Olivier Deriviere was born on 26 December 1978 and is a French video game composer, best known for his work on the Alone in the Dark, Obscure, Remember Me and Streets of Rage 4 soundtracks.
10 Facts About Olivier Deriviere
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At the age of eight, Olivier Deriviere's mother bought a synthesizer, which he used to write various short pieces, and took interest in game music after hearing the main menu theme for Shadow of the Beast, which led to Olivier Deriviere taking advanced harmony and orchestration courses.
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Olivier Deriviere received training at the Nice Conservatoire and Berklee College of Music, and made his debut in the game industry with the soundtrack for Obscure.
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Olivier Deriviere discussed the game with director David Nadal to ensure a mutual understanding of the soundtrack's approach.
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In 2010, Olivier Deriviere established AMEO Productions, a music production company dedicated to video game scoring.
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Olivier Deriviere sought to reflect the game's theme of digitized memories by manipulating the recordings of a live orchestra, giving the impression of synthesized and acoustic instruments.
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In 2018, Olivier Deriviere composed for Vampyr, using a cello as the primary instrument to convey a sense of a sense of emptiness and solitude.
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In 2020, Olivier Deriviere served as the lead composer for Streets of Rage 4, with additional music by Yuzo Koshiro, Motohiro Kawashima, Yoko Shimomura, Keiji Yamagishi, Harumi Fujita, XL Middleton, Scattle, Das Mortal, and Groundislava.
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Olivier Deriviere wrote the game's main themes, while each boss fight's theme was written by one of the guest composers.
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Olivier Deriviere composed the soundtrack of Dying Light 2 Stay Human, which released in 2022.