Darren Korb is an American video game composer and songwriter best known for his work with Supergiant Games, the developers of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre. Korb attended New York University for music production and music business and has been a member of the NYYC indie band Control Group. Korb worked on Bastion with childhood friend and Supergiant Games co-founder Amir Rao. A well-received game, Bastion’s soundtrack was described by Korb to be “acoustic frontier hip-hop”. He returned 3 years later to work on Transistor where he described the music as “old-world electronic post-rock”. Korb worked with vocalist Ashley Barret on both projects to rave reviews. Both Bastion and Transistor received multiple awards and recognition as well as thousands of sales of the physical soundtrack. Most recently Korb has worked on the soundtrack for Pyre, Supergiant Game’s new game out in spring 2017.
Magical Mystery Tour Fall ’17: Darren Korb
September 14, 2017