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Geoff Knorr (born June 13, 1985) is an American composer, orchestrator, and sound designer. He has worked on video game titles such as Civilization VII, Civilization VI, , Civilization V, , and Ashes of the Singularity.
Knorr was born in Framingham, Massachusetts and grew up in Marietta, Georgia. He took piano and cello lessons at a young age and he composed his first piece of music in eighth grade.Greening, Chris. "Interview: The Orchestral Music and Interactive Sounds of Civilization V", Square Enix Music Online. He studied composition with Christopher Theofanidis and Michael Hersch and recording arts and sciences at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Knorr first came to the attention of the Firaxis sound team when he did score preparation for the choir recording for .Van Zelfden, Alex. "Behind the Music of Civilization V" , 1up.com. He has since collaborated as a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer with Firaxis Games, Oxide Games, and Stardock.
Knorr's symphonic arrangements from Civilization V and VI are regularly performed by orchestras around the world as part of the touring Game ON! symphonic game music concerts, conducted by
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| Choir score preparation | |||
| with Michael Curran | |||
| with Mason Fisher | |||
| with Michael Curran | |||
| with Michael Curran | |||
| Music and sound design | |||
| Main menu music | |||
| Lead Composer. Additional music by Grant Kirkhope, Michael Curran, and Griffin Cohen | |||
| Lead Composer. Additional music by Grant Kirkhope and Griffin Cohen | |||
| with Michael Curran and Mason Fisher | |||
| with Michael Curran and Richard Gibbs | |||
| with Roland Rizzo and Phill Boucher | |||
| with Roland Rizzo and Phill Boucher | |||
| with Roland Rizzo and Phill Boucher | |||
| 2020-2021 | Firaxis | with Roland Rizzo and Phill Boucher | |
| with Michael Curran and Jonathan Peros | |||
| with Roland Rizzo |
| 2014 | International Film Music Critics Association Award IFMCA Award Winners 2014 | Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media | ||
| 2015 | ASCAP 2015 Composers' Choice Award ASCAP 2015 Composers' Choice Awards | 2014 Video Game Score of the Year | ||
| 2015 | International Film Music Critics Association Award IFMCA Award Nominees 2015 | Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media | ||
| 2016 | ASCAP 2016 Composers' Choice Award 2016 ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards | 2015 Video Game Score of the Year | ||
| 2017 | Game Audio Network Guild Awards | Civilization VI | Music of the Year | |
| 2019 | Game Audio Network Guild Awards | “Cree - The Atomic Era (The Drums of Poundmaker)" | Best Original Choral Composition | |
| 2019 | British Academy Games Awards (BAFTAs) | Game Beyond Entertainment (entire development team) | ||
| 2020 | Game Audio Network Guild Awards | Best Original Soundtrack | ||
| 2020 | Game Audio Network Guild Awards | “Maori - The Atomic Era” | Best Original Choral Composition |
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