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Jared Emerson-Johnson

  • Composer
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  • Actor
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Jared Emerson-Johnson is an award winning music composer, sound designer, voice director, and voice actor. His critically acclaimed work for games and other media has earned him several awards and has established him as a leading force in the world of interactive audio.

Until recently, his best known works were the scores for the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd seasons of Sam & Max graphic adventure games for Telltale Games (including deluxe 2-disc soundtrack albums), but his 2013 B.A.F.T.A. nominated score to The Walking Dead has eclipsed much of his earlier work and has shown him to be a composer of tremendous versatility.

Other recent scores are Back to the Future: The Game, Puzzle Agent 2, Jurassic Park: The Game, and the forthcoming score to The Wolf Among Us, based on the Fables comics.

In addition to his composition training, Jared is classically trained in conducting, violin, and voice. He holds a bachelor of arts degree (summa cum laude) from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.

Jared also teaches musical theater and opera performance to young singers. He performs regularly with a number of bands and classical ensembles. For the past several years he has been a featured lecturer and panel participant at the Game Developers' Conference and Wondercon.

Jared lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Laura Bailey and Troy Baker in Tales from the Borderlands (2014)
Tales from the Borderlands
8.9
Video Game
  • Composer
  • 2014
The Wolf Among Us (2013)
The Wolf Among Us
8.9
Video Game
  • Composer
  • 2013
The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series (2012)
The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series
9.2
Video Game
  • Composer(music by)
  • 2012
Sam and Max: Night of the Raving Dead (2008)
Sam and Max: Night of the Raving Dead
8.2
Video Game
  • Composer
  • 2008

Credits

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Composer

  • Star Trek: Resurgence
    • Composer
    • Released
    • Video Game
    • 2023
  • The Wolf Among Us 2
    • Composer
    • Pre-production
    • Video Game
    • 2024
  • Forrest Byrnes: Up in Smoke
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Sasquatchers
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Demon Quest '85
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and the Liar (2021)
    I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
    • Composer (as Bay Area Sound)
    • Video Game
    • 2021
  • Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual (2021)
    Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2021
  • SonicSong182, Alexander the Swell, and Steven Page in A Very Merry Christmas with Sonic (2020)
    A Very Merry Christmas with Sonic
    • Composer (music by)
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Sam & Max Save the World Remastered (2020)
    Sam & Max Save the World Remastered
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2020
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 14 Dub (2020)
    Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 14 Dub
    • Composer (original music composed by)
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Melissa Hutchison in The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series (2019)
    The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2019
  • Melissa Hutchison and Tayla Parx in The Walking Dead: The Final Season (2018)
    The Walking Dead: The Final Season
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2018
  • Batman: The Enemy Within (2017)
    Batman: The Enemy Within
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2017
  • Nolan North, Emily O'Brien, Scott Porter, Adam Harrington, and Brandon Paul Eells in Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (2017)
    Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2017
  • The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (2016)
    The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2016
  • Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler (2016)
    Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2016
  • Batman: The Telltale Series (2016)
    Batman: The Telltale Series
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2016

Sound Department

  • Sasquatchers
    • sound
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Firewatch (2016)
    Firewatch
    • sound editor
    • sound recordist
    • Video Game
    • 2016
  • The Walking Dead: 400 Days (2013)
    The Walking Dead: 400 Days
    • voice director
    • Video Game
    • 2013
  • The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series (2012)
    The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series
    • voice director
    • Video Game
    • 2012
  • Jurassic Park: The Game (2011)
    Jurassic Park: The Game
    • voice director
    • Video Game
    • 2011
  • Puzzle Agent 2 (2011)
    Puzzle Agent 2
    • voice director
    • Video Game
    • 2011
  • Back to the Future: The Game (2010)
    Back to the Future: The Game
    • sound designer
    • Video Game
    • 2010
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Deadly Intent (2009)
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Deadly Intent
    • voice director
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Muzzled! (2009)
    Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Muzzled!
    • sound
    • sound implementation
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: The Last Resort (2009)
    Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: The Last Resort
    • sound
    • sound implementation
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Fright of the Bumblebees (2009)
    Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Fright of the Bumblebees
    • sound
    • sound implementation
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • A Vampyre Story (2008)
    A Vampyre Story
    • sound
    • Video Game
    • 2008
  • Fracture (2008)
    Fracture
    • sound
    • Video Game
    • 2008
  • Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner (2008)
    Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner
    • dialogue editor
    • sound
    • Video Game
    • 2008
  • Sam and Max: What's New, Beelzebub? (2008)
    Sam and Max: What's New, Beelzebub?
    • lead sound designer
    • lead sound implementer
    • voice track director
    • Video Game
    • 2008

Actor

  • The Walking Dead: Season Two (2013)
    The Walking Dead: Season Two
    • Ralph (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2013
  • Jurassic Park: The Game (2011)
    Jurassic Park: The Game
    • Miles Chadwick (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2011
  • Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2010)
    Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
    • Skun-ka'pe Minion (segment "The Penal Zone")
    • Curt 286 (segments "The Penal Zone" - "They stole Max's brain" - "The City that dares not sleep")
    • Bob Bell (segments "The Penal Zone" - "They stole Max's brain" - "The City that dares not sleep") (voice) ...
    • Video Game
    • 2010
  • Tales of Monkey Island (2010)
    Tales of Monkey Island
    • Marquis DeSinge
    • Video Game
    • 2010
  • Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 - Rise of the Pirate God (2009)
    Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 - Rise of the Pirate God
    • Pirate Kevin the Thief (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (2009)
    Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood
    • Marquis DeSinge (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan (2009)
    Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan
    • Marquis DeSinge (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 2 - The Siege of Spinner Cay (2009)
    Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 2 - The Siege of Spinner Cay
    • Marquis DeSinge
    • Pirate Kevin (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (2009)
    Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal
    • Marquis DeSinge (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2009
  • Sam & Max Season Two (2008)
    Sam & Max Season Two
    • The C.O.P.S. (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2008
  • Sam and Max: What's New, Beelzebub? (2008)
    Sam and Max: What's New, Beelzebub?
    • The C.O.P.S. (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2008
  • Sam and Max: Chariots of the Dogs (2008)
    Sam and Max: Chariots of the Dogs
    • Bluster Blaster (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2008
  • Sam and Max: Night of the Raving Dead (2008)
    Sam and Max: Night of the Raving Dead
    • The C.O.P.S (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2008
  • Sam and Max: Moai Better Blues (2008)
    Sam and Max: Moai Better Blues
    • The C.O.P.S. (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2008
  • Sam and Max: Ice Station Santa (2007)
    Sam and Max: Ice Station Santa
    • The C.O.P.S. (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2007

Personal details

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    • Bay Area Sound
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)

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