Sascha Dikiciyan, known professionally as Sonic Mayhem, is a video game composer known for electronic and industrial scoring, producer and professional sound designer who has produced the soundtrack for Quake II, Tomorrow Never Dies, Hellgate: London, approximately half of the soundtrack for Quake III Arena, all the weapon sound effects for Unreal Tournament and, since the build 220 patch, also its predecessor, Unreal. Dikiciyan has also produced independent music albums.
Dikiciyan's style is primarily a very driving and forceful form of aggro-industrial, with an emphasis on repeated musical phrases (though this is less pronounced in his non-soundtrack work).
Dikiciyan's work came to prominence when he sent a copy of his first CD, Methods of Destruction, an alternate Quake soundtrack, to id Software in 1996. As a result, John Romero asked him personally to score the soundtrack for Quake II.
Dikiciyan has contributed sound patches to Moog Music's award-winning Animoog app. Dikiciyan is also known under the name Toksin, producing dance remixes for the likes of BT, Celldweller, and many others.
Works Video gamesTitleYearSystemNotesQuake: Methods of Destruction1996PCAlternate soundtrack for QuakeQuake II1997PC, PlayStation with Bill Brown and Jer Sypult, also composed the music expansion packs, Ground Zero & The ReckoningUnreal1998PC, MacSound effectsUnreal Tournament 1999PC, PS2Tomorrow Never DiesPlayStationwith Tommy Tallarico, Howard Ulyate, and Todd Dennis.Quake III ArenaPC, PS2, Xbox 360with Bill LeebTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines2003 PS2, Xbox, GBA, Mobile phonesTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent 2006GameCube, PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, WiiMain theme only, with Michael McCannBattlezone PSPPSP Dark MessiahPC, Xbox 360SpyHunter: Nowhere to RunPS2, Xbox with Kyle Richards and Cris VelascoTMNT 2007GameCube, PC, PS2, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360John Woo's StrangleholdPC, PS3, Xbox 360with Jim Bonney, Jamie Christopherson and Serj Tankian.Beowulf: The Game 2008PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PSP G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraPS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, Mobile phone, Nintendo DS, PSPPrototype 2009PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox OneMortal Kombat vs. DC UniversePS3, Xbox 360with various others.BorderlandsPC, PS3, Xbox 360with Raison Varner and Jesper Kyd.Mass Effect 2 2010PC, Xbox 360Composed the soundtrack for the DLC pack, Kasumi - Stolen Memory.MAGPS3Composed the music for the Raven faction.StarCraft II: Wings of LibertyPCAdditional music with Laurence Juber, Cris Velasco and Inon ZurArthur and the Revenge of MaltazardPS3, Wii, PCwith Jason Graves.Tron: EvolutionPC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360with Cris Velasco and Kevin MantheiWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2011 PC, PS3, Xbox 360with Cris Velasco.Mass Effect 2: ArrivalPC, PS3, Xbox 360Mortal KombatPlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSVita, PCwith Todd Haberman and Cris VelascoThe AgencyUnreleasedPS3, PC Twisted Metal 2012PS3with various others. Might & Magic: Duel of ChampionsPC, PS3, Xbox 360Mass Effect 3PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Uwith Sam Hulick, Chris Lennertz and Clint Mansell, also composed the soundtrack for the DLC pack, Leviathan.Borderlands 2PC, PS3, PSVita, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, Nvidia Shieldwith Raison Varner, Kevin Riepl and Jesper Kyd.Injustice: Gods Among Us2013PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360, PC, PS4, PSVita, Mobilewith various othersDeus Ex: Mankind Divided2016PC, PS4, Xbox OneWith Michael McCann, also scored the System Rift and A Criminal Past DLC packs.The Long Dark2017PC, Xbox One, PS4Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (Season 9)2022PC, PS5, Xbox Series XMetal Eden2025PC, PS5, Xbox Series X Solo/otherTitleYearSystemNotesQuake 3 Arena : Noise1999 Digital AlbumPromo 20012001Music for Visual Media2002Doomsday2015 Physical AlbumDystopika: Meditations from the Future2025Metal Eden: Corrupted Memory Edition2025
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Sonic Mayhem website Steinberg Tron Evolution interview Artist profile at OverClocked ReMix Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s Composer Just Dropped A Bunch Of Awesome Free Demo Tracks Video Game Sound Designer & Composer Sascha Dikiciyan, aka Sonic Mayhem, Creates 'Magic' with Solid State Logic's SiX and Fusion The “Quake II Guy” returns: Sonic Mayhem’s rule-breaking Metal Eden game soundtrack Gain Magazine (German) Interview PDF