The Team
The designers, programmers, and composers who built Westwood Studios and defined real-time strategy.
Co-Founder • Creative Director
Brett Sperry co-founded Westwood in 1985 and served as its creative director and business visionary. His insight that real-time play could preserve the pleasure of board war games produced Dune II — the foundational document of the RTS genre. He drove the Command & Conquer concept and the studio's aggressive FMV aesthetic. After EA's acquisition, Sperry remained with the studio until 2002 and later worked in mobile gaming and investment.
Co-Founder • Lead Programmer • Technical Director
Louis Castle co-founded Westwood in 1985 and served as lead programmer across many of the studio's most technically demanding projects, including the voxel engine behind Blade Runner. Castle's programming facility allowed Westwood to push boundaries other studios could not reach. After Westwood's closure he co-founded Robots & Pencils and worked on multiple projects including Disney Infinity. His GDC retrospective talks on C&C and Blade Runner remain essential primary sources.
In-House Composer
Frank Klepacki joined Westwood in 1990 and became the studio's primary composer, producing the soundtracks that defined its identity: the atmospheric Eye of the Beholder scores, the Kyrandia music, and — most memorably — the industrial C&C soundtracks including Hell March. Klepacki blended industrial rock, electronic percussion, and orchestral elements into a uniquely cinematic style. He has remained active in game music composition and released the full C&C Remastered soundtrack openly.
Lead Programmer • Engine Architect
Joseph Bostic was lead programmer on Dune II and the primary architect of the game engine that powered Westwood's RTS titles through the 1990s. His low-level optimisations allowed Dune II to run in real time on the hardware of 1992 — a significant technical achievement. The C&C engine that descended from Bostic's Dune II work powered games across a decade of Westwood development.
Composer
Barry Green worked alongside Frank Klepacki as a composer and sound designer on multiple Westwood titles throughout the 1990s, contributing music to the C&C franchise and other studio projects. His work complemented Klepacki's signature style while adding additional texture to the studio's sonic identity.
The man behind Hell March discusses his time at Westwood and the C&C Remastered Collection.
Frank Klepacki discusses the making of the C&C soundtracks and Hell March in interviews on his own YouTube channel. Visit to find his full interview catalogue and remastered track releases.