Mark Seibert
Encyclopedia
Mark Seibert is an American
musician
, composer
and producer
best known for his work on various video games from Sierra Entertainment
.
and vocals for a Christian band called Omega Sunrise. He recorded two albums with the group in 1983 and 1985, the second of which saw moderate success in various US markets. After a final concert in Fresno, California
in 1986, the group broke up due to the demands of constant touring.
Seibert was tired of working on the road. In 1987, he answered a newspaper advertisement from a computer
game company called Sierra On-Line. After several months of delay, the company hired him as a musician and music editor for King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
. He worked as a musician on this and other projects, but after only a few years, he was promoted to the company's music director. This meant that he worked with staff musicians in both composition and editing.
In 1992, he was promoted again to producer, which meant he was involved in all aspects of game production, not just the music. However, this also meant that he was less able to actually compose music, though he did continue to perform pieces by other composers. He left the company in 2001.
He also helped lead worship services at his church, the Fresno Vineyard, from 1987 to 1991 with his wife Debbie.
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musician
Musician
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, composer
Composer
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and producer
Record producer
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best known for his work on various video games from Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams...
.
Biography
From 1979 to 1986, Seibert performed guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and vocals for a Christian band called Omega Sunrise. He recorded two albums with the group in 1983 and 1985, the second of which saw moderate success in various US markets. After a final concert in Fresno, California
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
in 1986, the group broke up due to the demands of constant touring.
Seibert was tired of working on the road. In 1987, he answered a newspaper advertisement from a computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
game company called Sierra On-Line. After several months of delay, the company hired him as a musician and music editor for King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella, released in 1988, was the first major graphical computer adventure game with a female protagonist. The player takes on the role of Princess Rosella, daughter of King Graham of Daventry and the twin sister of Gwydion/Alexander...
. He worked as a musician on this and other projects, but after only a few years, he was promoted to the company's music director. This meant that he worked with staff musicians in both composition and editing.
In 1992, he was promoted again to producer, which meant he was involved in all aspects of game production, not just the music. However, this also meant that he was less able to actually compose music, though he did continue to perform pieces by other composers. He left the company in 2001.
He also helped lead worship services at his church, the Fresno Vineyard, from 1987 to 1991 with his wife Debbie.
Video game soundtracks
- Police Quest II: The VengeancePolice QuestPolice Quest is a series of computer games produced and published by Sierra On-Line between 1987 and 1993. The original series was composed of four adventure games, the first three of which were designed by former policeman Jim Walls, with the fourth title designed by former LAPD Chief Daryl F....
(1988) - Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a HeroQuest for GloryQuest for Glory is a series of hybrid role-playing/adventure computer games designed by Corey and Lori Ann Cole. The series combined humor, puzzle elements, themes and characters borrowed from various legends, puns, and memorable characters, creating a 5-part series of the Sierra stable.Although...
(1989) - Codename: IcemanCodename: ICEMANCodename: ICEMAN is a graphical adventure game made with the SCI engine and published by the American computer game company Sierra On-Line in 1989. The lead designer was Jim Walls, who also created the Police Quest games...
(1989) - Conquests of Camelot: King Arthur, Quest for the GrailConquests of CamelotConquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail is a graphic adventure game released in 1989 by Sierra. It was the first game in the Conquests series designed by Christy Marx and her husband Peter Ledger. The only other game in the series was 1992's Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood...
(1989) - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! is a 1990 adventure game released by Sierra. Released in November 1990, it featured a significant improvement in graphics . It was also the first King's Quest installment to replace the typing user interface with a point-and-click user interface...
(1990) - Mixed Up Mother Goose (enhanced CD-ROMCD-ROMA CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
version) (1992) (with Amenda-Lombardo and Ken Allen) - King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone TomorrowKing's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone TomorrowKing's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow is the sixth installment in the King's Quest series of adventure games produced by Sierra Entertainment...
(1992) (wrote and produced "Girl in the TowerGirl in the Tower"Girl in the Tower" is a song from the soundtrack of the computer game King's Quest VI. Mark Seibert wrote the song in 1992. The song is a love ballad between two of the game's principal characters, Prince Alexander and Princess Cassima. Accordingly, the song elaborates upon Seibert's "Princess...
", a remix of a theme heard in the previous game where he was the composer.) - Conquests of the Longbow: The Adventures of Robin HoodConquests of the LongbowConquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood is a graphic adventure game designed by Christy Marx and published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. It is considered the second part of the Conquests series, which began with Conquests of Camelot...
(1993) (also Music Director) - Phantasmagoria (1995) (also Producer and singer of the ending song "Take a Stand")
Other works
- Feel the Change (with Omega Sunrise) (1983)
- Run from the Night (with Omega Sunrise) (1985)
- Fresno Vineyard Worship Album (1987)
- Fresno Vineyard Worship Album (1988)
- The Long ShotThe Long ShotThe Long Shot, sometimes called The Long Shot: Believe in Courage, is a Hallmark Channel original movie that aired April 18, 2004. It stars Julie Benz and Marsha Mason and centers around a dressage competition.-Plot summary:...
(Sequencing and Sequence Editing) (1988) - King's Quest IV: The Perils of RosellaKing's Quest IV: The Perils of RosellaKing's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella, released in 1988, was the first major graphical computer adventure game with a female protagonist. The player takes on the role of Princess Rosella, daughter of King Graham of Daventry and the twin sister of Gwydion/Alexander...
(1988) (Musician/Editor) - Space Quest III: The Pirates of PestulonSpace Quest III: The Pirates of PestulonSpace Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon, the third game in Sierra Entertainment's Space Quest series, was released on March 24, 1989, and was developed using an early version of Sierra's SCI engine.-Plot:...
(1988) (Musician/Editor) - SilpheedSilpheedis a video game series developed by Game Arts and designed by the late Takeshi Miyaji. It made its debut on the Japanese PC-8801 in 1986, and was ported to the Fujitsu FM-7 and MS-DOS formats soon after. It was later remade for the Mega-CD and has a sequel called Silpheed: The Lost Planet for the...
(1988) (Music Editor) - Firehawk: Thexder The Second Contact (1990) (Music Director)
- Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating PectoralsLeisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating PectoralsLeisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals is the third entry in the Leisure Suit Larry series of graphical adventure games published by Sierra Entertainment. It was developed for multiple platforms including DOS, Atari ST and Amiga...
(1989) (Music/Sound Programming) - Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 1Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 1Hoyle's Official Book of Games is a series of games produced by Sierra Entertainment. Volume 1, released in 1989, featured multi-player card games. Volume 2, released in 1990, featured 28 varieties of Solitaire. Volume 3, released in 1992, featured board games...
(1989) (Music Director) - King's Quest I: Quest for the CrownKing's Quest I: Quest for the CrownKing's Quest: Quest for the Crown is a 1984 adventure game, originally published for the IBM PCjr simply as King's Quest. The story and the general design of the game was developed by Roberta Williams....
(1989) (VGA remake) (Music Director) - Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time RippersSpace Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time RippersSpace Quest IV: Roger Wilco and The Time Rippers was released on floppy disks on March 4, 1991, and released on CD-ROM in December 1992 with full speech support and featuring Laugh-In announcer Gary Owens as the voice of the narrator. It featured 256-color hand painted graphics and a fully...
(1990) (Music Director) - Oil's WellOil's WellOil's Well is a computer game distributed by Sierra On-Line in 1983, and again in 1990. The game was programmed by Thomas J. Mitchell and Bill Sargent. Bill Sargent went on to work on such projects as The Sims, and SimCity 2000....
(1990) (Music Director) - Police Quest III: The KindredPolice QuestPolice Quest is a series of computer games produced and published by Sierra On-Line between 1987 and 1993. The original series was composed of four adventure games, the first three of which were designed by former policeman Jim Walls, with the fourth title designed by former LAPD Chief Daryl F....
(1990) (Music Director) - Quest for Glory II: Trial by FireQuest for Glory II: Trial by FireQuest for Glory II: Trial by Fire is the second video game in Sierra's Quest for Glory series, and the sequel to Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero .-Gameplay:...
(1990) (Music Director) - Hoyle Official Book of Games: Volume 2 (1990) (Music Director)
- Hoyle Official Book of Games: Volume 3 (1991) (Music/Sound Programming)
- EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus (1991) (Music Director)
- Castle of Dr. BrainDr. BrainDr. Brain is a series of educational games made by Sierra On-Line in the 1990s. The objective of each game is solving a series of puzzles in order to proceed further into the game. The series was later picked up by Knowledge Adventure who turned it into a more action-oriented game.The original two...
(1991) (Music Director/Musician) - Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in the Sarien Encounter (1991) (VGA remake) (Music Director)
- Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge LizardsLeisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge LizardsLeisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards is the alliterative title to an adventure computer game first released in 1987, the first part of the Leisure Suit Larry series. It was a completely graphical adventure game with 16 color EGA graphics. It utilizes the Adventure Game Interpreter ...
(VGA remake) (1991) (Music Director) - Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover WorkLeisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover WorkLeisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work is the fourth entry in the Leisure Suit Larry series of graphical adventure games published by Sierra Entertainment. It is the first title in the series available for play on Macintosh, as well as to have 256-color graphics and a...
(1991) (Music/Sound Programming) - Mixed Up Fairy Tales (1991) (Music Arrangement/Performance)
- Quest for Glory I: So You Want to Be a HeroQuest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A HeroHero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero is an adventure game/role-playing game hybrid, designed by Lori Ann Cole and published by Sierra On-line. It is the first game in the Quest for Glory series...
(VGA remake) (1992) (Music Director) - Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death AngelPolice QuestPolice Quest is a series of computer games produced and published by Sierra On-Line between 1987 and 1993. The original series was composed of four adventure games, the first three of which were designed by former policeman Jim Walls, with the fourth title designed by former LAPD Chief Daryl F....
(VGA remake) (1992) (Music Director) - Jones in the Fast LaneJones in the Fast LaneJones in the Fast Lane is a life simulation game developed and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1990. The objective of the game is to attain certain amounts of money, happiness, status, and education. The exact amounts needed are defined by the player when the game begins...
(Enhanced CD-ROM Version) (1992) (Director) - Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon RaThe Dagger of Amon RaRoberta Williams' Laura Bow in: The Dagger of Amon Ra is a computer game published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The game is the second and final installment in the Laura Bow Mysteries line of adventure games, the first of which was The Colonel's Bequest...
(1992) (Music Director) - Island of Dr. BrainDr. BrainDr. Brain is a series of educational games made by Sierra On-Line in the 1990s. The objective of each game is solving a series of puzzles in order to proceed further into the game. The series was later picked up by Knowledge Adventure who turned it into a more action-oriented game.The original two...
(1992) (Music Director) - Take-a-Break! Pinball for Windows (Musician) (1993)
- Pepper's Adventures in TimePepper's Adventures in TimePepper's Adventures in Time is an educational game/adventure game released in 1993 by Sierra On-Line. The project was based on a concept by Sierra VP of Development/Creative Director, Bill Davis, who also designed the game's main characters...
(1993) (Producer/Musician) - The Shadow of YserbiusThe Shadow of YserbiusThe Shadow of Yserbius, originally published by Sierra On-Line, was the first of three graphical MUDs for the online community. Opening to rave reviews, The Shadow of Yserbius, according to industry critics, set the standard by which all future MUDs would be judged. The game was followed by two...
(boxed version) (Producer) - Gabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersGabriel KnightGabriel Knight is a series of adventure games produced by Sierra On-Line in the 1990s. Three games were released in the series: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery and Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned.One compilation was...
(1993) (Sound) - Quest for Glory III: Wages of WarQuest for GloryQuest for Glory is a series of hybrid role-playing/adventure computer games designed by Corey and Lori Ann Cole. The series combined humor, puzzle elements, themes and characters borrowed from various legends, puns, and memorable characters, creating a 5-part series of the Sierra stable.Although...
(1993) (Music Director) - OutpostOutpost (computer game)Outpost is a video game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. In general terms the game is a science-fiction version of SimCity, taking place on a distant planet...
(1994) (Musician) - King's Quest VII: The Princeless BrideKing's Quest VII: The Princeless BrideKing's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride is an adventure game released in 1994 by Sierra On-Line. It featured high-resolution graphics in a style reminiscent of Disney animated films...
(1994) (Producer/Musician) - Torin's PassageTorin's PassageTorin's Passage is a graphic adventure game developed and released by Sierra On-Line, designed by Al Lowe. The game holds the distinction of being a family friendly game by Lowe, designer of the adult-oriented Leisure Suit Larry series of games....
(1995) (Producer) - Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail!Leisure Suit LarryLeisure Suit Larry is a series of adventure games written by Al Lowe and published by Sierra from 1987 to 2009. The main character, whose full name is Larry Laffer, is a balding, dorky, double entendre-speaking, leisure suit-wearing "loser" in his 40s...
(1996) (Producer/Musician) - King's Quest VIII: The Mask of Eternity (1998) (Producer/Musician/Co-designer)
- Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraArcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraArcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is a single player / multi-player computer role-playing game developed by Troika Games and published by Sierra Entertainment. It was released in North America and Europe in August 2001 for Microsoft Windows...
(2001) (Executive Producer) - Throne of DarknessThrone of DarknessThrone of Darkness is a Japanese-themed action-oriented computer role-playing game released in 2001 by Sierra Entertainment, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal. Players control up to four different samurai at a time...
(2001) (Executive Producer)
External links
- Mark Seibert's homepage
- Interview with Mark Seibert at Sierra On-Line, Adventure Classic Gaming (1999)
- Sierra music in MIDI format
- Artist profile at OverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMix, also known as OC ReMix and OCR, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and paying tribute to video game music through arranging and re-interpreting the songs with new technology and software, as well as by various traditional means...