Jared Emerson-Johnson

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Jared Emerson-Johnson

Jared Emerson-Johnson conducting a recording session at AudioSFX.
Background information
Born (1981-10-13) October 13, 1981
Origin San Francisco, California
Genres Jazz, classical
Occupations Composer, sound designer, voice director,
voice actor
Instruments Vocals, keyboards, guitar, violin, mandolin
Years active 2002–present
Website Bay Area Sound

Jared Nathaniel Emerson-Johnson (born October 13, 1981) is an American video game music composer, sound designer, voice director and voice actor. Emerson-Johnson is the Music Supervisor and lead composer at Bay Area Sound, an audio production company specializing in sound design, music and voiceover for video games.[1]

Career

Jared began his career as an assistant to composer Clint Bajakian on the score for LucasArts'. Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb. Emerson-Johnson has also worked as a sound designer for projects, including James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Psychonauts. More recently, Emerson-Johnson was the composer behind the video games produced by Telltale Games, such as Bone, Sam & Max, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, Poker Night at the Inventory, Back to the Future: The Game, Jurassic Park: The Game, and The Walking Dead (video game).

In all three seasons of Sam & Max he plays the C.O.P.S., a group of obsolete computers, and in Telltale Games' Tales of Monkey Island series, he plays the Marquis DeSinge as well as the Thief.

In 2004, Emerson-Johnson received the Game Audio Network Guild's "Rookie of the Year" award. Jared's score, voice direction, and sound design for Telltale Games' 'Bone: The Great Cow Race were finalists for the 2007 Independent Games Festival. His score for Telltale Games' Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space was also a finalist for Best Original Score in the 2008 IGN PC Awards. He shares an AdventureGamers.com 2009 Aggie award for best voice acting for his work on Tales of Monkey Island.[2]

Discography

Video game soundtracks

Other works

  • Mr. Lux At Your Service (2008)
  • YouTube Presents: The Birds and the Biz (2008)

Notes

BAFTA Games Awards

Year Project Category Result
2013 The Walking Dead Best Original Music Nominated

Adventure Gamers Aggie Awards

Year Project Category Result
2012 The Walking Dead Best Music Nominated
2011 Back to the Future: The Game Best Music Won
2010 Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Best Music (Reader's Choice) Won
2009 Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Best Music Nominated
2008 Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space Best Music Won

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