Jesper Kyd

BAFTA award-winning Danish composer Jesper Kyd is renowned for his immersive, atmospheric music and boundless creativity crafting unique soundtracks and iconic music for visual media such as the blockbuster video game franchises ASSASSIN’S CREED (“Pioneer of the Assassin’s Creed musical universe” – Ubisoft), BORDERLANDS, DARKSIDERS, HITMAN, STATE OF DECAY, WARHAMMER and Sohum Shah’s internationally acclaimed dark mythological fantasy, TUMBBAD (Amazon Prime).

Constantly pushing musical boundaries and transcending genre expectations, Kyd’s experimental approach enhances each soundtrack with his inventive musical exploration and artistic vision. From the cinematic grimdark EDM of WARHAMMER 40,000: DARKTIDE (Fatshark Games/Games Workshop), blending industrial heavy synths and epic gothic choirs, to the raw Nordic sounds and authentic Viking instrumental performances for Ubisoft’s best-selling title, ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA, expanding on his enduring legacy establishing the series’ musical DNA and beloved fan favorite theme now synonymous with the brand.

Kyd continues his journey creating original soundscapes and recently completed scoring the futuristic noir-inspired first-person open-world shooter RPG, NO LAW (Neon Giant); SAMSON, a gritty, open-world action game from new AAA studio Liquid Swords (founded by JUST CAUSE’s Christofer Sundberg), and the highly anticipated open-world zombie sequel, STATE OF DECAY 3 (Microsoft).Other recent projects include new grimdark bangers for Warhammer’s DARKTIDE universe, Plarium’s animation series RAID: CALL OF THE ARBITER (Rollman Entertainment/Studio TeamTo), and the since cancelled WONDER WOMAN video game (Monolith/Warner Bros.).

Kyd has received top honors for his music from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Critics Choice Film Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Game Audio Network Guild as well as nominations from Billboard, CNN, MTV Video Music Awards and Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. He was also honored with the Nile Rodgers Global Creators Award at Canadian Music Week for his innovative and unique body of work, joining the esteemed ranks of entertainment industry luminaries Spike Lee and Tony Visconti.

Kyd’s music is performed in concerts and festivals by orchestras worldwide including The National Symphony at The Kennedy Center, Danish National Symphony, Krakow Film Music Festival, Tenerife International Film Music Festival, WDR Symphony, Prague Composers Summit, Game Music Festival, Video Games Live, Game On! Symphonic Concerts, Heroes: A Video Game Symphony, and Assassin’s Creed Symphony World Tour.