Making games is no layman’s task, but making music for games has to be equally applauded. After all, what would a game be without all the Bgm, which makes the entire gaming experience more enhanced and surreal?
Jack Wall, the composer of the first two Mass Effect games and the four Call of Duty Black Ops games, recently revealed the nitty-gritty behind composing music for games, via an interview. During the interview, he spoke about what was it like to compose music for Mass Effect and Call of Duty, and the kind of challenges he faced.
Call of Duty Black Ops
Prior to Mass Effect and Call of Duty, he worked on titles such as Jade Empire and Myst. Notably, Wall has more than two decades of experience in the games industry.
Jack Wall on composing Mass Effect music
For the uninformed, the Mass Effect was set around 200 years in the future.
Jack Wall, the composer of the first two Mass Effect games and the four Call of Duty Black Ops games, recently revealed the nitty-gritty behind composing music for games, via an interview. During the interview, he spoke about what was it like to compose music for Mass Effect and Call of Duty, and the kind of challenges he faced.
Call of Duty Black Ops
Prior to Mass Effect and Call of Duty, he worked on titles such as Jade Empire and Myst. Notably, Wall has more than two decades of experience in the games industry.
Jack Wall on composing Mass Effect music
For the uninformed, the Mass Effect was set around 200 years in the future.
- 4/4/2024
- by Amarylisa Gonsalves
- FandomWire
Bob Rice, who teamed with Journey to release a groundbreaking rock music video game and represented top-notch composers like Steve Ouimette, Sascha Dikiciyan and Inon Zur in the industry, has died. He was 79.
Rice died Wednesday night of Copd at an assisted living facility in Santa Clara, California, publicist Greg O’Connor-Read told The Hollywood Reporter.
Rice created and executive produced what was perhaps the first rock video game, “Journey Escape.” Released by Data Age in 1982 for the Atari 2600 console and narrated by Casey Kasem, it featured band members Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory and Steve Smith as primitive digitized avatars.
Gamers were tasked in the instructions with guiding each musician “past hordes of Love-Crazed Groupies, Sneaky Photographers and Shifty-eyed Promoters to the safety of the Journey Escape Vehicle in time to make the next concert. Your mighty manager and loyal roadies are there to help, but the escape is up to you!
Rice died Wednesday night of Copd at an assisted living facility in Santa Clara, California, publicist Greg O’Connor-Read told The Hollywood Reporter.
Rice created and executive produced what was perhaps the first rock video game, “Journey Escape.” Released by Data Age in 1982 for the Atari 2600 console and narrated by Casey Kasem, it featured band members Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory and Steve Smith as primitive digitized avatars.
Gamers were tasked in the instructions with guiding each musician “past hordes of Love-Crazed Groupies, Sneaky Photographers and Shifty-eyed Promoters to the safety of the Journey Escape Vehicle in time to make the next concert. Your mighty manager and loyal roadies are there to help, but the escape is up to you!
- 6/8/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gem Wheeler Feb 23, 2017
With Mass Effect: Andromeda arriving next month, we look back at the groundbreaking Mass Effect trilogy...
Spoilers lie ahead for the Mass Effect trilogy
Five years after Commander Shepard took one of three momentous decisions in that ending, it’s finally time for Mass Effect: Andromeda. On March 23rd (21st in the Us), we’ll move on from the classic trilogy, entering a new galaxy with a new player character. Depending on your choice, you’ll take on the role of either Sara or Scott Ryder, twin children of Alliance hero Alec Ryder, an explorer at the head of the mission to establish a settlement in the Andromeda galaxy. Things don’t go to plan, and you’re compelled to take on your dad’s role as Pathfinder, leading your trusty crew in dangerous expeditions to uncharted worlds as you make first contact with the intriguing alien...
With Mass Effect: Andromeda arriving next month, we look back at the groundbreaking Mass Effect trilogy...
Spoilers lie ahead for the Mass Effect trilogy
Five years after Commander Shepard took one of three momentous decisions in that ending, it’s finally time for Mass Effect: Andromeda. On March 23rd (21st in the Us), we’ll move on from the classic trilogy, entering a new galaxy with a new player character. Depending on your choice, you’ll take on the role of either Sara or Scott Ryder, twin children of Alliance hero Alec Ryder, an explorer at the head of the mission to establish a settlement in the Andromeda galaxy. Things don’t go to plan, and you’re compelled to take on your dad’s role as Pathfinder, leading your trusty crew in dangerous expeditions to uncharted worlds as you make first contact with the intriguing alien...
- 2/21/2017
- Den of Geek
I’m a professional. I can get through this without having to rely on snarky comments about a conspiracy or some sort of hidden message here. I mean, just because Activision has announced that Black Ops II’s villain is the “messiah of the 99%”, that doesn’t mean anything. This is just a story.
After all, Raul Menendez looks like a seriously bad dude. He’s weaseled his way into the thick of things and is manipulating the class divide to wipe out the civilized world. That’s pretty much the definition of “bad guy”. Hell, this would be the equivalent of finding out that Oprah has a secret lair in which she’s built a giant magnet to throw the earth off orbit and into the sun.
Luckily it’s not all bad news in the world of Black Ops II. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame has...
After all, Raul Menendez looks like a seriously bad dude. He’s weaseled his way into the thick of things and is manipulating the class divide to wipe out the civilized world. That’s pretty much the definition of “bad guy”. Hell, this would be the equivalent of finding out that Oprah has a secret lair in which she’s built a giant magnet to throw the earth off orbit and into the sun.
Luckily it’s not all bad news in the world of Black Ops II. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame has...
- 7/12/2012
- by Chaz Neeler
- We Got This Covered
Yeah, yeah, I know, we're not called TheVideoGamePool (although that's a domain name I really should register). But this news was so good that I Had to share it. We're big fans of games here at TheMoviePool, and this feels my heart with film And gamer joy. It's truly the Best Thing Ever.
I love Mass Effect. It's probably my favorite video game franchise of all time, and I recommend it to anyone I know, even non gamers. You like Star Wars? Well, chances are you will fall in love with this video game series. One of the best parts of the whole experience is the incredible techo/orchestral music by Jack Wall. If I heard that he was being replaced for Mass Effect 3, I would be seriously bummed. But that would be before I heard who was replacing him; none other than Clint Mansell.
Clint Mansell is one of...
I love Mass Effect. It's probably my favorite video game franchise of all time, and I recommend it to anyone I know, even non gamers. You like Star Wars? Well, chances are you will fall in love with this video game series. One of the best parts of the whole experience is the incredible techo/orchestral music by Jack Wall. If I heard that he was being replaced for Mass Effect 3, I would be seriously bummed. But that would be before I heard who was replacing him; none other than Clint Mansell.
Clint Mansell is one of...
- 2/12/2011
- Cinelinx
Jack Wall has confirmed that he will not work on Mass Effect 3. The composer, who created the soundtrack to the first two games in the series, said that it was "time for a change" and that he was "proud" of what he had accomplished. "I think it was just time for a change. I'm so proud of the work I've done on the Me franchise and I so appreciate the kind words about those scores from people like yourself," he told Eurogamer. "It was just time to move on. I'm working on some very exciting (more)...
- 2/11/2011
- by By Matthew Reynolds
- Digital Spy
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