Pedro Camacho
Encyclopedia
Pedro Macedo Camacho, born September 4, 1979, in the city of Funchal
, Portugal, is an award-winning film
and video game composer
.
After three years, Camacho moved to Lisbon, where he continued his studies in the National Conservatoire for another four years with composer and teacher Eurico Carrapatoso
. Under his guidance, Camacho received an A+ classification every year, becoming the only student ever to achieve this score.
As a pianist, Camacho started with teacher and musicologist, Robert Andres, and then with the Portuguese teacher, Melina Rebelo. He got an A in the final exam in Lisbon. Camacho was one of the very few students to finish the eight years' learning program in four years' time.
Camacho claims that composing has been an important part of his life since he was ten years old, when he started composing short musical pieces on the vintage OctaMED program, a tracker for Amigas 500.
Side by side with this classical learning process, Camacho started learning Jazz Theory, Composition and Piano with the pianist Jorge Borges and, more recently, in the Portuguese Jazz School, "Hot Clube Portugal".
2008
2007
2006
Funchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...
, Portugal, is an award-winning 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 video game 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...
.
Biography
Pedro Macedo Camacho started learning composition with Argentinean composer Roberto Pérez in his home city's Conservatoire and Arts School.After three years, Camacho moved to Lisbon, where he continued his studies in the National Conservatoire for another four years with composer and teacher Eurico Carrapatoso
Eurico Carrapatoso
Eurico Carrapatoso ComIH is a Portuguese composer.-Awards and honors:2006 - UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers, Paris, with his O meu poemário infantil for tenor and orchestra...
. Under his guidance, Camacho received an A+ classification every year, becoming the only student ever to achieve this score.
As a pianist, Camacho started with teacher and musicologist, Robert Andres, and then with the Portuguese teacher, Melina Rebelo. He got an A in the final exam in Lisbon. Camacho was one of the very few students to finish the eight years' learning program in four years' time.
Camacho claims that composing has been an important part of his life since he was ten years old, when he started composing short musical pieces on the vintage OctaMED program, a tracker for Amigas 500.
Side by side with this classical learning process, Camacho started learning Jazz Theory, Composition and Piano with the pianist Jorge Borges and, more recently, in the Portuguese Jazz School, "Hot Clube Portugal".
Credits
2009- Fairytale Fights (VG)Fairytale FightsFairytale Fights is a hack and slash action-adventure game developed and published by Playlogic Entertainment for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows....
(lead composer) – Playlogic Game FactoryPlaylogic Entertainment-Current:Playlogic Entertainment NV was established in 2010. The company is active in mobile gambling and console publishing.Playlogic Entertainment NV completed the acquisition of Mobile gambling company Wannagaming at the beginning of 2011... - Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island (VG)Ghost Pirates of Vooju IslandGhost Pirates of Vooju Island is an adventure game about pirates for PC by video game developer Autumn Moon Entertainment. Original concept and design was written by William 'Bill' Tiller, who was also responsible for the visual look of the Monkey Island game, The Curse of Monkey Island.The game...
(lead composer) – Autumn Moon EntertainmentAutumn Moon EntertainmentAutumn Moon Entertainment is a computer game developer founded in 2002 by former LucasArts employee Bill Tiller. They have released two games to date: A Vampyre Story and Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island , with a third, A Vampyre Story 2, still in development.-Company strategy:Autumn Moon...
2008
- A Vampyre Story (VG)A Vampyre StoryA Vampyre Story is a 2008 point-and-click adventure game developed by Autumn Moon Entertainment for Windows, published by Crimson Cow. The game is set in Europe during the 1890s, and follows a young female opera singer turned vampire as she attempts to make the journey back home to Paris in search...
– Autumn Moon EntertainmentAutumn Moon EntertainmentAutumn Moon Entertainment is a computer game developer founded in 2002 by former LucasArts employee Bill Tiller. They have released two games to date: A Vampyre Story and Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island , with a third, A Vampyre Story 2, still in development.-Company strategy:Autumn Moon... - Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (VG)Sacred 2 Fallen AngelSacred 2: Fallen Angel is an action role-playing game. It is the second full game in the Sacred video game series. It is a prequel which takes place 2,000 years before the events of Sacred. Like its predecessor, the game takes place in a fantasy setting...
(additional music) – AscaronAscaronAscaron Entertainment was a video game developer based in Germany. Founded as Ascon and later renamed in October 1996 due to the possible confusion with the Swiss company Ascom AG, the company produced titles primarily for the PC until it was made insolvent in 2009.-Background and history:Ascaron... - Zeno Clash (VG)Zeno ClashZeno Clash is a 3D fighting game or brawler, with some elements of a first-person shooter. It is the debut game of Chilean developer ACE Team and uses Valve Corporation's Source engine. It was first released for download through Valve's content delivery service, Steam, on April 21,...
(promo music) – Ace Team
2007
- Fury (VG)Fury (computer game)Fury was a player versus player competitive online role-playing game / massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Auran. It was released on 16 October 2007 and was shut down on 7 August 2008...
– AuranAuranN3V Games is an Australian video game developer and publisher based in Brisbane, Queensland.-History:Auran was established by Greg Lane and Graham Edelsten in 1995, and released its first game, Dark Reign: The Future of War, in 1997...
, CodemastersCodemastersThe Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986... - Crime City (VG) – Games2Gaze
- Audiosurf (VG)AudiosurfAudiosurf is a puzzle/rhythm hybrid game created by Invisible Handlebar, a personal company created by Dylan Fitterer. Its track-like stages visually mimic the music the player chooses, while the player races across several lanes collecting colored blocks that appear in sync with the music...
– Invisible Handlebar, Valve Software - Color Trail (VG) – Real Time Solutions
- Darwin the Monkey (VG) – Rocksolid Games
- Days of Sail (VG) – immersionFX
- Bonnie and Clyde – Mediaramas
2006
- Stilt Walkers – Van Der Haeghe Alexis
Awards and nominations
- 2001 – Best Composition Student Award – Lisbon Conservatoire
- 2006 – Honorable Mention for Best Soundtrack, Global RTS – GAMES2006 International Festival
- 2006 – 1st MI7 Competition – Best Music Award Winner
- 2008 – IGF 2008 Excellence in Audio Award Winner – AudiosurfAudiosurfAudiosurf is a puzzle/rhythm hybrid game created by Invisible Handlebar, a personal company created by Dylan Fitterer. Its track-like stages visually mimic the music the player chooses, while the player races across several lanes collecting colored blocks that appear in sync with the music...
, Invisible Handlebar - 2010 – Best Audio Design in Dutch Games Awards – Fairytale FightsFairytale FightsFairytale Fights is a hack and slash action-adventure game developed and published by Playlogic Entertainment for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows....
, Playlogic