Tommy Tallarico | |
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Tallarico at a Video Games Live event in 2009
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Background information | |
Born |
Springfield, Massachusetts |
February 18, 1968
Genres | Video game music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
Instruments | Electric guitar, piano |
Years active | 1991–present |
Associated acts | Jack Wall |
Tommy Tallarico (born February 18, 1968) is an American video game music composer and musician. He is best known as the co-creator of the concert series Video Games Live. He was the co-host of The Electric Playground and Reviews on the Run (formerly known as Judgment Day in the US).
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Tallarico entered the video game industry in 1991 and has worked on more than 250 games, including the Earthworm Jim series, Color a Dinosaur, Demolition Racer, Treasures of the Deep, Messiah, MDK, Flip's Twisted World, Wild 9, Unreal, Cool Spot, Spot Goes to Hollywood, Spider-Man (2000), RoboCop versus The Terminator, Maximo, Pac-Man World, Another World (Mega Drive), Prince of Persia, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Advent Rising. Tallarico has won over 25 industry awards for best video game audio.