Chance Thomas

Chance Thomas is a composer and producer of original music for video games, animation, films and television. Video game credits include Dota 2, Lord of the Rings Online, James Cameron's Avatar: The Game, Heroes of Might and Magic, King Kong, Dungeons and Dragons Online, X-Men, Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire, and Cytus.[1][2] Animated film projects include Columbia Picture's The ChubbChubbs!, which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Lost Treasure Hunt which was nominated for two Emmy Awards, and InSpire: The Chicago Spire Art Film. [3] Chance has also won 3 Aurora Awards for Best Original Music Score. [4]

Thomas' projects have won major awards, including the Oscar, Emmy, IGN, Telly, Aurora and several G.A.N.G. awards. He is considered the father of game music Grammy eligibility, and was honored in 2013 with the Game Audio Network Guild's Annual Recognition Award.[5][6]

Personal life

Thomas is married to the singer Pamela Michaels. They have adopted three children. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[7][8] Thomas served a mission for the LDS Church in Italy. He has a music degree from Brigham Young University.[9]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, Mar. 22, 2011
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ IMDB
  4. ↑ ChanceThomas.com
  5. ↑ Gamasutra, Jun. 25, 2003
  6. ↑ Alpha Omega Radio, Mar. 31, 2013
  7. ↑ "Chance Thomas @ Linescratchers". Linescratchers.com. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  8. ↑ HUGEsound - Award-winning Music from Chance Thomas
  9. ↑ Deseret News, Feb. 10, 2006

External links

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