Jason Graves

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Jason Graves
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Graves at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in March 2016
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Years active1993–present
LabelsMateria Collective, Sumthing Else
Website jasongraves.com

Jason Graves is an American television, film, and video game music composer. His works include the musical scores for Dead Space , Alpha Protocol , Tomb Raider , The Order: 1886 , Until Dawn , Evolve , Dungeon Siege, and Far Cry Primal. [1] [2]

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Video games

YearTitleDeveloperPublisher
2003 The Hobbit Inevitable Entertainment Vivendi Universal Games
Sierra Entertainment
2005 Rise of the Kasai BottleRocket Entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment
2005 Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows Midway Games Midway Games
2006 Star Trek: Encounters 4J Studios Bethesda Softworks
Ubisoft
2006 Flushed Away Monkey Bar Games D3 Publisher
2006 Star Trek: Legacy Mad Doc Software Bethesda Softworks
2006 Star Trek: Tactical Assault Quicksilver Software Bethesda Softworks
2006 Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII Ubisoft Bucharest Ubisoft
2007 Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII Ubisoft BucharestUbisoft
2007 Transformers Decepticons Vicarious Visions Activision
2007 Transformers Autobots Vicarious VisionsActivision
2007 Hour of Victory N-Fusion InteractiveMidway Games
2007 Dead Head Fred Vicious Cycle Software D3 Publisher
2007 BlackSite: Area 51 Midway Austin Midway Games
2007 Star Trek: Conquest 4J StudiosBethesda Softworks
2008 Dead Space EA Redwood Shores Electronic Arts
2009 Dead Space: Extraction Visceral Games
Eurocom
Electronic Arts
2009 Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard Phoenix StudioUbisoft
2010 Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic Ubisoft BucharestUbisoft
2010 Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
2010 City of Heroes: Going Rogue Paragon Studios NCSoft
2010 Alpha Protocol Obsidian Entertainment Sega
2010 Dead Space Ignition Megatube
Sumo Digital
Electronic Arts
2011 Dead Space 2 Visceral GamesElectronic Arts
2011 Dead Space (mobile game) IronMonkey Studios Electronic Arts
2011 Might & Magic Heroes VI Black Hole Entertainment Ubisoft
2011 Section 8: Prejudice TimeGate Studios TimeGate Studios
2011 Dungeon Siege III Obsidian Entertainment Square Enix
2011 F.E.A.R. 3 Day 1 Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
2012 Resistance: Burning Skies Nihilistic Software Sony Computer Entertainment
2013 Dead Space 3 Visceral GamesElectronic Arts
2013 Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics Square Enix
2013 DmC: Devil May Cry (Vergil's Downfall DLC) Ninja Theory Capcom
2014 Murdered: Soul Suspect Airtight Games Square Enix
2015 Evolve Turtle Rock Studios 2K Games
2015 The Order: 1886 Ready at Dawn
Santa Monica Studio
Sony Computer Entertainment
2015 Breach and Clear Deadline Mighty Rabbit Studios
Gun Media
Gambitious Digital Entertainment
Devolver Digital
2015 Until Dawn Supermassive Games Sony Computer Entertainment
2016 Far Cry Primal Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
2016 Until Dawn: Rush of Blood Supermassive GamesSony Interactive Entertainment
2017 Lone Echo Ready at Dawn Oculus Studios
2017 LawBreakers Boss Key Productions Nexon
2018 Moss Polyarc Polyarc
2019 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan Supermassive Games Bandai Namco Entertainment
2020 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Supermassive GamesBandai Namco Entertainment
2020 Warframe Digital Extremes Digital Extremes
2021 Lone Echo II Ready at Dawn Oculus Studios
2021 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Supermassive GamesBandai Namco Entertainment
2022 Moss: Book II PolyarcPolyarc
2022 Hard West 2 Ice Code Games Good Shepherd Entertainment
2022 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me Supermassive GamesBandai Namco Entertainment
TBA No Rest for the Wicked Moon Studios Private Division

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References

  1. "Exclusive Interview: Composer Jason Graves Discusses Dead Space, F.E.A.R. 3 and Resistance: Burning Skies". Dread Central . Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. "Interview: The Man Behind the Music - Jason Graves". Push Square. Retrieved 2016-02-08.