Lost, Alias composer scored Medal of Honor Airborne

by John Bardinelli { Jul 4th 2007 at 4:45PM }

Anyone who has turned on a TV in the last few years has probably heard some of Michael Giacchino's compositions. Check the credits on Lost or Alias and you'll see his name, and stick around after The Incredibles and Ratatouille to find him there as well. Now Giacchino has added another videogame to his growing body of work. EA announced today that the award-winning composer scored the music for Medal of Honor Airborne, set for release in late August. This comes just after he was announced as the composer for Turning Point: Fall of Liberty.

But Michael Giacchino aren't the first to take a game's soundtrack seriously. James Michael Dooley created the music for SOCOM 3, while composer Austin Wintory has focused more on video games as of late, including both the PC and PS3 versions of flOw. And let's not forget the cosmic Legend of Zelda soundtrack.

Tags: composer, ea, medalofhonor, michaelgiacchino, music

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jack @ Jul 4th 2007 4:53PM

"Now Giacchino has added a videogame to his growing body of work."

That's funny because the dude STARTED in videogames. See: every Medal of Honor game.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315974/#miscellaneousX20crew

Jezreel @ Jul 4th 2007 4:54PM

I think you may have forgotten that Giacchino was the original composer for Medal of Honor, scoring the first three games in the series. He also scored the equally successful WWII game Call of Duty. I've always been a huge fan of Giacchino's work in Medal of Honor and having him back is the best news for the series in a long time.

Henry @ Jul 4th 2007 4:56PM

And don't forget Harry Gregson-Williams for MGS2 and MGS3

Jack @ Jul 4th 2007 4:59PM

#2

Yeah, at least the first three games. He's got a Jurassic Park videogame credit before the MoH series, too.

Plata @ Jul 4th 2007 5:10PM

Didn't he do Mercenaries too?

Strike Man @ Jul 4th 2007 5:10PM

Thanks for the top two posters for pointing out the obvious, and saving me from doing the same.

Steve @ Jul 4th 2007 5:17PM

Does he do thematic soundtracks or the "making ambiance" tracks we usually get from American video game "composers"?

I hope it's the former. I think it's about time we have well-known video game composers like Japan has.

J8675309 @ Jul 4th 2007 5:30PM

I think he did BLACK as well.

Kiko @ Jul 4th 2007 5:40PM

I understand that this is a "blog" site but seriously, can we get just a tiny bit of research? A more fitting title would be "Hollywood composer comes back to his roots"? I don't know... just put a little effort into it next time.

Jezreel @ Jul 4th 2007 5:44PM

@Steve - Giacchino is still very much a cinematic American composer in his style, but I don't find his music to be boring at all. Though Japanese composers like Uematsu, Kondo, and Mitsuda are celebrated more often by gamers for their catchier thematic soundtracks, I wouldn't say that Giacchino is their lesser peer just because his style isn't quite the same. At the very least, I still count many of the Medal of Honor tunes among the most memorable I've ever heard in a video game. Give'em a listen!

Rob @ Jul 4th 2007 5:46PM

http://imdb.com/name/nm0315974/

Helpful anyone?

Artimus @ Jul 4th 2007 6:23PM

Michael Giacchino is in a whole other universe than Austin Wintory and James Dooley. Giacchino has WON an Emmy and Dooley is scoring Daddy Day Camp...yeah.

Steve @ Jul 4th 2007 6:31PM

@Jezreel - I will give them a listen then. I just want game companies to give a damn about their music. I swear so many games just have throw-away tracks that have me wondering why they bothered at all. If he's not part of that trend, then I'm already a fan.

Music4Games reported on this a few months back:

http://www.music4games.net/News_Display.aspx?id=270

Interesting story on why he left MOH series in the first place (hint: Call of Duty)...

http://www.music4games.net/News_Display.aspx?id=157

Sweet karma for his return!