Clint Bajakian (born 1962) is an American video game composer and musician.
Clint Bajakian | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Clinton J. Bajakian |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Alma mater | |
Biography
editBajakian was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He was linked with music since age of eight. In middle school, Bajakian played in marching bands, and also played in a range of rock bands from 1977 to 1984.[1] He has studied music at the New England Conservatory, earning degrees of double-Bachelor of Arts in Classic Guitar Performance. Then, Bajakian enrolled in the University of Michigan, earning a Master of Music degree in Music Composition.[2]
After that, he joined LucasArts under invitation of a good friend of Bajakian's and his co-player in rock bands Michael Land. Bajakian worked for LucasArts from 1991 until May 2000.[1] He has worked on several classic LucasArts games, where he gained much of his fame with Michael Land and Peter McConnell, LucasArts' other principal composers. While there, Bajakian received fame for his Ennio Morricone-influenced score for 1997 western shooter Outlaws which received a Special Achievement award from Computer Gaming Magazine.[3] After quitting LucasArts he formed his own sound production company, C.B. Studios. His company changed names to The Sound Department, and finally to Bay Area Sound. Recently, he has ventured into working with other publishers as well as writing the score for a short film, The Upgrade. Bajakian joined Sony Computer Entertainment in 2004 and headed up the music production group in original scoring as Senior Music Manager until 2013. In October 2013 he became VP of Development and Composer at Pyramind Studios, contributing original music to Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, among other projects.[3]
Clint Bajakian was the first vice president and co-founder of the Game Audio Network Guild[4] and is a member of Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. In 2013, Bajakian received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Game Audio Network Guild, and in 2012, the Outstanding Alumni Award from The New England Conservatory.
Discography
editVideo game soundtracks
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | With Michael Land and Peter McConnell |
| 1992 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | |
| 1993 | Day of the Tentacle | |
| Sam and Max Hit the Road | ||
| Star Wars: X-Wing | ||
| Star Wars: Rebel Assault | Sound Editing & Processing | |
| 1994 | Star Wars: TIE Fighter | Music and Orchestration, Digital Sound Effects, Additional Directing and Editing |
| 1995 | Star Wars: Dark Forces | Music and Orchestration, Digital Sound Effects, Instrument Patches |
| Full Throttle | Sound | |
| The Dig | Ambient Design | |
| 1996 | Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire | Music Editor/Sound Quality Control |
| Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures | Music & Sound Effects Editing | |
| 1997 | Outlaws | With Mark Crowley and Hans Christian Reumschuessel |
| Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II | Sound | |
| The Curse of Monkey Island | Sound design | |
| 1998 | Grim Fandango | |
| Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Mysteries of the Sith | Voice Processing | |
| Star Wars: DroidWorks | Music Editing, Ambient Sound Editing, Voice Processing, Sound Design Supervisor | |
| 1999 | Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine | Music adaptation of John Williams' themes |
| Star Wars: Yoda's Challenge – Activity Center | Original Song Music and Direction | |
| Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance | Music Editing | |
| Star Wars: Anakin's Speedway | Sound Design Supervisor | |
| 2000 | Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles | Lead Sound Designer |
| Star Wars: Force Commander | Sound Production Supervisor | |
| Star Wars: Demolition | Sound design | |
| Escape from Monkey Island | Music Supervisor | |
| 2001 | Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing | |
| The Simpsons Wrestling | Sound effects | |
| 2002 | Metal Dungeon | |
| Star Trek: Bridge Commander | Sound Production, CB Studios | |
| Star Wars: Jedi Knight II – Jedi Outcast | Music editing | |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Jedi Academy | |
| Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb | With Steve Zuckerman | |
| Unreal II: The Awakening | With Jack Wall, Jeremy Soule, Alexander Brandon and Crispin Hands | |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Additional Sound Design | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | ||
| NFL GameDay 2004 | Chant Recording, Direction, and Production | |
| MTV Celebrity Deathmatch | Sound | |
| Battlestar Galactica | FMV Composer, with Cris Liesch, Tom Zehnder and Steve Kuray | |
| 2004 | The Bard's Tale | With Tommy Tallarico, Jared Emerson-Johnson and Peter McConnell |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 | Additional music | |
| Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force | Original Music Adaptation, with Jocelyn Daoust | |
| Rise to Honor | Sound design | |
| 007: Everything or Nothing | ||
| 2005 | SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs | Music Supervisor |
| God of War | ||
| 2006 | Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror | With Jonathan Mayer, Mark Snow and Lior Rosner |
| Thrillville | With various others | |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 | Senior Music Supervisor | |
| 2007 | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | |
| Warhawk | ||
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike | ||
| PAIN | ||
| Lair | ||
| God of War II | ||
| 2008 | Twisted Metal: Head-On – Extra Twisted Edition | |
| God of War: Chains of Olympus | ||
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation | Senior Music Manager | |
| MotorStorm: Pacific Rift | ||
| Linger in Shadows | ||
| 2009 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | |
| Resistance: Retribution | ||
| Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier | ||
| inFAMOUS | ||
| Gran Turismo | ||
| Flower | ||
| Fat Princess | ||
| inFAMOUS | Played guitar | |
| Killzone 2 | SCEA Music Mastering | |
| God of War Collection | Special thanks | |
| 2010 | God of War III | Senior Music Manager |
| Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow | ||
| Sports Champions | ||
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 | ||
| ModNation Racers | ||
| MAG | ||
| Heavy Rain | ||
| God of War: Ghost of Sparta | ||
| Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake | ||
| 2011 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | |
| Uncharted: Golden Abyss | ||
| SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs | ||
| MotorStorm: Apocalypse | ||
| Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest | ||
| Infamous: Festival of Blood | ||
| inFAMOUS 2 | ||
| Killzone 3 | SCEA PD Services Group | |
| 2012 | Twisted Metal | Senior Music Manager |
| Starhawk | ||
| Sorcery | ||
| Resistance: Burning Skies | ||
| Journey | ||
| Datura | ||
| 2013 | Sound Shapes | |
| Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time | ||
| God of War: Ascension | Senior Music Supervisor | |
| 2014 | World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor | With various others |
| Broken Age | Pyramind Creative Director | |
| 2015 | Grim Fandango: Remastered | Sound design, played guitars and melodica |
| 2016 | Day of the Tentacle: Remastered | Original music, special thanks |
| 2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | Additional music |
| 2019 | Death Stranding | Whistling |
| 2021 | Psychonauts 2 | Played electric guitar |
| 2022 | Return to Monkey Island | With Michael Land and Peter McConnell |
| 2025 | Ale Abbey - In Beer we Trust | Composer and sound designer |
Film Soundtrack
edit- Panzehir (2014)
Filmography
editVideo games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Darth Vader | |
| Star Wars: X-Wing | Uncredited | ||
| 1997 | Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi | ||
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Jabba the Hutt | [5] |
| Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier | Narrator | [5] | |
| 2000 | Star Wars: Demolition | Jabba the Hutt / Boush / Battle Droid | [5] |
| 2001 | Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing | Darth Maul | [5] |
| Star Wars: Obi-Wan | Bith Band Member / Jin'ha Warrior | [5] | |
| Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo | Borvo the Hutt / Ric Olie / Naboo Citizen | ||
| 2002 | Star Wars Racer Revenge | Jabba the Hutt | [5] |
| Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | Boorka the Hutt / Jabba the Hutt | ||
| Star Wars: Bounty Hunter | Jabba the Hutt / Meeko's Thug | [5] |
Other works
edit- The Upgrade (2000)
References
edit- ^ a b "IMuse Island". Archived from the original on December 8, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2007.
- ^ Clint Bajakian's MobyGames profile.
- ^ a b "Blog". Pyramind.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ Game Audio Network Guild
- ^ a b c d e f g "Clint Bajakian (Visual voices guide)".