PORTFOLIO
LINEAR MEDIA
Richard's music features in a wide and eclectic range of FILM and TELEVISION productions, from big name brand commercials, high profile BBC documentaries through to factual, news, reality programming and promos, a small selection of which can be found below.
Documentaries
Natural World: Mississippi Tale Of The Last River Rat (BBC)
Horizon: Doctor Who Make People Walk Again (BBC)
Horizon: Tsunami – Naming The Dead (BBC)
Horizon: Who’s Afraid Of Designer Babies (BBC)
Horizon: Why Do We Talk? (BBC)
Richard III: The King In The Car park (More 4)
A Garden in Snowdonia (BBC)
Simon King's Shetland Diaries (BBC)
Born In The Wild (Channel 4)
Days That Shook The World: Affairs Of The Crown (Discovery)
The Beauty Of Maps (BBC)
Great British Countryside (BBC)
Jimmy’s Farm (BBC)
Back On Jimmys Farm (BBC)
Visions of the Future (BBC)
The Trees That Made Britain (BBC)
Death By Excess: Rock Goddesses (Sky)
My Big Fat Moonie Wedding (Channel 4)
Journeys Into The Ring Of Fire (BBC)
Terns Of The Castle Coast (BBC)
Spirit Of Yachting (Sky Sports)
Search for the Northwest Passage (BBC)
Murder Without a Trace (BBC)
Karluk – Surviving the Arctic (BBC)
Ray Mears’ Wild Food (BBC)
Museum Of Life (BBC)
55 Year Old Commando (ITV)
How London Was Built (ITV)
One Life: Woman In Me (BBC)
Child Of Our Time : Identity Crisis (BBC)
Spy:Safe as houses (BBC)
How to Build A Cathedral (BBC)
Timewatch – The Unknown Soilders (BBC)
Lifestyle & Reality
Location, Location, Location (Channel 4)
The Secret Millionaire (Channel 4)
Embarrassing Bodies (Channel 4)
Ten Years Younger (Channel 4)
Wife Swap USA (Channel 4)
The Dog Whisperer (Sky One)
Mystery Diagnosis (SKY)
Cold Case Files (SKY)
News & Current Affairs
Crimewatch UK (BBC)
Watchdog (BBC)
Panorama: Buying The Games (BBC)
CNN International Europe (CNN)
Tonight With Trevor McDonald (ITV)
Commercials
Olympus MJU Mini Digital Camera
Volkswagen Passat
UEFA Champions League
Life Department
Other
A Touch Of Frost (BBC)
Blue Peter (BBC)
Spring Watch With Bill Oddie (BBC)
BBC Comedy Shorts Best Of 2007 (BBC)
Freesports on 4 (Channel 4)
Fifth Gear (Discovery)
International Cricket (Sky Sports)
Talk Shows
This Morning (ITV)
The One Show (BBC)
Day Break (ITV)
Paul Ogrady Show (Channel 4)
Richard And Judy (Channel 4)
Opera Winfrey Show – (APRA) Films
Jeremy Kyle Show (ITV)
INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Richard's work has featured in many AAA, award-winning and nominated titles spanning a catalogue of more than 30 products plus expansions and associated downloadable content (DLC) on platforms such as PC | Consoles| Tablet & Mobile.
SELECT SOFTOGRAHY
Main Releases
Total War: Pharaoh - SEGA
Total War: Warhammer III - SEGA
A Total War Saga: Troy PC (SEGA)
Total War: Three Kingdoms PC (SEGA)
A Total War Saga: Thrones Of Britannia PC (SEGA)
Total War: Warhammer II PC (SEGA)
Total War: Warhammer PC (SEGA)
Total War: Arena PC (SEGA)
Total War Battles: Kingdom PC, iOS, Android (SEGA)
Total War: Attila PC (SEGA)
Total War: Rome II PC (SEGA)
A Total War Saga: Fall Of The Samurai PC (SEGA)
Total War Battles: Shogun iOS (SEGA)
Total War: Shogun II PC (SEGA)
Napoleon: Total War PC (SEGA)
Empire: Total War PC (SEGA)
Viking: Battle For Asgard XBOX 360 (SEGA)
Expansions
Pharaoh
Dynasties
Troy
Rhesus & Memnon (DLC)
Ajax & Diomedes (DLC)
Mythos (DLC)
Amazons (DLC)
Warhammer III
Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs (DLC)
Champions of Chaos (DLC)
Ogre Kingdoms (DLC)
Three Kingdoms
Fates Divided (DLC)
The Furious Wild (DLC)
A World Betrayed (DLC)
Eight Princes (DLC)
Yellow Turban Rebellion (DLC)
Warhammer II
The Silence & The Fury (DLC)
The Shadow & The Blade (DLC)
Curse of the Vampire Coast (DLC)
Rise Of The Tomb Kings (DLC)
The Twisted & The Twilight (DLC)
The Warden & the Paunch (DLC)
The Hunter & The Beast (DLC)
The Prophet & The Warlock (DLC)
The Queen & The Crone (DLC)
Warhammer I
The King and the Warlord (DLC)
The Grim and the Grave (DLC)
Call Of The Beastmen (DLC)
Realm Of The Woodelves (DLC)
Bretonnia (DLC)
Norsca (DLC)
Attila
Viking Forefathers (DLC)
Celts (DLC)
Empires Of Sand (DLC)
Longbeards (DLC)
Age Of Charlemagne (DLC)
Slavic Nations (DLC)
The Last Roman (DLC)
Rome II
Nomadic Tribes Culture Pack (DLC)
Greek States Culture Pack (DLC)
Hannibal At The Gates Campaign Pack (DLC)
Caesar In Gaul Campaign Pack (DLC)
Pirates & Raiders Culture Pack (DLC)
Beasts Of War Unit Pack (DLC)
Imperator Augustus Campaign Pack (DLC)
Daughters Of Mars Unit Pack (DLC)
Black Sea Colonies Culture Pack (DLC)
Wrath Of Sparta Campaign Pack (DLC)
Shogun 2
The Otomo Clan Pack (DLC)
The Ikko Ikki Clan Pack (DLC)
Rise Of The Samurai Campaign Pack (DLC)
The Hattori Clan Pack (DLC)
Napoleon
The Peninsular Campaign Pack (DLC)
COMMERCIAL SOUNDTRACKS
Richard brings a wealth of experience in curating, mastering, and managing the production of commercial soundtracks. His expertise spans both physical formats like vinyl and CD, and digital platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and Amazon Prime Music. With a keen ear for detail and a deep understanding of audio production, Richard has successfully overseen numerous releases, ensuring that each soundtrack meets the highest standards of quality and resonates with audiences worldwide.
DISCOGRAPHY
PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS
Explore a collection of publications and interviews featuring Richard Beddow, spanning over 14 years of his career. This section highlights his insights on music production, audio direction, music supervision and more. From in-depth discussions on game audio innovations to reflections on industry trends, these articles provide a comprehensive look at Richard's contributions to the world of music and sound.
ARTICLES & MORE
Music & Sound Awards Q&A · 2021
Q&A session with the Music & Sound Awards crew following the 2021 awards judging.
Audio Media International · 2019
Creative Assembly's Audio Director Richard Beddow gives us an overview of the creative processes behind award-winning scores like those seen in the Total War video game series...
MCV - The Business Of Video Games · 2019
Richard Beddow, Total War Audio Director, talks on the advances required to bring Three Kingdoms to life.
Audio For Games - Inside the Total War series of video games (Part 2)
Resolution Magazine · Sep 1, 2018
In this three part series of articles Richard talks about what is involved in directing an audio team to successfully deliver content on the multi-award winning Total War series of video games.
Part two (page 50) focuses on:
- Investing in production and your team
- Evaluation and iteration
- Roadmaps
- Developing tools and systems
- Workflows/efficiency
- The importance of project post-mortems
- Quality control
Audio For Games - Inside the Total War series of video games (Part 1)
Resolution Magazine · Aug 1, 2018
In this three part series of articles Richard talks about what is involved in directing an audio team to successfully deliver content on the multi-award winning Total War series of video games.
Part one (page 40) focuses on:
- Establishing the direction
- Scoping and planning
- Resourcing
- The team and responsibilities
Richard Beddow: An audience with a leading audio manager at a leading games developer
Resolution Magazine · Jul 1, 2012
Resolution Magazine interview Richard Beddow in the July/August 2012 issue, discussing a wide variety of topics and aspects of video game audio production.
Audio For Games - Inside the Total War series of video games (Part 3)
Resolution Magazine · Oct 30, 2018
In this three part series of articles Richard talks about what is involved in directing an audio team to successfully deliver content on the multi-award winning Total War series of video games.
Part three (page 38) focuses on breaking into and getting work on Video Games:
- Overview
- Post-Production
- Sound Effects Libraries
- Freelance
- Quality Assurance
- Agencies
- Improving the odds
- Showreel
- Modding Groups
- Networking
- Placements & Work experience
VIDEO: Creative Assembly on producing immersive audio for video games:
Audio Media International · Dec 5, 2017
A behind the scenes look at how, through the audio we produce, we are able create immersion within the products developed at Creative Assembly.
HOW THE FANTASTICAL SOUND OF ‘TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II’ IS DONE
www.asoundeffect.com · Oct 26, 2017
A behind the scenes look at what went in to creating the soundscape on the epic Total War: Warhammer II.
Develop Magazine / MCV · Sep 21, 2010
In the September 2010 Edition of Develop Magazine (page 19), Richard Beddow explains the painstaking process behind the creation of the Ivor Novello nominated score from Empire: Total War and its sequel Napoleon: Total War.
Develop magazine / MCV · Jun 3, 2011
Of the many trapdoors in creating orchestral soundtracks, one of the most common can be lazy planning and organising. In the May 2011 Edition of Develop Magazine (page 42), Richard Beddow explains his approach and how to keep everything tight.
Eurogamer · Nov 30, 2010
Simon Parkin at Eurogamer talks to Richard Beddow and other leading composers about how videogame music is reaching new levels of critical acclaim outside of the industry.