Russell Brower is an American music
composer and three-time
Emmy Award
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-winning
sound designer
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who has created sounds for ''
Tiny Toon Adventures
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'', ''
Animaniacs
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'' and ''
Batman: The Animated Series'', and
video game music
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for games including ''
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising'', ''
World of Warcraft
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'', ''
StarCraft II
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'', ''
Diablo III
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'' and ''
Arena of Valor
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''. He was previously the Director of Audio/Video for
Blizzard Entertainment
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, the sound designer/editor at
Warner Bros. Animation and
DiC Entertainment
DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...
, the Audio Director at
NovaLogic, and the Principal Media Designer and Music Director at
Walt Disney Imagineering
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.
"Invincible", from his score for ''
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'', made its first appearance in the
Classic FM Hall of Fame Top 300 in April 2014 at no 52. It was Brower's first appearance in the Hall of Fame.
On July 21, 2017, he announced that his position as the Sr. Audio Director/Composer at
Blizzard Entertainment
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was eliminated. While no longer employed by Blizzard, he stated there is an excellent chance he will return on future projects for Blizzard as a freelance composer.
Work
* ''
Arena of Valor: The Return of Volkath'' (2019)
* ''
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down'' (2003)
* ''
Diablo III
''Diablo III'' is a hack-and-slash action role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the ''Diablo'' franchise. It was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in May 2012, PlayStation 3 and ...
''
(2012)
* ''
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls'' (2014)
* ''
Dota 2: The International 2019 Music Pack'' (2019)
* ''
Hearthstone
''Hearthstone'' is a free-to-play online digital collectible card game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Originally subtitled ''Heroes of Warcraft'', ''Hearthstone'' builds upon the existing lore of the ''Warcraft'' series by ...
'' (2014)
* ''
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising'' (2004)
* ''
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'' (2010)
* ''
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm'' (2013)
* ''
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' (2007)
* ''
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King''
(2008)
* ''
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' (2010)
* ''
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria'' (2012)
* ''
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' (2014)
* ''
World of Warcraft: Legion'' (2016)
References
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20th-century births
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male composers
21st-century American composers
Blizzard Entertainment people
Emmy Award winners
Video game composers
21st-century American male musicians
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