 He started to become known in the video game music industry in 1992, when he was working with Electronic Arts (EA) for several sports game franchises, such as the "Need for Speed" series, together with Saki Kaskas.After his stint with EA, van Dyck moved to Australia and became the composer for the popular "Total War" franchise of Creative Assembly.During his collaboration with the video game developer, van Dyck won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award (in 2001) and garnered a nomination (in 2005).