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'''Tommy Tallarico''' is an American musician and video game music composer. Well known for soundtracks to games like ''[[Earthworm Jim]]'' and ''[[The Terminator (Mega-CD)]]'', Tallarico’s music was considered exceptionally well-composed for the era, and the positive reception of his work led to the creation of his own company, [[Tommy Tallarico Studios]].
  
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==Early life==
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'''Tommy Tallarico''' is a music composer who composed some music tracks for ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]''. Through his career in the industry he has composed the soundtracks to several successful games such as the ''Earthworm Jim'' series, ''Messiah'', ''MDK'', ''Wild 9'', ''Cool Spot'', ''Spot Goes to Hollywood'', ''RoboCop versus The Terminator'', ''Maximo'', ''Pac-Man World'', ''Prince of Persia'', and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater''.
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Tallarico was born in [[wikipedia:Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, Massachusetts]] on February 18, 1968. He spent much of his youth around music; his parents took him to see the Springfield Symphony when he was 9 years old, and he taught himself to play piano and guitar only a year later. Tallarico cites the scores for ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]'' as inspirations, and later [[wikipedia:classical music|classical music]]. Tallarico was also inspired by his cousin [[wikipedia:Steven Tyler|Steven Tyler]] of the band [[wikipedia:Aerosmith|Aerosmith]]. Tallarico would attend his cousin's concerts as a child, and grew a desire to become a music performer.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20040910133501/https://www.tallarico.com/index.php?s=awards}}
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Ever since childhood, video games have been an important part of Tallarico’s life. He and his father often played ''[[wikipedia:Asteroids (video game)|Asteroids]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Space Invaders|Space Invaders]]'', and the young Tallarico would take his father's tape recorder to the arcade to record their soundtracks. Later he would play guitar over the result for his neighborhood friends.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20170817082451/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022205647.html}}
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Tallarico attended [[wikipedia:Cathedral High School (Springfield, Massachusetts)|Cathedral High School]], and later [[wikipedia:Western New England University|Western New England University]] for a year. However at 21, Tallarico went to [[wikipedia:California|California]] to try and obtain a job in the video game industry. Unfortunately, circumstances didn’t work in Tallarico’s favor and led to him being homeless and living under a pier. Tallarico was able to acquire a job as a keyboard salesman at a [[wikipedia:Guitar Center|Guitar Center]] in [[wikipedia:Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, California]]. On his first day of work, Tallarico’s [[nec:NEC PC Engine|TurboGrafx-16]] was noticed by an employee of a newly-founded video game company, [[Virgin Games|Virgin Mastertronic]], and he was subsequently offered a job as their first play tester.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220081142/http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=ourteam}}
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==Career==
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===[[Virgin Interactive]]===
  
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He founded Tommy Tallarico Studios in 1994 and the Game Audio Network Guild , of which he is also the president, in 2002. He wrote, co-hosted, and co-produced ''The Electric Playground'' and ''Reviews on the Run'' and co-hosted alongside Victor Lucas in both television programs until he left to focus on ''Video Games Live''.
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===[[Tommy Tallarico Studios]]===
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Founded in 1994.
  
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He and Victor Lucas also act as video game correspondents for HypaSpace Weekly. Tallarico is the cousin of Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith.
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===[[Video Games Live]]===
  
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==Industry work==
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In 2002 he founded the Game Audio Network Guild, and currently serves as its president. He wrote and co-produced the television programs ''The Electric Playground'' and ''Reviews on the Run'' and hosted both shows alongside Victor Lucas.
  
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==Production History==
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He and Victor Lucas also act as video game correspondents for HypaSpace Weekly. Tallarico is the cousin of Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith.
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* ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) — Music Composer & Arranger
 
  
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==Production history==
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==Song Credits==
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===''[[Cool Spot]]'' (Mega Drive version)===
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* Wipeout Tune — Arrangement
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* Beach Music — Music & Arrangement
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* Jazzy Tune — Music & Arrangement
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* Wall Tune — Music & Arrangement
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* Groovie Tune — Music & Arrangement
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* Play Da Blues — Music & Arrangement
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* Western Tune — Music & Arrangement
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* Parade Tune — Music & Arrangement
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* Rave Dancetune — Music & Arrangement
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* Flag Rising — Arrangement
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* 7 Cool Points — Music & Arrangement
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* Replenish — Music & Arrangement
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* 1-Up — Music & Arrangement
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* Getting Letter — Music & Arrangement
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* Spot Fall Over — Music & Arrangement
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* Game Over Tune — Music & Arrangement
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==Interview==
 
==Interview==
 
*[[sonic:Tommy Tallarico interview by Sonic-City.com (April 21, 2009)|Tommy Tallarico interview by Sonic-City.com (April 21, 2009)]]
 
*[[sonic:Tommy Tallarico interview by Sonic-City.com (April 21, 2009)|Tommy Tallarico interview by Sonic-City.com (April 21, 2009)]]
  
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Latest revision as of 05:31, 18 October 2024

Tommy Tallarico.jpeg
Tommy Tallarico
Place of birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Date of birth: 1968-02-18 (age 56)
Employment history:
Role(s): Composer, Musician, Guitarist

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Tommy Tallarico is an American musician and video game music composer. Well known for soundtracks to games like Earthworm Jim and The Terminator (Mega-CD), Tallarico’s music was considered exceptionally well-composed for the era, and the positive reception of his work led to the creation of his own company, Tommy Tallarico Studios.

Early life

Tallarico was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on February 18, 1968. He spent much of his youth around music; his parents took him to see the Springfield Symphony when he was 9 years old, and he taught himself to play piano and guitar only a year later. Tallarico cites the scores for Star Wars and Rocky as inspirations, and later classical music. Tallarico was also inspired by his cousin Steven Tyler of the band Aerosmith. Tallarico would attend his cousin's concerts as a child, and grew a desire to become a music performer.[1]

Ever since childhood, video games have been an important part of Tallarico’s life. He and his father often played Asteroids and Space Invaders, and the young Tallarico would take his father's tape recorder to the arcade to record their soundtracks. Later he would play guitar over the result for his neighborhood friends.[2]

Tallarico attended Cathedral High School, and later Western New England University for a year. However at 21, Tallarico went to California to try and obtain a job in the video game industry. Unfortunately, circumstances didn’t work in Tallarico’s favor and led to him being homeless and living under a pier. Tallarico was able to acquire a job as a keyboard salesman at a Guitar Center in Santa Ana, California. On his first day of work, Tallarico’s TurboGrafx-16 was noticed by an employee of a newly-founded video game company, Virgin Mastertronic, and he was subsequently offered a job as their first play tester.[3]

Career

Virgin Interactive

Tommy Tallarico Studios

Founded in 1994.

Video Games Live

Industry work

In 2002 he founded the Game Audio Network Guild, and currently serves as its president. He wrote and co-produced the television programs The Electric Playground and Reviews on the Run and hosted both shows alongside Victor Lucas.

He and Victor Lucas also act as video game correspondents for HypaSpace Weekly. Tallarico is the cousin of Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith.

Production history

Games

Music


Song credits

Main article: Tommy Tallarico/Song credits.

Cool Spot (Mega Drive version)

  • Wipeout Tune — Arrangement
  • Beach Music — Music & Arrangement
  • Jazzy Tune — Music & Arrangement
  • Wall Tune — Music & Arrangement
  • Groovie Tune — Music & Arrangement
  • Play Da Blues — Music & Arrangement
  • Western Tune — Music & Arrangement
  • Parade Tune — Music & Arrangement
  • Rave Dancetune — Music & Arrangement
  • Flag Rising — Arrangement
  • 7 Cool Points — Music & Arrangement
  • Replenish — Music & Arrangement
  • 1-Up — Music & Arrangement
  • Getting Letter — Music & Arrangement
  • Spot Fall Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over Tune — Music & Arrangement

Sonic and the Black Knight

  • Molten Mine — Music, Programming
  • Great Megalith — Music & Arrangement, Programming
  • The Cauldron — Music, Programming

Interview

References

  1. ↑ https://www.tallarico.com/index.php?s=awards (Wayback Machine: 2004-09-10 13:35)
  2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022205647.html (Wayback Machine: 2017-08-17 08:24)
  3. ↑ http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=ourteam (Wayback Machine: 2019-12-20 08:11)
  4. ↑ File:TTerminator md us manual.pdf, page 11
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Batman Revenge of the Joker MD credits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Global Gladiators MD credits.pdf
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Another World MD credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Terminator MCD opening credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Aladdin MD credits.pdf
  10. ↑ File:CoolSpot MD US credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Jammit MD credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:RoboCop vs The Terminator MD credits.pdf
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:Heartofthealien mcd us manual.pdf, page 18
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:Jungle Book MD credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Demolition Man MD credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:Madden NFL 96 MD credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:Madden NFL 96 MD US Manual.pdf, page 17
  18. ↑ File:Demolition Man MCD credits.pdf
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 File:Earthwormjim2 sat us manual.pdf, page 21
  20. ↑ File:Powerslave Saturn credits.pdf
  21. ↑ File:Mktrilogy sat us manual.pdf, page 26
  22. ↑ File:NFLBlitz2001 DC US Manual.pdf, page 32
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 File:Evildead dc us manual.pdf, page 25
  24. ↑ File:SpiderMan DC US Manual.pdf, page 27
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 File:VGL2 CD US booklet.pdf, page 2
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