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.
Lonely Strategos
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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@zegawar1594
Oh god the nostalgia. Actually getting teary eye. my fricking childhood man.
@mackmasters325
Good to see there's still fans of Rome TW other than me and Legend.
@paullowman9131
And me. 😊
@MarcusAureliusAnAugustus
Yes strategos, we march!
@naz0run0
RTW was the best strategy game ever in my opinion. And is one of my favorite games,on top.
@Dreadwaffle7
I'm thinking about starting with piano, this might be the first song for me to learn. It sounds so enchanting.
@thesouthernsinger2763
The Nostalgia is real.
@juliusjune3021
totally awesome! this give me motivation for learning the soundtrack too! Do you have plans for other Rome total war piano covers?
@kurtbay5455
We are expecting the Medieval 2 Total War editions!!
@anon2034
Thank you. You did Autumn and Divinitus too! Subscribed!