Alexander Horowitz (born January 1991)[1] is a British composer and pianist.[2] He studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Glasgow School of Art.[3] Horowitz received a BAFTA New Talent nomination in 2011.[2] In 2013, Horowitz created the score for the Scottish short film The Groundsman, starring David O'Hara.[4][better source needed] The same year, Horowitz created a score for the theatre show Toi Toi Toi. Horowitz's score blended themes from Mozart, Rossini, and Giuseppe Verdi with his original compositions.[5]
Alexander Horowitz | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Employer | Warner Bros. |
| Notable work | |
| Website | www.alexanderhorowitz.com |
In 2020, Horowitz accompanied the harpist Heidi Krutzen for a performance of Alexander Scriabin's Etude.[6]
He is the audio director at Improbable in London, and was previously head of audio at the games division of The Imaginarium in London, and the audio lead at Studio Gobo in Hove, which produced Hogwarts Legacy.[3] Horowitz's score incorporated some motifs from John Williams' original Harry Potter score with subdued whimsical pieces that accompanied the player's journey around the role-playing video game's open world.[7] His works The Room of Hidden Things[8] and A Focused Mind[9] appear on the Hogwarts Legacy album Study Themes from the Original Video Game Soundtrack.[10]
Selected works
editHe has created film and theatre scores and worked on video game music for Avalanche Software, EA Tiburon, Rockstar Games and Warner Bros.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Studio/developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hogwarts Legacy | Audio lead | Avalanche Software |
| 2018 | Crisis on the Planet of the Apes VR | Head of audio | Imaginati |
| 2017 | Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier | Head of audio | Imaginati |
| 2016 | Madden NFL 17 | Audio production assistant | EA Sports |
References
edit- ^ "Alexander Horowitz". Companies House. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ a b Dunn, Jamie (2011-04-15). "Nominees Announced for BAFTA in Scotland New Talent Awards 2011". The Skinny. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ a b "Now Available: Two Albums of Music From Warner Bros. Games' Hogwarts L". Game Developer. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ The Groundsman (2013) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-02-15
- ^ Pinnington, Rebecca (2013-08-17). "Toi Toi Toi". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Inside Music: Blend And Colour With Harpist Heidi Krutzen". BBC Online. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Hogwarts Legacy Review – A Spellbinding Adventure That Exceeds Expectation". 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ The Room of Hidden Things by Alexander Horowitz & Hogwarts Legacy, 2023-02-10, retrieved 2023-02-15
- ^ A Focused Mind by Alexander Horowitz & Hogwarts Legacy, 2023-02-10, retrieved 2023-02-15
- ^ Hogwarts Legacy (Study Themes from the Original Video Game Soundtrack) by chuck e. myers "sea", J Scott Rakozy, Peter Murray & Hogwarts Legacy, 2023-02-10, retrieved 2023-02-15
- ^ "Live Broadcast Experience for TV Students". City of Glasgow College. Retrieved 2023-02-08.