Pictures * '' The Sims Bustin' Out'' Electronic Arts, Maxis * '' The Urbz'' Electronic Arts, Maxis * '' Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc'' Enlight Software * '' Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force'' Ubisoft * '' Curious George'' Vicious Cycle, Nickelodeon * ''

Shinobi A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included reconnaissance, espionage, infiltration, deception, ambush, bodyguarding and their fighting skills in martial arts, including ninjutsu.Kawakami, pp. 2 ...

'' 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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