Leon Riskin

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Leonid Y. Riskin is a composer and sound designer at Ionics Music. He has worked on several titles in the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise.

Description[]

“I am a highly skilled and passionate composer and sound designer, extracting music from coffee beans for the past two decades. With a track record of numerous games and animations scored, including renowned titles like the FNAF series. I take immense pride in crafting captivating audio experiences that elevate gameplay and immerse players in the virtual worlds.”
— Leon Riskin, from his website,

Official Profiles[]

Contributions[]

FNaF World
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
- "The Raid" (Trailer 1)^[1]
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Ultimate Custom Night
Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted (Curse of Dreadbear Halloween Hub music, reused)
Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery^[2]
Freddy in Space 2
Security Breach: Fury's Rage
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach (Balloon World music, reused from Freddy in Space 2)
- "Scratch Marks on the Ceiling" (Gameplay Trailer 1)^[3]
- "Hydraulic Jaws" (Gameplay Trailer 2)^[4]
- "Phantom Distortion" (RUIN Trailer)^[5]
- "Evil Escalations" (RUIN Switch Trailer)^[6] (Full Version Here)
Console Ports and Remastered Mobile Ports (Title Music)
Freddy in Space 3: Chica in Space
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
- "Crimson Mold" (HW2 Switch Trailer 2)^[7]

Trivia[]

Leon is the second designer to help with Scott Cawthon for a Five Nights at Freddy's related project, the first being Kira Breed-Wrisley, who helped with the novel trilogy, Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes.
Despite "Ice Cave" being one of his first songs he made for FNaF World, it is not found in the game, as the Ice Cave is unused.
Leon's full name is "Leonid Y. Riskin" (as shown on the Ionics Music website), though it is unknown what his middle name (Y.) stands for.
Leon Riskin's song "Stone Cold" for FNaF World samples Journey from Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun.
Leon Riskin's favorite track that he made for the FNaF Franchise is FNaF World's "Fear of Pixelation"^[8]
On April 19th 2024, the Help Wanted 2 Original Game Soundtrack was uploaded to streaming services, marking the first time Leon's music for FNaF was uploaded officially.^[9]

References[]

People

Game Developers	Scott Cawthon • Jason Topolski • Ray McCaffrey • Emil Macko • Kane Carter • Nicodemo Sitá • Jonochrome • Felipe Moraga
Music Composers	Leon Riskin • Allen Simpson • The Newton Brothers
Voice Providers	Amber Lee Connors • Christopher McCullough • PJ Heywood • Heather Masters • Andy Field • Michella Moss • Kellen Goff • Matthew Curtis • Joe Gaudet • Cameron Miller • Marta Svetek • Other Voice Providers
Film Actors	Josh Hutcherson • Matthew Lillard • Elizabeth Lail • Piper Rubio • Kat Conner Sterling • Mary Stuart Masterson • Lucas Grant • Christian Stokes • Joseph Poliquin • David Lind • Ryan Reinike • Kevin Foster • Jade Kindar-Martin • Jess Weiss • Other Film Actors
Literature Authors	Kira Breed-Wrisley • Elley Cooper • Andrea Waggener • Carly Anne West • Kelly Parra • Eugene Myers • Adrienne Kress • Lyndsay Ely
Artists	Elizabeth Pilarcik-Tellez • Emese Szigetvári • Claudia Schröder • Claudia Aguirre • Diana Camero • Didi Esmeralda • Anthony Morris Jr. • Andi Santagata • Coryn MacPherson • Benjamin Sawyer • Ronaldo Barata • Macky Pamintuan
Other People	Suzanne Elise Freeman • Christopher Hastings • Jason Blum • Emma Tammi • DJ Sterf • YouTubers • Other Contributors

[1] Leon Riskin: This one [Sister Location Trailer] was "The Raid" (Twitter)

[2] Leon Riskin: I've composed Dangerous Thoughts and Overworld [...] The rest is not mine :) (Twitter)

[3] Leon Riskin: The original name is "Scratch Marks on the Ceiling" (Twitter)

[4] Leon Riskin: Hydraulic Jaws (Twitter)

[5] Leon Riskin: Phantom Distortion (Twitter)

[6] Leon Riskin: Yep, that's a shippet from one of mine works :) (Twitter)

[7] Leon Riskin: Well well, how do you like this one? Crimson Mold (Twitter)

[8] Leon Riskin: I think it's "Fear of Pixelation" (Twitter)

[9] Leon Riskin: Here it is :) (Twitter)

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