Pedro Camacho Explained

Pedro Camacho
Birth Name:Pedro Macedo Camacho
Origin:Funchal, Portugal
Instrument:Piano
Occupation:Composer
Years Active:1995–present
Website:musicbypedro.com

Pedro Macedo Camacho is a Portuguese composer of classical music as well as film and video game scores. He is best known for his scores to Star Citizen and .

Biography

Camacho was born in Funchal, a city in Madeira, and started learning composition with Argentinean composer Roberto Pérez in his home city's Conservatoire and Arts School.

After three years, Camacho moved to Lisbon, where he continued his studies in the National Conservatoire for another four years with composer and teacher Eurico Carrapatoso. As a pianist, Camacho started with teacher and musicologist, Robert Andres, and then with the Portuguese teacher, Melina Rebelo.

Pedro continued to learn with Carrapatoso until 2006 and, after his long classical training on composition and orchestration, Pedro was taught film scoring in Berklee College of Music.

Camacho claims that composing has been an important part of his life since he was ten years old, when he started composing short musical pieces using the vintage tracker program OctaMED on an Amiga 500.

Camacho's career in concert music only began in 2011, when he was commissioned to write the Requiem to Inês de Castro by which premiered in March 2012.[1] In this concert Camacho's composition teacher, Eurico Carrapatoso, also adapted one of his works to serve as opening to the Requiem.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Works

Video games

!Year!Title!Developer
2007FuryAuran, Codemasters
Crime CityGames2Gaze[7] [8] [9]
Audiosurf Invisible Handlebar
Color TrailReal Time Solutions[10]
Darwin the MonkeyRocksolid Games[11]
Days of Sail immersionFX[12] [13] [14]
Bonnie and ClydeMediaramas[15]
2008A Vampyre StoryAutumn Moon Entertainment[16]
Ascaron
Zeno ClashAce Team[17]
2009Fairytale FightsPlaylogic Game Factory[18]
Ghost Pirates of Vooju IslandAutumn Moon Entertainment[19]
2010GooseGogsCrimson Cow[20]
2011Nicolas Entertainment Group
2018MachineGames[21]
2020Blizzard Entertainment[22]
2021ChorusFishlabs[23]
TBAStar Citizen Cloud Imperium Games[24]

Other projects

!Year!Title!Notes
2006Stilt Walkers[25] Film
2010Dom Duardos[26] [27] Theater
Software
2012Requiem to Inês de Castro, Op. 1[28] Concert music
2013Caixa Geral de Depósitos "Turn Around"Commercial
Sonae's MaxmatCommercial
2019Te DeumConcert Music
2020Gatorade China[29] Commercial
2021From the DarkConcert Music

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominated workResult
2008Independent Games Festival Excellence in Audio Award [30] Audiosurf
2010Dutch Games Awards Best Audio Design [31] [32] Fairytale Fights
2015Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards [33] Star Citizen
2017Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity[34] [35] AMCV Doctors
2018D.I.C.E. Awards[36]
202213th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Score - Video Game[37] CHORUS
202213th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Song - Video Game[38] CHORUS Main Theme featuring Úyanga Bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Direcção Regional de Cultura do Centro . Requiem de Inês de Castro – Orquestra Clássica do Centro . 2013-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123856/http://www.culturacentro.pt/evento.asp?id=1228 . 2015-04-02 . dead .
  2. Web site: Diário de Notícias Nacional . Coimbra inova com primeiro concerto digital em Portugal . 2013-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230803/http://www.dn.pt/inicio/artes/interior.aspx?content_id=2914713 . 2015-09-23 . dead .
  3. Web site: Diário de Notícias Regional . Engenheiro madeirense compôs Requiem a Inês de Castro . 2013-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032114/http://www.dnoticias.pt/actualidade/5-sentidos/315257-engenheiro-da-madeirense-compos-requiem-a-ines-de-castro-que-orquestra . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  4. Web site: Samsung Newsroom . Samsung coloca Tecnologia ao serviço da Música . 2013-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121130030356/http://www.newsroomsamsung.com/2012-11-26-samsung-coloca-tecnologia-ao-servico-da-musica . 2012-11-30 . dead .
  5. Web site: Computer World Portugal . Concerto para orquestra, coro e tablets (vídeo) . 27 November 2012 . 2013-01-04.
  6. Web site: zwame.pt . Samsung coloca a tecnologia ao serviço da música . 11 October 2012 . 2013-01-04.
  7. Web site: Crime City official page with music streaming from Pedro Macedo Camacho's soundtrack. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224210214/http://games.tetrahedron.gr/crimecity/home.html. 2008-12-24. 2008-12-28. Games2Gaze.
  8. Web site: immersionFX's Blog describing Crime City soundtrack. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713015936/http://www.immersionfx.com/?p=51. 2011-07-13. 2008-12-28. immersionFX.
  9. Web site: Forum post by developer immersionFX. 2008-12-28. immersionFX.
  10. Web site: Color Trail online flash version. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713001536/http://game.iciba.com/flash-176.shtml. 2011-07-13. 2008-12-28. iciba.com.
  11. Web site: Usher. William. Darwin the Monkey Review. 2008-12-28. 2008-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202032825/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/PC-Games-Review-Darwin-The-Monkey-3948.html. dead.
  12. Web site: Official Days of Sail website. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081231065011/http://www.immersionfx.com/daysofsail/. 2008-12-31. 2008-12-28. immersionFX.
  13. Web site: Days of Sail page at immersionFX's Blog. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080317170544/http://www.immersionfx.com/?p=12. 2008-03-17. 2008-12-28. immersionFX.
  14. Web site: Test de Sailing Simulation sur PC.. 31 July 2008 . 2008-12-28. jeuxvideo.com.
  15. Web site: Zadicoff. Matias. Bonnie and Clyde official trailer page. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090124172643/http://www.mediaramas.com/bc/quicktime.html. 2009-01-24. 2008-12-29.
  16. News: Broomhall. John. John Broomhall. November 2008. Heard About A Vampyre Story. 57. Develop Magazine. 59.
  17. Web site: Zeno Clash. Interview with Carlos Bordeu.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090217125602/http://playhard.ru/Article.aspx?id=3218. 2009-02-17. 2008-12-28. playhard.ru.
  18. Web site: Official Forum Soundtrack Post. 2009-09-01. fairytalefights.com.
  19. Web site: A visit to Pedro's studio. 2009-09-01. Pumpkin Post.
  20. Web site: GooseGogs – The Game. 2012-03-12. goosegogs.de.
  21. Web site: "Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Credits. MobyGames.
  22. Web site: Shadowlands Credits. Wowhead.com.
  23. Web site: Chorus is a high-concept, AAA-quality space shooter that encourages exploration. Charlie. Hall. Polygon. September 23, 2021. September 24, 2021.
  24. Web site: Reahard. Jef. 27 November 2013. CIG releases Star Citizen livestream vids, tops $33 million. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131201013236/http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/11/27/cig-releases-star-citizen-livestream-vids-tops-33-million. 1 December 2013. 2014-11-15. Massively. AOL.
  25. Web site: Alexis. Van der haeghe. Stilt Walkers official movie download page. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090124171814/http://www.vdhalexis.com/stiltwalkers.html. 2009-01-24. 2008-12-29.
  26. Web site: Newspaper news about Dom Duardos from Gil Vicente. 2011-01-15. dnoticias. 2011-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007020148/http://www.dnoticias.pt/actualidade/5-sentidos/234804-contigo-teatro-e-oficina-versus-parceiros-em-dom-duardos. dead.
  27. Web site: Audiokinetic interview with Pedro Macedo Camacho. 2011-01-15. audiokinetic.
  28. Web site: Pedro e Inês: o Futuro do Passado. dead. https://archive.today/20130213073823/http://www.cister.fm/informacao/cultura/apresentado-programa-congresso-internacional-pedro-ines-futuro-passado. 2013-02-13. 2012-03-20. cister.fm.
  29. Web site: Realizador português cria anúncio internacional para a Gatorade. Marketeer. 24 September 2020 .
  30. Web site: igf.com . 2008 IGF winners . 27 July 2008 . 2021-12-20.
  31. Web site: MobyGames . Fairytale Fights Credits . 2011-01-15.
  32. Web site: Dutch Game Awards . Dutch Game Awards 2010 Winners . 2011-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101219100235/http://www.dutchgameawards.nl/games-2010/winnaars-dutch-game-awards-2010 . 2010-12-19 . dead .
  33. Web site: MPSE . Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards . 2015-08-15.
  34. Web site: The Work. lovethework.com. 2019-03-05.
  35. Web site: RECOGNITION. PEDRO BEXIGA & MARCELO LOURENÇO. en-US. 2019-03-05.
  36. Web site: D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details. www.interactive.org. 2019-03-05.
  37. Web site: 2022 HMMA Nominations - Hollywood Music In Media Awards. www.hmmawards.org. 2022-11-04.
  38. Web site: 2022 HMMA Nominations - Hollywood Music In Media Awards. www.hmmawards.org. 2022-11-04.

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