Chris Huelsbeck




































Chris Huelsbeck
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Background information
Birth name Christopher Hülsbeck
Born
(1968-03-02) 2 March 1968 (age 50)
Origin
Kassel, Germany
Genres
Electronica, video game music
Occupation(s) Composer
Years active 1986-present
Website Official website

Christopher Hülsbeck (born 2 March 1968), known internationally as Chris Huelsbeck, is a German video game music composer from Kassel, Germany.




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Discography


  • 3 Soundtracks


  • 4 Gameography


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Career


Huelsbeck's music career started at age 17, when he entered a music competition in the German 64'er magazine, taking first prize with his composition "Shades".[1][2] He took a job in music production with the company Rainbow Arts.[2]


In 1986, Huelsbeck released the SoundMonitor program for Commodore 64 computer. The program was released as a type-in listing in the German computer magazine 64'er. This program, featuring the idea of notation data rolling from down to up, is assumed[who?] to have a significant influence on Karsten Obarski's Ultimate Soundtracker (1987) which was a starting point for the still continuing tradition of tracker music programs.[3]


Huelsbeck has written soundtracks for more than 70 titles, the latest being Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams. Many of his scores for the Commodore 64 are regarded as classics among enthusiasts today, most notably The Great Giana Sisters. He is best known for the soundtracks to the Turrican series of games.


He also created a music replay routine for the Amiga called TFMX — "The Final Musicsystem eXtended", which features more musically-oriented features than rival Soundtracker, such as logarithmic pitch-bends, sound macros and individual tempos for each track.[citation needed]


His music from Apidya, Turrican 2, Turrican 3 and The Great Giana Sisters was performed live at the Symphonic Game Music Concert series in Leipzig, Germany between 2003–2007, conducted by Andy Brick. On 23 August 2008 his music was performed at Symphonic Shades, a concert dedicated to his work exclusively. The WDR Radio Orchestra and a choir performed classics such as The Great Giana Sisters, Turrican, R-Type and others in Cologne, Germany conducted by Arnie Roth. On 19 March 2009 it was announced that Arnie Roth will conduct the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the concert Sinfonia Drammatica in the Konserthuset Stockholm. Taking place on 4 August 2009, the concert combined performances of Huelsbeck's Symphonic Shades, with selections from drammatica by Yoko Shimomura.[4]



Discography



  • 1991 Quik and Silva

  • 1991 Shades[5]

  • 1992 To be on Top[6]

  • 1992 Apidya

  • 1993 Turrican Soundtrack

  • 1994 Native Vision - Easy life (single)

  • 1994 Rainbows

  • 1995 Sound Factory

  • 1997 Tunnel B1 Soundtrack

  • 1997 Extreme Assault soundtrack

  • 1998 Peanuts feat. Doc. Schneider - Leben betrügt (single)

  • 2000 Bridge from the past to the future (released at MP3.com)

  • 2000 Collage (released at MP3.com)

  • 2000 Merregnon Soundtrack, Volume 1

  • 2001 Chris Hülsbeck in the Mix (released by ZYX Music)

  • 2004 Merregnon Soundtrack, Volume 2 (English and Japanese edition)

  • 2007 Number Nine

  • 2008 Symphonic Shades

  • 2013 Turrican Soundtrack Anthology (Volumes 1-4)

  • 2015 The Piano Collection

  • 2017 25 Years - Turrican II The Orchestral Album by Chris Huelsbeck[7]



Soundtracks




  • Apidya (Amiga)


  • Apprentice (Amiga)


  • The Baby of Can Guru (C64)


  • Dulcedo Cogitationis (C64)


  • The Great Giana Sisters (C64)


  • Hard 'n' Heavy (C64)


  • Jim Power in Mutant Planet (Amiga)


  • Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D (SNES)


  • R-Type intro music (C64, Amiga)


  • Starball intro music (C64)[8]


  • Shades (C64 demo)


  • To be on Top (C64)


  • Turrican 1-3 soundtracks (Amiga)


  • M.U.D.S. – Mean Ugly Dirty Sport (Amiga)


  • X-Out (Amiga)


  • Z-Out (Amiga)


  • Adrift in a Cobalt Eternity (PC)


  • Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (N64 and PC)


  • Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back (PS4 and PC)



Gameography




  • ZombieSmash! (iPhone)


  • Active Soccer (iPhone, iPad, Windows, MacOS)

  • Turrican Soundtrack Anthology [9]


  • Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Ouya)


  • Doctor Who: Legacy (iOS, Android)[10]



References





  1. ^ 64'er 6/86, p. 173


  2. ^ ab "Chris Hülsbeck". Next Generation. Imagine Media (3): 53. March 1995..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Droege, Joerg. "Video Interview with Chris Huelsbeck". Scene World Magazine. Retrieved 2015-04-26.


  4. ^ "Game Music Online Home - Game Music Online". Game Music Online. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014.


  5. ^ https://chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com/album/shades


  6. ^ https://chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com/album/to-be-on-top


  7. ^ "25 Years - Turrican II The Orchestral Album". Retrieved 15 November 2016.


  8. ^ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S55Y1M/


  9. ^ "Turrican Soundtrack Anthology seeks Kickstarter funding". Retrieved 28 December 2014.


  10. ^ "Chris Huelsbeck Productions". Chris Huelsbeck Productions. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.




External links








  • Official website


  • Artist profile at OverClocked ReMix

  • ElectronicScene.com profile


  • Chris Huelsbeck discography at MusicBrainz










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