| Genre: | Video games |
| Occupation: | Audio Director, Sound Designer, Music Producer, Voice Director |
| Instrument: | Violin, viola |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
Richard Ludlow is an American video game audio director, sound designer, music producer, and voice director, best known for his work on Disney Infinity, King's Quest,[1] Ring of Elysium and Arena of Valor. He is the founder and co-owner of Hexany Audio.[2] Ludlow was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of 2019 under the Games category.[3] [4]
Ludlow attended Fountain Valley High School in Fountain Valley, California. He studied electronic production and design (EPD) at Berklee College of Music[5] [6] In 2012, Ludlow founded Hexany Audio with three friends at Berklee.[7] [8]
Ludlow is the co-owner and audio director at Hexany Audio, which has audio credits for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, H1Z1, Arena of Valor, King’s Quest 2015,[9] Ring of Elysium, Into the Stars, Blade Runner: Revelations (VR).,[10] audio producer on film and television projects, including The Cold Light of Day, The Raven, and projects for Fortune 500 brands such as Disney, Coca-Cola, Activision, and Nike.[11]
Ludlow has presented talks on audio for video games at GDC, GDC Europe,[12] GDC Next,[13] GameSoundCon, PAX East, PAX Dev, IndieCade, Gamescom, Casual Connect, the External Development Summit,[14] the Midwest Game Developers Summit, Sigma Play, the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Expo, MIT,[15] WonderCon, and Berklee College of Music.[16]
Ludlow was nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Original Score in a Video Game for his work on Moonlight Blade: Moonlight Over the Sea.[17] [18]
| Year | Title | Position | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Audio Designer | |||
| 2013 | Disney Infinity | Audio Implementer | ||
| 2015 | King's Quest | Sound Lead | ||
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Audio Producer | Trailer spot | ||
| 2016 | Into the Stars | Audio Director | ||
| 2017 | Moonlight Blade: Moonlight Over the Sea | Music Producer | Nominated: Hollywood Music in Media Award for Original Score in a Video Game | |
| Saint Seiya | Audio Producer | |||
| Ring of Elysium | Voice Producer | |||
| 2018 | Technical Audio Support | |||
| Rules of Survival | Audio Producer | |||
| Arena of Valor | Audio Producer | Won: Game Audio Network Guild Award for Best Music in a Casual/Social Game: Strike of Kings / Realm of Valor / (aka Arena of Valor) | ||
| H1Z1 | Additional Sound Producer | |||
| Gordon Ramsey Alexa Skill | Voice Director | |||
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile | Sound Producer | |||
| Just Shapes & Beats | Sound Producer | |||
| Overwatch Contenders Tournament | Music Producer | |||
| Year | Title | Position | Notes | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Raven | Music Copyist | |||
| The Cold Light of Day | Music Copyist | ||||
| 2016 | Himself | Documentary |