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Jason Graves is a video game composer who is known for composing a number of high profile video games from Deadspace, Until Dawn, Tomb Raider, Far Cry and more....he has also won a number of academy awards for his composing. #tombraider #farcry #untildawn SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - jasongraves.com TWITTER - jgmusic FACEBOOK - Jason Graves Music INSTAGRAM - jasongravesmusic YOUTUBE - @Jason Graves Music TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - How Jason Formed His Style/Creating Scary Music/How Jason Got Into Music 05:38 - Working Under Jerry Goldsmith/Elma Bernstein/Christopher Young 07:57 - Order 1886 Score/Strings Ensemble 10:18 - Coming Up With New & Unique Music 11:35 - Aftermath Of Deadspace Success/Developers Contact Jason Far Before Development 13:20 - Having To Be Secretive About Composing New Projects 15:28 - Implementing Music For A Jump Scare 17:35 - Creating Music For Dead Space 21:30 - Implementation Of The Music In The Game 24:23 - Collaborative Process Of Game Design 25:58 - Working On Music For Television 28:10 - Working On Music For Far Cry: Primal 31:37 - Being Brought On Late In Far Cry: Primal Development/Jason’s Assistant For Far Cry:Primal 33:35 - Being A Drummer Influenced Far Cry: Primal Music 35:00 - Vocals Of Tribes Were Based On Jason’s Music 35:39 - Working On Tomb Raider/Not Referencing The Older Tomb Raider Games 38:04 - Gameplay Capture Is Imperative To Composing/Finding Time To Play Games 39:53 - Being A Good Listener In Meetings 41:21 - Initial Tomb Raider Demo/Discussions With Directors 42:30 - What Game Director’s Style Doesn’t Gel With James 44:21 - AAA Games & Indie Games Comparison 45:07 - Working On Until Dawn & The Dark Anthologies 47:30 - Being Typecast To Do Scary Games/Graves Being Jason’s Real Surname 49:53 - Working On Moss/Breaking Through Scary Composer Stereotype 52:29 - Staying Grounded Despite Success 54:24 - Jason’s Drama Background/Award Speeches/Presentations 55:44 - Composers In L.A./University Of Southern California 57:39 - Library Tracks Used For Television 59:08 - Royalties 1:00:36 - Jason’s Work Was Never Affected By Covid 1:01:45 - Jason Would Love To Work On Fantasy And Work On Naughty Dog 1:03:27 - Jason Wouldn’t Want To Compose Middle Earth Games Due To Howard Shore’s Music Being iconic 1:04:30 - Where To Follow Jason On Social Media