Saki Kaskas

Theodosius Kaskamanidis (September 24, 1971 – November 11, 2016), better known as Saki Kaskas or "Captain Ginger", was a Greek-Canadian video game music composer, best known for his soundtracks in the Need for Speed series.

In 1993, Omnibol broke up. At that time, he started to play in various bands. Saki played in a Greek folk band, a heavy metal band, a cover band, a ‘power trio’ rock band and in a guitar duet. He also played sessions for commercials and such.

Other projects Together with The Humble Brothers, Saki Kaskas has done session guitar work for remixes for Skinny Puppy, Deftones, Linkin Park, Filter, Dry Cell, Anastacia and Static-X.

In 2012, Saki Kaskas began to record again, composing music on his own behalf, and for newer games such as Sleeping Dogs. A posthumous album he was working on at the time of his death, Theodosius, was released in 2019.

Prominent works Rome: Total War The Need for Speed Need for Speed II Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit Need for Speed: High Stakes NHL 97 NHL 98 Missile Command Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed Rugby 2001 SimCity 4 Mass Effect 2

Interview EXCLUSIVE interview with Saki Kaskas for Romulus Club - 2014-02-12