Jared Emerson-Johnson
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]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jared Nathaniel Emerson-Johnson |
| Born | October 13, 1981 |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, voice actor, sound designer, voice director |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, guitar, violin, mandolin |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | Bay Area Sound |
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, Psychonauts, and Firewatch. 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, The Walking Dead (video game), The Wolf Among Us, Game of Thrones (2014 video game), Batman: The Telltale Series, and Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series.
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]
His score for Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead was nominated for Best Music of the year at the British Academy Games Awards in 2013.
Discography
Video game soundtracks
- The Bard's Tale (2004)
- Bone: Out from Boneville (2005)
- America's Army: Rise of a Soldier (2005)
- Bone: The Great Cow Race (2006)
- Sam & Max Save the World (2006–2007)
- Alien Syndrome (2007)
- Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space (2007–2008)
- Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (2008)
- Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures (2009)
- Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2010)
- Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent (2010)
- Poker Night at the Inventory (2010)
- Back to the Future: The Game (2010-2011)
- Puzzle Agent 2 (2011)
- Jurassic Park: The Game (2011)
- Double Fine Happy Action Theater (2012)
- The Walking Dead (video game) (2012)
- Poker Night 2 (2013)
- The Wolf Among Us (2013)
- The Walking Dead: Season Two (2013)
- Tales from the Borderlands (2014)
- Game of Thrones (video game) (2014)
- The Walking Dead: Michonne (2016)
- Batman: The Telltale Series (2016)
- The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (2017)
- Batman: The Enemy Within (2017)
- Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (2017)
- The Walking Dead: The Final Season (2018)
- The Wolf Among Us 2 (TBA)
Other works
- Mr. Lux At Your Service (2008)
- YouTube Presents: The Birds and the Biz (2008)
Notes
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-05-17. Retrieved 2006-05-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,1128/p,11
BAFTA Games Awards
| Year | Project | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Walking Dead | Best Original Music | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards
| Year | Project | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Wolf Among Us | Best Audio | Nominated |
Game Audio Network Guild Awards
| Year | Project | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Walking Dead: Season Two | Best Dialog | Nominated |
| 2013 | The Walking Dead | Best Dialog | Won |
| 2012 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Best Soundtrack Album | Won |
| 2004 | LeapFrog Leapster: SpongeBob SquarePants | Best Audio - Other | Won |
| 2004 | n/a | Rookie of the Year | Won |
Game Music Online Annual Game Music Awards
| Year | Project | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Walking Dead Season Two | Outstanding Achievement – Cinematic Music | Nominated |
| 2015 | The Walking Dead Season Two | Outstanding Achievement – Voice Dialogue | Nominated |
| 2015 | n/a | Outstanding Contribution – Western Composer | Nominated |
Independent Games Festival
| Year | Project | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bone: The Great Cow Race | Excellence in Audio[1] | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards
| Year | Project | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Wolf Among Us | Best Audio[2] | Nominated |
Adventure Gamers Aggie Awards
| Year | Project | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Wolf Among Us | Best Music | Nominated |
| 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 |
References
- Constantinescu, Andrei (2009-12-12). "Jared Emerson-Johnson Interview". The Tales of Monkey Island Blog. LF Network, LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- Staff (2009-08-14). "Gabez does Bay Area Sound". The International House of Mojo. LF Network, LLC. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- Staff (2007-06-24). "Jared Emerson-Johnson". Last.fm. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- Van Zelfden, Alex (2007-06-26). "Playing it Cool: Sam & Max Swing a Record Deal". IGN. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- Greening, Chris (2014-12-30). "Annual Game Music Awards 2014 Nominations". Game Music Online. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
External links
- Official Site
- Jared Emerson-Johnson at Bay Area Sound, Inc
- Jared Emerson-Johnson on IMDb
- Jared Emerson-Johnson at MobyGames
- Jared Emerson-Johnson at Giant Bomb
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- "Independent Games Festival 2007". IGF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- "Golden Joystick Awards 2014 Nominees". Golden Joystick Awards 2014. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.