Internationally respected composer, Jeff van Dyck was born and raised in Va… Read Full Bio ↴Internationally respected composer, Jeff van Dyck was born and raised in Vancouver Canada. He was mentored by a childhood spent in studios with his father Ralph Dyck, also a composer and technology specialist. "My Dad worked in R & D for Roland and was pivotal in designing the modern sequencer as we know it today. I got to hang around when he worked with artists such as Toto and Michael Jackson. I didn't know who those people were at the time, but I was constantly surrounded by music and the creation process. It was inevitable that creating music would become my life too."
Since then, Jeff has made it his life's work to evolve as a composer and technology specialist. In 1992, at the age of 23, Jeff began to make his mark as a composer/sound designer at Electronic Arts, working on classic computer game franchises including FIFA Soccer, NHL Hockey and the dynamic Need for Speed series.
After 5 years of sports games, Jeff was ready to take on more cinematic styles of composing. He relocated to Australia and contracted to companies around the world creating orchestral, electronic and ethnic/historical soundtracks.
During this time, one of the most successful independent game developers in the world, The Creative Assembly, were looking for a composer for their new Total War franchise and Jeff was the answer. In 2001 he was rewarded for their first collaboration with a BAFTA (British Academy Award) for the Japanese themed soundtrack to The Creative Assembly's Shogun: Total War - Warlord Edition.
The globally recognised BAFTA Interactive Awards reward the achievements in innovation and creativity in the new media industries.
Jeff was once again nominated in 2005 for his original music soundtrack for the computer game Rome: Total War.
The top-selling game, garnered a string of awards which culminated in a cover feature in December's issue of Time Magazine, two BAFTA nominations and three Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) nominations.
The Creative Assembly has an operation based in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, where Jeff is the Audio Director. In opening an Australian studio of this calibre, The Creative Assembly has recognised the technical talents and skills of Australian artists, audio engineers and programmers.
Jeff's music has proven so popular that The Creative Assembly have released soundtrack CDs of the Total War games.
Since then, Jeff has made it his life's work to evolve as a composer and technology specialist. In 1992, at the age of 23, Jeff began to make his mark as a composer/sound designer at Electronic Arts, working on classic computer game franchises including FIFA Soccer, NHL Hockey and the dynamic Need for Speed series.
After 5 years of sports games, Jeff was ready to take on more cinematic styles of composing. He relocated to Australia and contracted to companies around the world creating orchestral, electronic and ethnic/historical soundtracks.
During this time, one of the most successful independent game developers in the world, The Creative Assembly, were looking for a composer for their new Total War franchise and Jeff was the answer. In 2001 he was rewarded for their first collaboration with a BAFTA (British Academy Award) for the Japanese themed soundtrack to The Creative Assembly's Shogun: Total War - Warlord Edition.
The globally recognised BAFTA Interactive Awards reward the achievements in innovation and creativity in the new media industries.
Jeff was once again nominated in 2005 for his original music soundtrack for the computer game Rome: Total War.
The top-selling game, garnered a string of awards which culminated in a cover feature in December's issue of Time Magazine, two BAFTA nominations and three Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) nominations.
The Creative Assembly has an operation based in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, where Jeff is the Audio Director. In opening an Australian studio of this calibre, The Creative Assembly has recognised the technical talents and skills of Australian artists, audio engineers and programmers.
Jeff's music has proven so popular that The Creative Assembly have released soundtrack CDs of the Total War games.
Hand Over Your Lute
Jeff van Dyck Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jeff van Dyck:
Bird of Time See the golden sun on your face Fallen from your brow…
Divinitus Hellatorius victorialis Erastus necessitas Honararius desp…
Forever What awaits us? A cloud has fallen on our shore The mighty…
Journey to Rome Part II Hellatorius victorialis Erastus necessitas Honararius despon…
Little Android I'm just a little android And my battery has run…
Rome Total War Hellatorius victorialis Erastus necessitas Honararius despon…
Till We Meet Again We've travelled far, by moon and sun The path was…
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@CasparLeones
When this song begins to play, I put down my controller, close my eyes, and gently bob my head. Heck of a tune, my friend.
@mr_mulk
Me and my father have had a fun time trying to learn this on guitar! Beautiful piece.
@JeffvanDyckMusic
MrMulk it warms my heart to hear you play this song with your father. Thanks for sharing this :)
@Gravedigger35000
hey; i tryed my best finding this on guitar but so many subtleties of this beautiful piece i cannot pinpoint ! have you ever wrote it down with your dad ?
@SK-kl1oz
Hi! Who looking for tabs for this, i can help with it) I am tried to do it
@danielsz3281
I hope you guys nailed it!
@manwoman1680
When I started to gain a bit more control over my fingers during therapy for nerve damage, this is the first song that I set out to learn how to play again on guitar. It will hold a special place in my heart. :)
@chrisxbell714
The audible visual representation is on point. While listening I feel like im stuck in a life or death situation with a very hard choice. Perfect in-game interaction. Love the music.
@EmberTitan
Glad to finally see this on youtube, I've owned the soundtrack but always found it difficult to show friends just how good the music is from this game! Amazing work
@JeffvanDyckMusic
Thank you, and this is an incredibly useful comment you've made. It's strange and sad that youtube is the easiest way to share media with each other.