Tommy Tallarico

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Tommy Tallarico (born on February 18, 1968) is an American video game music composer. A native of Springfield, MA, he founded Tommy Tallarico Studios in 1994[1] and the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), of which he is also the president,[1] in 2002. He writes, co-hosts, and co-produces The Electric Playground and Reviews on the Run,[1] (formerly Judgment Day on the G4 network). Tallarico co-hosts alongside Victor Lucas in both television programs. He is also an advisory board member for the Game Developers Conference, a governor for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS/Grammy) and a nominating peer panel leader for the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

Since entering the video game industry in 1991, Tallarico has worked on more than 250 game titles,[1] including the Earthworm Jim series, Treasures of the Deep, Color a Dinosaur, Messiah, MDK, Wild 9, Unreal, Cool Spot, Spot Goes to Hollywood, RoboCop versus The Terminator, Maximo, Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary, Out of This World, Prince of Persia,Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Advent Rising. Tallarico has won over 25 industry awards for best video game audio.[1]

He released a CD with his music on it, entitled Virgin Games: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 in 1994. A subsequent volume in the series was released in 1997. His work can also be found on additional releases in official game soundtrack albums with his music featured on them.

Tallarico is the co-creator, executive producer, and host of Video Games Live.[1]

In January 2006, Tallarico announced on his website that he and Victor Lucas had decided to move Judgment Day from G4 to a different network, under the name Reviews on the Run, as it is known in Canada.[citation needed]

He and Lucas also act as video game correspondents for HypaSpace Weekly.

Tallarico is the cousin of Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith.[2]

As of August 2007, Tallarico has not co-hosted any episodes of The Electric Playground or Reviews on the Run, as he is not available due to commitments to Video Games Live. As of now, he has only come back for one Reviews on the Run on episode number 647 and has not yet made another appearance.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Video Games Live: Our team. Video Games Live. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
  2. ^ Biography. Tommy Tallarico – The Official Website. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. “Tommy is a cousin of rock star legend Steven Tyler (nee Tallarico)...”
  3. ^ Reviews on the Run Episode 647 on elecplay.com

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