Kiwi Talkz #98 - Jason Graves Interview (Dead Space, Far Cry:Primal, Tomb Raider, Horror, Royalties, The Dark Pictures Anthology, The Order 1886 etc.)
Jason Graves is a video game composer who is known for composing a number of high profile video games from Dead Space, Until Dawn, Tomb Raider, Far Cry and more....he has also won a number of academy awards for his composing.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
WEBSITE - jasongraves.com
TWITTER - jgmusic
FACEBOOK - Jason Graves Music
INSTAGRAM - jasongravesmusic
YOUTUBE - @Jason Graves Music
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:39 - How Jason Formed His Style/Creating Scary Music/How Jason Got Into Music
05:38 - Working Under Jerry Goldsmith/Elma Bernstein/Christopher Young
07:57 - Order 1886 Score/Strings Ensemble
10:18 - Coming Up With New & Unique Music
11:35 - Aftermath Of Deadspace Success/Developers Contact Jason Far Before Development
13:20 - Having To Be Secretive About Composing New Projects
15:28 - Implementing Music For A Jump Scare
17:35 - Creating Music For Dead Space
21:30 - Implementation Of The Music In The Game
24:23 - Collaborative Process Of Game Design
25:58 - Working On Music For Television
28:10 - Working On Music For Far Cry: Primal
31:37 - Being Brought On Late In Far Cry: Primal Development/Jason’s Assistant For Far Cry:Primal
33:35 - Being A Drummer Influenced Far Cry: Primal Music
35:00 - Vocals Of Tribes Were Based On Jason’s Music
35:39 - Working On Tomb Raider/Not Referencing The Older Tomb Raider Games
38:04 - Gameplay Capture Is Imperative To Composing/Finding Time To Play Games
39:53 - Being A Good Listener In Meetings
41:21 - Initial Tomb Raider Demo/Discussions With Directors
42:30 - What Game Director’s Style Doesn’t Gel With James
44:21 - AAA Games & Indie Games Comparison
45:07 - Working On Until Dawn & The Dark Anthologies
47:30 - Being Typecast To Do Scary Games/Graves Being Jason’s Real Surname
49:53 - Working On Moss/Breaking Through Scary Composer Stereotype
52:29 - Staying Grounded Despite Success
54:24 - Jason’s Drama Background/Award Speeches/Presentations
55:44 - Composers In L.A./University Of Southern California
57:39 - Library Tracks Used For Television
59:08 - Royalties
1:00:36 - Jason’s Work Was Never Affected By Covid
1:01:45 - Jason Would Love To Work On Fantasy And Work On Naughty Dog
1:03:27 - Jason Wouldn’t Want To Compose Middle Earth Games Due To Howard Shore’s Music Being iconic
1:04:30 - Where To Follow Jason On Social Media