Kenneth Young (Scottish composer)

Kenneth Young
Kenneth Young
Kenneth Young
Background information
BornEdinburgh, Scotland
GenresVideo game music
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, sound designer, audio director, writer
Instrument(s)Fiddle, guitar, nyckelharpa, cello, viola, mandolin, Concertina, ukulele
Years active2004–present
LabelsMedia Molecule
Websitekennyyoung.com

Kenneth Young, also known as Kenneth C. M. Young or Kenny Young, is a Scottish freelance audio director, composer, sound designer and writer.[1][2] 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 Sony Japan Studio's Astro Bot games.[2]

  1. ^ Burnard, Pamela (2012). "The Practice of Diverse Compositional Creativites". In Collins, David (Ed.) The Act of Musical Composition: Studies in the Creative Process, p. 241, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Farnham, England. ISBN 9781409434252.
  2. ^ a b "Official website biography", gamesound.org, retrieved 4 November 2014.