Mike Morasky is an American composer, animator/visual effects artist, director and programmer. He is best known for his work at Valve Corporation composing the scores for Portal 2, the Left 4 Dead series, Team Fortress 2 and the original Portal. He is also known for his groundbreaking visual effects work on The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix trilogies as well as founding the seminal underground art band Steel Pole Bath Tub.
lead massive crowd technical director: Weta Digital
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Portal 2
2011
Video Game arranger: "Prelude No. 2 in C minor BWV 934 classical music/Machiavellian Bach" - uncredited / music: "Cara Mia Addio! Turret Opera" - uncredited / writer: "Turret Wife Serenade" - uncredited
Left 4 Dead 2
2009
Video Game "One Bad Man", "Midnight Ride", "Save Me Some Sugar This Won't Take Long", "All I Want For Christmas is to kick your ass" / music: "One Bad Man", "Midnight Ride" / writer: "The Saints Will Never Come", "Save Me Some Sugar This Won't Take Long", "All I Want For Christmas is to kick your ass"
Team Fortress 2
2007
Video Game writer: "Day of Defeat British Team Round Win" - uncredited
Meet the Engineer
2007
Video short arranger: "Someone Else's Song More Gun" - uncredited
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Left 4 Dead 2
2009
Video Game musician: guitar, keyboard, bass Midnight Riders
Life in Flight
2008
composer: additional music
Dopamine
2003
musician: guitar
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mask You Live In
2015
Documentary special thanks
Aperture: A Triumph of Science
2011
Short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Portal 2
2011
Video Game
Himself - Commentary (voice, uncredited)
Left 4 Dead 2
2009
Video Game
Himself - Commentary (voice, uncredited)
Left 4 Dead
2008
Video Game
Himself - Commentary (voice, uncredited)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
VGA
Spike Video Game Awards
Best Original Score
Portal 2 (2011)
Known for movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) as Visual Effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) as Visual Effects
$2 Million
