Jeff Tymoschuk is a Canadian composer who writes music for film, television, video games and theatrical productions. His music is often fast-paced and intense to accompany lively action sequences.
Jeff Tymoschuk | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Souris, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Video game |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Early life
editTymoschuk grew up in Souris, Manitoba.
Career
editIn 2002, Tymoschuk wrote the musical score for the video game James Bond 007: Nightfire from Electronic Arts. He later composed additional music on James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing, supplementing composer Sean Callery’s score.[1]
Tymoschuk has also written music for Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice for BigBig Games/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness[2] and DeathSpank from Hothead Games,[3] and additional music on The Simpsons Hit and Run for Radical Entertainment/Vivendi Universal Games. In 2011, he composed the score for Sleeping Dogs from United Front Games, an open world game set in the Hong Kong underworld.
In 2010, he composed the score for the supernatural thriller Altitude for director Kaare Andrews and Foundation Features, starring Jessica Lowndes and Julianna Guill. Other films include Below Zero, starring Edward Furlong and Michael Berryman, and the action/horror film Tasmanian Devils, starring Danica McKellar.
Tymoschuk has created sound and music for a number of theatrical productions at the Carousel Theatre for Young People in Vancouver.[4][5] In 2012, he was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for composition.[6]
Film
edit| Year | Film | Studio | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Marine 4: Moving Target | WWE Studios/20th Century Fox | William Kaufman |
| 2015 | Mother of All Lies | Reel One Entertainment | Monika Mitchell |
| 2014 | Pants On Fire (co-composer) | Two 4 The Money Media | Jonathan A. Rosenbaum |
| 2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered For Christmas (additional music) | Special Delivery Teleproductions | Kevin Fair |
| 2014 | Leprechaun: Origins | WWE Studios/Lionsgate | Zach Lipovsky |
| 2014 | Heavenly Match | Front Street Pictures | Michael A. Scott |
| 2013 | Afflicted (additional music) | CBS Films | Clif Prowse & Derek Lee |
| 2013 | Window Wonderland (co-composer) | Front Street Pictures | Michael A. Scott |
| 2012 | Tasmanian Devils | Original Pictures | Zach Lipovsky |
| 2011 | Hunt for the I-5 Killer (additional music) | Bauman Entertainment | Allan Kroeker |
| 2011 | Below Zero | Twilight Pictures | Justin Thomas Ostensen |
| 2010 | Altitude | Foundation Features | Kaare Andrews |
| 2010 | Circle of Pain | Legacy Filmworks | Daniel Zirilli |
| 2008 | That One Night | Infinite Reality Productions | Rick Alyea |
| 2007 | Mr. Big | Eagle Harbour Entertainment | Tiffany Burns |
| 2005 | subHuman (co-composer) | Sonambulist Imagery | Mark Tuit |
| 2004 | The Big Bank Theory | Sea to Sky Productions | Adriane Polo |
| 2006 | Latchkey's Lament (short) | Tentaco Productions | Troy Nixey |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Studio |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (additional music) | Moon Water Productions/Hallmark |
| 2013 | Cedar Cove (co-composer, pilot episode) | Front Street Pictures/Hallmark |
| 2012 | Animism: The Gods' Lake | Zeroes2Heroes Media/APTN |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Studio |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sleeping Dogs: Triad Wars | United Front Games/Square Enix |
| 2012 | Sleeping Dogs | United Front Games/Square Enix |
| 2011 | The Baconing | Hothead Games/Electronic Arts |
| 2010 | DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue | Hothead Games/Electronic Arts |
| 2010 | DeathSpank | Hothead Games/Electronic Arts |
| 2008 | Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness | Hothead Games |
| 2007 | Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice | BigBig Games/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe |
| 2004 | James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (additional music) | Electronic Arts |
| 2003 | The Simpsons: Hit & Run (additional music) | Radical Entertainment/Vivendi Universal Games |
| 2002 | James Bond 007: Nightfire (co-composer) | Electronic Arts |
References
edit- ^ "Video game composers score interactive experiences". The Georgia Strait, by Blaine Kyllo on August 9th, 2010
- ^ "On The Musical Precipice Of Darkness". Inside Mac Games, Cord Kruse
- ^ "Interview: DeathSpank's Soundtrack - Sailing the Seas of Sonic Justice". Gamasutra, January 19, 2011
- ^ "SILVERWING". Vancouver Plays, December 2006, Volume 30.
- ^ "Theatre review: Young audience gets royal treatment". Vancouver Courier, Jo Ledingham. April 23, 2013
- ^ "Nominees for the 30th annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards announced". Georgia Strait, by Jessica Werb on May 18th, 2012