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Michiel "M.C.A." van den Bos (born May 23, 1975)[1] is a Dutch musician who composes primarily for Epic Games, or for games based on Epic technology.
Bio[]
He began composing on the Commodore 64 and Amiga before making the transition to composing professional soundtracks for critically acclaimed video games such as Unreal, Age of Wonders, Unreal Tournament, Deus Ex, and the Overlord series.[2]
Discograhy[]
- 2014 – Taking the Fifth (EP)
- 2014 – Drifting Through Static (EP)
Works[]
Unreal series[]
| Title & Author(s) | Duration | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| "Chizra" by Michiel van den Bos (Chizra1.umx) |
03:57 | |
| "Chizra - Old version" by Michiel van den Bos (ChizraOld.umx) |
03:57 | |
| "Chizra - Shareware version" by Michiel van den Bos (Chizrash.umx) |
02:56 | |
| "Alien-Esque" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca4.umx) |
03:45 | |
| "Unreal #5" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca5.umx) |
03:30 | |
| "Unreal #6" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca6.umx) |
03:05 | |
| "Unreal #7" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca7.umx) |
03:38 | |
| "Unreal #8" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca8.umx) |
03:03 | |
| "Unreal #9" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca9.umx) |
03:24 | |
| "Unreal #10" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca10.umx) |
03:30 | |
| "Unreal #11" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca11.umx) |
03:03 | |
| "Unreal #12" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca12.umx) |
03:12 | |
| "Unreal #13" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca13.umx) |
03:56 | |
| "Unreal #14" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca14.umx) |
02:54 | |
| "Unreal #15" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca15.umx) |
02:34 | |
| "Unreal #16" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca16.umx) |
03:07 | |
| "SETI" by Michiel van den Bos (Seti.umx) |
03:50 | |
| "Skycity" by Alexander Brandon & Michiel van den Bos (SkyCity.umx) |
03:54 | |
| "Solitary Silhouette" by Michiel van den Bos (UnrCirc.umx) |
03:39 | |
| "Unreal" by Alexander Brandon and Michiel van den Bos (Unreal.umx) |
03:24 | Unreal Tech Demo '95[3] |
| Title & Author(s) | Duration | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| "Chizra" by Alexander Brandon and Michiel van den Bos (Chizra1.umx) |
03:57 | Chizra - Nali Water God |
| "SETI" by Michiel van den Bos (Seti.umx) |
04:40 | The Ceremonial Chambers |
| "Hub 2" by Michiel van den Bos (Hub2.umx) |
04:40 | Harobed Village |
| "Hub 4" by Michiel van den Bos (Fourth.umx) |
06:14 | Noork's Elbow |
| "Hub 5" by Michiel van den Bos (Fifth.umx) |
06:46 | The Trench |
| "Unreal #9" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca9.umx) |
05:20 | ISV-Kran Deck 4 |
| "Unreal #9" by Michiel van den Bos (Kran32.umx) |
05:20 | ISV-Kran Decks 3 and 2 |
| "Unreal #9" by Michiel van den Bos (Kran2.umx) |
05:20 | ISV-Kran Deck 1 |
| "Hub 3" by Michiel van den Bos (Spire.umx) |
08:12 | Spire Village, The Sunspire |
| "Bluff Eversmoking" by Michiel van den Bos (Eversmoke.umx) |
04:26 | Bluff Eversmoking |
| "Unreal #7" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca7.umx) |
05:56 | Dasa Mountain Pass, Cellars at Dasa Pass |
| "Warlord Theme" by Alexander Brandon and Michiel van den Bos (Warlord.umx) |
02:27 | Demonlord's Lair, Skaarj Generator |
| "Hub 7" by Michiel van den Bos (Crater.umx) |
05:56 | Demon Crater |
| "Queen of Death" by Alexander Brandon and Michiel van den Bos (QueenSong.umx) |
04:28 | The Source |
| "Unreal - Main Title" by Alexander Brandon and Michiel van den Bos (Utend.umx) |
04:42 | Ending Sequence |
| "Unreal #13" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca13.umx) |
06:56 | Unused |
| "Unreal #16" by Michiel van den Bos (Newmca16.umx) |
03:07 | Unused |
| Title & Author(s) | Duration | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| "Botpack #9(By Michiel)" by Michiel van den Bos (Botmca9.umx) |
04:49 | DM-Phobos, DM-Viridian-TOURNEY |
| "BotMCA#10 (By Michiel)" by Michiel van den Bos (Botpck10.umx) |
04:12 | CTF-High, DM-Tempest |
| "Cannonade" by Michiel van den Bos (Cannon.umx) |
01:55 | DOM-Condemned |
| "Colossus" by Michiel van den Bos (Colossus.umx) |
04:17 | AS-Rook |
| "The Course" by Michiel van den Bos (Course.umx) |
04:28 | Tutorial maps, AS-Guardia, CTF-Dreary, CTF-Nucleus, DM-Agony, DM-Bishop, DM-Curse][, DM-Grit-TOURNEY, DOM-CiDom |
| "Room of Champions" by Alexander Brandon & Michiel van den Bos (Credits.umx) |
02:15 | Unused |
| "Foregone Destruction" by Michiel van den Bos (Foregone.umx) |
04:14 | CTF-Darji16, CTF-EternalCave, CTF-Face, CTF-Face-SE, CTF-Face][, DM-Malevolence, DM-SpaceNoxx |
| "Mission Landing" by Michiel van den Bos (Mission.umx) |
04:13 | AS-Frigate, AS-Overlord, CTF-Gauntlet, CTF-Kosov, DM-Codex |
| "Nether Animal" by Michiel van den Bos (Nether.umx) |
05:00 | AS-OceanFloor, CTF-Beatitude, CTF-HallOfGiants, DM-Fetid, DM-Oblivion, DOM-Leadworks, DOM-Olden |
| "Phantom" by Michiel van den Bos & Alexander Brandon (Phantom.umx) |
05:00 | DM-Barricade, DM-Cybrosis][ |
| "Run" by Michiel van den Bos (Run.umx) |
04:29 | CTF-Hydro16, CTF-Niven, DM-Conveyor, DM-Morbias][, DM-Shrapnel][, DM-Turbine, DOM-Cinder |
| "Skyward Fire" by Michiel van den Bos (Skyward.umx) |
04:56 | AS-Mazon, CTF-LavaGiant |
| "Unreal Tournament Title" by Alexander Brandon & Michiel van den Bos (UTtitle.umx) |
01:23 | City Intro |
| Title & Author(s) | Duration | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| "Return to Na Pali" by Alexander Brandon and Michiel van den Bos (Title.umx) |
03:26 | RTNP intro cutscene |
| "Hub 2" by Michiel van den Bos (Hub2.umx) |
04:40 | Glathriel Village (Part 1), Glathriel Village (Part 2) |
| "Morose" by Michiel van den Bos (Moroset.umx) |
04:44 | UMS Prometheus |
| "Hub 3" by Michiel van den Bos (Spire.umx) |
08:12 | Spire Valley |
| "Nagomi Passage (Night)" by Michiel van den Bos (Sacred.umx) |
05:07 | Nagomi Passage |
| "Nagomi Passage (Day)" by Michiel van den Bos (Journey.umx) |
02:49 | Nagomi Passage (Dawn) |
| "Bounds of Foundry" by Michiel van den Bos (Boundary.umx) |
05:11 | Bounds of Foundry |
| "Mountain Fortress" by Michiel van den Bos (Mountain.umx) |
05:01 | Escape from Na Pali |
| "Escape From Na Pali" by Alexander Brandon and Michiel van den Bos (Ending.umx) |
02:41 | RTNP Ending sequence |
Other games he contributed[]
- Age of Wonders (1999)
- Deus Ex (2000)
- Overlord (2007)
- Overlord: Raising Hell (2007)
- Overlord: Dark Legend (2009)
- Overlord II (2009)
- Samurai Beatdown (2012)
- Age of Wonders III (2014)
- Voidrunner (2016)
Trivia[]
- According to an interview, his influences are LTJ Bukem, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Martin Galway, Underworld, Rob Hubbard, Jeroen Tel, Ben Daglish, Carcass, At the Gates, Insomnium, PFM and Artemis.[4]
- Van den Bos is also an active indie/alternative DJ.
External links and references[]
- ↑ Michiel van den Bos @ Facebook
- ↑ "Gamemuziek voor het goede doel" @ De Telegraaf
- ↑ New Interview with Alexander Brandon @ ThaSauce Network
- ↑ "Michiel van den Bos - Interview" @ Game-OST
See also[]