Origin Antwerp, Belgium Name Alex Otterlei Website www.alexotterlei.com | Years active 1990-present Occupation(s) Composer Role Composer | |
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Born 17 September 1968 (age 55) ( 1968-09-17 ) Albums Horror on the Orient Express, Horror Triptych Genres Orchestra, Video game, Theatre, Short Film | ||
Alex otterlei wondrous journey part 1
Alex Otterlei (born 17 September 1968 in Antwerp) is a multiple award-winning composer who writes evocative and often very filmic music for orchestra, concert band and other ensembles. Alongside, Otterlei has created music and sound effects for theatre, short films, video games, roleplaying games and art installations. His music appears on various albums.
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- Alex otterlei wondrous journey part 1
- Alex otterlei eeuwige sneeuw
- Biography
- Style
- Symphonic
- Concert Band
- String Quintet
- Harp and Soprano
- Music Theatre
- Discography
- Game scores
- Awards
- References
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Biography
In the nineties Alex Otterlei pioneered the art of writing soundtracks for roleplaying games, resulting in popular rpg-soundtracks such as “Battlethemes”, “Arthur” and “Where Evil Lurks”. His Cthulhu-inspired orchestral soundtrack “Horror on the Orient Express” achieved international acclaim. Between 2003 and 2010 Alex Otterlei scored music and/or created sound effects for various videogames including the award-winning series Monkey Tales. Starting from 2009 Otterlei also began to write concert music for orchestra, concert band and other ensembles. Although considered mainly autodidact, Otterlei was later on mentored by Hans Lamal and prominent composer Luc van Hove.
Style
Best described as neo-tonal, Otterlei does not shun recognizable melodies. He employs modern as well as traditional harmonies, integrating consonance and dissonance in a fluid and logical way. His rhythmic structures can be complex, but they also remain dependent of traditional metrical thinking.