Elena Siegman

Elena Siegman
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • guitarist
  • songwriter
  • video game producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2005–present

Elena Siegman (born October 1, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and video game producer who is best known for her vocal performances in a series of Call of Duty video games. As a video game producer, she has worked on Guitar Hero II, BioShock Infinite, and Destiny, among others. She has played guitar and sang in several bands as well as releasing a solo album, titled The Mighty.[2][3][4]

Career

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In 2006, Siegman worked with Guitar Hero developers Harmonix as the lead producer of Guitar Hero II. For the video game developer Treyarch, she provided vocals for the soundtrack to the Nazi Zombies, or simply Zombies, game mode in the video games Call of Duty: World at War (2008), Call of Duty: Black Ops[5] (2010), Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012), Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015), Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018) and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020). In 2011, her music was released on the Call of Duty: Black Ops - Zombies Soundtrack as part of the Rezurrection DLC pack, the fourth downloadable content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops.[6]

Some remastered versions of songs from previous games and a new track from Call of Duty: Black Ops II were released in 2013 on the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies - Origins Soundtrack along with the Origins map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The tracks featuring her vocals are (in chronological order): "Lullaby of a Dead Man", "The One" and "Beauty of Annihilation" from Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops; "115", "Abracadavre", "Pareidolia" and "Coming Home" from Call of Duty: Black Ops; "Archangel" from Call of Duty: Black Ops II; and "Dead Again" and "The Gift" from Call of Duty: Black Ops III. All songs were written and produced by Kevin Sherwood, sound designer and composer at Treyarch. Siegman also provided both lead and backup vocals for the jingles of the items Juggernog Perk-a-Cola, Double Tap Perk-a-Cola, Speed Cola Perk-a-Cola, and Elemental Pop Perk-a-Cola in the Zombies game mode.

On May 24, 2011, she released her debut solo album, The Mighty.[7]

In 2014 she joined Bungie to work on the Destiny franchise as a producer.[8]

In September 2023 it was announced that Siegman was the new studio head for Cold Iron Studios.

Video Games

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Year Video game Credit
2005 Karaoke Revolution Party Design lead[9]
2006 Guitar Hero II Lead producer, performer[10]
CMT Presents: Karaoke Revolution Country Design lead[11]
2007 Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Design lead[11]
2008 Call of Duty: World at War Featured vocalist[12]
007: Quantum of Solace Producer[11]
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Script producer[11]
2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops Featured vocalist[13]
2011 Call of Duty: Black Ops – Zombies Featured vocalist[12][14]
2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Featured vocalist[12]
Shoot Many Robots Production[15]
2013 BioShock Infinite Senior producer[16]
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode One Senior producer[15]
2014 BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two Senior producer[17]
Destiny Senior producer[18]
2015 Call of Duty: Black Ops III Featured vocalist[19][20]
2017 Destiny 2 Senior producer[18]
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Featured vocalist[21]
2019 Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Senior producer[18]
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Featured vocalist
2022 Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Senior producer[18]
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Performer

Call of Duty

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Siegman was hired by Treyarch to sing various songs for Call of Duty.[12] Her vocal style evolved in collaboration with writer and music producer Kevin Sherwood. She brought her musical experience and style to the recording sessions, and Sherwood encouraged her to experiment with new vocal methods such as screaming and growling with a distortion feature.[22] She has been a featured vocalist on a number of Call of Duty games, but has become widely known for her vocal performance on "115" for Call of Duty: Black Ops, which received favorable reviews and had been viewed over 60 million times on YouTube as of 2024.[13][23][24][25][26][27][28]

Siegman is a featured singer on Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies - Origins Soundtrack, released in 2013. She appears on tracks "Lullaby of a Dead Man", "The One" and "Beauty of Annihilation" from Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops; "115", "Abracadavre", "Pareidolia", "Coming Home", "Archangel", "Dead Again" and "The Gift".[29]

Siegman provided both lead and backup vocals for the jingles of the items Juggernog Perk-a-Cola, Double Tap Perk-a-Cola, Speed Cola Perk-a-Cola, and Elemental Pop Perk-a-Cola in the Zombies game mode.[30]

In 2015, Siegman performed select Zombies songs with the Concordia University of Edmonton choral concert.[31] PhD Bill Anderson had listened to his son playing Call of Duty's soundtrack and was so impressed with Siegman's voice that he created a choral concert event that would feature her singing.[32]

References

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  1. ^ "BrownBoot music, lyrics, songs, and videos". ReverbNation. eMinor, Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2013. Elena Sigman - Vocals
  2. ^ "Sir Vix-A-Lot @ The Middle East Downstairs". Daykamp Music. September 8, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Live Music". Boston Groupie News. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Elena Siegman - The Mighty". iHeart. September 8, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies Soundtrack (liner notes). Activision. 2011.
  6. ^ "Call of Duty Community: Call of Duty. Black Ops: Rezurrection: Content Pack 4 Announced". Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "The Mighty. Elena Siegman". Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "producer". Retrieved May 19, 2017. FYI! 1.) Yes I work at Bungie! 2.) I've worked on @DestinyTheGame since 2014 3.) I'm a producer 4.) I don't sing in every game I work on :)
  9. ^ "Karaoke Revolution Party Interview". Nintendo World Report. November 21, 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "Guitar Hero II Bonus Video - Behind The Scenes with Elena Siegman". pzamon. August 17, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d "Elena Siegman". Mobygames. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d "How Elena Siegman Songs Rock The Call Of Duty Game Soundtracks". Classic Rock History. October 22, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "115 Elena Siegman Lyrics [Official]". Kevin Sherwood. November 9, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  14. ^ "Shi No Numa". Call of Duty Maps. August 23, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Shoot Many Robots". Moby Games. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "BioShock Infinite". IGDB. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  17. ^ "BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two". Moby Games. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  18. ^ a b c d "ProbablyMonsters, led by ex-Bungie CEO, raising more cash for 'family of sustainable game studios'". GeekWire. June 30, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  19. ^ "Find the New Black Ops 3: Zombies Song Easter Egg in Der Eisendrache". The Escapist. February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  20. ^ ""Dead Again" (Der Eisendrache Easter Egg song) Elena Siegman - lyrics - [OFFICIAL]". Kevin Sherwood. February 2, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  21. ^ "Voyage of Despair Easter Egg Song "Drowning" (Black Ops 4 Zombies Voyage of Despair Easter Egg Song)". The Gaming Revolution. October 11, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  22. ^ "Treyarch's Zombies: Zombie Choral Canon w/Elena". Treyarch. July 3, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  23. ^ "COD ZOMBIES METAL?! Elena Siegman - 115 Reaction / First Listen". Roguenjosh. May 28, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  24. ^ "FIRST TIME HEARING Elena Siegman - 115 - Producer Reaction". The Music Recording Network. August 8, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  25. ^ "TRASH or PASS! 115 Elena Siegman [REACTION!!!]". LayedBakDFR. October 13, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  26. ^ ""115" Music Video - Call of Duty Zombies". Motion Arc - Cinematics. January 11, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  27. ^ "Elena Siegman - 115 Lyrics". Akilese. December 28, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  28. ^ "Elena Siegman - 115 Lyrics Kino Der Toten Easter Egg Song". DJ Khaotic. December 15, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  29. ^ "Call of Duty: Black Ops – Zombies (Original Game Soundtrack)". Apple. January 25, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  30. ^ "Call Of Duty Zombies: The Best Perk-A-Cola Jingles, Ranked". Gamerant. October 23, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  31. ^ "Treyarch's Zombies: Zombie Choral Canon w/Elena". Treyarch. July 3, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  32. ^ "Even Zombies Can Lead Us to God", Edmonton Journal, page 80, April 25, 2015
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