Kirill Pokrovsky

Kirill Vladimirovich Pokrovsky (Kирилл Владимирович Покровский; 25 March 1962 – 1 June 2015) was a Russian-Belgian composer and musician.

Kirill Pokrovsky
Покровский Кирилл Владимирович
Born(1962-03-25)25 March 1962
Moscow, Russia
Died1 June 2015(2015-06-01) (aged 53)
Ghent, Belgium
GenresClassical, world, new-age
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, performer
Associated actsAria, Master
Websitekirillpokrovsky.com

Kirill Pokrovsky learned to play and compose music from a young age, before receiving classical training at Moscow Conservatory. Between 1985 and 1989, Pokrovsky played as a keyboardist for Soviet heavy metal music bands Aria and Master. Later he moved to Belgium and wrote his first solo album called BRUGGE.[1]

Pokrovsky had a successful career as a video game score composer. He wrote the soundtrack for the Divinity series of video games produced by Larian Studios, up until Divinity: Original Sin, which he had finished work on prior to his death.[2][3]

References
  1. Greening, Chris (4 June 2015). "Divinity series composer and heavy metal pioneer Kirill Pokrovsky passes away". VGMO. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. Hillier, Brenna (3 June 2015). "Divinity: Original Sin composer Kirill Pokrovsky has passed away". VG247. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. Chalk, Andy (2 June 2015). "Divinity composer Kirill Pokrovsky has died". PC Gamer. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.