Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation - Main page - Contents - Current events - Random article - About Wikipedia - Contact us Contribute - Help - Learn to edit - Community portal - Recent changes - Upload file - Special pages Search Search Appearance - Donate - Create account - Log in Personal tools - Donate - Create account - Log in ## Contents move to sidebar hide - (Top) - 1 Career Toggle Career subsection - 1.1 Orchestra performances - 2 Selected video game credits - 3 Selected discography - 4 References - 5 External links Toggle the table of contents # Chris Huelsbeck 11 languages - مصرى - Deutsch - Español - Suomi - Français - Magyar - Italiano - Nederlands - Polski - Português - Svenska Edit links - Article - Talk English - Read - Edit - View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions - Read - Edit - View history General - What links here - Related changes - Upload file - Permanent link - Page information - Cite this page - Get shortened URL - Switch to legacy parser Print/export - Download as PDF - Printable version In other projects - Wikimedia Commons - Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Chris Huelsbeck | Huelsbeck in 2011 | Background information | Born | Christopher Hülsbeck (1968-03-02) 2 March 1968 (age 58) Kassel, West Germany | Genres | Electronica, video game music | Occupation | Composer | Years active | 1986–present | | Website | Official website Musical artist - - - Christopher Hülsbeck (born 2 March 1968),[1] professionally known as Chris Huelsbeck, is a German video game music composer who has worked in the industry since the 1980s.[2] His early work includes music for games such as The Great Giana Sisters and the Turrican series.[2] He later worked on the music for Factor 5 titles such as Star Wars: Rogue Squadron and its sequels.[2] ## Career [edit] Huelsbeck's professional career began in 1986, when his composition Shades won a music competition organized by the German computer magazine 64'er.[3][4] This led to a position at Rainbow Arts,[4] where he composed music for games including The Great Giana Sisters.[5] Huelsbeck also developed music tools for home computers. In 1986, he published SoundMonitor for the Commodore 64[6] and later co-created the TFMX ("The Final Musicsystem eXtended") sound editor with programmer Peter Thierolf.[7] During the early 1990s, Huelsbeck composed music for the Turrican series and co-founded the game developer Kaiko, whose releases included Gem'X and Apidya.[7] In 1998, he moved to the United States to join Factor 5, where he worked on the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron series.[2] Huelsbeck continued composing in later years, including Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (2012), Tiny Thor (2023) and X-Out: Resurfaced (2025).[8][9][10] ### Orchestra performances [edit] Huelsbeck's music was performed in the Game Concerts series in Leipzig between 2003 and 2007, including works from Apidya, Turrican II, Turrican 3 and The Great Giana Sisters.[11] On 23 August 2008, Symphonic Shades was presented in Cologne as a concert devoted entirely to Huelsbeck's music, performed by the WDR Radio Orchestra and the FILMharmonic Choir Prague.[12] It was the first video game music concert to be broadcast live on the radio.[13] In 2009, selections from Symphonic Shades were performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra as part of Sinfonia Drammatica, alongside music by Yoko Shimomura.[14] ## Selected video game credits [edit] | Year | Title | Role | 1987 | The Great Giana Sisters | Music | 1988 | Katakis / Denaris | Music | 1989 | R-Type | Intro music | 1990 | X-Out | Music | 1990 | Turrican | Music | 1991 | Turrican II: The Final Fight | Music | 1991 | Z-Out | Music | 1991 | Gem'X | Music | 1992 | Apidya | Music | 1992 | Jim Power in Mutant Planet | Music | 1993 | Mega Turrican / Turrican 3: Payment Day | Music | 1993 | Super Turrican | Music | 1995 | Super Turrican 2 | Music | 1996 | Tunnel B1 | Music | 1997 | Extreme Assault | Music | 1998 | Star Wars: Rogue Squadron | Music | 2000 | Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo | Music | 2001 | Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader | Music direction | 2003 | Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike | Music direction | 2012 | Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams | Music | 2013 | Doctor Who: Legacy | Music and production | 2017 | Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back | Music | 2019 | Fade to Silence | Music | 2023 | Tiny Thor[9] | Music | 2023 | Interstellar Sentinel | Music | 2025 | X-Out: Resurfaced[10] | Music | 2026 | Apidya Special[15] | Music ## Selected discography [edit] | Year | Title | Notes | 1991 | Shades | Album | 1992 | Apidya Soundtrack | Soundtrack | 1992 | To Be On Top[16] | Album | 1993 | Turrican Soundtrack | Soundtrack | 1997 | Tunnel B1 Soundtrack | Soundtrack | 1997 | Extreme Assault Soundtrack | Soundtrack | 2000 | Merregnon Soundtrack, Volume 1 | Composer, one bonus track | 2004 | Merregnon Soundtrack, Volume 2 | Composer, two tracks | 2008 | Symphonic Shades | Orchestral album | 2013 | Turrican Soundtrack Anthology[17] | Soundtrack anthology | 2014 | GEM'X Extended Soundtrack | Soundtrack | 2017 | Turrican – Orchestral Selections[18] | Orchestral album | 2023 | Tiny Thor Soundtrack | Soundtrack | 2024 | Interstellar Sentinel Soundtrack[19] | Soundtrack | 2025 | X-Out: Resurfaced (Original Video Game Soundtrack) | Soundtrack ## References [edit] - ↑ "Historischer Terminkalender zum Kasseler Stadtjubiläum". Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2026. - - 1 2 3 4 - "Chris Huelsbeck". Retro Gamer. No. 115. Imagine Publishing. 2013. pp. 90–95. - ↑ - "Musikwettbewerb". 64'er (in German). No. 6/1986. 1986. p. 173. - - 1 2 - "Chris Hülsbeck". Next Generation. No. 3. Imagine Media. March 1995. p. 53. - ↑ - "Die großartigen Giana Sisters". PC Action (in German). No. 1/2009. 2009. p. 14. - - ↑ - "Soundmonitor". 64'er (in German). No. 10/1986. 1986. pp. 53–64. - - 1 2 - Nickel, Thomas. "Kaiko". Retro Gamer. No. 283. Retrieved 20 August 2026. - ↑ - "Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Original Soundtrack". Chris Huelsbeck Productions. Retrieved 22 August 2026. - 1 2 - Lane, Gavin (17 July 2023). "Exclusive: 16-Bit-Inspired 'Tiny Thor' Smashes His Way To Switch This August". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 22 August 2026. - 1 2 - Beaulieu, Edouard (14 February 2025). "The Cult Classic Shmup X-Out Resurfaces After Slumbering in the Depths for 35 Years". Xbox Wire. Retrieved 22 August 2026. - ↑ - "The Concert Programs :: Symphonic Game Music Concerts". 2007-02-16. Archived from the original on 16 February 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-30. - ↑ - "Chris Hülsbeck: Symphonic Shades". WDR (in German). Retrieved 20 August 2026. - - ↑ - Tong, Sophia (5 July 2011). "Sound Byte: Meet the Composer – Chris Huelsbeck". GameSpot. Retrieved 20 August 2026. - ↑ - "Sinfonia Drammatica - Ett nykärt återseende". FZ.se (in Swedish). 15 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2026. - - ↑ - Evil, Sven (2026-08-26). "Apidya' Special im Test". Gamers.at (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2026-08-26. - - ↑ - Weitz, Volker (October 1992). "Preview - Ohren Schmaus". Power Play (in German). Markt&Technik. p. 36. ISSN 0937-9754. - - ↑ - "Turrican Soundtrack Anthology seeks Kickstarter funding". 16 April 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014. - ↑ - "Turrican - Orchestral Selections, by Chris Huelsbeck". Chris Huelsbeck Productions. Retrieved 2022-04-30. - ↑ - "Interstellar Sentinel Soundtrack, by Chris Huelsbeck". Chris Huelsbeck Productions. 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