Rod Abernethy
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Award-winning composer and musician Rod Abernethy crafts authentic and
memorable music scores for visual media including video games,
advertising and television. His rich musical repertoire encompasses
traditional acoustic and ethnic scores, unique hybrid soundtracks
fusing electronic and organic elements, as well as dramatic music
written for orchestra and choir. Rod's dynamic music productions
enhance numerous high profile video games such as Alpha Protocol, Tera,
Eat Lead, Wheelman, Dead Head Fred, The Hobbit and Rise of the Kasai as
well as promotional trailers for Darksiders, Warhawk, Lineage II and
Prince of Persia. Rod's music has also been featured in programming for
major networks including ABC, CBS, Discovery Channel, ESPN, Fox, G4,
HBO, Nickelodeon, TLC and PBS. As a signed artist he has recorded in
major studios around the world for record industry giants Warner Bros.,
Elektra, Atlantic, and MCA Records and collaborated with legendary
producers Paul Rothchild (The Doors, Bonnie Raitt), John Anthony (Roxy
Music, Queen) and David Lord (Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos, Tears for
Fears, The Pretenders).
Rod's music-for-picture traverses multiple genres while maintaining an authenticity, originality and integrity which he customizes for each project. He is perhaps best known for his acoustic instrumentation combined with cinematic scoring. The critically acclaimed score for The Hobbit, combining traditional Celtic music with sweeping orchestra, won G.A.N.G.'s Best Soundtrack Award.
Rod's portfolio of orchestral productions features an array of popular franchises including Star Trek: Legacy, Transformers video games. He also helped develop the music and co-produce the live orchestral sessions with the Northwest Sinfonia in Seattle and Skywalker Symphony Orchestra at Skywalker Sound for EA's sci-fi survival horror opus, DEAD SPACE. More recently he recorded his epic fantasy orchestral score for the next generation massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) TERA with the Northwest Sinfonia.
A music graduate from the University of North Carolina, Rod maintains a cutting-edge recording studio facility centrally located in Raleigh, NC and boasts an extensive collection of vintage amps, guitars and mics. Rod is a voting member of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), the non-profit organization dedicated to promoting game audio, as well as a Peer Panelist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (A.I.A.S). He is a frequent and prominent speaker at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.
Rod is currently composing the original score for id Software's post-apocalyptic action first person shooter RAGE.
Rod's music-for-picture traverses multiple genres while maintaining an authenticity, originality and integrity which he customizes for each project. He is perhaps best known for his acoustic instrumentation combined with cinematic scoring. The critically acclaimed score for The Hobbit, combining traditional Celtic music with sweeping orchestra, won G.A.N.G.'s Best Soundtrack Award.
Rod's portfolio of orchestral productions features an array of popular franchises including Star Trek: Legacy, Transformers video games. He also helped develop the music and co-produce the live orchestral sessions with the Northwest Sinfonia in Seattle and Skywalker Symphony Orchestra at Skywalker Sound for EA's sci-fi survival horror opus, DEAD SPACE. More recently he recorded his epic fantasy orchestral score for the next generation massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) TERA with the Northwest Sinfonia.
A music graduate from the University of North Carolina, Rod maintains a cutting-edge recording studio facility centrally located in Raleigh, NC and boasts an extensive collection of vintage amps, guitars and mics. Rod is a voting member of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), the non-profit organization dedicated to promoting game audio, as well as a Peer Panelist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (A.I.A.S). He is a frequent and prominent speaker at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.
Rod is currently composing the original score for id Software's post-apocalyptic action first person shooter RAGE.