Pedro Camacho facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pedro Camacho
Camacho in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Pedro Macedo Camacho
Origin	Funchal, Portugal
Occupation(s)	Composer
Instruments	Piano
Years active	1995–present

Pedro Macedo Camacho is a Portuguese composer who writes amazing music for video games, films, and classical concerts. He is famous for creating the musical scores for huge games like Star Citizen and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands.

Who is Pedro Camacho?

Pedro Camacho was born in Funchal, a city on the island of Madeira in Portugal. His love for music started early. When he was just ten years old, he began making his own short songs on an Amiga 500 computer.

To become a professional composer, Pedro studied music seriously. He first learned at a music school in his hometown. Later, he moved to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, to study at the National Conservatoire. A conservatoire is a special college for studying music and arts.

After many years of learning to write and arrange classical music, Pedro went to the famous Berklee College of Music in the United States. There, he learned how to compose music specifically for movies.

Music for Games and More

Pedro Camacho has created music for many popular video games. His work helps make the games feel more exciting and emotional. He has also written music for commercials, theater shows, and classical concerts.

Famous Video Game Music

Here are some of the well-known games that feature Pedro's music:

• Audiosurf (2007)
• A Vampyre Story (2008)
• Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (2008)
• Fairytale Fights (2009)
• Afterfall: InSanity (2011)
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2018)
• World of Warcraft: Shadowlands (2020)
• Chorus (2021)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (2024)
• Star Citizen (work in progress)

Other Cool Projects

Besides video games, Pedro has worked on other projects:

• 3DMark11 (2010): He created the music for this popular computer testing software.
• Requiem to Inês de Castro (2012): He was asked to write a Requiem, which is a piece of music for a special concert, in honor of a famous person from Portuguese history.
• Commercials (2013-2020): He has made music for big companies like Sonae and Gatorade.
• Te Deum (2019): Another piece of classical music for concerts.

Awards and Recognition

Pedro Camacho's talent has won him several important awards. These awards show that experts in the music and game industries think his work is outstanding.

The IGF Excellence in Audio Award that Camacho won in 2008 for his music in Audiosurf.

Camacho won the Dutch Games Award for Best Audio Design in 2010 for the game Fairytale Fights.