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Jesper Kyd Jakobson is a Danish composer and sound designer, who has worked on various video game, television, and film projects. He has composed soundtracks for the Hitman series, Assassin's Creed series, Borderlands series, Darksiders II and State of Decay, among many others. His scores use orchestra, choir, acoustic manipulations and electronic soundscapes.



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✵ 3. February 1972
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Famous Jesper Kyd Quotes

“I only composed and experimented for myself and not to please anyone else.”

Jesper Kyd

Amiga Music Preservation interview, 2006

“No matter how good your music is, if someone loops it 20 times in the wrong place, it won't sound good.”

Jesper Kyd

Electronic Musician interview, 2005

“Back in those days, when I heard a mod that was better than mine I went back to the drawing board and tried to figure out how this sound was made and how the idea was thought up. I still think this way.”

Jesper Kyd

Amiga Music Preservation interview, 2006

“I like to make music that you can listen to many times without getting tired of it, which is what you need to do with games.”

Jesper Kyd

Electronic Musician interview, 2005

“Remember that the style of music that is popular right now might not be popular by the time you have learned to master that music style. So always stay true to yourself and the kind of music you enjoy listening to and working on.”

Jesper Kyd

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“I didn't expect to get the opportunity to create music for a living. I just couldnt stop making music, it was too much fun.”

Jesper Kyd

Amiga Music Preservation interview, 2006

“It was great mixing dance beats with the choir. The reaction of the classically trained choir when asked to sing on top of dance beats was great.”

Jesper Kyd

Recording the score for Freedom Fighters, BSOSpirit interview

Jesper Kyd Quotes about music

“Most game music today sounds quite predictable, generic and boring and that is, in my opinion, one of the biggest problems with game music today.”

Jesper Kyd

Teamxbox, Audiophile interview, 2003

“I am interested in music that, while being experimental, is still great and fun to listen to.”

Jesper Kyd

Teamxbox, Audiophile interview, 2003

“Creating an action score can be quite challenging because action music can become too overwhelming. If all the music in the game is high energy it will become monotonous. I set out to build a pace in the score, so that there would be a variety of emotions and energy levels in the music. The challenge became to create these different music styles while still maintaining an action feel.”

Jesper Kyd

Go! Game! Music! interview

“The actual quality of game music is very dissapointing today. The demo scene has way better and more interesting music. The simply fact is that demo scene music can usually stand on it's own and game music can't.”

Jesper Kyd

Amiga Music Preservation interview, 2006

“If music is implemented in the best possible way and the music is good and interesting, then it is going to make a good game great.”

Jesper Kyd

Amiga Music Preservation interview, 2006

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