Jesper kyd biography

Danish composer and sound designer

Musical artist

Jesper Kyd Jakobson (; Danish: Jesper Kyd Jakobson[ˈjespɐˈkʰytˈjɑkʰʌpsʌn]; born 3 February 1972) 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.

Jesper kyd assassins creed

His scores use orchestra, choir, acoustic manipulations and electronic soundscapes.^[1]

Biography

Early years

Kyd started playing the piano at an early age. Later, he took several years of training in classical guitar, note reading, choir singing and classical composition for piano.

However, he is mostly self-taught.^[2][3] Kyd started using computers for composing on a Commodore 64 at age 14,^[4] and later an Amiga.^[5] He and Mikael Balle became members of the demogroup Silents DK,