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{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Bjørn Lynne
| Img = | name = Bjørn Lynne
| Img_capt = | image = Bjørn Lynne.jpg
| Img_size = | caption = Bjørn Lynne in 2006
| Landscape = | birth_name = Bjørn Arild Lynne
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|31}}
| Background = non_performing_personnel
| Birth_name = | origin = ], ]
| years_active = 1988–present
| Born =
| occupation = ], ], ]
| Origin = ], ]
| instrument = Keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, programming
| Years_active = 1991–present
| genre = ], ], fantasy rock, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
| Occupation = ], ]
| Instrument = | alias = Dr Awesome <br />Divinorum
| Genre = ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
| Alias = "Dr Awesome",<br>"Divinorum",<br>"Dr Awesome/Crusader"
| Associated_acts =
| Label =
| URL =
}} }}


'''Bjørn Arild Lynne''' (also known as '''''Dr. Awesome''''' and '''''Divinorum''''') is a ] and music ], now living and working in ], ]. He has been widely known as a ] music composer under the name '''Dr. Awesome/Crusaders''' in the late 1980s–early 90s when he released numerous tunes in ] format and created music for some ] games. His work during that time period was mostly released into the ] world. '''Bjørn Arild Lynne''' (born December 31, 1966) is a Norwegian ] and music ], now living and working in ], ]. He was also known as a ] composer under the name "Dr. Awesome" in the ] in the 1980s and 1990s when he released tunes in ] format and made music for ] games.


In 1995 Bjørn moved to ] and started working in ] video game company as a sound designer and composer. In England he has recorded most of his studio , including the Timura trilogy, inspired by the books of ]. Some of these albums have become quite popular, mostly among fans of ]. In June 2005 Bjørn moved back to ] and now works as a ] composer and the owner of the . In 1995 he moved to ] and composed for ]. He recorded albums in England, including the Timura trilogy, inspired by the books of ]. In 2005 he returned to ] and started a music publishing company, Lynne Publishing AS and a royalty-free music / stock music service, Shockwave-Sound.


Bjørn is known for his soundtracks to the ] ("Wormsong" tracks have become very popular among the game fans) /] game series as well as his own in various genres, from ]-] to ] or even ] (released under the ] "Divinorum"). His tunes have also been used in several TV-shows/movies. He composed soundtracks for the games ] and ], 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 ] series, most notably the ] and ] installments.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
== Demoscene ==
In the later 1980s and 1990s, Bjørn worked in the ] using the name ] (the chosen pseudonym is a joke and doesn't mean anything special). As a member of "Crusaders" demo-group he has created numerous demo soundtracks and standalone tunes in ] ] format. During his demoscene period Bjørn has also made music for several Amiga games like "Qwak", "Brat" and some others (see discography for more info) and recorded his first studio albums: "Hobbits & Spaceships" and "Montage".
Later on, some of these "oldschool" tracks would become parts of "Decade" and "Revive" albums. The last one also features some of Dr.Awesome's most popular tunes, recorded with live instruments.


==Divinorum== ==Composition==
In the later 1980s and 1990s, Lynne worked in the ] using the name Dr. Awesome. As a member of "Crusaders" demo-group, he created numerous demo soundtracks and standalone tunes in ] ] 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".
Divinorum (]: Divine, Prophet) is Bjørn's project for writing electronic dance/trance music. Under this name he has recorded and published three albums, including a collaborative work with , called "Power Liquids". Although Divinorum music is very different from Lynne's fantasy/space tunes, it has got numerous positive reviews and got quite high rating on trance charts.


Lynne has composed music for film, including Walpurgisnacht and the ] biography Through a Lens Darkly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528842/bio|title=Bjorn Lynne|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-10-06}}</ref> He has also composed or designed music for over 80 video games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,182288/|title=Bjørn A. Lynne Video Game Credits and Biography - MobyGames|website=MobyGames|access-date=2018-10-06}}</ref>
''Note, that there's also a Brazilian trance project, named Divinorum which has released the "Lemon Flavored Kiss" album. Even though both band names are identical and genres are very close, neither "Lemon Flavored Kiss" nor the people behind it have anything to do with Bjørn Lynne's Divinorum.''


== Discography == ==Discography==
=== Bjørn Lynne ===
==== Official release albums ====
# '']'' (2006). Self-published after 3.5 years in production. Similar in mood to ''Colony''. Just released!
# '']'' (2004). Self-published, audio CD. Soothing, meditation music.
# '']'' (2004). Self-published. Music DVD with relaxation/meditation music natively mixed and recorded in ] 5.1 surround sound. Endorsed by ].
# '']'' (2004-03). Self-published dance music CD.
# '']'' (2003-07). Self-published. A sequel to the original ''Witchwood''.
# '']'' (2002-05-28). Self-published.
# '']'' (2001-12). Self-published.
# '']'' (2001-04). Third album in the Timura trilogy. Based on the book by ].
# '']'' (2000-03). An album of some of Bjorn Lynne's older works in the MOD demoscene, performed with real instruments.
# ''] Original Soundtrack CD (1999). Team17.
# '']'' (1999-03). Published by Cyclops/GFT. The second album in the Timura trilogy, based on the book by ].
# ''] Original Soundtrack CD (1998), SynSoniq Records.
# '']'' (1998-04). Published by Cyclops/GFT. Adventure / progressive rock. First album in the Timura trilogy, based on the book by ]. Read of the album.
# '']'' (1997-03). Published by Cyclops/GFT. Published again in March 2004 by LynneMusic. Vibrant electronic progressive psychedelic melodic space-rock.
# '']'' (1996-03). Published by Mellow Records. Adventure / soft progressive rock.
# '']'' (1995-03). Published by Centaur Discs. Melodic/progressive electronic.
# '']'' (1994). Published by DENS Design.
# ''Brave New Virtual World'' (1993) Self-published ]. Music for a theatre production.
# ''Hobbits & Spaceships - The Extras'' (1992) Self-published ]. Contains some bonus materials which didn't fit the original album.
# '']'' (1992). Joint effort with "Fleshbrain" ].
# ''Bjorn Lynne Demo Tape No. 1'' (1991) Self-published ].


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
====Game soundtracks====
|+ Albums <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/80454-Bj%C3%B8rn-Lynne|title=Bjørn Lynne|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2018-10-06}}</ref>
# '']'' (2006) Intro music
|-
# '''' (2005) Sound effects for a small ] game.
! scope="col" | Year
# ''Lemmings'' (2005) Sound effects for a ] game.
! scope="col" | Title
# '''' (2005) Game effects, voice recorded by Bjørn Lynne. Some music licensed from Bjørn.
! scope="col" | Publisher
# '''' (2005) Arcade game featuring Bjørn's music.
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
# '']'' (2005). ].
|-
# ''Midnight Strike'' (2005) Online game. Sound effects by Bjørn Lynne. .
| align="center"| 1992
# ''BumpCopter 2'' (2005) Little online game. Sound effects by Bjørn Lynne. .
! scope="row" | ''Hobbits & Spaceships''
# ''Multiaire'' (2004) PC ]/strategy game by software. Custom sound design by Bjørn Lynne and custom music soundtrack developed with ] interactive music system.
|
# ''] (2004). PC, ]; ] video game published by ]. All music, sound effects and voice arrangement / editing / recording by Bjørn Lynne. ].
| Joint effort with "Fleshbrain" Seppo Hurme
# ''Blox Forever'' (2004) PC ] game published by . Custom sound design by Bjørn Lynne.
|-
# ''] (2003). PC, ], ] and ] video game published by ]. All music, sound effects and voice arrangement / editing / recording by Bjørn Lynne. ].
| align="center"| 1994
# ''Restaurant Empire'' (2003) Restaurant tycoon type simulation game for PC. Developed with ] interactive music system (] 8).
! scope="row" | ''Montage''
# ''Catch the Sperm 3'' (2003) Humoristic downloadable “sexual education” game developed by Black Pencil Entertainment AG for the Swiss ministry of public health. .
| DENS Design
# ''Maximum Capacity: Hotel Giant'' (Titled “Hotel Giant” in Europe) (2001) Hotel business simulaton developed by ] and published by JoWood. All music, sound effect and voice recording/processing by Bjørn Lynne.
|
# '']'' (2001) Arcade/puzzle game for PC, ], ] & ]. All music, sound effects and voice editing by Bjørn Lynne (not GBA version). PC music developed with ] interactive music system (] 8) ].
|-
# ''Capitalism II'' (2001) Business simulation developed by ]. All music & sound effects by Bjørn Lynne.
| align="center"| 1995
# '']'' (2001). Single- or multiplayer humor/strategy game for PC and ]. All music, sound effects and voice recording/processing by Bjørn Lynne. ].
! scope="row" | ''Dreamstate''
# ''Bomberman'' (2001) Online arcade/action game developed by Elkware, featuring 4 tracks of music by Bjørn Lynne.
| Centaur Discs
# ''Stunt GP'' (2001) Car stunt/racing game for PC, ] and ]. Music and sound-fx by Bjørn Lynne. ].
| melodic / progressive electronic
# ''Gate'' (2000) Gothic sci-fi first-person shooter from GateSoft, Korea. Features two pieces of music by Bjørn Lynne. (Note by Bjørn: ''Sadly, it now seems that this game might not get released at all in its current form.'')
|-
# ''Ford Racing'' (2000) Car racing game for PC and ] - music by Bjørn Lynne. (Not sound-fx.)
| align="center"| 1996
# ''Siege of Avalon'' (2000) Episodic role-playing game for PC. All in-game ] Music by Bjørn Lynne. (Not the front-end music.)
! scope="row" | ''Witchwood''
# ''Spin Jam'' (2000) Puzzle game for ]. All music and sound-fx by Bjørn Lynne.
| Mellow Records
# ''Phoenix - Deep Space Resurrection'' (2000) "Space opera" ]/drama game for PC. Music by Bjørn Lynne (not sound-fx).
| adventure / soft progressive rock
# ''Virtual-U'' (2000) University simulator / game. Features classical music by ] – arranged for the game by Bjørn Lynne. Also music for animated intro, composed by Bjørn Lynne.
|-
# ''] (1999) humorous game for PC, Sony ], ]. Music and sound effects by Bjørn Lynne. Microprose, ].
| align="center"| 1997
# ''Seven Kingdoms II – The Frythan Wars '' (1999) Realtime Strategy game for PC. All music and sound effects by Bjørn Lynne.
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Void|nolink=1}}''
# ''Arcade Pool 2'' (1999) ]/] game for PC. Music & sound-fx by Bjørn Lynne. ]
| Cyclops/GFT & LynneMusic
# ''Pig Detective on Wacky Adventures'' (1998) ] roleplaying game for kids. All music and sound fx by Bjørn Lynne. (Bjørn's note: ''Unfortunately, this game was never released – it was canned when it was about 90% finished.'')
| republished by LynneMusic in 2004, vibrant electronic progressive psychedelic melodic space-rock
# ''Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy'' (1998) ] adventure for PC. In-game music by ] and Bjørn Lynne. FMV music by Bjørn Lynne. Voice editing and processing by Bjørn Lynne.
|-
# ''] (1998). Humoristic single- and multiplayer strategy/puzzle game for PC. Microprose. ].
| align="center"| 1998
# '']'' (1998) ] simulation game for ]. All music and sound effects by Bjørn Lynne. (This is in fact more or less the same game as the below ]. The publisher decided to rename it to “Worms Pinball” for the ] version).
! scope="row" | ''Wizard of the Winds''
# '']'' (1998) ] simulation game for PC. All music and sound effects by Bjørn Lynne. (Rory McLeish on additional guitar). ].
| Cyclops/GFT
# ''Seven Kingdoms'' (1997) RealTime Strategy game for PC. All music and sound effects by Bjørn Lynne.
| based on the book by ], 1st album in the Timura trilogy, adventure / progressive rock <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acole.com/bjorn/bjorn.html|title='Wizard of the Winds' Music CD|last=Lynne|first=Bjorn|website=www.acole.com|access-date=2018-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171620/http://www.acole.com/bjorn/bjorn.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
# ''Dark Corona'' (1997) Arcade game for Mac. Music by Bjørn Lynne.
|-
# ''Dominion Storm'' (1997) PC game. ] music by Bjørn Lynne. (''note by Bjørn: "Actually I’m not sure if this game ever got released. I lost touch with them."'')
| align="center"| 1998
# ''X2'' (1996) ] arcade game for ]. All music, sound effects and voice editing/processing by Bjørn Lynne. ].
! scope="row" | '']''
# ''World Rally Fever'' (1996) PC racing game. Sound effects by Bjørn Lynne (not music).
| SynSoniq Records
# ''] (1995) Humouristic turn-based combat/strategy/puzzle game for ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]. All music, sound effects and voice editing/processing by Bjørn Lynne (not ] version). ].
| original soundtrack for ] video game
# ''Alien Breed 3D'' (1995) ] game for ] 1200 and CD32. Music & sfx by Bjørn Lynne.
|-
# ''Qwak'' (1994) Arcade/platform game for ]. Music composed by Bjørn Lynne. ].
| align="center"| 1999
# ''Project X'' (1992) Arcade/shooter game for ]. Includes one music track composed by Bjørn Lynne. ].
! scope="row" | ''Wolves of the Gods''
# ''Escape from Colditz'' (1992) Adventure game for ]. Music composed by Bjørn Lynne.
| Cyclops/GFT
# ''Fantastic Voyage'' (1992) Arcade/adventure game for ]. Music composed by Bjørn Lynne.
| based on the book by ], 2nd album in the Timura trilogy, adventure / progressive rock
# ''Cubulus'' (1992) Puzzle/strategy game for ]. Music composed by Bjørn Lynne.
|-
# ''Brat'' (1991) Arcade ] game featuring Bjørn's music.
| align="center"| 1999
! scope="row" | '']''
|
| original soundtrack for ] video game, Team17
|-
| align="center"| 1999
! scope="row" | ''Isms''
| self-published
|
|-
| align="center"| 2000
! scope="row" | ''Talisman''
| self-published
|
|-
| align="center"| 2000
! scope="row" | ''Revive''
|
| album of older works in the MOD demoscene, traditional instrumentation
|-
| align="center"| 2001
! scope="row" | ''{{sortname|The|Gods Awaken|nolink=1}}''
| Cyclops/GFT
| based on the book by ], 3rd album in the Timura trilogy, adventure / progressive rock
|-
| align="center"| 2002
! scope="row" | ''Colony''
| LynneMusic
|
|-
| align="center"| 2003
! scope="row" | ''Power Liquids''
| self-published
| collaboration with Aural Planet
|-
| align="center"| 2004
! scope="row" | ''Statement''
| self-published
| dance music
|-
| align="center"| 2004
! scope="row" | ''Soothe''
| self-published
| soothing meditation music
|-
| align="center"| 2006
! scope="row" | ''Undercover''
| self-published
| co-composition with Adam Skorupa ("Skorpik"), thriller/spy music
|-
| align="center"| 2006
! scope="row" | ''Beneath Another Sky''
| LynneMusic
|
|-
| align="center"| 2008
! scope="row" | ''Quiet Places''
| self-published
|
|-
| align="center"| 2009
! scope="row" | ''Crystal Horizon''
| LynneMusic
|
|-
| align="center"| 2014
! scope="row" | ''Traveller''
|
|
|-
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
=== Divinorum ===
|+ Game soundtracks
"Divinorum" is Bjørn's pseudonym for electronic/trance music.
|-
# '']'' (2003). Collaboration with . Self-published.
! scope="col" | Year
# '']'' (2000). Self-published.
! scope="col" | Title
# '']'' (1999). Self-published.
!Platform(s)
!Developer
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Contribution
|-
| align="center"| 1991
! scope="row" | ''Brat''
|Amiga
|Foursfield, Image Works
| Music
|-
| align="center"| 1991
! scope="row" | ''Cubulus''
|Amiga
|Software 2000
| Music
|-
| align="center"| 1992
! scope="row" | ''Fantastic Voyage''
|Amiga
|Centaur Software
| Music
|-
| align="center"| 1992
! scope="row" | '']''
|Amiga
|Digital Magic Software
| Music
|-
| align="center"| 1992
! scope="row" | '']''
|Amiga
|Team17
| Includes one music track
|-
| align="center"| 1993
! scope="row" | '']''
|Amiga
|Team17
| Music
|-
| align="center"| 1995
! scope="row" | '']''
|Amiga (1200 & CD32)
|Team17, ]
| Music & SFX
|-
| align="center"| 1993
! scope="row" | ''Super Obliteration''
|Amiga
|David Papworth
| Music
|-
| align="center"| 1995
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|Team17
| Music, sound effects and voice editing/processing (not ] version)
|-
| align="center"| 1996
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|Split, Team17
| Sound effects.
|-
| align="center"| 1996
! scope="row" | '']''
|PS1
|Team17
| All music, sound effects and voice editing/processing
|-
| align="center"| 1997
! scope="row" | ''Dark Corona''
|MAC OS
|Algomedia Software
| Music
|-
| align="center"| 1997
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|]
| All music and sound effects
|-
| align="center"| 1998
! scope="row" | '']' 'and '']''
|PC
|Team17
| All music and sound effects
|-
| align="center"| 1998
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|Team17, MicroProse
| All music and SFX
|-
| align="center"| 1998
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|], Team17
| Voice editing, Music
|-
| align="center"| 1999
! scope="row" | ''Arcade Pool 2''
|PC
|]
| Music & SFX
|-
| align="center"| 1999
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|]
| All music and sound effects
|-
| align="center"| 1999
! scope="row" | '']''
|PS1, Dreamcast, PC
|Team17, MicroProse
| Music and sound effects
|-
| align="center"| 2000
! scope="row" | ''Virtual-U''
|PC
|Enlight Software
| Features classical music by ] – arranged for the game. Also original composition for the animated intro
|-
| align="center"| 2000
! scope="row" | ''Phoenix - Deep Space Resurrection''
|PC
|Team17, MicroProse
| Music only
|-
| align="center"| 2000
! scope="row" | ''Spin Jam''
|PS1
|Empire Interactive
| All music and sound-fx
|-
| align="center"| 2000
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|Digital Tome
| All in-game ] Music (not front-end music)
|-
| align="center"| 2000
! scope="row" | '']''
|PS1, PC
|Elite Systems, Empire Interactive
| Music
|-
| align="center"| 2000
! scope="row" | ''Gate''
|
|GateSoft
|
|-
| align="center"| 2001
! scope="row" | '']''
|Dreamcast, PS2, PC
|]
| Music and sound-fx
|-
| align="center"| 2001
! scope="row" | '']''
|Dreamcast
|Elkware
| 4 tracks of music{{cn|date=March 2021}}
|-
| align="center"| 2001
! scope="row" | '']''
|Dreamcast, PC
|Team17
| All music, sound effects and voice recording/processing
|-
| align="center"| 2001
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|]
| All music & sound effects
|-
| align="center"| 2001
! scope="row" | '']''
|GBA, GC, PS2, PC
|Team17, Ubisoft
| All music, sound effects and voice editing (not GBA version). PC music (] 8)
|-
| align="center"| 2001
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|], JoWood
| All music, sound effect and voice recording/processing
|-
| align="center"| 2003
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC, Mobile phone
|Black Pencil Entertainment AG
|
|-
| align="center"| 2003
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|Enlight Software
| Developed with ] interactive music system (] 8)
|-
| align="center"| 2003
! scope="row" | '']''
|GC, PS2, XBOX, PC
|], ]
| All music, sound effects and voice arrangement / editing / recording
|-
| align="center"| 2004
! scope="row" | ''''
|Browser
|ArcadeTown
| Custom sound design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arcadetown.com/|title=Arcade Town|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 2004
! scope="row" | '']''
|PS2, XBOX, PC
|], ]
| All music, sound effects and voice arrangement / editing / recording
|-
| align="center"| 2004
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|Amaranth Games
| Some music tracks
|-
| align="center"| 2005
! scope="row" | ''''
|Browser
|ArcadeTown
| Sound effects.<ref name=":0" />
|-
| align="center"| 2005
! scope="row" | ''''
|Browser
|ArcadeTown
| Sound effects.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.arcadetown.com|title=Arcade Town|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 2005
! scope="row" | '']''
|PS2, XBOX, PC
|]
| Music
|-
| align="center"| 2005
! scope="row" | ''The Lost City of Gold''
|PC
|Anarchy Enterprises
| Music <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anarchyent.com/|title=Anarchy Enterprises|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 2005
! scope="row" | ''Zombieball''
|N/A
|
| Game effects, voice recording, some music
|-
| align="center"| 2005
! scope="row" | ''''
|Browser
|
| Sound effects
|-
| align="center"| 2006
! scope="row" | '']''
|PSP
|Team17, ]
| Sound effects
|-
| align="center"| 2006
! scope="row" | '']''
|PC
|Spiderweb Software
| Intro music
|-
| align="center"| 2007
! scope="row" | ''''
|Browser
|Nitrome
| Music
|-
| align="center"| 2008
! scope="row" |''''
|Browser
|Nitrome
|Music
|-
|}


===Dr. Awesome=== === As Dr. Awesome ===
# '']'' (1997). Published by Studio17 under Dr.Awesome. Contains 55 minutes of music plus lots of ], ] and MP3 files from Bjørn's ] period.
# '']'' (1995). Official soundtrack CD of the game ].


# ''Early Game Soundtracks'' (2014). Original video game music
===Misc. records===
# ''Original Amiga Works'' (2014). Original versions of 103 tracks composed on the Amiga
# ''Photo exhibition music'' (2005–2006) - music for a photo exhibition of Svenn Dvergastein in Stavern, Norway.
# ''Decade'' (1997). Published by Studio17 under Dr. Awesome. 55 minutes of music plus much demoscene ], ] and MP3
# ''Open Interactive / Sky Digital TV games'' (2001) Games section for Sky digital interactive TV, developed by Open Interactive. Main game section features music by Bjørn Lynne.
#'']'' (1996). Official soundtrack CD of the game ].
# ''Solnatt'' - ambient track available in ] format at
# ''The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Course Video'' (2000) Special interest video about training for ], features music by Bjørn Lynne.
# ''Virtual Van Cortlandt Park'' (2000) Special interest video about the Van Cortland Park cross country race, features music by Bjørn Lynne.


== External links == === Miscellaneous ===
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#''Tokyo Getaway'' EP (2009) by Polygon Palace - contains a sample of ''Now What Medley'' by Lynne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Polygon-Palace-Tokyo-Getaway/release/2401052|title=Polygon Palace - Tokyo Getaway|website=Discogs|date=18 December 2009 |language=en|access-date=2018-10-06}}</ref>
==Additional information sources==
#''Open Interactive / Sky Digital TV games'' (2001) Some music in the main game section.
*
# ''Solnatt''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundlift.com/bjornlynne|title=Mamiscouts.com - Tipps & Tricks von Mamis für Mamis -|website=Mamiscouts.com - Tipps & Tricks von Mamis für Mamis|language=de-DE|access-date=2018-10-06}}</ref>
* {{moby developer|id=182288}}
# ''The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Course Video'' (2000) Music in a video about training for ]
* {{imdb name|id=0528842}}
#''Virtual Van Cortlandt Park'' (2000) Music in video about this cross country race.
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== References ==
=== Free music downloads===
{{Reflist}}
* at The MOD Archive
* at ArtistLaunch
* at Amiga Music Preservation
* at ]
* At His Website


==External links==
=== Musicbrainz ===
*{{Official website|http://www.lynnemusic.com/}}
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Bjørn Lynne
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Background information
Birth nameBjørn Arild Lynne
Also known asDr Awesome
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
Musical artist

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.

Composition

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. He has also composed or designed music for over 80 video games.

Discography

Albums
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
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
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.
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.
2005 Midnight Strike Browser ArcadeTown Sound effects.
2005 Worms 4: Mayhem PS2, XBOX, PC Team17 Music
2005 The Lost City of Gold PC Anarchy Enterprises Music
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

  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

  1. Tokyo Getaway EP (2009) by Polygon Palace - contains a sample of Now What Medley by Lynne.
  2. Open Interactive / Sky Digital TV games (2001) Some music in the main game section.
  3. Solnatt
  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

  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. ^ "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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