Telltale Games

LuigiHann · 04/06/2010, 04:02 pm

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Originally Posted by Zeek

Wait, he sings?! And Jared hasn't capitalized on this?!

I know, right? He sings, he worked at Wavegroup doing the vocals on the cover songs in early Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, and he's the world's greatest live loop beatboxer. So it's a shame he hasn't been asked to use that skill in any of the Telltale games yet. Although to be fair he has been absent for a while (he played Max in s01e01, then had to leave for a while for health reasons), and only started working with Telltale again for Monkey Island, which Jared didn't work on... but now I'm pretty sure both Jared and Kid Beyond are both working on SM3, so hopefully something awesome will come of that.

Hassat Hunter · 04/07/2010, 01:37 am

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Originally Posted by thatdude98

1. So, I was kinda wondering... which comes first when designing a scene for a game? What I mean is, what does Telltale do first? The music for the scene, or the scene itself? Do they design the scene around the composition or... which is easier?

If I listened at my audio-commentaries correct the scene is done first, afterwards the music. With the exception of songs like the Mariachi or War Song of course.

thatdude98 · 04/07/2010, 03:02 pm

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Originally Posted by Hassat Hunter

If I listened at my audio-commentaries correct the scene is done first, afterwards the music. With the exception of songs like the Mariachi or War Song of course.

I do wonder what would happen the other way around, though...

Zeek · 04/07/2010, 04:47 pm

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Originally Posted by thatdude98

I do wonder what would happen the other way around, though...

You get the Toy Factory in 103. The audio commentary for that episode said they tried to sync the background animation to the soundtrack. You'd be surprised how much character it adds to the environment if you, say, mute the music.

thatdude98 · 04/07/2010, 06:55 pm

Yeah. I mean, I always thought it would be easier in some cases to do the music first... of course that's just me.

PressidentMax · 04/08/2010, 10:52 am

Jarred, I loved the previous games tracks, I have Season 1 on DVD PC from amazon and the season 1 soundtrack is with it! Is there any music you can reveal? If not then can you reveal some of the music's titles?

Nintendo Boy1 · 04/09/2010, 07:33 am

I have a question:

1. How do you think up the music for your songs?

Iron Curtain · 04/13/2010, 10:00 am

Jared:

"Radical" from Sam & Max: Chariots of the Dogs is my favorite piece from you, because it really sounds totally 80's to the max! Did you play all the instruments, or did you have session musicians play the guitars and sax?

Strong Max · 04/14/2010, 05:05 pm

Dear Mr. Emerson-Johnson,

Do you fiddle around until you find a nice-sounding melody and perfect it from there, or do you use another composittion method?

P.S. My favorite song of yours is "Wold of Max"

Laserschwert · 04/15/2010, 01:02 am

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Originally Posted by PressidentMax

and the season 1 soundtrack is with it!

Little info for you: The PC-release contains only a fraction of the soundtrack... you can get the full thing HERE (and HERE's Season 2).

PressidentMax · 04/15/2010, 03:50 am

I know this, because the propper non-2.0 Bosco's isn't on it, but I can't be arsed to get the full thing.

Metiphis · 04/15/2010, 01:17 pm

General Skunkape's spaceship theme is amazing! It really reminds me of 80's sci-fi, like the Explorers or something.

rct2guy · 04/15/2010, 07:27 pm

I love your music in-game. It's awesome. I was curious, how much of the music in this season was recorded with real instruments, compared to the past two seasons?

Tjibbbe · 04/17/2010, 05:15 am

I don't know if anyone will read this now that the game is released, but I just wanted to congratulate Jared. The music in 301 is amazing. I particularly like the way the music warps into a twisted version of itself in Max's mind. Is it just me or does the music change depending on the way you move the camera in Max-mode? That's some great sound design right there.

Needless to say, this game needs a soundtrack release.

Kaldire · 04/23/2010, 11:03 am

id have to friggen agree

im wondering if there will be something in depth on the evolution of sound of sam n max

and im SURE this will get a soundtrack release.. it has to .. right?

right??

doh

Zeek · 04/24/2010, 04:45 am

I love the ending credits song because it actually sounds like something at the end of a TV show. It's probably the first time in a long time I keep playing the credits over and over again just to hear the music.

BoneFreak · 04/24/2010, 11:40 am

@Zeek: Also I have to congratulate not only Jared but the whole TTG staff on stuff like that: The whole episode feels like a Tv show, especially now with the Narrator to drag us along, Twilight Zone-style.

PressidentMax · 05/31/2010, 11:34 pm

I reckon the narator is the devil

The Highway · 06/01/2010, 02:33 am

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Originally Posted by PressidentMax

I reckon the narator is the devil

Where does this fit in with Jared?

JaredEJ · 08/18/2010, 05:26 pm

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Originally Posted by snotsnit

I guess this question is for the future if you ever pop back in to answer questions.

So for season 3, the whole vibe is film noir. So do you find it easy to adapt the music to any sort of style or genre? Like let's say Season 4 had a very 80's New Wave-ish vibe. Do you think you'd be able to adapt to a whole new genre easily? Also, do you prefer the transition to a new style, or do you like sticking with the same kind of style that was in Season 1 and 2?

I really did enjoy the new tonal directions that the designers took with season 3--particularly the retro-synth 70s/80s sci-fi elements. It was fun to weave that new sound into the ever expanding tonal tapestry that is the Sam and Max score.

I actually think that this common thread makes the season 3 score more of a consistent, unified body of work than either of the two previous seasons. While I also had fun with the frenetic, ever-changing musical needs of the episodes in seasons one and two, it was fun to have a bit more of a focused through-line this time around.

That said, there was certainly plenty of genre variety across the different episodes in season 3, so I was also able to feed my love of doing-new-things-all-the-time.

To answer your second question: I really do love re-imagining the familiar themes and motifs through new genres, so I'd be happy to take future scores in further different directions. I also love the "classic" Sam and Max sound, so I'd be equally happy to do more in that style. The most important thing to me--and what made season three especially fun to work on--was that the new tonal directions in the music were always directly tied to the story that was being told, so it complimented the arcs of the episodes. That's always the most important thing to me.

04/07/2010, 06:55 pm	#125
thatdude98 Professional Hobo Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dirt Hole, USA Posts: 755	Yeah. I mean, I always thought it would be easier in some cases to do the music first... of course that's just me. __________________ "The world's gone to shit." Said every Walking Dead character ever.

04/08/2010, 10:52 am	#126
PressidentMax Freelance Police Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Posts: 112	Jarred, I loved the previous games tracks, I have Season 1 on DVD PC from amazon and the season 1 soundtrack is with it! Is there any music you can reveal? If not then can you reveal some of the music's titles? __________________ Rest in peace Max Terrific gaming! Easy are some! Less are others! Lets Enjoy The City that Dares not sleeps At least until the end! Losing "that" friend was bad for us all Enjoy TELLTALE!

04/14/2010, 05:05 pm	#129
Strong Max The QUICKER picker-upper Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 351	Dear Mr. Emerson-Johnson, Do you fiddle around until you find a nice-sounding melody and perfect it from there, or do you use another composittion method? P.S. My favorite song of yours is "Wold of Max" __________________ Don't read this, it will freak you out: I'm standing right behind you.

04/15/2010, 03:50 am	#131
PressidentMax Freelance Police Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Posts: 112	I know this, because the propper non-2.0 Bosco's isn't on it, but I can't be arsed to get the full thing. __________________ Rest in peace Max Terrific gaming! Easy are some! Less are others! Lets Enjoy The City that Dares not sleeps At least until the end! Losing "that" friend was bad for us all Enjoy TELLTALE!

05/31/2010, 11:34 pm	#138
PressidentMax Freelance Police Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Posts: 112	I reckon the narator is the devil __________________ Rest in peace Max Terrific gaming! Easy are some! Less are others! Lets Enjoy The City that Dares not sleeps At least until the end! Losing "that" friend was bad for us all Enjoy TELLTALE!

04/09/2010, 07:33 am	#127
Nintendo Boy1 Spiny! Spiny! Spiny! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: 404 Error--this location could not be found. Posts: 704	I have a question: 1. How do you think up the music for your songs?

04/13/2010, 10:00 am	#128
Iron Curtain Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 431	Jared: "Radical" from Sam & Max: Chariots of the Dogs is my favorite piece from you, because it really sounds totally 80's to the max! Did you play all the instruments, or did you have session musicians play the guitars and sax?

04/15/2010, 01:17 pm	#132
Metiphis Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 36	General Skunkape's spaceship theme is amazing! It really reminds me of 80's sci-fi, like the Explorers or something.

04/15/2010, 07:27 pm	#133
rct2guy Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3	I love your music in-game. It's awesome. I was curious, how much of the music in this season was recorded with real instruments, compared to the past two seasons?

04/17/2010, 05:15 am	#134
Tjibbbe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 564	I don't know if anyone will read this now that the game is released, but I just wanted to congratulate Jared. The music in 301 is amazing. I particularly like the way the music warps into a twisted version of itself in Max's mind. Is it just me or does the music change depending on the way you move the camera in Max-mode? That's some great sound design right there. Needless to say, this game needs a soundtrack release.

04/23/2010, 11:03 am	#135
Kaldire Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 886	id have to friggen agree im wondering if there will be something in depth on the evolution of sound of sam n max and im SURE this will get a soundtrack release.. it has to .. right? right?? doh

04/24/2010, 04:45 am	#136
Zeek Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,127	I love the ending credits song because it actually sounds like something at the end of a TV show. It's probably the first time in a long time I keep playing the credits over and over again just to hear the music.

04/24/2010, 11:40 am	#137
BoneFreak The Friend for LIIIIFE!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Hill Residence High Score: 432 Posts: 701	@Zeek: Also I have to congratulate not only Jared but the whole TTG staff on stuff like that: The whole episode feels like a Tv show, especially now with the Narrator to drag us along, Twilight Zone-style.

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