Richard Ludlow

Richard Ludlow is an American video game audio director, sound designer, music producer, and voice director, best known for his work on Disney Infinity, King's Quest,[1] Ring of Elysium and Arena of Valor. He is the founder and co-owner of Hexany Audio.[2] Ludlow was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of 2019 under the Games category.[3][4]

Richard Ludlow
Background information
GenresVideo games
Occupation(s)Audio Director, Sound Designer, Music Producer, Voice Director
InstrumentsViolin, viola
Years active2012–present

Ludlow attended Fountain Valley High School in Fountain Valley, California.[2] He studied electronic production and design (EPD) at Berklee College of Music[5][6] In 2012, Ludlow founded Hexany Audio with three friends at Berklee.[7][8]

Career

Ludlow is the co-owner and audio director at Hexany Audio, which has audio credits for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, H1Z1, Arena of Valor, King’s Quest 2015,[9] Ring of Elysium, Into the Stars, Blade Runner: Revelations (VR).,[10] audio producer on film and television projects, including The Cold Light of Day, The Raven, and projects for Fortune 500 brands such as Disney, Coca-Cola, Activision, and Nike.[11]

Ludlow has presented talks on audio for video games at GDC, GDC Europe,[12] GDC Next,[13] GameSoundCon, PAX East, PAX Dev, IndieCade, Gamescom, Casual Connect, the External Development Summit,[14] the Midwest Game Developers Summit, Sigma Play, the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Expo, MIT,[15][16] WonderCon, and Berklee College of Music.[17]

Ludlow was nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Original Score in a Video Game for his work on Moonlight Blade: Moonlight Over the Sea.[18][19]

Filmography

Video games
Year Title Position Notes Source
2012 Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse Audio Designer
2013 Disney Infinity Audio Implementer
2015 King's Quest Sound Lead
Assassin's Creed Syndicate Audio Producer Trailer spot
2016 Into the Stars Audio Director
2017 Moonlight Blade: Moonlight Over the Sea Music Producer Nominated: Hollywood Music in Media Award for Original Score in a Video Game
Saint Seiya Audio Producer
Ring of Elysium Voice Producer
2018 Firewall: Zero Hour Technical Audio Support
Rules of Survival Audio Producer
Arena of Valor Audio Producer Won: Game Audio Network Guild Award for Best Music in a Casual/Social Game: Strike of Kings / Realm of Valor / (aka Arena of Valor)
H1Z1 Additional Sound Producer
Gordon Ramsey Alexa Skill Voice Director
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile Sound Producer
Just Shapes & Beats Sound Producer
Overwatch Contenders Tournament Music Producer

Film
Year Title Position Notes Source
2012 The Raven Music Copyist
The Cold Light of Day Music Copyist
2016 Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound Himself Documentary

References
  1. "Episode 2: Hexany Audio (King's Quest 2015) | Level with Emily Reese on Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. Nelson, Jordan. "Audio profession sounds good to Fountain Valley High alum". The Orange County Register. Media News Group. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. "Richard Ludlow". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  4. Perez, Matt. "The 2019 - 30 Under 30 - Leading a technological and artistic revolution". Forbes. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. Kirsner, Scott. "Berklee students and grads create a noteworthy niche: music for video games". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. Music, Berklee College of. "Richard Ludlow | Berklee Music Network". network.online.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  7. "Audio profession sounds good to Fountain Valley High alum". Orange County Register. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  8. "Hexany Audio | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  9. "2017 Awards". www.audiogang.org. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. "81: Follow the Three P's Principle When Choosing a Job with Richard Ludlow of Hexany Audio". GameDev.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  11. "Hexany Audio Breathes New Life into Gaming Sound Design & Audio". morementum.tv. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  12. "Fountain Valley Native to Speak at Europe's Largest Game Industry Even". Fountain Valley, CA Patch. 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  13. Ludlow, Richard (2014-11-03). "Indie Audio: Making Great Sounding Games on a Budget" (PDF). Game Developers Conference Next. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  14. "Richard Ludlow - External Development Summit (XDS)". External Development Summit (XDS). Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  15. B., Tan, Philip. "Session 19: Working with Sound Designers by Richard Ludlow and Andy Forsberg (Hexany Audio) | Lecture Videos | Creating Video Games | Comparative Media Studies/Writing | MIT OpenCourseWare". ocw.mit.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  16. MIT OpenCourseWare (2015-12-10), 19. Working with Sound Designers (Guest Lecture by Richard Ludlow and Andy Forsberg), retrieved 2018-05-05
  17. Kidwell, Emma. "VRDC Speaker Q&A: Richard Ludlow on crafting audio for interactive VR experiences". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  18. "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  19. Costa, Ray (2017-10-26). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards Announces Nominees in Film, TV, & Video Game Music" (PDF). HMM Awards. Retrieved 2018-05-05.


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