Penka Kouneva
Moby ID: 355159
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Penka Kouneva is a Sundance Composer Fellow and a breaking Hollywood film and game composer who blends her native Eastern European influences with modern orchestra, medieval chant, rock, and electronica. Recently she composed additional score for the video games "PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS" (Xbox360/PS3/PC) and "TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN" working alongside composer Steve Jablonsky. Other works include the horror feature MIDNIGHT MOVIE, the crime drama THE THIRD NAIL, the SyFy Channel thriller ICE SPIDERS and TV music for FORENSIC FILES on CourtTV, DOG FIGHTS and MODERN MARVELS.
In addition to scoring, Penka is an orchestrator on film soundtracks, including TRANSFORMERS 1, 2, 3, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3, ANGELS AND DEMONS, 9, HOSTEL I and II, MATRIX 2, 3, SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS and video games such as WORLD OF WARCRAFT, SIMS 3, TRANSFORMERS 1, 2, STARCRAFT 2, and GEARS of WAR 2. Penka is represented by The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency in Los Angeles.
Credited on 29 games
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| Diablo IV (2023, Windows) | Orchestration |
| Overwatch 2 (2022, Windows) | Orchestration |
| World of WarCraft: Battle for Azeroth (2018, Windows) | Arranging and Orchestration |
| World of WarCraft: Legion (2016, Windows) | Arranging and Orchestration |
| Overwatch (2016, Windows) | Orchestration |
| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (2015, Windows) | Orchestration |
| Bloodborne (2015, PlayStation 4) | Orchestration by |
| Rollers of the Realm (2014, Windows) | Music Composition |
| World of WarCraft: Warlords of Draenor (2014, Windows) | Arranging & Orchestration |
| Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition (2014, PlayStation 4) | Orchestration |
| Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (2014, Windows) | Orchestration |
| StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013, Windows) | Orchestration |
| Diablo III (2012, Macintosh) | Orchestration |
| Kinect: Disneyland Adventures (2011, Xbox 360) | Music Orchestrated by |
| The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011, PlayStation 3) | Orchestration |
| Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assassin (2011, Windows) | Music Production (Inon Zur) |
| Gears of War 3 (2011, Xbox 360) | Lead Orchestrator |
| Thor: God of Thunder (2011, Xbox 360) | Orchestration |
| Dragon Age II (BioWare Signature Edition) (2011, Windows) | Music Production |
| Dragon Age II (2011, Xbox 360) | Music Production and Recording |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 20 games with Fred Tatasciore
- 17 games with John Kurlander
- 13 games with Hung Nguyen
- 13 games with Sungho Eom
- 13 games with Asher Yonah Litwin
- 13 games with Jaehyun Ahn
- 13 games with Dimitrius Bampanaras
- 13 games with Aaron Langan
- 13 games with David Carlock
- 13 games with James Wong
Companies
- 13 games with Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
- 7 games with Valve Corporation
- 5 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 5 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 5 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
- 5 games with Actibliz México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
- 4 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 4 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 4 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 4 games with Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.
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