Geoff Knorr

Born (1985-06-13) June 13, 1985 (age 40)

OriginFramingham, Massachusetts, United States

Genres

• Video game music
• Contemporary classical music

Occupations

• Composer
• Audio Engineer
• Sound Designer

Geoff Knorr
Background information
Born	(1985-06-13) June 13, 1985 (age 40)
Origin	Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Video game music Contemporary classical music
Occupations	Composer Audio Engineer Sound Designer
Years active	2003–present
Website	Official website

Geoff Knorr (born June 13, 1985) is an American composer, orchestrator, and sound designer. He has worked on video game titles such as Civilization VII, Civilization VI, Civilization: Beyond Earth, Civilization V, Ara: History Untold, and Ashes of the Singularity.

Knorr was born in Framingham, Massachusetts and grew up in Marietta, Georgia. He took piano and cello lessons at a young age and he composed his first piece of music in eighth grade.^[1] He studied composition with Christopher Theofanidis and Michael Hersch and recording arts and sciences at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.^[2]

Knorr first came to the attention of the Firaxis sound team when he did score preparation for the choir recording for Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword.^[3] He has since collaborated as a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer with Firaxis Games, Oxide Games, and Stardock.

Knorr's symphonic arrangements from Civilization V and VI are regularly performed by orchestras around the world as part of the touring Game ON! symphonic game music concerts, conducted by Andy Brick.^[4]