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Chris Huelsbeck

April 10, 2024

Christopher Hülsbeck (born 2 March 1968), known internationally as Chris Huelsbeck, is a German video game music composer.[1][2] He gained popularity for his work on game soundtracks for The Great Giana Sisters and the Turrican series.

Chris Huelsbeck
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Hülsbeck
Born (1968-03-02) 2 March 1968 (age 56)
OriginKassel, West Germany
GenresElectronica, video game music
Occupation(s)Composer
Years active1986–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Career edit

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".[3][4] He took a job in music production with the company Rainbow Arts.[4]

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[5] 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.[6]

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]

Orchestra performances edit

His music from Apidya, Turrican II, Turrican 3 and The Great Giana Sisters was performed live at the Symphonic Game Music Concert series in Leipzig, Germany between 2003 and 2007, conducted by Andy Brick. Huelsbeck's music from Apidya was thus part of the first game concert outside Japan in 2003.[7]

On 23 August 2008, his music was performed at Symphonic Shades, a concert devoted exclusively to his work. For the first time ever in Europe, an orchestral concert was dedicated to a game composer and broadcast live on the radio.[8] The WDR Radio Orchestra and a choir performed classics such as The Great Giana Sisters, Turrican, R-Type and others in Cologne, Germany under the direction of Arnie Roth.[9] On 19 March 2009, the concert Sinfonia Drammatica at the Konserthuset in Stockholm, Sweden was announced, with Arnie Roth conducting the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. The event took place on 4 August 2009 and combined performances of Huelsbeck's Symphonic Shades with excerpts from Drammatica by Yoko Shimomura.[10]

Discography edit

  • 1991 Shades[11]
  • 1992 To be on Top[12]
  • 1992 Apidya
  • 1993 Turrican Soundtrack
  • 1994 Native Vision - Easy life (single)
  • 1994 Rainbows
  • 1995 Super Turrican 2
  • 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)[13]
  • 2015 The Piano Collection
  • 2017 25 Years - Turrican II The Orchestral Album by Chris Huelsbeck[14]
  • 2017 Turrican - Orchestral Selections[15]

Games edit

[16][17][18][19]

Additional work edit

[16]

References edit

  1. ^ "Chris Huelsbeck | Composer, Sound Department, Music Department". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Chris Huelsbeck, retrieved 2023-10-24
  3. ^ 64'er 6/86, p. 173
  4. ^ a b "Chris Hülsbeck". Next Generation (3). Imagine Media: 53. March 1995.
  5. ^ "Soundtracker origins, part 1: Where in the World is Karsten Obarski? – I Know You…" (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  6. ^ Droege, Joerg. "Video Interview with Chris Huelsbeck". Scene World Magazine. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  7. ^ . 2007-02-16. Archived from the original on 16 February 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  8. ^ . 2007-12-11. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  9. ^ "HCD10 | Symphonic Shades - Hülsbeck in Concert - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  10. ^ "Sinfonia Drammatica: Stockholm, August 2009". VGMO -Video Game Music Online-. 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  11. ^ "Shades, by Chris Huelsbeck".
  12. ^ Weitz, Volker (October 1992). "Preview - Ohren Schmaus". Power Play (in German). Markt&Technik. p. 36. ISSN 0937-9754.
  13. ^ "Turrican Soundtrack Anthology seeks Kickstarter funding". 16 April 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  14. ^ "25 Years - Turrican II The Orchestral Album". Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Turrican - Orchestral Selections, by Chris Huelsbeck". Chris Huelsbeck Productions. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  16. ^ a b "Credits & Awards".
  17. ^ "Theme from Battle Isle, by Chris Huelsbeck".
  18. ^ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S55Y1M/ [dead link]
  19. ^ "Chris Huelsbeck Productions". Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

External links edit

 
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HuelsbeckBackground informationBirth nameChristopher HulsbeckBorn 1968 03 02 2 March 1968 age 56 OriginKassel West GermanyGenresElectronica video game musicOccupation s ComposerYears active1986 presentWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Career 1 1 Orchestra performances 2 Discography 3 Games 4 Additional work 5 References 6 External linksCareer editThis section possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed December 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 3 4 He took a job in music production with the company Rainbow Arts 4 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 5 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 6 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 Orchestra performances edit His music from Apidya Turrican II Turrican 3 and The Great Giana Sisters was performed live at the Symphonic Game Music Concert series in Leipzig Germany between 2003 and 2007 conducted by Andy Brick Huelsbeck s music from Apidya was thus part of the first game concert outside Japan in 2003 7 On 23 August 2008 his music was performed at Symphonic Shades a concert devoted exclusively to his work For the first time ever in Europe an orchestral concert was dedicated to a game composer and broadcast live on the radio 8 The WDR Radio Orchestra and a choir performed classics such as The Great Giana Sisters Turrican R Type and others in Cologne Germany under the direction of Arnie Roth 9 On 19 March 2009 the concert Sinfonia Drammatica at the Konserthuset in Stockholm Sweden was announced with Arnie Roth conducting the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra The event took place on 4 August 2009 and combined performances of Huelsbeck s Symphonic Shades with excerpts from Drammatica by Yoko Shimomura 10 Discography edit1991 Shades 11 1992 To be on Top 12 1992 Apidya 1993 Turrican Soundtrack 1994 Native Vision Easy life single 1994 Rainbows 1995 Super Turrican 2 1995 Sound Factory 1997 Tunnel B1 Soundtrack 1997 Extreme Assault soundtrack 1998 Peanuts feat Doc Schneider Leben betrugt 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 Hulsbeck 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 13 2015 The Piano Collection 2017 25 Years Turrican II The Orchestral Album by Chris Huelsbeck 14 2017 Turrican Orchestral Selections 15 Games editActive Soccer iOS PC MacOS Adrift in a Cobalt Eternity PC The Adventures of Quik amp Silva Amiga Atari ST Apidya Amiga Apprentice Amiga Bad Cat C64 Battle Isle Amiga PC main title music The Baby of Can Guru C64 Bubsy The Woolies Strike Back PC PS4 Bundesliga Manager Hattrick Amiga PC Caribbean Disaster Amiga PC The Carl Lewis Challenge Amiga Atari ST PC Circus Attractions Amiga Cristoph Kolumbus PC Danger Freak Amiga C64 Denny Amiga unreleased Down at the trolls C64 Doctor Who Legacy Android Browser iOS Dulcedo Cogitationis C64 Eddy amp Co Das Eismann Spiel PC Extreme Assault PC Gem X Amiga Atari ST C64 Super Gem X Amiga PC unreleased GeoDrop iOS Grand Monster Slam Amiga The Great Giana Sisters C64 Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams PC PS3 PS4 X360 XBOne WiiU Switch Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams Rise of the Owlverlord iOS PC PS3 PS4 X360 XBOne WiiU Switch Hard n Heavy C64 Hexuma Amiga Hollywood Poker Pro Amiga C64 Jim Power in Mutant Planet Amiga Atari ST PCE CD Jim Power The Lost Dimension in 3 D PC MD Gen SNES Jinks C64 Katakis Denaris Amiga C64 Kubrik iOS Wii Leona s Tricky Adventures AmigaOS DC PC L amp M Adventure Sunny shine on the funny side of life Amiga Madness C64 Mad News Amiga PC Master Blazer Amiga MenaTeus PC M U D S Mean Ugly Dirty Sport Amiga PC NUREN The New Reinassance Oculus PC Oxxonian Amiga C64 Planet of War C64 P T C Amiga Quik and Silva Amiga R Type Amiga C64 iOS intro music Rock n Roll Amiga Runsters on the run Android Browser iOS Seawasp Android Sky Fighter Amiga Atari ST StarBall Amiga C64 intro music Star Wars Episode I Battle for Naboo N64 PC Star Wars Rogue Squadron N64 PC Star Wars Rogue Squadron II Rogue Leader GC Star Wars Rogue Squadron III Rebel Strike GC Shades C64 demo Space Rat Xplode MacOS PC Star Trek Infinite Space Browser unreleased Story Hour Adventures Wii Story Hour Fairy Tales Wii SubSolar iOS Tiny Thor PC Nintendo Switch To be on top C64 Tunnel B1 PC PS1 Saturn Turrican Amiga Turrican II The Final Fight Amiga Mega Turrican Turrican 3 Payment Day Amiga MD Gen Super Turrican SNES Super Turrican 2 SNES Typherra Colonial Patrol PC unreleased The War of the Worlds PC PS3 X360 X Beyond the Frontier PC X Out Amiga Z Out Amiga ZombieSmash iOS 16 17 18 19 Additional work editBallblazer Champions PS1 SFX B C Kid Amiga Sound Support DeathTrap Amiga SFX Emergency Fighters for Life PC SFX HB Race Game Amiga Music conversion Indiana Jones Greatest Adventures MD Gen unreleased Additional conversions Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine N64 Music conversion International Superstar Soccer Deluxe MD Gen Music SFX conversion Jaguar XJ220 SNES unreleased Music conversion Journey to the center of the Earth C64 SFX Lair PS3 Music editing Voice line editing Implementation Perry Rhodan Operation Eastside PC SFX Resident Evil 2 N64 Music conversion Targa SNES unreleased Additional Sounds The Secret of Monkey Island Music conversion 16 References edit Chris Huelsbeck Composer Sound Department Music Department IMDb Retrieved 2023 10 24 Chris Huelsbeck retrieved 2023 10 24 64 er 6 86 p 173 a b Chris Hulsbeck Next Generation 3 Imagine Media 53 March 1995 Soundtracker origins part 1 Where in the World is Karsten Obarski I Know You in French Retrieved 2022 10 14 Droege Joerg Video Interview with Chris Huelsbeck Scene World Magazine Retrieved 2015 04 26 The Concert Programs Symphonic Game Music Concerts 2007 02 16 Archived from the original on 16 February 2007 Retrieved 2022 04 30 Latest Symphonic Game Music Concerts 2007 12 11 Archived from the original on 11 December 2007 Retrieved 2022 04 30 HCD10 Symphonic Shades Hulsbeck in Concert VGMdb vgmdb net Retrieved 2022 04 30 Sinfonia Drammatica Stockholm August 2009 VGMO Video Game Music Online 2009 08 04 Retrieved 2022 04 30 Shades by Chris Huelsbeck Weitz Volker October 1992 Preview Ohren Schmaus Power Play in German Markt amp Technik p 36 ISSN 0937 9754 Turrican Soundtrack Anthology seeks Kickstarter funding 16 April 2012 Retrieved 28 December 2014 25 Years Turrican II The Orchestral Album Retrieved 15 November 2016 Turrican Orchestral Selections by Chris Huelsbeck Chris Huelsbeck Productions Retrieved 2022 04 30 a b Credits amp Awards Theme from Battle Isle by Chris Huelsbeck https www amazon com dp B000S55Y1M dead link Chris Huelsbeck Productions Archived from the original on 10 December 2014 Retrieved 28 December 2014 External 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