Frank Klepacki

American musician, video game music composer and sound director · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1974 · age 52

Frank Klepacki is an American musician and video game composer, best known for his work on the Command & Conquer series. Having learned to play drums as a child, he joined Westwood Studios as a composer when he was 17 years old.

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A life in dates

2007“The first song I ever wrote back then was the song that landed me the job as composer at Westwood Studios, which was remarkable for me at the time.”In their wordsOctober 2007Gameplay magazineRead the whole statement

“(When asked what shaped his musical preferences) That comes from many directions.”In their wordsOctober 2007Gameplay magazineRead the whole statement

“(When asked about his Westwood experiences) Westwood was a fantastic place to work, with great people, great games we created, and we all really loved what we did.”In their wordsOctober 2007Gameplay magazineRead the whole statement

“(When asked about gaming) I have a few favorites: Stand-up arcade game - 720 degrees, RTS - Command & Conquer & Star Wars Empire at War, FPS - Unreal Tournament 2004.”In their wordsOctober 2007Gameplay magazineRead the whole statement

“(When asked to reflect on his career) Music is the emotion of the experience.”In their wordsOctober 2007Gameplay magazineRead the whole statement

“(Continued) The ironic thing is that my original goal in life was to be in a famous band, tour the world and sell millions of albums.”In their wordsOctober 2007Gameplay magazineRead the whole statement

1974Born25 May 1974

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Klepacki's last office at Westwood

Klepacki at his Petroglyph office (c. 2009)

Frank Klepacki at Magfest 2019 playing a drum set

Image of Klepacki from Rocktronic (2004)

Klepacki at the Game Developers Conference 2019, as part of a Command & Conquer retrospective panel

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(When asked about pop music) Pop music has become the largest farce in music history.
October 2007 · Gameplay magazine, Own words
Metal is back. (concerning the music for the Hierarchy faction of Universe at War: Earth Assault)
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He has scored several games there, including the Lands of Lore series, Westwood Studios' Dune games, The Legend of Kyrandia series, Blade Runner, and the Command & Conquer series. His work in Command & Conquer: Red Alert won two awards.

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