Wilbert Roget II

Quick facts for kids Wilbert Roget II
Roget in 2025
Background information
Born	(1983-12-07) December 7, 1983 (age 41) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres	Video game score
Occupation(s)	Composer
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Materia Collective

Wilbert Roget II (born December 7, 1983) is an American composer. He is famous for creating music for video games. Some of his well-known works include the scores for Mortal Kombat 11 (2019), Call of Duty: WWII (2017), Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (2014), Helldivers 2 (2024), and Star Wars Outlaws (2024). His music has won many awards and nominations from groups like the Game Audio Network Guild and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.

Growing Up and Learning Music

Wilbert Roget II grew up in Philadelphia. He started playing the piano when he was only four years old. In high school, he became very interested in how music could help tell stories in video games. He was especially inspired by music from Japanese video games and anime. Composers like Nobuo Uematsu and Hitoshi Sakimoto (who worked on the Final Fantasy games) and Yoko Kanno (who scored Cowboy Bebop) were big influences. Roget went on to earn a degree in music from Yale University in 2005. There, he studied with talented teachers like Kathryn Alexander.

His Journey in Music

Starting at LucasArts

In 2008, Roget joined LucasArts as a composer. This company is known for making Star Wars games. He wrote music for games like Star Wars: The Old Republic. He also worked as a music editor on other projects. His last big project for LucasArts was for an unreleased game called Star Wars: First Assault. For this game, he recorded the music with a live orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, at the famous Abbey Road Studios. After this, he decided to become a freelance composer. This means he works for himself and takes on different projects.

Working on Big Games

As a freelance composer, Roget has created music for many popular games. These include Call of Duty: WWII, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, and Mortal Kombat 11. He also worked on smaller, independent games like Anew: The Distant Light. Roget often plays instruments like the flute, keyboard, accordion, and guitar in his own recordings. He gets ideas from classical music. For example, his Call of Duty score was inspired by works from composers like Claude Vivier and Krzysztof Penderecki. A writer for Forbes magazine, Erik Kain, said that the Call of Duty music made him an "instant fan."

Beyond Composing

Besides writing music, Roget also develops sound software. His company, Impact Soundworks, creates tools that other composers use for films and video games. He also shares his knowledge in schools. He was a visiting teacher at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has also given talks at places like Yale University. In 2016, he wrote a piece for a carillon (a musical instrument with bells) called Island Stones. He often speaks at big events like the Game Developers Conference and PAX.

Awards and Special Mentions

Wilbert Roget II's music has received many awards and nominations. These come from groups like the Recording Academy (who give out the Grammys), the Game Audio Network Guild (GANG), and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS).

In 2025, his music for Helldivers 2 won him a "British Academy Games Award for Music" at the BAFTA Awards. Also in 2025, his score for Star Wars Outlaws was nominated for a "Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media" at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. He also received two D.I.C.E. Award nominations for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" for Helldivers 2 (which he won) and Star Wars Outlaws.

In 2020, his work on Mortal Kombat 11 was nominated for a D.I.C.E. Award. In 2018, he won many GANG Awards for his Call of Duty: WWII soundtrack. These included Music of the Year and Best Interactive Score. This score was also nominated for a D.I.C.E. Award. His music for Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris was nominated for D.I.C.E. and GANG Awards in 2014. In 2012, his score for Star Wars: The Old Republic won a GANG Award. He also received GANG Awards in 2011, 2010, and 2006.

Music He Has Composed

Video Games

Animated Series

Other Music Work

Video Games