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Richard Jacques
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Classically trained with an extensive music repertoire in orchestral, electronica, jazz and other contemporary music genres, Richard Jacques is a multiple award-winning composer of music for video games, film and television.
He is internationally recognized as one of the A-list composers in the video games industry, recently described by PLAY Magazine (US) as “One of the truly distinctive game music composers in the industry today. ” A leader in the field of modern game music Jacques was the first video game composer to secure a major budget for a live symphony orchestra, the first to record a live orchestra for a PSP handheld video game, the first to have his game music featured in art galleries and live concerts in Europe, Japan and North America, and the first western composer to have his game soundtracks released commercially in Japan as well as Europe and North America. Jacques has received numerous awards and accolades for his music including Best Music awards from both GameSpot and GameSpy and the Game Audio Network Guild Recognition Award, in addition to multiple nominations including Music of the Year, Best Original Instrumental Song, Best Live Performance Recording and Best Original Soundtrack Album.
Born into a musical family in Warwick, England in 1973, Richard Jacques began learning the piano from the age of 5, followed by the trombone two years later.
He is internationally recognized as one of the A-list composers in the video games industry, recently described by PLAY Magazine (US) as “One of the truly distinctive game music composers in the industry today. ” A leader in the field of modern game music Jacques was the first video game composer to secure a major budget for a live symphony orchestra, the first to record a live orchestra for a PSP handheld video game, the first to have his game music featured in art galleries and live concerts in Europe, Japan and North America, and the first western composer to have his game soundtracks released commercially in Japan as well as Europe and North America. Jacques has received numerous awards and accolades for his music including Best Music awards from both GameSpot and GameSpy and the Game Audio Network Guild Recognition Award, in addition to multiple nominations including Music of the Year, Best Original Instrumental Song, Best Live Performance Recording and Best Original Soundtrack Album.
Born into a musical family in Warwick, England in 1973, Richard Jacques began learning the piano from the age of 5, followed by the trombone two years later.
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Dark Knights
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Sonic R
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AdamGoff wrote:
i didnt even have the saturn version of sonic 3d but his soundtrack is so good i dont care
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duckfuckash wrote:
Incredible. I love your music.
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greengroove wrote:
The soundtrack to Headhunter is nothing short of orgasmic. Jack's Theme FTW!
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RobertAbagy wrote:
hey! check this out www.last.fm/.../ROBERT+ABAGY/ _ / Ins @ N3 + Beat! or www.myspace.com/robertabagy and enjoy it... saludos desde México! buena música!
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CallMeTrey wrote:
JET SET RADIO FUTURE BABAAAY!
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ElevenCarrots wrote:
your an amazing artist
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Hornpipe2 wrote:
The Jazz Funk station from MSR was one of the greatest game soundtracks yet released.
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berserk305 wrote:
Have to credit him for Mass Effect. Awesome soundtrack and awesome game.
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Ken_Oh wrote:
MSR OST is amazing!
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Thorpe wrote:
Anyone pick up the Sounds of the City compilation at GameCity 2006? Some great stuff from Richard Jacques.
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cbxweb wrote:
Don't you know, we really have to go, to a place, where you can feel my heart in space?
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Glejs wrote:
Can you feel the sunshine?
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aNinymouse wrote:
SONIC BOOOOOOOOOM
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naparism wrote:
MSR soundtrack was awesome
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armorxforxsheep wrote:
SONIC R! <3
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TrigunFan wrote:
SONIC R RULESSSSS BABY Ps So Does Sonic 3D Blast Metropolis Street Racer , OutRun 2
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NinjaCatfish wrote:
Sonic R is so bad, it's good!
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dane_chaos1 wrote:
SONIC R!!!
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kungfulasers wrote:
I met him a couple of months ago. Funny guy.
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AGM_Shikamaru wrote:
Everybody jump around is simply awesome, JET SET RADIO POOWAAAAAAAAA :D
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