Theodosius Kaskamanidis (September 24, 1971 – November 11, 2016), 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.
This was an instrumental band and they played progressive rock with some leanings towards Jazz, Funk and Metal.
[1][2][3] 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.
[1] Kaskas died of a fentanyl overdose on November 11, 2016, in his Vancouver apartment;[4] he had been battling heroin addiction for over a decade.