Borislav Slavov (born 1973) is a Bulgarian composer. He has composed for a number of video games, including for Crytek's Crysis series and Larian Studios' Divinity: Original Sin II and Baldur's Gate 3.
Early life
Slavov was born in 1973 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2002, he completed a master's degree in computer science and began working for a software company, but eventually switched fields to music. Slavov has stated that his experience in IT helped him in his later career as a video game composer, but not being classically trained was challenging and meant he had to catch up.
Works
Slavov composed the soundtrack for Baldur's Gate 3, for which he won the award for best music from the British Academy Games Award. He has also composed for Crysis 2, Crysis 3, Ryse: Son of Rome, Warface and Divinity: Original Sin II. Knights of Honor was the first commercial title he composed for.
Awards
Year Award Category Recipient Result Refs. 2020 11th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Song – Video Game Borislav Slavov (for Weeping Dawn) 2021 12th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Song – Video Game Borislav Slavov (for I Want to Live) 2023 14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Score – Video Game Borislav Slavov (for Baldur's Gate 3) 2023The Game Awards 2023Best Score and MusicBorislav Slavov (for Baldur's Gate 3) 2024BAFTA Games Awards 2024Music - Video GameBorislav Slavov (for Baldur's Gate 3)
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