Stephanie Economou

Stephanie Economou is an American composer and violinist based in Los Angeles. Her score won the first Grammy award given in the category of Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media at the 65th annual ceremony.

Early life and education
Economou grew up in Long Island where she was involved in music programs at public school. She was inspired by her older sister Nicole to begin playing music, and chose the violin. Economou and her sister also grew up playing the Sega Genesis and games on the first generation of Xbox.

Economou attended the New England Conservatory of Music where she studied composition. During her studies, she began to work with people studying at Emerson College to score music for their films.

During her Master's degree for Composition for Visual Media at UCLA, she had an apprenticeship with Harry Gregson-Williams, who employed her following her graduation.

Games
Ubisoft approached Economou and employed her to initially work on Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Siege of Paris. She cited the work of Sarah Schachner, who wrote the music for the main game, as influential on her scores for the expansions, as well as music by black metal bands Wilderun and Ari Mason. Economou composed the soundtrack to the Dawn of Ragnarök expansion of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The album for this soundtrack won the first ever Grammy award given to a game soundtrack. Economou was the only woman nominated in her category.

Films
Economou's film credits include scores to the films About My Father, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 among others.

Awards and honors

 * Fellow for the Sundance Institute Composers Lab
 * 2018 NBC/Universal Composers Initiative
 * 2023: Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
 * Board member of the Alliance for Women Film Composers.