Biography / Trivia

French-born film and video game music composer, best known in VGM circles for his work on the Ratchet & Clank series. His father a choreographer and his mother a singer, he began composing from an early age, and at the age of 10 began studying music for a decade at a school which has since closed. He moved to Los Angeles to further his musical studies, and in 1987 began professionally composing for numerous American films. In 1994 he gained much fame for the score to the TV series Earth 2. In 1996 he composed his first known video game soundtrack, Insomniac Games’ Disruptor. 1997 saw his most famous and arguably best non-VGM work the medieval score to the film Prince Valiant. From there, 1998 saw the release of Running Wild, his last video game score for four years. In the meantime he continued composing for film and TV. In 2002 he returned to composing game music, for Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank series, which would earn him great respect among the video game music community. Three sequels later, he is showing no signs of slowing down, with multiple film projects completed and PS3 releases on the horizon.

Under the pseudonym KOR, David also acts as a producer for various artists in the mainstream industry, including Renfey. He also contributes as a co-writer and played guitar and keyboard during live performances.

• Influential artists include Bella Bartok, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Chemical Brothers, Miles Davis, and Led Zeppelin.