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Jesper Kyd

1972 - Today

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Jesper Kyd Jakobson (; Danish: Jesper Kyd Jakobson [ˈjespɐ ˈkʰyt ˈjɑkʰʌpsʌn]; born 3 February 1972) is a Danish composer and sound designer who has worked on various video game, television, and film projects. He has composed soundtracks for the Hitman series, Assassin's Creed series, Borderlands series, Darksiders II, Freedom Fighters, and State of Decay, among many others. His scores use orchestra, choir, acoustic manipulations and electronic soundscapes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Jesper Kyd is the 1,391st most popular composer (down from 1,341st in 2024), the 700th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 617th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Danish Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jesper Kyd ranks 1,391 out of 1,451. Before him are David Newman, Alan Bush, Peter Sculthorpe, George Butterworth, Jerry Bock, and Christophe Beck. After him are Yuzo Koshiro, Elisabeth Lutyens, William Grant Still, Bernie Worrell, Don Davis, and Ned Rorem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Jesper Kyd ranks 491. Before him are Jerome Damon, Pedro Contreras, Hamza Abdi Barre, Ken Hirai, Demet Akalın, and Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. After him are Lluís Carreras, Carlos Ponce, Michael Hester, Sandrine Holt, David Charvet, and Kristoffer Joner.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Jesper Kyd ranks 700 out of 1,032. Before him are Thomas Sørensen (1976), Per Fly (1960), Peter Kjær (1965), Prince Felix of Denmark (2002), Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854), and Michael Schjønberg (1967). After him are Brian Nielsen (1965), Rie Rasmussen (1978), Ann Eleonora Jørgensen (1965), Kasper Dolberg (1997), Nicolas Kiesa (1978), and Andreas Mogensen (1976).

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Among COMPOSERS In Denmark

Among composers born in Denmark, Jesper Kyd ranks 12. Before him are Rued Langgaard (1893), Vagn Holmboe (1909), Peter Arnold Heise (1830), Emil Hartmann (1836), Poul Ruders (1949), and Hans Abrahamsen (1952). After him are Frederik Magle (1977).

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