Award-winning composer Jack Wall’s distinguished musical career includes writing, producing and engineering album recordings, film and television soundtracks, original scores for blockbuster franchises and live concert performances, while working with the world’s top orchestras and musicians. Best known for his rich, cinematic scores for popular franchises such as Call of Duty, Mass Effect, Myst, Splinter Cell and Jade Empire, Wall’s repertoire encompasses a diverse range of musical styles and influences; from ethereal ambience, choral crescendos and heavy tribal orchestra to traditional Asian, Middle-Eastern, Eastern European instrumentation, futuristic electronic soundscapes and big band jazz.

Wall is celebrated among a Hollywood elite of composers invited to score the world’s biggest interactive entertainment property, Call of Duty. His score for Black Ops II delivered in grand fashion an adrenaline-fueled, deeply emotional and diverse musical palette that took the blockbuster series in new sonic directions. Wall received the ASCAP award for Best Video Game Score and performed the song, “Niño Precioso”, with Kamar de los Reyes who portrayed the game’s antagonist, Raul Menendez, at the annual Film and Television Awards ceremony.

Collaborating with the world’s leading game studios, Wall is widely recognized for composing some of the most iconic scores for the medium. Wall created the distinctive musical signature for BioWare’s sci-fi epic Mass Effect, combining ’80s electronica, synthetic instrumentation and futuristic atmospheres. The soundtrack won numerous accolades, achieving cult status with fans. In 2011, Wall received British Academy (BAFTA) and Spike TV VGA nominations for his work on Mass Effect 2.

Composing for and conducting a full symphony orchestra and master chorale, Wall first garnered attention with his dramatic score for Ubisoft’s MYST III: EXILE, receiving universal critical acclaim including several Soundtrack of the Year honors. For the climactic sequel, Myst IV: Revelation, Wall was awarded Music of the Year at the Game Developers Conference.

With Jade Empire, Wall crafted a Chinese and Asian instrumental palette incorporating an “East meets West” approach. Working with authentic Pan-Asian instruments Wall crafted an exotic, percussion-driven score to enhance the mythological Chinese setting. The soundtrack was voted Best Original Soundtrack Album by the Game Audio Network Guild.

In addition to his composing achievements, Wall served as Music Director and co-producer for composer/librettist Cindy Shapiro’s PSYCHE: A Modern Rock Opera, an innovative modern retelling of the ancient Greek. He also co-created Video Games Live and served as its Music Director/Conductor from 2005 through 2010 performing with more than 50 of the world’s finest orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and London Philharmonia Orchestra. Wall was co-founder of The Game Audio Network Guild and is a frequent speaker at various educational institutions such as USC, UCLA, Expressions Center for New Media and The Los Angeles Recording School. He serves as online faculty member of Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Wall’s latest projects include writing additional music for the historical drama television series Reign and scoring the next installment in the best-selling video game series, Call of Duty: Black Ops III for Treyarch/Activision. Exemplifying his passion for musical adventure and excellence, Wall’s score displays the hallmarks of an epic, sophisticated narrative, combining futuristic hybrid sounds, homages to classic WWII orchestral music and even big band and swing numbers. Featuring highlight solo performances from virtuosa cellist Tina Guo and contemporary jazz vocalist Antonia Bennett, daughter of legendary singer Tony Bennett, Wall continues to raise the bar for emotional, performance-driven scores at the highest level. His second entry for the groundbreaking franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops III arrives November 6, 2015.