Michael Giacchino: behind the music behind the games
You probably don’t know him, but Michael Giacchino composed the music score for many all-time favorite games, not to mention TV shows and movies. He composed the score for “Mission: Impossible,” “Lost,” “Alias,” “The Incredibles,” and the yet unreleased and newest “Star Trek” movie.
Giacchino will be composing the score of the new video game based on TV’s “Lost.” He’s also behind the music for the Medal of Honor franchise, including the latest release in the series: Medal of Honor Airborne.
With the recent announcement of his involvement in MoH Airborne, in a recent interview by John Gaudiosi of GameDaily.Biz, Michael expressed his feelings and experiences towards the gaming industry.
When he first started he couldn’t find a proper niche between the movie industry and the gaming industry. The two didn’t mesh properly before. He even freely expressed how early games based on movies either sounded nothing like the movie, or was an “approximate rip-off” of the movie. Back then, Hollywood didn’t care much for gaming, but everything’s different now.
He remembers the time when games still ran on stereo 8-bit sound. He actually chose to return to the Medal of Honor series because it makes full use of the new technology, allowing games to play music as it would in a real theater and, of course, for EA LA’s ability to tell a story. Says Giacchino:
I was amazed at the level of detail in the technology but also in the storytelling EA had always gone to great lengths in telling great stories within their video games. But in this one it seemed like they went further. They really do care about the story and that is not always prevalent at video game companies. That’s an area where a lot of them are still evolving.
So when you start playing Medal of Honor Airborne, take some time to appreciate the music and look back on how much the gaming industry has progressed. Medal of Honor Airborne will be released on August 24 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
You probably don’t know him, but Michael Giacchino composed the music score for many all-time favorite games, not to mention TV shows and movies. He composed the score for “Mission: Impossible,” “Lost,” “Alias,” “The Incredibles,” and the yet unreleased and newest “Star Trek” movie.
Giacchino will be composing the score of the new video game based on TV’s “Lost.” He’s also behind the music for the Medal of Honor franchise, including the latest release in the series: Medal of Honor Airborne.
With the recent announcement of his involvement in MoH Airborne, in a recent interview by John Gaudiosi of GameDaily.Biz, Michael expressed his feelings and experiences towards the gaming industry.
When he first started he couldn’t find a proper niche between the movie industry and the gaming industry. The two didn’t mesh properly before. He even freely expressed how early games based on movies either sounded nothing like the movie, or was an “approximate rip-off” of the movie. Back then, Hollywood didn’t care much for gaming, but everything’s different now.
He remembers the time when games still ran on stereo 8-bit sound. He actually chose to return to the Medal of Honor series because it makes full use of the new technology, allowing games to play music as it would in a real theater and, of course, for EA LA’s ability to tell a story. Says Giacchino:
I was amazed at the level of detail in the technology but also in the storytelling EA had always gone to great lengths in telling great stories within their video games. But in this one it seemed like they went further. They really do care about the story and that is not always prevalent at video game companies. That’s an area where a lot of them are still evolving.
So when you start playing Medal of Honor Airborne, take some time to appreciate the music and look back on how much the gaming industry has progressed. Medal of Honor Airborne will be released on August 24 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.