Lennie Moore
Encyclopedia
Lennie Moore is an American
composer
, conductor
, orchestrator of music for video games, film
, TV, and Multi-media.
of music for video games, film
, and television
He is best-known as the composer of the 1999 video game Outcast, and most recently, the Watchmen Motion Comic episodic web series. He has composed music on ten films, orchestrated for other composers on dozens of feature films and television movies, over 125 commercials, in addition to many video games including Outcast (2000 nominee for Best Music by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
), Magic the Gathering: Duel of the Planeswalkers, Dirty Harry
(unreleased), Dragonshard, The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
, and additional music for Snoopy vs. the Red Baron
and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
. Lennie recently won a G.A.N.G. Award for the Watchmen Motion Comic web series. He also teaches Composing for Games courses at UCLA Extension and the USC Thornton School of Music
SMPTV program.
United States
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composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, orchestrator of music for video games, film
Film
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, TV, and Multi-media.
Biography
In a career that spans over two decades, Lennie Moore has been a proven force as an accomplished composer, conductor, orchestrator and arrangerArranger
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of music for video games, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
He is best-known as the composer of the 1999 video game Outcast, and most recently, the Watchmen Motion Comic episodic web series. He has composed music on ten films, orchestrated for other composers on dozens of feature films and television movies, over 125 commercials, in addition to many video games including Outcast (2000 nominee for Best Music by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences , founded in 1996, is a non-profit organization that promotes computer and video game entertainment with the annual D.I.C.E. Summit event, where its Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony has been held annually since 1998...
), Magic the Gathering: Duel of the Planeswalkers, Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry is a 1971 American crime thriller produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan....
(unreleased), Dragonshard, The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring is a 2003 real-time strategy game developed by Liquid Entertainment, the makers of the previous Battle Realms and its expansion, Winter of the Wolf, and published by Sierra Entertainment. Set in J. R. R...
, and additional music for Snoopy vs. the Red Baron
Snoopy vs. the Red Baron
Snoopy vs. the Red Baron is a flight combat game released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and PC in 2006. As the name implies, the protagonist is Snoopy, the dog in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip, Peanuts...
and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a 2008 epic fantasy film based on Prince Caspian, the second published, fourth chronological novel in C. S. Lewis's epic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the second in The Chronicles of Narnia film series from Walden Media, following The...
. Lennie recently won a G.A.N.G. Award for the Watchmen Motion Comic web series. He also teaches Composing for Games courses at UCLA Extension and the USC Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music
The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premier music schools in the United States...
SMPTV program.
Notable compositions
The following list consists of select projects for which Lennie Moore wrote the score or contributed additional music.Video game scores
- Halo: Combat Evolved AnniversaryHalo: Combat Evolved AnniversaryHalo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, also referred to as Halo: Anniversary, or Halo: CEA, is a first-person shooter video game set in the Halo universe and is an enhanced remake of Halo: Combat Evolved. Microsoft announced the game along with Halo 4 at their Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 press...
(2011) - Magic the Gathering: Duel of the Planeswalkers (2009)
- Sonic and the Black KnightSonic and the Black Knightis a title within the Sonic the Hedgehog series, released exclusively on Wii as the second entry in the Sonic Storybook series, following on from Sonic and the Secret Rings. The game is directed by Tetsu Katano, who was the lead programmer of the Sonic Adventure titles and Sonic Heroes...
(2009, Additional Music) - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a 2008 epic fantasy film based on Prince Caspian, the second published, fourth chronological novel in C. S. Lewis's epic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the second in The Chronicles of Narnia film series from Walden Media, following The...
(2008, Additional Music) - Dirty HarryDirty HarryDirty Harry is a 1971 American crime thriller produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan....
(2007, unreleased) - Snoopy vs. the Red BaronSnoopy vs. the Red BaronSnoopy vs. the Red Baron is a flight combat game released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and PC in 2006. As the name implies, the protagonist is Snoopy, the dog in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip, Peanuts...
(2006, Additional Music) - Dragonshard (2005)
- Plague of Darkness (2004, unreleased)
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring (2003)
- Outcast (1999)
Film scores
- TV Virus (2007, Co-Composer)
- The RideThe RideThe Ride is the 11th album by Los Lobos. It features numerous guest musicians. The album contains new material and also new versions of earlier Los Lobos songs.-Track listing:#"La Venganza de Los Pelados" – 4:51 #"Rita" – 5:20...
(1999) - Teddy & Philomina (1996)
- Raw JusticeRaw JusticeRaw Justice also known as Good Cop, Bad Cop or Strip Girl is a 1994 film starring Stacy Keach, David Keith, Airplane! star Robert Hays and Pamela Anderson.- Plot summary :...
(1994) - Silent Victim (1993, Additional Music)
Television scores
- Watchmen Motion Comic, Warner PremiereWarner PremiereWarner Premiere is the direct-to-video label of Warner Home Video, itself the home video unit of Warner Bros.In 2006, Warner Home Video announced they would enter the market of releasing original direct-to-video films, a market that has proven lucrative for studios over the past few years...
, iTunes TV Series (2008–2009) - Women: Stories of Passion - Hat Trick (1997)
- House Of Style:Swimsuit '94, MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
(1994) - Dead At 21: Pilot Episode, MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
(1994) - Dead At 21: Love Minus Zero, MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
(1994) - Dead At 21: Brain Salad, MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
(1994) - MTV Sports: The Movie, MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
(1994)
Concerti
- AWAKEN for EVI and Strings
- Metal Gear Solid arrangement for Video Games Live (Composed by Harry Gregson Williams)
- Interactive Frogger arrangement for Video Games Live
Album credits
- The Greatest Songs of the 60's, Barry ManilowBarry ManilowBarry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
(Orchestrator for Ken Berry) - Dark New DayDark New DayDark New Day is an American hard rock supergroup formed in 2004 featuring Brett Hestla of Virgos Merlot, Troy McLawhorn of DoubleDrive, Clint Lowery of Sevendust, Corey Lowery of Stereomud and Stuck Mojo, and Will Hunt of Skrape...
, Dark New DayDark New DayDark New Day is an American hard rock supergroup formed in 2004 featuring Brett Hestla of Virgos Merlot, Troy McLawhorn of DoubleDrive, Clint Lowery of Sevendust, Corey Lowery of Stereomud and Stuck Mojo, and Will Hunt of Skrape...
(Music Prep/Conductor) - 10 Years10 Years10 Years is an American alternative metal band, formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999.-Early Years, Into the Half Moon :10 Years was initially formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999 with singer Mike Underdown, drummer Brian Vodinh, bassist Lewis Cosby, and guitarists Ryan "Tater" Johnson and Matt...
, 10 Years10 Years10 Years is an American alternative metal band, formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999.-Early Years, Into the Half Moon :10 Years was initially formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999 with singer Mike Underdown, drummer Brian Vodinh, bassist Lewis Cosby, and guitarists Ryan "Tater" Johnson and Matt...
(Music Prep/Conductor) - The Greatest Songs of the 50's, Barry ManilowBarry ManilowBarry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
(Orchestrator for Ken Berry) - Sugo Latin Jazz 6 CD Project, Sugo Records (Arranger|Album Producer)
- VoicesVoicesVoices is a 2006 translation of a 2003 crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, another entry in the multi award-winning Detective Erlendur series. It was first published in English in August, 2006. The Swedish translation of the novel won Sweden's Martin Beck Award for the best crime...
, Continuum (Album Co-Producer) - Ultimate Romance, Inner Dimension (Arranger)
- Indigo Christmas II, Sugo Records (Arranger)
- Trinity And Beyond: The Atom Bomb Movie, VCEVCEVCE could refer to:* Victorian Certificate of Education, Year 11 and 12 qualification in Victoria, Australia* Vocational Certificate of Education, a Further Education qualification in the United Kingdom...
(Additional Music Composer) - Off The Beaten PathOff the Beaten Path-Personnel:* Dave Koz - Saxophones, Vocal* Greg Adams - Trumpet* Kenny Aronoff - Drums, Percussion* Gregg Arreguin - Guitars* Sweet Pea Atkinson - Background Vocal* Phil Ayling - Tin Whistle* Sir Harry Bowen - Background Vocal* Lenny Castro - Percussion...
, Dave KozDave KozDave Koz is an American smooth jazz saxophonist.- Life and career :Dave Koz was born on March 27, 1963 in Encino, California....
(String Arrangements) - Continuum, Continuum (Album Co-Producer)
- Sometimes y, Sometimes y (Album Co-Producer)
Award nominations (excluding wins)
- Outcast (2000) (Best Music, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Interactive Achievement Awards)
See also
- Watchmen (animated film)
- Outcast (game)Outcast (game)Outcast is an action-adventure video game by Belgian developer Appeal and released by Infogrames for the PC in 1999. A Dreamcast port of the original was also planned, but was shelved when the PC version failed in the marketplace.-Plot:...
- Video game music
- List of soundtrack composers
- List of film score composers