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Jade Leamcharaskul is a Composer, Orchestrator / Arranger, Game Audio Producer, and a recipient of the Game Dev Hero Award (Sound) in 2020.

She is a graduate with a BA (Hons) and MMus from Bath Spa University, and has a background in classical piano and violin. Jade’s specialities lie in writing cinematic, orchestral-hybrid compositions and synthesising it with traditional ethnic East and South-East Asian elements. She has repeatedly judged on various Award Shows such as BAFTA, Ivor Novello Award and the D.I.C.E Awards for Best Game Music and Audio Achievement, and her work spans across video games, film / TV, podcasts and musical theatre. Jade’s most recent works include Asian Pirate Musical (2025), and Tales of Kenzera: Zau (2025) which has recently been BAFTA nominated for ‘Debut Game’ and ‘Game Beyond Entertainment’ category.

On stage, Jade has toured with Siswå Sukrå during the summer of August 2017 to Java, Indonesia. Playing traditional Javanese Gamelan, she has performed with prominent musicians, dancers, dalangs (puppeteers) for wayang kulits (shadow puppet plays), festivals and concerts. She has also performed in sold out shows ‘Tsukimi 2018’ as a performing member of Tamashii Daiko of Japanese Taiko.

In October 2018, Jade’s compositions were performed at the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, UK) for ‘Game Music in the Globe’; a Royal Music of College series which showcased talent from game music composers as part of the ‘Videogames: Design/Disrupt/Play’ exhibition at the V&A Museum. ‘The Journey Past’ was performed live by the Alkyona Quartet and arranged by Ashley Kampta. While it was a small and intimate venue, it did not deter audiences from crowding round and overspilling onto the floor!

Born and raised in London UK, and of Malaysian-Chinese and Thai heritage, Jade is an advocate for elevating the voices of the under-represented in the arts and in the tech / game industry. Her goal of bringing positive representation to not only audiences, but to also help develop culturally accurate options to those working from behind the scenes.

No matter the project or scope, working together in creating meaningful and accessible experiences through audio will always be her guiding principle.

Game Dev Heroes is a celebration of the people behind the scenes of the games industry.

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2020 - (Oct) Game Dev Hero - WINNER

Winner for Sound
2020 Winners

Our industry is fantastic at bringing attention and accolades to studios and games, and we want to extend the benefits to the creators, having their own skills and achievements celebrated more widely.

We want these unsung heroes of the games industry to be able to have their contributions recognised, from brilliant developers and resourceful support staff, to inspiring management and positive role models.

2021 (Sep) Nominee for the gameHERs Awards in the ‘Rising Leader’ category

2018 - (Jun) Nominee for Game Dev Heroes 2018 Finalist for Audio