About
My name Dillan Schmitz A.K.A King Aurorus. I am a Canadian award winning soundtrack composer/sound designer working in video games, animation and film. I am currently based in Calgary, AB.
My personal style blends the best of timbres like electronic, retro, orchestral and world and I find the greatest level of artistic expression when I’m able to combine the best elements of each styles into a unified whole in dynamic fashion.
I draw heavy inspiration from composers such as Jeremy Soule - The Elder Scrolls, Koji Kondo - The Legend of Zelda, Nobuo Oematsu - Final Fantasy, Austin Wintory - Journey, Kenichi Tokoi - Sonic the Hedgehog and David Wise - Donkey Kong Country.
I have worked on a variety of video games and multi award winning films and animations where I have earned a variety of awards. I have also worked on projects ranging from vtuber collaborations to podcasts. I was also nominated for Best EDM Recording at the 2022 YYCMA’s. I graduated from the University of Calgary with a focus in classical music composition and also music for film, TV and video games from Berklee College of Music. Full Credits List Here
Outside of my profession some of my hobbies include video games, watching anime/cartoons, powerlifting, programming synthesizers, voice acting and streaming. I am also heavily involved in my local game developers scene as a director of the non-profit organization the Calgary Game Developers Association.
