On AAA video games soundtracks Pedro has just scored music for STAR CITIZEN alpha 4.10 Siege Of Orison, and additional music for CALL OF DUTY: Black Ops 6 and CALL OF DUTY: Black Ops 7, by Jack Wall. He recently won HMMA 2022 (Hollywood Music in Media Awards) for best video game score for Deep Silver Fishlabs’ CHORUS.
Pedro has composed music for Blizzard’s WORLD OF WARCRAFT: Shadowlands, works as lead composer on Chris Roberts’s STAR CITIZEN and contributed to Bethesda’s DICE Awards nominated score WOLFENSTEIN II: The New Colossus.
On Film and TV Pedro has composed the main theme and opening scene for the hit Portuguese Netflix Series TURN OF THE TIDE aka “Rabo de Peixe”.
Past projects included additional music for CD Projekt Red’s WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT and Sid Meier’s CIVILIZATION V. Other awards include a National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) nomination and an Independent Games Festival (IGF) Excellence in Audio Award. Pedro has also scored commercials for brands like FORD, GATORADE and VODAFONE and has been nominated on Cannes Lions.
Pedro also works as a concert music composer, his latest symphonic piece, From the Dark, was premiered in late 2021 following the success of other works like Requiem Inês de Castro and Te Deum.
2020 – 2022
PANDEMIC YEARSIn 2020 Pedro was honored to be part of the music team in Blizzard’s World of WarCraft: Shadowlands. In 2021 his music was used in the “By Our Hand” cinematic for the 9.1 patch, and he continued to work in the new Star Citizen Orison expansion, working with amazing artists like Pedro Eustache. Still in 2021 he scored commercials for FORD, with vocalist Loire Cotler, GATORADE, with world renowned cellist Tina Guo, and PORSCHE MACAN, writing lyrics and music for the recording artist FJØRA. In December, Chorus was released with over one hour of original music, including vocals by Úyanga Bold and live orchestra.
2013 – 2019
LARGER PROJECTSAfter working in Civilization 5 and Witcher 3, in 2013 Pedro was selected by Hollywood film producer Chris Roberts to become the composer of Star Citizen — world record $400 million USD crowd funded project. In 2015 his work on Star Citizen commercials was nominated for a Golden Reel Award, and his work on 1954 Alcatraz was nominated for best song by NAVGTR — the other nominees included Paul McCartney and Nirvana. In 2017 one of his TV commercials was nominated for a Cannes Lions, and in 2018 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was nominated for a DICE Award in Best Soundtrack. In 2019 his Te Deum for symphonic orchestra and choir was premiered with over 800 people in the audience.
2008 – 2012
INITIAL CAREERIn 2008 Pedro won the IGF Excellence in Audio Award for his electronic soundtrack on Audiosurf, and in 2010 a Dutch Game Award for his whimsical orchestral score on Fairytale Fights. Shortly after, Pedro was hired by the Portuguese government to write the first Requiem in history in the memory of Queen Inês de Castro — a lifetime honorable commission. In 2012 the Requiem Inês de Castro, for choir, orchestra, soprano and baritone, was premiered in one of the most prestigious venues in Portugal with 2000 people in the audience, receiving critical acclaim from the classical world.
2002 – 2007
ADVANCED STUDIESPedro continued to learn with Carrapatoso until 2006 and, after his long classical training in composition and orchestration, was taught film scoring at Berklee College of Music. His uncle, Jorge Borges, was his jazz mentor since he was 16. In 2006 Pedro had his first professional opportunity working with ex-LucasArts Lead Artist Bill Tiller on A Vampyre Story — after the huge success of this orchestral soundtrack, Pedro’s career began in the best possible way.
1994 – 2001
CONSERVATORY STUDIESAt the age of 15 Pedro started his classical training with the Argentinean maestro and composer Roberto Pérez and piano lessons with the Croatian virtuoso pianist Robert Andres. After three years he moved to Lisbon, continuing at the National Conservatory for another four years with the famous composer Eurico Carrapatoso and the Chopin expert Melina Rebelo. Pedro graduated in 2001 with first-class honours — one of the very few students ever to achieve an A+ score every year.
1979 – 1993
INFANCY YEARSPedro Camacho was born on September 4, 1979 in Portugal. His father was a deep enthusiast of cinema, 80’s pop, classical music and computer games, so he grew up surrounded by great music and Hollywood movies. His first musical compositions were done at the age of 10 using computers. Composing music, going to the cinema and playing games are three things he started at that age and was never able to stop all his life.
