Kevin Riepl: Difference between revisions

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== Biography ==

Riepl began his career working as an assistant and co-writing partner for [[Kevin Manthei]] in the early 2000s.<ref name="gamemusiconline">{{cite web|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/kevinrieplinterview/|title=Kevin Riepl Interview: Raw Interactive Scoring|publisher=Game Music Online|date=14 August 2010|accessdate=21 August 2014|first=Chris|last=Greening}}</ref> At the time, [[Cliff Bleszinski]], former design director at [[Epic Games]], who was then looking for a different musical sound for the ''[[Unreal (video game series)|Unreal]]'' franchise, played his [[Artist's portfolio|demo reel]].<ref name="gamemusiconline" /> This led him to work on ''[[Unreal Tournament 2003]]'', ''[[Unreal Tournament 2004]]'' and ''[[Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict|Unreal Championship 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/55405/exclusive-interview-composer-kevin-riepl-discusses-aliens-colonial-marines-and-resistance#axzz39omSScR3|title=Exclusive Interview: Composer Kevin Riepl Discusses Aliens Colonial Marines and Resistance: Burning Skies|publisher=[[Dread Central]]|date=8 May 2012|accessdate=27 August 2014|first=Amanda|last=Dyar}}</ref> In February 2005, Riepl became attached to ''[[Gears of War (video game)|Gears of War]]''. Initially, he was asked to write the main themes for the game, but after submitting the pieces he had written, Epic liked what he created and signed him on to create the entire score.<ref name="ign">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/29/gears-of-war-composer-interview|title=Gears of War Composer Interview|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=29 November 2006|accessdate=19 August 2014|first=D.|last=Spence}}</ref> In March 2007, Riepl recorded the score for the massively multiplayer first-person shooter computer game ''[[Huxley (video game)|Huxley]]'', developed by [[Webzen Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scoringsessions.com/news/85/|title=Kevin Riepl Scores a Brave New World of Video Game Music in Huxley|publisher=Scoring Sessions|date=19 March 2007|accessdate=9 October 2014|first=Dan|last=Goldwasser}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://company.webzen.com/eng/press/report/read.asp?bbs_seq=79&page=5 |title=Acclaimed Composer Kevin Riepl Scores Webzen's MMOFPS Huxley |publisher=[[Webzen Games]] |date=4 October 2007 |accessdate=9 October 2014 |author=Webzen Games |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085149/http://company.webzen.com/eng/press/report/read.asp?bbs_seq=79&page=5 |archivedate=August 19, 2014 }}</ref>

In addition to his work on the video game industry, Riepl has composed for films and television series, including his recent scores for horror films such as ''[[Silent Night (2012 film)|Silent Night]]'', ''[[Contracted (film)|Contracted]]'' and the ''[[Cabin Fever (2002 film)|Cabin Fever]]'' films (''[[Cabin Fever: Patient Zero|Patient Zero]]'' and the [[Cabin Fever (2016 film)|2016 film remake]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bggafterdark.biogamergirl.com/2014/07/exclusive-interview-kevin-riepl-discusses-cabin-fever-patient-zero.html|title=Exclusive Interview: Kevin Riepl Discusses Cabin Fever: Patient Zero|publisher=BCC After Dark|date=July 2014|accessdate=9 October 2014|first=Amanda|last=Dyar|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014203032/http://bggafterdark.biogamergirl.com/2014/07/exclusive-interview-kevin-riepl-discusses-cabin-fever-patient-zero.html|archivedate=October 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmhdigital.com/2014/06/interview-with-composer-kevin-riepl.html|title=Interview with Composer... Kevin Riepl|publisher=Howlin' Wolf|date=June 2014|accessdate=9 October 2014|author=Jeremy}}</ref>

| 2001 || ''[[Twisted Metal: Black]]'' || [[Incognito Entertainment]] || Additional music (uncredited)

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| 2008 || ''[[Gears of War 2]]'' || [[Epic Games]] || Additional music

| 2011 || ''[[Hunted: The Demon's Forge]]'' || [[inXile Entertainment]] || {{N/A}}

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| 2014 || ''Vlad The Impaler''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=65083754382&story_fbid=10152535053089383|title=To go along with Vlad being released on Steam, here is some of the music I wrote for the project|publisher=[[Facebook]]|date=17 July 2014|accessdate=16 November 2014|first=Kevin|last=Riepl}}</ref> || Section Studios || {{N/A}}

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| 2016 || ''[[Battleborn (video game)|Battleborn]]'' || [[Gearbox Software]] || {{N/A}}

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| 2005 || ''[[Sky High (2005 film)|Sky High]]'' || [[Mike Mitchell (director)|Mike Mitchell]] || Credited as music programmer

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| 2008 || ''[[Lost Boys: The Tribe]]'' || P.J. Pesce || {{N/A}}

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| 2013 || ''[[Contracted (film)|Contracted]]'' || [[Eric England (director)|Eric England]] || {{N/A}}

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| 2015 || ''[[Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts]]'' || Butch Lukic || {{N/A}}

| 2015 || ''[[Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem]]'' || Butch Lukic || {{N/A}}

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| 2019 || ''[[Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' || Jake Castorena || {{N/A}}

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| 2019 || ''Pureza'' || Renato Barbieri || {{N/A}}

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| 2020 || ''[[Superman: Man of Tomorrow]]'' || Chris Palmer || {{N/A}}

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