Gordy Haab (born 1976) is an American film, video game and television composer based in Los Angeles, California. His work has been featured in works associated with franchises including Star Wars Battlefront II, for which he won Video Game Score of the Year from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Haab is also known for his work on Microsoft's Halo Wars 2, for which he was nominated for a 2017 HMMA award. His score for Electronic Arts' Star Wars: Battlefront, won three awards at the 2016 GDC G.A.N.G. Awards: Music of the Year, Best Interactive Score, and Best Instrumental Score. Haab was also nominated for a BAFTA Games Awards for his work on Star Wars: Battlefront.
His work has been covered by publications, including the HuffPost, which said, "Star Wars Battlefront is sounding better and better every day...this new Star Wars music will light your saber." In 2015, Hardcore Gamer was among the first to link Haab to his inspiration by saying, "Star Wars Battlefront features the best game score John Williams never wrote." The Los Angeles Times has also recognized Haab's work, saying "the B-side to John Williams' score," and Billboard quoted Steve Schnur, the president of music for EA, as saying, "Gordy is one of the few composers in the world on Lucas' short list."
Early life Haab developed an early interest in music when he was six and was particularly moved by the score of the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Haab decided to pursue a career in the industry by attending the Virginia Commonwealth University, where he learned to compose music by hand and it remains his preferred composition method, telling The Sound Architect that, "I say this not to discredit the use of technology, because it also plays a major role in my process. But a piano, a blank page, and a pencil – and no screens glowing in my face – has a way of quieting my soul and allowing me to just, write." Haab received a bachelor's degree in Jazz Music Composition in 1999. He then went on to the University of Southern California, where he received his master's in Scoring for Motion Pictures in 2001.
Career Among other projects, Haab scored Activision/AMC's The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, based on the TV series, and Microsoft's Kinect: Star Wars, which won Best Music at the Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Haab continues to compose the music for Electrionic Arts and Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic, for which he was awarded Best Original Soundtrack and Best Instrumental Music at the 10th Annual GDC G.A.N.G. Awards. He has recorded and conducted his music with various groups from all around the world, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, London Voices and the Hollywood Studio Orchestra.
Haab's other film, television and video game credits include Anchor Bay's Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon; MTV's The Truth Below; Dave Barry's 'Guide to Guys;' Lionsgate's 'War;' The Oprah Winfrey Network's The Judds; Roadside Attractions Shrink; ABC's Greek; VH-1's Scream Queens; and LucasArts' Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings.
Discography Films Year Title Director Studio(s) Notes 2021 My Country, My Parents Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Xu Zheng, Shen Teng China Film Co., Ltd. Windriders segment only. 2023 Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms Wuershan Tencent Pictures 2025 Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force Wuershan Tencent Pictures 2026 Creation of the Gods III: Creation Under Heaven Wuershan Tencent Pictures
Video games Year Title Studio Notes 2009 Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings LucasArts 2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Electronic Arts Composed with Mark Griskey 2012 Kinect Star Wars LucasArts Composed with Kyle Newmaster 2013 The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Activision 2015 Star Wars Battlefront Electronic Arts 2017 Halo Wars 2 Microsoft Studios Composed with Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White 2018 Star Wars: Battlefront IIElectronic Arts 2019 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Composed with Stephen Barton 2020 Star Wars: Squadrons 2022 MultiVersus Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Composed with Stephen Barton and Kevin Notar 2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Electronic Arts Composed with Stephen Barton2024 Star Wars: Hunters Zynga Composed with various artists2024 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Bethesda Softworks 2026Star Wars Zero CompanyElectronic Arts
Awards Year Work Organization Category Result 2012"Glory, The Galactic Republic" from Star Wars: The Old RepublicGame Audio Network Guild AwardsBest Original Instrumental SongStar Wars: The Old RepublicBest Original Soundtrack AlbumKinect: Star WarsHollywood Music in Media AwardsBest Original Song-Video Game2016Star Wars: BattlefrontBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsBritish Academy Games Award for Audio AchievementGame Audio Network Guild AwardsBest Interactive ScoreMusic of the Year2017Halo Wars 2Music in Visual Media AwardsOriginal Score - Video Game2018Star Wars Battlefront IIAmerican Society of Composers, Authors, and PublishersVideo Game Score of the YearGame Audio Network Guild AwardsBest Interactive ScoreBest Cinematic Cutscene AudioMusic of the YearAudio of The YearCrusaders of LightBest Music in a Casual/Social GameHalo Wars 2Best Interactive ScoreBest Cinematic Cutscene Audio 2024 Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorThe Recording AcademyGrammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive MediaAcademy of Interactive Arts & SciencesD.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music CompositionBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsBritish Academy Games Award for MusicIvor Novello AwardsBest Original Video Game Score
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External links
Gordy Haab's Official Website Variety Magazine on 'Halo Wars 2' 2017 Grammy's Screen Categories- Variety Magazine