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			{{Short description\|American composer and video game developer}}
	'''Tim Larkin''' is the ] for ], a ] that produced the ] series of ]. While working at Cyan, Tim worked as a sound designer for ], and as a composer for ], ] and ].
			{{for\|the American self defense expert\|Tim Larkin (self-defense)}}
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			'''Tim Larkin''' is a composer and sound designer for ], and previously the audio director for ], best known for the ] series of ]s. At Cyan, he worked as a sound designer for '']'', and as a composer for '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref name="Marks2008">{{cite book\|last=Marks\|first=Aaron\|title=The Complete Guide to Game Audio: For Composers, Musicians, Sound Designers, Game Developers\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWBO0izdpF8C&pg=PA14\|accessdate=23 April 2012\|date=2008-10-28\|publisher=Focal Press\|isbn=9780240810744\|pages=14–}}</ref>
	He has twelve years experience in the game audio industry. He started in the game industry working as a composer/sound designer for ]. He created sound design for ] while working there and was later hired at ] to work on ] and ]. Tim still performs session work regularly as a ] player as well as doing freelance sound design and composition outside Cyan. He created music and sound design for titles such as ], ], ], ], ] by ] and ]. He is an ] winning ] for "]" a ] production team's ] winner in ].

			He has 23 years experience in the game audio industry. He started in the game industry working as a composer/sound designer for ]. He created sound design for ''Riven'' while working there and was later hired at Cyan to work on ''realMyst'' and ''Uru''. Tim still performs session work regularly as a ] player as well as doing freelance sound design and composition outside Cyan. He created music and sound design for titles such as '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. He won the ] for sound design at the ] for his work on the ] animated short film, '']''.{{cn\|date=November 2024}} In the 2000s, Larkin was hired by ] and worked on a number of their games, including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Larson \|first1=Randall \|title=ARTIFACT – Music for Digital Card Gaming \|url=https://musiquefantastique.com/further-examinations/artifact-music-for-digital-card-gaming/ \|website=musiquefantastique.com \|date=30 November 2018 \|accessdate=December 6, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207045827/https://musiquefantastique.com/further-examinations/artifact-music-for-digital-card-gaming/ \|archive-date=December 7, 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
⚫	Tim's experience in the music industry includes live performances as a trumpet player with artists ], ], ], ] and ]. He recorded on record albums for ] and as a solo artist for ]. He worked on HBO's ], ] and ]. He has done the ~~sound~~ work for the documentaries ]'s ], ] and ], and ] documentaries on ] and the ].

		⚫	Tim's experience in the music industry includes live performances as a trumpet player with artists ], ], ], ], ] and ]. He recorded on record albums for ] and as a solo artist for Avenue Jazz. He worked on HBO's '']'', '']'' and '']''. He has done the trumpet work for the documentaries ]'s ''Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal'', '']'' and '']'', and '']'' documentaries on ] and the ].

			== URU ==

			''Uru''{{'}}s music was composed by Tim Larkin, who had started his career at game publisher ], and lobbied hard to be included on ''Riven''{{'}}s development team.<ref name="justadventure-interview">{{cite web\|author=Miller, Jennifer \|url=http://www.justadventure.com/Interviews/UruTimLarkin/UruTimLarkin.shtm \|title=Interview with Tim Larkin \|publisher=Just Adventure \|accessdate=October 19, 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514080015/http://justadventure.com/Interviews/UruTimLarkin/UruTimLarkin.shtm \|archive-date=May 14, 2008 }}</ref> Larkin worked on creating different sound effects for ''Riven'' and was chosen to score ''Uru'' after composer and ''Myst'' co-creator ] left Cyan in early 1998.<ref name="myst is riven">{{cite web\|author=Lillington, Karen\|date=March 2, 1998\|url=http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/03/02feature.html\|title='Myst' Partnership is Riven\|work=]\|accessdate=April 9, 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307111501/http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/03/02feature.html <!--Added by H3llBot-->\|archive-date=March 7, 2008}}</ref> The music for the game was collected as a soundtrack, ''Uru Music'', that was released in 2003.
			Larkin chose the instrumentation for each track based on the various digital environments in the game. When the player is in the game's representation of New Mexico, for example, Larkin used a ] and flutes, creating what he called something "indigenous to a southwest type of feel that's very contemporary". In other areas Larkin described the game's music as being "less typical than you would find in most games" because of the exotic landscape the developers had created.<ref name="uru album"/> To create contemporary and exotic types of music in the game, Larkin employed a combination of real and synthesized instruments. Sometimes Larkin replaced synthesized performances with those of real musicians, as in the track "Gallery Theme", where a synthesized vocal part was eventually discarded in favor of ] Tasha Koontz.<ref name="uru album">{{cite AV media notes\| title = Uru Music materials\| title-link = Uru: Ages Beyond Myst#Audio\| others = Tim Larkin\| year = 2003\| publisher = Ubisoft}}</ref> To create an exotic feel, Larkin used a group of ] tribesmen's chanting, who were recorded during their visit to ], where ] was located at that time.<ref name="justadventure-interview"/>

			The ''Uru'' soundtrack received two Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) nominations in 2004—one for "Best Original Vocal Song (Choral)" for the "Gallery Theme" (which won), and another for "Best Original Soundtrack."<ref>{{cite web\|author=Milano, Dominic\|date=March 4, 2004\|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2083/postcard_from_the_gdc_2004_the_.php\|title=Postcard from the GDC 2004: The G.A.N.G. Awards\|publisher=]\|accessdate=March 10, 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220234108/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2083/postcard_from_the_gdc_2004_the_.php\|archive-date=December 20, 2008\|url-status=live}}</ref> Beyond its use in Uru, "Gallery Theme" was later used in the theatrical trailer for Steven Spielberg's film, '']''.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Larkin, Tim\|date=December 5, 2005\|url=http://www.timlarkin.net/news.htm\|title=News: Spielberg's Munich trailer gets Tim's underscore\|publisher=Tim Larkin.net\|accessdate=October 28, 2008\|url-status=usurped\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225010604/http://www.timlarkin.net/news.htm\|archive-date=December 25, 2008}}</ref> The ''Uru'' soundtrack comes on an ], containing a (nearly) four-minute music video called "Uru: The Makers" and an audio-only interview with Rand Miller and Tim Larkin.

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American composer and video game developer For the American self defense expert, see Tim Larkin (self-defense).

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Tim Larkin is a composer and sound designer for Valve, and previously the audio director for Cyan, best known for the Myst series of video games. At Cyan, he worked as a sound designer for Riven, and as a composer for realMyst, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and Myst V: End of Ages.

He has 23 years experience in the game audio industry. He started in the game industry working as a composer/sound designer for Broderbund. He created sound design for Riven while working there and was later hired at Cyan to work on realMyst and Uru. Tim still performs session work regularly as a trumpet player as well as doing freelance sound design and composition outside Cyan. He created music and sound design for titles such as Middle-earth, The Incredibles, Pariah, The Lord of the Rings, and Prince of Persia. He won the Academy Award for sound design at the 75th Academy Awards for his work on the Sony Imageworks animated short film, The ChubbChubbs!. In the 2000s, Larkin was hired by Valve and worked on a number of their games, including Team Fortress 2, Portal, Portal 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, and Artifact.

Tim's experience in the music industry includes live performances as a trumpet player with artists Natalie Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Mel Tormé, Sheila E and Huey Lewis. He recorded on record albums for Ice-T and as a solo artist for Avenue Jazz. He worked on HBO's The Rat Pack, White Mile and Floundering. He has done the trumpet work for the documentaries National Geographic's Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal, Pearl Harbor and The White House, and American Experience documentaries on Galileo and the Wright Brothers.

URU

Uru's music was composed by Tim Larkin, who had started his career at game publisher Broderbund, and lobbied hard to be included on Riven's development team. Larkin worked on creating different sound effects for Riven and was chosen to score Uru after composer and Myst co-creator Robyn Miller left Cyan in early 1998. The music for the game was collected as a soundtrack, Uru Music, that was released in 2003. Larkin chose the instrumentation for each track based on the various digital environments in the game. When the player is in the game's representation of New Mexico, for example, Larkin used a resonator guitar and flutes, creating what he called something "indigenous to a southwest type of feel that's very contemporary". In other areas Larkin described the game's music as being "less typical than you would find in most games" because of the exotic landscape the developers had created. To create contemporary and exotic types of music in the game, Larkin employed a combination of real and synthesized instruments. Sometimes Larkin replaced synthesized performances with those of real musicians, as in the track "Gallery Theme", where a synthesized vocal part was eventually discarded in favor of soprano Tasha Koontz. To create an exotic feel, Larkin used a group of Maasai tribesmen's chanting, who were recorded during their visit to Spokane, Washington, where Cyan Worlds was located at that time.

The Uru soundtrack received two Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) nominations in 2004—one for "Best Original Vocal Song (Choral)" for the "Gallery Theme" (which won), and another for "Best Original Soundtrack." Beyond its use in Uru, "Gallery Theme" was later used in the theatrical trailer for Steven Spielberg's film, Munich. The Uru soundtrack comes on an enhanced CD, containing a (nearly) four-minute music video called "Uru: The Makers" and an audio-only interview with Rand Miller and Tim Larkin.

References

Marks, Aaron (2008-10-28). The Complete Guide to Game Audio: For Composers, Musicians, Sound Designers, Game Developers. Focal Press. pp. 14–. ISBN 9780240810744. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
Larson, Randall (30 November 2018). "ARTIFACT – Music for Digital Card Gaming". musiquefantastique.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ Miller, Jennifer. "Interview with Tim Larkin". Just Adventure. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
Lillington, Karen (March 2, 1998). "'Myst' Partnership is Riven". Salon. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
^ Uru Music materials (Media notes). Tim Larkin. Ubisoft. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Milano, Dominic (March 4, 2004). "Postcard from the GDC 2004: The G.A.N.G. Awards". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
Larkin, Tim (December 5, 2005). "News: Spielberg's Munich trailer gets Tim's underscore". Tim Larkin.net. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2008.

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