Music

[Trenchfoot]

What do you think they'll do with the music? Personally, I hope they go with the music of any of the three films. The one that fits best. And if Universal allows them to use unreleased or alternate music (like in the Lego Indy games), then awesome!
But if they can get John Williams... I mean, that would be soooo cool. Impossible. But cool!

(Same goes to BTTF. Get Alan Silvestri! He hasn't done any interesting movies since the 90's!)

[MusicallyInspired]

They don't need movie soundtracks for the games. The first Star Wars and Indiana Jones games had excellent scores. It's when they started ripping of the movie soundtracks for everything that it got really bland.

[Secret Fawful]

I think resident composer Jared Emerson Johnson should do the soundtracks.

[Icedhope]

Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

I think resident composer Jared Emerson Johnson should do the soundtracks.

Uhhhhh....No, I think there should be some of the movie music, because that was also inspiring of the movies too.

[Secret Fawful]

Originally Posted by Icedhope

Uhhhhh....No, I think there should be some of the movie music, because that was also inspiring of the movies too.

Oh right. Jared couldn't possibly be talented enough to reenact the original movie score.

....Come on.

[Trenchfoot]

A middle point could be that Johnson composes a new soundtrack based on Williams style and themes. But only use the older themes when appropiate... After all, the themes are leimotifs for characters or situations.
For example, the four note theme heard during the opening of the first film is the Carnivores motif, used for the T-Rex and the Raptors, mainly.

The only thing that worries me about this is that Johnson is gonna get exhausted with so many games!
Ask Land to help!

[Icedhope]

All I know is that the orginal themes should be used, because it's just fits with the style of the charachters and the dinosaurs themselves.

[LuigiHann]

I think it'll be cool if somebody like Jared does the music, as long as he's allowed to use snippets and leitmotifs from the original film score. Same for BTTF.

[MusicallyInspired]

Originally Posted by Trenchfoot

A middle point could be that Johnson composes a new soundtrack based on Williams style and themes. But only use the older themes when appropiate... After all, the themes are leimotifs for characters or situations.

Which the early Indiana Jones and Star Wars games pulled off very well. Look at Fate of Atlantis, Tie Fighter, and Dark Forces. All of them have movie themes in them of course, but the soundtrack is prominently brand new and catered to the game. Not just ripped sloppily from the movie soundtracks and thrown in at random like most Star Wars games after the millennium.

If they rip off the movie soundtracks in BTTF and JP I'm going to be thoroughly disappointed, as the game soundtracks are (big surprise) a big selling point for the enjoyment and experience of a game to me.

[Icedhope]

Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

Which the early Indiana Jones and Star Wars games pulled off very well. Look at Fate of Atlantis, Tie Fighter, and Dark Forces. All of them have movie themes in them of course, but the soundtrack is prominently brand new and catered to the game. Not just ripped sloppily from the movie soundtracks and thrown in at random like most Star Wars games after the millennium.

If they rip off the movie soundtracks in BTTF and JP I'm going to be thoroughly disappointed, as the game soundtracks are (big surprise) a big selling point for the enjoyment and experience of a game to me.

They are a big thing for me too I would enjoy new music but with the theme incorporated in.

[MusicallyInspired]

Yes, I said that. Of course it needs the theme. But that doesn't mean you have to use THE recording from the movie soundtrack for the theme. Musicians are perfectly capable of rerecording it. Especially since the musical notation score of movie soundtracks are quite available even if you couldn't do it by ear.

[Secret Fawful]

That's basically what I was saying in the first place when I suggested Jared. I definitely don't want to see the MAIN themes removed.

[Laserschwert]

The only thing that worries me about recording new music for the games is the budget. "Sam & Max" worked as a combo of live instruments and synths because of its jazzy nature. But a fully fledged orchestral score with synths? It'll suffer, just as ToMI's (undoubtly great) score did.

Still, I don't want the movie scores to be used here either, as a) it'd be great to have more new JP and BTTF music (although it should contain themes from the movie scores) and b) Telltale uses very cinematic cutscenes, which were all scored matching the action. A tracked (i.e. cut up) mix of the existing soundtracks wouldn't work as well.

I'm certain that Jared is able to compose a fantastic score around existing themes (which he did nicely with "Wallace & Gromit"), but why assume that he will be doing the music for all those games in the first place? I mean, according to several interviews his schedule is always flooded with composing and recording the music and supervising the voice and audio work for the games as well. And now with Telltale growing bigger and tackling several series (including some new ones) simultaneously, I'm not sure if he will be able to work on all of them. I guess it's safe to say that "Tales" will get a second season, but that's all Michael Land. So, why not have Jared work on JP and some other composer on BTTF?

Alan Silvestri and especially John Williams will be impossible, of course. Silvestri has some more movie scores down the line, while Williams would NEVER score a video game (and even in the movie field he's half-retired, working exclusively on Spielberg-related projects besides his usual classical concert stuff).

[sintarsis]

let John Williams do the music

[Trenchfoot]

Something I think I have to point out is also the importance of the LACK of music in the films. While the soundtrack its fantastic, there are certain scenes (specially in the first film) where the sound effects completely domain the picture. And this is something Telltale should really work on, because the really good composers know exactly when music isn't needed.

Just wanted to say that

[Javi-Wan Kenobi]

Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

I think resident composer Jared Emerson Johnson should do the soundtracks.

That's one thing I forgot on my latest "thoughts after seeing the trilogy" post:
Although I'd LOVE new John Williams material, the only original music from the movies that (I think) is needed is the main theme. The rest of the music could perfectly be done by Jared Emerson Johnson, just like Don Davis did on JP III.
This is also valid for the BttF games (Jared Emerson Johnson re-imagining/re-mixing Alan Silvestri's music, but keeping the main theme intact)

[evolution_rex]

i think TellTale can just use the movie soundtrack. Why waste the time making your own music when people aren't going to recognize it? Using the music soundtrack works nicely and it will take a lot less time than creating a whole new soundtrack.

[Laserschwert]

Originally Posted by evolution_rex

i think TellTale can just use the movie soundtrack. Why waste the time making your own music when people aren't going to recognize it? Using the music soundtrack works nicely and it will take a lot less time than creating a whole new soundtrack.

i think TellTale can just show the movies. Why waste the time making your own game when people aren't going to recognize it? Showing the movies works nicely and it will take a lot less time than creating a whole new game.

The same goes for BTTF of course.

[waroftheworlds01]

I think that when it comes to the music the only one they should use from the movie is the main theme. use it in the main menu, and use it when they arrive at the island or at least whey they escape the island.

As for everything else, I would like to hear some originally scored music that is inspired by john williams themes.

[Jake]

I don't know who is doing the music for Back to the Future or Jurassic Park -- that is still something we're talking about / looking into.

Since you guys mentioned Jared and orchestral scores, it's probably worth mentioning, just for the purposes of your entertainment, that Jared co-composed the music to Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb with Clint Bajakain a few years back. It looks like this guy has some up on his YouTube account if you're curious.