Kenneth Young (Scottish composer)

Kenneth Young, also known as Kenneth C. M. Young or Kenny Young, is a Scottish freelance audio director, composer, sound designer and writer. He is best known for his award-winning work on the audio experiences in Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway video game franchises, and the music of Team Asobi’s Astro Bot games. and instead went on to study an undergraduate degree in Music Technology at the University of Edinburgh. That course introduced him to working creatively with sound and he went on to gain an MA in Sound Design at Bournemouth University for which he received a distinction. He has described this period as “an apprenticeship” and a “baptism by fire” which stood him in good stead for his future game audio work. the results of which achieved a nomination in 2012 for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Tearaways folk-infused soundtrack received a 2014 British Academy Video Games Award nomination for Original Music and is notable for its hand-made aesthetic, being written and performed entirely by Young and co-composer Brian D’Oliveira. Kotaku’s Kirk Hamilton considered it one of the best video game