Gareth Coker

Gareth Coker (born 7 May 1984) is a British composer. He has composed work for video games, including Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, ARK: Survival Evolved, ARK: Survival Ascended, Halo Infinite, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Minecraft and No Rest for the Wicked.

Life and career Coker learned the piano at a very early age. In school, he joined the orchestra and a jazz band and later studied at the Royal Academy of Music, pursuing a major in musical composition. He traveled and lived abroad in Japan for three years, where he taught English and studied various ethnic instruments.

2020 The Game Award for Best Score and Music

Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Video Game Score D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition SXSW Gaming Award for Excellence in Score BAFTA Game Award for Best Music

2017 GoldSpirit Award for Best original video game score 343 Industries Composed with Curtis Schweitzer and Joel Corelitz

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Ubisoft ParisUbisoft Milan Alongside Grant Kirkhope and Yoko Shimomura Arknights Hypergryph Dorothy's Vision, Fire Within the Sand and Mizuki & Caerula Arbor events

Ark: Survival Ascended |Studio Wildcard The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story Digital Sun Wayfinder |Airship Syndicate

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Ubisoft Montpellier Composed with Mentrix Ark II |Studio Wildcard

Absolum Dotemu, Guard Crush Games With guest composers: Mick Gordon, Yuka Kitamura, Motoi Sakuraba ARK: Lost Colony Studio Wildcard 2026 Arknights: Endfield Hypergryph, Mountain Contour Main contributor on the "Zeroth Directive Original Soundtrack" vol. 1 and contributor on vol. 2

No Rest for the Wicked |Moon Studios Composed with Jason Graves