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  GIRLS OF SUMMER Screens at First Film Festival

Fri Aug 1, 2008, 1:23 pm

Girls of Summer, the independent documentary directed by Max Tash (The Chris Issak Show), with original score by David Kates, will have it’s premiere screening at THE FEEL GOOD FILM FESTIVAL on August 23rd at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

For more information: 
http://www.fgff.org/

  DENNY’S SIZZLE National Campaign

Wed Jun 25, 2008, 3:32 pm

David Kates scores original track for Denny’s latest national commercial campaign, DENNY’S SIZZLE produced by Randy Abrams (Creative Asylum) and top agencies Publicis and Nine-Two.

  VIDEO GAMES LIVE SOUNDTRACK RELEASED

Sat Jun 7, 2008, 2:21 pm

This EMI Classics CD, compiled by Video Games Live co-creators Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, who also conducts the recording, features the Slovak National Orchestra, The Crouch End Festival Chorus and The Video Game Pianist, Martin Leung in medleys from hit game franchises such as Halo, Warcraft, Kingdom Hearts, Tetris, Castlevania, Myst and Tron. 

Video clip of the orchestral adaptation of TRON by David Kates performed live with Video Games Live in Brazil

Click here: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EHKHTtZ5M8

  Eidos Announces Battlestations: Pacific

Fri Feb 29, 2008, 6:32 pm

Posted on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:10:26 CST | by Shane McGlaun  GameCheck.org

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Eidos announced a new title in the Battlestations franchise today called Battlestations: Pacific. The game is set in WWII and takes players into combat and strategic warfare with two different single player campaigns.

Players can chose to play as American or Japanese forces. The American game picks up where Battlestations: Midway left off and takes the fight from Midway to Okinawa. In the Japanese game players start at Pearl Harbor and try to take over the pacific.

The single player game features over 28 missions and includes 21 new units, including kamikaze and other WWII jets and units. Players can also take over direct control of fighters. The game will also feature new online multiplayer modes. Battlestations: Pacific will be available for Xbox 360 and Windows computers.

  MASS EFFECT PRIEMIERS AT VIDEO GAMES LIVE

Sun Feb 17, 2008, 4:24 pm

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Music from the award winning MASS EFFECT was performed in concert in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, home of ME’s developer BioWare, with music written by Jack Wall, Sam Hulick, Richard Jacques, and David Kates.

 

  STARSHIP TROOPER 3 Trailer

Tue Feb 12, 2008, 4:14 pm

Starship Troopers 3 PosterCreative Asylum Producer Randy Abrams hires David Kates to score national trailer for upcoming STARSHIP TROOPER MARAUDER (Sony).

 

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  G.A.N.G. AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Wed Feb 6, 2008, 1:45 pm
MASS EFFECT has been nominated for 4 awards for this year’s GANG Awards show

The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition of game audio, announced the finalists for the 6th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards to honor outstanding creative, technical, and artistic audio achievement in the world of interactive entertainment.

The awards, which will take place on February 21st during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, are voted upon and judged by the game audio industry and members of G.A.N.G.

  BATTLESTATIONS:PACIFIC

Wed Dec 19, 2007, 5:23 pm

David Kates joins Richard Jacques Studios to compose score for BATTLESTATIONS PACIFIC (Eidos), the anticipated sequel to Battlestations M