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Saki Kaskas

Theodosius Kaskamanidis, better known as Saki Kaskas or "Captain Ginger", was a Greek-Canadian video game music composer, best known for his soundtracks in the Need for Speed series.

Biography
Saki was born in Krefeld, West Germany, in 1971, to Greek parents. Shortly after he was born, the whole family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Saki started to play the guitar when he was 15. He practiced 5 hours a day and in two years he was in his first band, Omnibol. They were a rock band and they gained some notoriety around the Vancouver music scene. In 1993, Omnibol broke up. At that time, he started to play in various bands. Saki played in a Greek folk band, a heavy metal band, a cover band, a ‘power trio’ rock band and in a guitar duet. He also played sessions for commercials and such. Other projects Together with The Humble Brothers, Saki Kaskas has done session guitar work for remixes for Skinny Puppy, Deftones, Linkin Park, Filter, Dry Cell, Anastacia and Static-X. In 2012, Saki Kaskas began to record again, composing music on his own behalf, and for newer games such as Sleeping Dogs. ==Death==
Death
Kaskas died of a fentanyl overdose on November 11, 2016, in his Vancouver apartment; A posthumous album he was working on at the time of his death, Theodosius, was released in 2019. ==Prominent works==
Interview
EXCLUSIVE interview with Saki Kaskas for Romulus Club - 2014-02-12 ==References==
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