 |
SERVICES 
Whether you are looking for tailor-made music and sound, or simply require a little help and advice from one of the finest audiomancers in the land, Master Kenneth C M Young has both the skills and practical know-how required to create world-class audio experiences and the track record to back that up.
Bespoke audio direction and consultancy for your projects, from the brains behind the celebrated audio experiences in LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway.
Catchy melodies and powerful emotions, deeply integrated with your player experience, bringing it to life and helping it to stand out from the crowd. Visit Kenny's composer profile at KennyYoung.com for more details.
World-class sound design, with a penchant for iconic gameplay and UI sounds, evocative ambiences and laser-focussed minimalism.
CLIENTS 
Kenny possesses a unique kind of creativity. Alongside his incredible talent as a composer and instrumentalist, he also has elite skills in sound design – this is a rare gift! Always capable of surprising you with creative ingenuity, Kenny will bring things to the table you didn’t even know you needed. As soon as he started working with us, it felt like he’d been part of the team for years. This guy will make your project measurably better!
Alan McDermott, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Secret SorceryI’ve been working with Kenny for a decade, and he is the perfect creative collaborator. He is able to see the big-picture of what you are trying to achieve, help analyse and define it further, and then speedily work through all the details that get you there, and beyond! He's really breathed life and emotion into all the projects we've worked on together, and I'm very grateful to have these opportunities to work with him. (Don't give Kenny too much work though, as I've still got plenty more for him!)
Rex Crowle, Co-Founder, Foamsword GamesThere are perfectionists in this world, and then there is Kenny who takes it to another level - I mean wow! I've had the privilege to work with Kenny for many years and his wonderful ability to always combine originality with tradition, slickness with charm, is unique to him. Everything he touches, with both absolute devotion and meticulous execution, turns into Kenny gold.
Kareem Ettouney, Co-Founder & Art Director, Media Molecule ABOUT 
AudBod is 10x Academy (BAFTA, AIAS) nominated freelance composer, sound designer and audio director, Kenny Young. Kenny has been making games professionally since 2004 and is best known for the celebrated audio experiences in Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway franchises and, more recently, the music of Sony Japan Studio’s Astro Bot games. To date, the games that Kenny has contributed towards have sold in excess of 75 million units. He is a passionate member of the game audio community, has been a BAFTA, Ivor Novello, AIAS, GANG, GDC and IGF awards juror, sat on the GDC Advisory board for over 15 years, enjoys writing articles and contributing towards books on interactive audio and game development, speaks at conferences and higher education institutions around the world, and started the website GameSound.org in 2005 as a resource for those who aspire to work in, or wish to learn more about interactive audio.
BLOG 
Fangamer have just released a vinyl version of the ASTRO BOT soundtrack, featuring 30 tracks on two LPs with all-new cover art by Nina Matsumoto. It’s not everything from the digital soundtrack, but we squeezed a lot on there with an emphasis on new tracks and those which haven’t appeared on vinyl before. The last […]
ASTRO BOT is out today! The critical reception yesterday when the press embargo lifted was kinda overwhelming to be honest: I’m thrilled for Nicolas and everyone at Team ASOBI, and proud to have contributed towards another top-tier IP for PlayStation. Looking forward to seeing the fan reaction this weekend and over the coming months as […]
Fangamer have released the soundtrack for Team ASOBI‘s Astro’s Playroom on vinyl! It’s a double LP that includes 19 tracks, with cover art by Jordan Speer and comes with a rather nifty PlayStation history art booklet based on the collectible wall mural from the game’s PlayStation Labo area. Looks sweet – I’ve already heard and […]
The Astro’s Playroom OST is getting a digital release on Friday 12th March 2021 courtesy of Sony Music :)
AWARDS 
Winner – Audio Achievement (Astro Bot) – BAFTA
Nomination – Music (Astro Bot) – BAFTA
Winner – Audio Of The Year (Astro Bot) – GANG
Nomination – Best Game Music Cover (Bot of War from Astro Bot) – GANG
Nomination – Best Game Trailer Audio (Astro Bot Announce Trailer) – GANG
Nomination – Creative and Technical Achievement in Music (Astro Bot) – GANG
Winner – Best Audio (Astro Bot) – Game Developers Choice
Nomination – Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition (Astro Bot) – AIAS
Nomination – Best Audio (Astro Bot) – Develop Star Awards
Winner – Best Music in a Game (Astro Bot) – New York Game Awards
Nomination – Best Score & Music (Astro Bot) – The Game Awards
Nomination – Best Soundtrack (Astro Bot) – Golden Joysticks
Nomination – Audio Achievement (Astro's Playroom) – BAFTA
Nomination – Excellence in Audio (Knights And Bikes) – IGF
Nomination – Best Sound Design In An Indie Game (Knights And Bikes) – GANG
Nomination – Audio Innovation of the Year (Knights And Bikes) – MCV/Develop
Nomination – Best Audio (Knights And Bikes) – Develop Star Awards
Nomination – Sound – Game Dev Heroes
Nomination – Best Game Music (Astro Bot Rescue Mission) – Game Audio Awards
Winner – Creative (Astro Bot Rescue Mission) – Guildford Game Awards
Nomination – Original Song: Video Game, ‘A Fire In Your Mind’ (Astro Bot Rescue Mission) - HMMA
Nomination – Best Music in an Indie Game (WonderWorlds) – GANG
Nomination – Best Interactive Score (Tethered) – GANG
Winner – Best Audio of E3 (Tearaway Unfolded) – PlayStation Official Magazine
Nomination – Music of the Year (Tearaway Unfolded) – GANG
Nomination – Best Audio Design (Tearaway Unfolded) – TIGA
Winner – Best Handheld Audio (Tearaway) – GANG
Winner – Best PS Vita Sound (Tearaway) – IGN
Winner – Best Audio (Tearaway) – The Vita Lounge
Nomination – Original Music (Tearaway) – BAFTA
Nomination – Best Audio (Tearaway) – Game Developers Choice
Nomination – Excellence In Musical Score (Tearaway) – SXSW
Nomination – Best Audio (Tearaway) – Golden Joysticks
Nomination – Outstanding Achievement: In-Game Music (Tearaway) – GMAs
Nomination – Best Soundtrack: Western (Tearaway) – GMAs
Winner – Outstanding Achievement: Licensed Music (LittleBigPlanet 2) – GMAs
Nomination – Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition (LittleBigPlanet 2) – AIAS
Nomination – Best Audio (LittleBigPlanet 2) – Game Developers Choice
Nomination – Best Use of Licensed Music (LittleBigPlanet 2) – GANG
Nomination – Original Light Mix Score, Franchise (LittleBigPlanet 2) – NAVGTR
Winner – Best Original Instrumental, ‘The Gardens’ (LittleBigPlanet) – GANG
Winner – Best Interactive Score (LittleBigPlanet) – GANG
Winner – Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance (LittleBigPlanet) – AIAS
Nomination – Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (LittleBigPlanet) – AIAS
Nomination – Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack (LittleBigPlanet) – AIAS
Nomination – Original Score (LittleBigPlanet) – BAFTA
Nomination – Use of Audio (LittleBigPlanet) – BAFTA
Nomination – Audio of the Year (LittleBigPlanet) – GANG
Nomination – Music of the Year (LittleBigPlanet) – GANG
Nomination – Sound Design of the Year (LittleBigPlanet) – GANG
Nomination – Best Dialogue (LittleBigPlanet) – GANG
Nomination – Best Original Vocal: Choral (LittleBigPlanet) – GANG
Nomination – Best Use of Licensed Music (LittleBigPlanet) – GANG
Nomination – Best Audio (LittleBigPlanet) – Game Developers Choice
Nomination – Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Entertainment Sound Production (LittleBigPlanet) – TEC Awards
Nomination – Best Sound (LittleBigPlanet) – CEDEC Awards
Nomination – Best Licensed Music (LittleBigPlanet) – Gamespot
Nomination – Best Soundtrack (LittleBigPlanet) – Spike VGAs
Nomination – Best Original Score (LittleBigPlanet) – Spike VGAs
MAILING LIST 
Sign up for infrequent updates on my latest music releases and projects, and receive a FREE TRACK DOWNLOAD! Oh my! :)
