Education
Stephen Baysted gained Bachelor (Honours) and Master of Music degrees from the, is listed in their successful alumni, and was a visiting research student in the Departments of Music and Philosophy at the Université de Rouen in France. Baysted was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in 2002 from Dartington College of Arts for a thesis entitled: From le cri de la nature to Pygmalion: a study of Jean-Jacques Rousseau"s philosophy of music and aesthetic and reform of opera. Before joining the University of Chichester in 2003, he was Head of Opera Studies at Rose Bruford College in Kent and worked with many of the leading opera companies and opera practitioners in the United Kingdom. Stephen was recently appointed Reader in Film Composition at the University of Chichester.
Career
Stephen Baysted works professionally as a media composer in the games, film and television industries. As Composer and Audio Director, he is listed amongst the key personnel for Slightly Mad Studios Limited. an International games development studio and has composed music scores and designed sound for a string of award winning computer games including the United Kingdom no.1 game Project CARS. The hybrid score for Electronic Arts" American Automobile Association game: Shift 2: Unleashed, Electronic Arts’ Need for Speed: Shift, Atari’s Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends and Robert Kirkman’s: The Walking Dead: Assault.
Recent film scores include Philosophy Grabsky"s Renoir: Revered and Reviled, and The Impressionists: and the man who made them. Tim Pope"s Brandy and Pep.
And the psychological drama Strange Factories.
Foreign television Stephen composed the music to Blink Films" 6 part documentary series Ancient Mysteries commissioned by Channel 5, Smithsonian and Business School. Baysted has also composed the music for cinema, television and radio adverts, including high profile campaigns for Budweiser, McDonalds and Pizza Hut and he writes for many leading music libraries, including Audio Network. Baysted is represented by Air-Edel Associates and his music is published by Accorder Music Publishing Limited. Stephen was recently interviewed by Computer Music Magazine about his work in the games industry. and Designing Sound about his work on Project CARS. Credits Include: Project CARS (Video Game) Renoir: Revered and Reviled(Feature Documentary The Impressionists and the Manitoba Who Made Them(Feature Documentary) World of Speed (Video Game) The Walking Dead: Assault (Video Game) War Dogs (Feature Film) Strange Factories (Feature Film) Matisse: Live(Documentary) Brandy and Pep(Short) My Name is Georgina (Short) Psycho House (Short) Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends (Video Game) Eager Beaver (Video Game) Skid Racer (Video Game) Life Lincolnshire (Documentary) Der Mann mit dem Fagott (television Movie) Shift 2: Unleashed (Video Game) Beam (Video Game) Need for Speed: Shift (Video Game) Bayerische Motoren Werke M3 Challenge (Video Game) GTR2: FIA GT Racing Game (Video Game) GT Legends (Video Game) GTR – FIA GT Racing Game (Video Game).
