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American composer, musician, and voice actor renowned for his innovative video game soundtracks.Darren Korb is a Grammy-nominated composer best known for his long-term collaboration with Supergiant Games. He creates genre-blending soundtracks for titles like Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, and Hades, often performing instruments and vocals himself while contributing voice acting to characters.

• Korb pioneered 'acoustic frontier trip-hop' for Bastion, merging folk instruments with electronic beats to establish Supergiant's signature sound.
• He voices major characters including Rucks (Bastion's narrator), Zulf (Bastion), and Skelly (Hades), showcasing multifaceted talent.
• A self-taught musician, Korb records most instruments himself in his home studio, citing budget constraints as an early creative catalyst.
• His Hades soundtrack received a 2021 Grammy nomination—a rare honor for video game music—and won two BAFTA Awards.
• Korb performs live with vocalist Ashley Barrett, his frequent collaborator since Bastion, blurring lines between game scores and concert experiences.