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Bill Brown (composer)

Bill Brown IV (born 1969) is an American composer of music for video games, films, and television productions. He is best known for creating the system sounds and tour software music for Microsoft's

Bill Brown IV (born 1969) is an American composer of music for video games, films, and television productions. He is best known for creating the system sounds and tour software music for Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system, as well as his work on the soundtracks of CSI: NY and several Quake, Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, Command & Conquer, and Wolfenstein games in the 1990s and 2000s. His father was New York City radio disc jockey Bill Brown III (d. 2011). Filmography Video games *Quake II (1997) *Trespasser (1998) *Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six (1998) *Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (1999) *Disney’s Villains’ Revenge (1999) *Quake III (1999) *Timeline (2000) *Shadow Watch (2000) *Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001) *Clive Barker’s Undying (2001) *Anachronox (2001) *Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon (2001) *Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Black Thorn (2001) *The Sum of All Fears (2002) *Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (2002) *Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 (2004) – theme co-written with Tom Salta *Command & Conquer: Generals (2003) *Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour (2003) *Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle (2003) with Inon Zur *Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (2003) *Wolfenst

Era
21st Century
Lived
1969–present
From
United States
Born in
San Diego
Known as
composer, film score composer