Simon Viklund

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon Viklund
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1979(1979-12-01)
Age	45
Birthplace	Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Simon Viklund Biography

Simon Viklund is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on December 1, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden. Swedish musician and composer, who is well-known by his contributions to soundtracks for video games. He is acknowledged as being the composer to Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 and Payday: The Heist.

He has mentioned He has cited Keith Flint and the other members of Prodigy as being major influences on his musical stylings. and other Prodigy members as Prodigy as major influencers on his style of music.

Simon Viklund (born Simon Wiklund, December 1, 1979) is a Swedish freelance video game composer, music producer, sound designer and game designer, who was first known for his work on the 2008 game Bionic Commando Rearmed, in which he was a creative director and composer. He is best known for his work in the Payday series as a composer and the voice of the character Bain.

He joined Grin in 2000 and acted as a composer and sound engineer on the company’s first project, Ballistics. Viklund worked on all of Grin’s games, including: Bandits: Phoenix Rising (2002), Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (2006) and its sequel (2007), Bionic Commando Rearmed (2008), Wanted: Weapons of Fate (2009), Bionic Commando (2009) and Terminator Salvation (2009). Aside from Grin’s projects, he also worked on Triotech Amusement’s Wasteland Racers 2071 (2006). In 2009, Grin went bankrupt, and Viklund began working as a freelancer. He was commissioned by Capcom for a number of games, including Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (2009), Final Fight: Double Impact, (2010) and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition (2011) in which he composed the music for. His later changed his surname to Viklund as foreigners abroad often mispronounced his name, as ‘W’ and ‘V’ are pronounced similarly in Swedish.

He was born in Stockholm, Sweden.

Simon Viklund Net Worth

Simon Viklund is one of the richest Composer from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon Viklund 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started learning the violin at age 8 and by the time of the 1990’s , he was writing music using computer programs. music.

In 2009, he started Overkill Software, a video gaming company. Overkill Software.

Simon Wiklund was born in Stockholm on December 1, 1979. His parents were musicians and he learned to play the piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums and to sing at a young age. As a teenager he sang in the local church choir, and was briefly a singer in a band established by his friends in high school. He studied arts in high school, but later became more interested in music. Wiklund was later influenced by the British band The Prodigy, and he began to write music in the late 90s with the help of a computer program called FastTracker 2. None of his music was released at the time, because he was personally unsatisfied with his creations.

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Who is Simon Viklund Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Simon Viklund celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Simon Viklund

1. Simon Viklund is a Swedish composer and game designer.
2. He has composed music for over 80 video games.
3. Viklund is known for his work on the Payday series.
4. He also worked on Battlefield: Hardline and Bionic Commando Rearmed 2.
5. In addition to composing, he has done sound design and voice acting.
6. Viklund founded his own game development studio, Lion Game Lion.
7. He has won several awards for his music in video games.
8. Viklund’s musical style often incorporates electronic and rock elements.
9. He has collaborated with other composers such as Jesper Kyd and Gustaf Grefberg.
10. Viklund is active on social media, engaging with fans of his work.

Did Simon Viklund leaves overkill?

Viklund left Overkill in 2015 to become a freelancer. In 2016, he joined 10 Chambers Collective, another company founded by Ulf Andersson, while continuing his freelance projects.

How old is Simon Viklund?

42 years (December 1, 1979)

Is I will give you my all on Spotify?

I Will Give You My All – Single by Simon Viklund | Spotify.

Who betrayed Bain Payday 2?

His last words mention to trust Vernon Locke despite his alleged betrayal in Alaskan Deal. With his absence, Locke has replaced Bain’s role as seen on Day 2 of Reservoir Dogs, Brooklyn Bank, and the later heists.

Will Wolf be in payday 3?

Payday 3 will see the return of the original four characters: Dallas, Hoxton, Chains and Wolf.