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Bjørn Lynne

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Bjørn Lynne
Bjørn Lynne in 2006
Bjørn Lynne in 2006
Background information
Birth nameBjørn Arild Lynne
Also known asDr Awesome [sic]
Divinorum
Born (1966-12-31) December 31, 1966 (age 57)
OriginStavern, Norway
GenresNew-age, progressive rock, fantasy rock, symphonic rock, electronic, space rock, electronica, funk, techno, Celtic, dance
Occupation(s)Sound engineer, composer, music publisher
Instrument(s)Keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, programming
Years active1988–present

Bjørn Arild Lynne (born December 31, 1966) is a Norwegian sound engineer and music composer, now living and working in Stavern, Norway. He was also known as a tracker music composer under the name "Dr. Awesome" in the demoscene in the 1980s and 1990s when he released tunes in MOD format and made music for Amiga games.

In 1995 he moved to England and composed for Team17. He recorded albums in England, including the Timura trilogy, inspired by the books of Allan Cole. In 2005 he returned to Norway and started a music publishing company, Lynne Publishing AS and a royalty-free music / stock music service, Shockwave-Sound.

He composed soundtracks for the games Worms and Seven Kingdoms, and for solo albums of fantasy and trance music. His tunes have also been used in television and film.

His music is featured in the main menu screens to multiple games in the Five Nights at Freddy’s series, most notably the first and second installments.[citation needed]

Composition

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In the later 1980s and 1990s, Lynne worked in the demoscene using the name Dr. Awesome. As a member of "Crusaders" demo-group, he created numerous demo soundtracks and standalone tunes in Amiga tracker format. He made music for Amiga games like "Qwak", "Brat" and some others (see discography for more info) and recorded two studio albums: "Hobbits & Spaceships" and "Montage". Later on, some of these tracks would become parts of his "Decade" and "Revive" albums. In 2014, two albums were released with old, original recordings of his music. Lynne has published occasional electronic dance/trance music under the name "Divinorum", including a collaboration with Aural Planet, called "Power Liquids".

Lynne has composed music for film, including Walpurgisnacht and the C. S. Lewis biography Through a Lens Darkly.[1] He has also composed or designed music for over 80 video games.[2]

Discography

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Albums [3]
Year Title Publisher Notes
1992 Hobbits & Spaceships Joint effort with "Fleshbrain" Seppo Hurme
1994 Montage DENS Design
1995 Dreamstate Centaur Discs melodic / progressive electronic
1996 Witchwood Mellow Records adventure / soft progressive rock
1997 The Void Cyclops/GFT & LynneMusic republished by LynneMusic in 2004, vibrant electronic progressive psychedelic melodic space-rock
1998 Wizard of the Winds Cyclops/GFT based on the book by Allan Cole, 1st album in the Timura trilogy, adventure / progressive rock [4]
1998 Worms 2 SynSoniq Records original soundtrack for Worms 2 video game
1999 Wolves of the Gods Cyclops/GFT based on the book by Allan Cole, 2nd album in the Timura trilogy, adventure / progressive rock
1999 Worms Armageddon original soundtrack for Worms Armageddon video game, Team17
1999 Isms self-published
2000 Talisman self-published
2000 Revive album of older works in the MOD demoscene, traditional instrumentation
2001 The Gods Awaken Cyclops/GFT based on the book by Allan Cole, 3rd album in the Timura trilogy, adventure / progressive rock
2002 Colony LynneMusic
2003 Power Liquids self-published collaboration with Aural Planet
2004 Statement self-published dance music
2004 Soothe self-published soothing meditation music
2006 Undercover self-published co-composition with Adam Skorupa ("Skorpik"), thriller/spy music
2006 Beneath Another Sky LynneMusic
2008 Quiet Places self-published
2009 Crystal Horizon LynneMusic
2014 Traveller
Game soundtracks
Year Title Platform(s) Developer Contribution
1991 Brat Amiga Foursfield, Image Works Music
1991 Cubulus Amiga Software 2000 Music
1992 Fantastic Voyage Amiga Centaur Software Music
1992 Escape from Colditz Amiga Digital Magic Software Music
1992 Project X Amiga Team17 Includes one music track
1993 Qwak Amiga Team17 Music
1995 Alien Breed 3D Amiga (1200 & CD32) Team17, Ocean Software Music & SFX
1993 Super Obliteration Amiga David Papworth Music
1995 Worms PC Team17 Music, sound effects and voice editing/processing (not Game Boy version)
1996 World Rally Fever PC Split, Team17 Sound effects.
1996 X2 PS1 Team17 All music, sound effects and voice editing/processing
1997 Dark Corona MAC OS Algomedia Software Music
1997 Seven Kingdoms PC Enlight Software All music and sound effects
1998 Addiction Pinball' 'and Worms Pinball PC Team17 All music and sound effects
1998 Worms 2 PC Team17, MicroProse All music and SFX
1998 Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy PC Trecision, Team17 Voice editing, Music
1999 Arcade Pool 2 PC Team17 Music & SFX
1999 Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars PC Enlight Software All music and sound effects
1999 Worms Armageddon PS1, Dreamcast, PC Team17, MicroProse Music and sound effects
2000 Virtual-U PC Enlight Software Features classical music by Handel – arranged for the game. Also original composition for the animated intro
2000 Phoenix - Deep Space Resurrection PC Team17, MicroProse Music only
2000 Spin Jam PS1 Empire Interactive All music and sound-fx
2000 Siege of Avalon PC Digital Tome All in-game General MIDI Music (not front-end music)
2000 Ford Racing PS1, PC Elite Systems, Empire Interactive Music
2000 Gate GateSoft
2001 Stunt GP Dreamcast, PS2, PC Team17 Music and sound-fx
2001 Bomberman Online Dreamcast Elkware 4 tracks of music[citation needed]
2001 Worms World Party Dreamcast, PC Team17 All music, sound effects and voice recording/processing
2001 Capitalism II PC Enlight Software All music & sound effects
2001 Worms Blast GBA, GC, PS2, PC Team17, Ubisoft All music, sound effects and voice editing (not GBA version). PC music (DirectX 8)
2001 Hotel Giant PC Enlight Software, JoWood All music, sound effect and voice recording/processing
2003 Catch the Sperm 3 PC, Mobile phone Black Pencil Entertainment AG
2003 Restaurant Empire PC Enlight Software Developed with DirectMusic interactive music system (DirectX 8)
2003 Worms 3D GC, PS2, XBOX, PC Team17, Sega All music, sound effects and voice arrangement / editing / recording
2004 Blox Forever Browser ArcadeTown Custom sound design.[5]
2004 Worms Forts: Under Siege PS2, XBOX, PC Team17, Sega All music, sound effects and voice arrangement / editing / recording
2004 Ahriman's Prophecy PC Amaranth Games Some music tracks
2005 BumpCopter 2 Browser ArcadeTown Sound effects.[6]
2005 Midnight Strike Browser ArcadeTown Sound effects.[6]
2005 Worms 4: Mayhem PS2, XBOX, PC Team17 Music
2005 The Lost City of Gold PC Anarchy Enterprises Music [7]
2005 Zombieball N/A Game effects, voice recording, some music
2005 Squirrel Escape Browser ArcadeTown Sound effects
2006 Lemmings PSP Team17, Sony Sound effects
2006 Geneforge 4: Rebellion PC Spiderweb Software Intro music
2007 Magic Touch Browser Nitrome Music
2008 Go Go UFO Browser Nitrome Music

As Dr. Awesome

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  1. Early Game Soundtracks (2014). Original video game music
  2. Original Amiga Works (2014). Original versions of 103 tracks composed on the Amiga
  3. Decade (1997). Published by Studio17 under Dr. Awesome. 55 minutes of music plus much demoscene MIDI, MOD and MP3
  4. X2 (1996). Official soundtrack CD of the game X2.

Miscellaneous

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  1. Tokyo Getaway EP (2009) by Polygon Palace - contains a sample of Now What Medley by Lynne.[8]
  2. Open Interactive / Sky Digital TV games (2001) Some music in the main game section.
  3. Solnatt[9]
  4. The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Course Video (2000) Music in a video about training for Chicago Marathon
  5. Virtual Van Cortlandt Park (2000) Music in video about this cross country race.

References

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  1. ^ "Bjorn Lynne". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  2. ^ "Bjørn A. Lynne Video Game Credits and Biography - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  3. ^ "Bjørn Lynne". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  4. ^ Lynne, Bjorn. "'Wizard of the Winds' Music CD". www.acole.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  5. ^ "Arcade Town".
  6. ^ a b "Arcade Town".
  7. ^ "Anarchy Enterprises".
  8. ^ "Polygon Palace - Tokyo Getaway". Discogs. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  9. ^ "Mamiscouts.com - Tipps & Tricks von Mamis für Mamis -". Mamiscouts.com - Tipps & Tricks von Mamis für Mamis (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-06.
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