Howard Drossin

Howard Drossin is a composer for film, television, video games and commercials. He is best known as an orchestral music composer but has worked on a variety of musical genres, including rock, hip-hop and jazz. Most recently, Howard was the composer for Namco's "Afro Samurai" and upcoming "Splatterhouse". He also provided some of the music for for SEGA's "Sonic and the Black Knight". He started his career as a guitarist for such LA bands as Flies on Fire and Sin. His early game work included Comix Zone, Sonic & Knuckles, Vigilante 8, and Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal, among others.

He started his career as a guitarist for such LA bands as Flies on Fire and Sin. His early game work included Comix Zone, Sonic & Knuckles, Vigilante 8, and Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal, among others. He has scored such films as The Protector (with The RZA), The Item, and What Boys Like. He has orchestrated and/or wrote additional music for films including Waist Deep, Blade Trinity, Unleashed and Inside Man. Howard orchestrated on Terence Blanchard's album "A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)" which won a 2008 Grammy in the category of Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.