Tucson native Laurie Robinson was on the stage for the first-ever "Video Games Live" at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005. She and her Italian-born husband, Emmanuel Fratianni, are video-game, film and TV composers, and both have been involved in the shows. She sings, and he is a backup conductor to co-creator and conductor Jack Wall.
• Background: The 44-year-old Tucson native graduated in 1982 from Catalina High School. She went on to earn a bachelor's degree in composing from the University of Arizona. She also has done post-grad work at UCLA.
• Credits: She and her husband have composed music for television ("J.A.G."), video games ("Advent Rising"), films ("The Picture of Dorian Grey," Disney's "Angels in the Outfield") and symphonic pieces performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra and the Houston Symphony Orchestra.
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• A favorite memory: "During 'Halo,' there was this powered guitar riff and Tommy (Tallarico, the show's co-creator) walks up to the principal cellist with the National Symphony Orchestra. The cellist looked at him, gets out of his chair and begins bowing the heck out of his cello, bopping his head like a rocker. The audience couldn't believe it. They just thought it was the craziest thing they'd ever seen."
