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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 4:53PM (Unverified) said

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"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
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 4:54PM retrofuturist said

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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.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 4:56PM Taufmonster said

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And don't forget Harry Gregson-Williams for MGS2 and MGS3
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 4:59PM (Unverified) said

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#2

Yeah, at least the first three games. He's got a Jurassic Park videogame credit before the MoH series, too.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 5:10PM (Unverified) said

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Didn't he do Mercenaries too?
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 5:10PM StrikeMan said

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Thanks for the top two posters for pointing out the obvious, and saving me from doing the same.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 5:17PM (Unverified) said

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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.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 5:30PM (Unverified) said

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I think he did BLACK as well.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 5:40PM (Unverified) said

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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.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 5:44PM retrofuturist said

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@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!
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 5:46PM RobLink said

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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 6:23PM (Unverified) said

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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.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 6:31PM (Unverified) said

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@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.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 6:35PM (Unverified) said

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Love the little choo-choo train!
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 7:18PM (Unverified) said

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Giacchino has done many games before...including the older MoH games...

But thats besides the point. Giacchino, while very American-esque, makes themes that rival that of the popular Japanese composers.

He is damn good.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 8:05PM (Unverified) said

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Giacchino could probably be best compared to Goldsmith and Williams in their respective heydays, in terms of his use of leitmotif and thematic development. He's one of the rising stars in the business.

But, again, this is hardly news.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2007 8:16PM (Unverified) said

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That guy looks like screech...
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Posted: Jul 5th 2007 7:53AM (Unverified) said

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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!
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Posted: Jul 5th 2007 2:04PM retrofuturist said

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For those of you who haven't heard Giacchino's work, you can listen to samples at his website:

http://www.michaelgiacchino.com/works/samples.html
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