Sound Byte: Meet the Composer Behind Dead Space 2 - Jason Graves

The King Arthur game music was better than the stuff they had in the movie

you can tell he's a trained percussionist by the great unpredictable rythm changes in the first game's ost (I don't know about the new one). and Jason's also a nice guy, we chatted once on myspace.

I thought it was interesting that Graves mentioned how much creative freedom he had on Dead Space 2. I always pictured publishers like EA being very strict with their game content. Though it could just mean that music gets less scrutiny than other aspects of their games.

Very nice interview as always, good food for thought. And I'm a chicken like you Sophia. ;)

Nice interview. He made some very good points regarding diversity in playing/composing. I would really have loved to hear examples of the different layers he was talking about, just like it's done in the film about Martin Stig Andersen - the composer to Limbo: http://www.dr.dk/DR1/Troldspejlet/Spil/2010/0712114615 (it's in danish by the way)

@sinn_gamer - Already did. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6280370.html for Akira and http://www.gamespot.com/news/6282849.html for Marty. @X-tract - it's called an interview and that usually involves people talking. If you want to listen to his music, you can buy it when the soundtrack comes out or check out his music on his site that is listed above.

I am sooo glad that GS started this blog! Just what I wanted. Now all they need to do is get Akira Yamaoka and Marty O'Donnell on it.

does that guy ever shut up? I came here hoping to listen to music, not some guy ramble on about his past stopped after about 4 minutes >.>

I'd love to see him in a project with Ken Levine.

I hope to see Jason Graves in future projects. He has quite a bit of potential.

I was sort of hoping they'd play a little without him talking...

In a game like Dead Space, more even than the monsters and environments, I find the sound and music are the things that are make or break for atmosphere. Dead Space's music was nice and suspenseful and creepy, and no doubt the second will be the same - I'm looking forward to it!

@Sophia - ok. sorry, maybe i was being a bit too judgemental without knowing the backgrounds. and what a bad luck :D the review went up just 5 minutes after my pm :P... anyway, thank you so much, Sophia and all GS staff members for all of your great works....

@redder1111 - it's called an embargo and we have to honor it. The review went up on time at midnight. And even if it doesn't, it has nothing to do with being lazy when we don't have the game early enough to finish it. Lazy is when you get the code, write an incomplete review because you didn't bother playing through all of it.

Yeah man the music in the first Dead Space was awesome. It really improved the scary environment to give a really good experience. Im hoping that he does the same thing for DP2 so I can get scaried $h!t less again... And I'll try playing with the light off this time. haha.

Twinkle Twinkle FTW !

I will put on a Diaper just in case

I (facepalm) i pity dis foo I V

Never realised the first dead space was a horror game before i completed it and afterwards read the review claiming it to be such. the soundtrack wasn't great, and the game is definitely NOT scary. even F.E.A.R is more scary, hell, Half-Life was scarrier. The game is pretty fun though, and the composer has my deepest respect, for the soundtrack in King Arthur was pretty good.

Horror game coming out beginning of next year? (2012) I wonder what it is.......

Already pre-ordered Dead Space 2 two days ago! Digital Download so I'm playing that baby wants it goes live!

Hey GS! are you really ok?! we need a REVIEW first lazy boy!

worst interview for the worst game EVER !!!!!!!

The track "Twinkle Twinkle (Little Star)" from the original "DEad Space" still sends shivers down the spine, so I expect good things with Graves' next work.

ahhh music sounds so epic....o.o

2:24 "Always Watching"

More evidence that this game will rock.

@ThePowerOfHAT Love your avatar. Polecats represent!

hopefully dead space 2 will add to dead space 2 like arkham city will be to arkham asylum

i like how king arthur is his first game and going to Dead Space strange shift hopefully the orchestra will add to the atmosphere This guy is creative and interesting the score seems amazing

great interview. Picking up Dead Space 2 tomorrow afternoon, can't wait to play it.

Sound Byte is one of the best features on Gamespot. Moar plz.

Interesting... I've always wondered how you'd ever make a soundtrack for a horror game.

Props