Daniel Warner Forden, born in 1963, is an American sound programmer and composer known for his work on video games at Midway and NetherRealm Studios since 1989. He is best known for creating music and sound for the Mortal Kombat series, where he was part of the original team and became famous for Easter egg appearances. Forden also played bass guitar in the progressive rock band Cheer-Accident in the early 1990s.