Andrew Prahlow | |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1988 |
Birth Place: | Winter Park, Florida, U.S. |
Genre: | Video game music, post-rock, ambient |
Occupation: | Composer |
Years Active: | 2010–present |
Andrew Prahlow (born March 5, 1988, in Winter Park, Florida) is an American video game, film, and television composer based in Los Angeles, California. He is a BAFTA-nominated composer.[1] Prahlow is best known for his work on the action-adventure game Outer Wilds[2] and its expansion, Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye.[3] His music has been featured in many trailers, including [4] and The Martian. He also co-wrote music featured at Disney's Epcot and in Westworld. He began his career as a composer's assistant for Legend of Korra and .[5]
In 2022, his score for Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye earned him a G.A.N.G. Award for Best Music for an Indie Game[6] as well as two nominations, Best Main Theme and Creative and Technical Achievement in Music.[7] The score also earned him a Music+Sound Award nomination for Best Original Composition in Gaming.[8] In 2020, his Outer Wilds score was nominated for two G.A.N.G. Awards, Best Music for an Indie Game and Best Interactive Score.[9]
In August 2022, Prahlow released an expansion to Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye titled Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye (The Lost Reels).[10]