Tommy Tallarico

Tommy Tallarico is a video game music composer known for his 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.

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.

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

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Game Boy Version) (1991) — Quality Assurance
Prince of Persia (Game Boy Version) (1992) — Music Adapted by (as Tom Tallarico)
M.C. Kids (NES Version) (1992) — Quality Assurance
Another World (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Music Composition, Sound Effects
Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Music, Sound Effects
Monopoly Deluxe (1992) — Music and Sound Coordinator
Jeep Jamboree: Off Road Adventure (1992) — Music and FX by
Corporation (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Quality Assurance (as Tom Tallarico)
Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Music, Sound FX & Samples by
Batman: Revenge of the Joker (1992) — Sound FX (as T. Tallarico), Genesis Music (as T. Tallarico)
The Terminator (Mega CD Version) (1993) — Original Music
Cool Spot (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Music, Sound FX & Samples by
Color a Dinosaur (1993) — Music
Super Slap Shot (1993) — Music and FX
Cool Spot (SNES Version) (1993) — Audio
Global Gladiators (Amiga Version) (1993) — Original Music by
Disney's Aladdin (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Sound, Music & FX
Cool Spot (Amiga Version) (1993) — Original Music
Disney's Aladdin (Amiga Version) (1994) — Music (Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
RoboCop versus The Terminator (Mega Drive Version) (1994) — Director of Music & FX
Disney's The Jungle Book (Mega Drive Version) (1994) — Music and FX (Virgin Interactive Entertainment), Music by (Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
Disney's The Jungle Book (SNES Version) (1994) — Director of Music and FX (Additional Credits), Music (Additional Credits)
Heart of the Alien: Out of this World Parts I and II (1994)
Race Days (1994) — Music and FX by
Jammit (1994) — Special Thanks
Demolition Man (3DO Version) (1994) — Original Game Music (Music), Game Sound Effects (Music), Green Screen Video Coordination (Green Screen)
Demolition Man (Mega Drive and Mega CD Versions) (1994/1995) — Special Thanks to (for His Musical and SFX Insights)
Spot Goes to Hollywood (Mega Drive Version) (1995) — Music and Sound
Madden NFL 96 (SNES and Mega Drive Versions) (1995) — Music and Sound
Agile Warrior: F-111X (PSX Version) (1995) — Sprite Actor
Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES and Mega Drive Versions) (1995) — Music & FX (as Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc)
Screamer 2 (1996) — Special Thanks
Burning Road (1996) — "U.S. Remix" Composer
Earthworm Jim 2 (PSX and Saturn Versions) (1996) — Music & Sound FX (Screaming Pink, Inc.)
MDK (1997) — Sound Design
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (1997) — Special Thanks
Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick (1997) — Voice Talent, Music Composition
HardBall 6 (1998) — Sound Effects (Music)
WarGames: DEFCON 1 (1998) — Music & Sound FX (as Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.), Additional Voices
Test Drive: Off-Road 2 (1998) — Special Thanks
WCW/NWO Revenge (1998) — Special Thanks (THQ Staff)
Apocalypse (1998) — Movie Scoring and Sound Effects (as Tommy Tallarico Studios)
Beavis and Butt-head Do U. (1998) — Sound and Music by (as Tommy Tallarico Studios)
Ultra Fighters (1999) — Music (Eagle Interactive)
Redline (1999) — Music (Accolade) (as Tommy Tallarico Studios), Special Thanks (Accolade)
Unreal Mission Pack 1: Return to Na Pali (1999) — Sound Effects (Legend Entertainment Company)
R/C Stunt Copter (1999) — Music and Sound FX (as Tommy Tallarico Studios Inc.), Audio Script by
Demolition Racer (1999/2000) — Written, Performed & Produced by ("Melt Down" & Moving Violation")
Knockout Kings 2000 (1999) — Additional Design (Black Ops Entertainment)
007 Tomorrow Never Dies (1999) — Music and Sound FX (as Tommy Tallarico Studios Inc.)
Wings of Fury (Game Boy Color Version) (1999) — Music (Magnin & Associates)
Messiah (2000) — Sound Effects
Spider-Man (PSX, N64, Dreamcast and PC Versions) (2000/2001) — Music
Sacrifice (2000) — Sound Effects (Shiny Entertainment)
Evil Dead: Hail to the King (2000/2001) — Music Composed By (Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.), Music Produced By (Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.), Audio Production Coordinator (Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.) (as Thomas V. Tallarico)
Knockout Kings 2001 (PS2 Version) (2001) — Audio (as Tommy Tallarico Studios) (Black Ops Entertainment)
Casper: Spirit Dimensions (2001/2002) — Sound and Voice (Lucky Chicken)
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (2001) — Special Thanks
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory (2001) — Audio (as Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.)
Scooby-Doo!: Night of 100 Frights (2002) — Composer
MX Superfly Featuring Ricky Carmichael (2002) — Special Thanks (THQ)
Street Hoops (2002) — Audio Director (Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc)
War of the Monsters (2003) — Sound FX (as Tommy Tallarico Studios)
Black & Bruised (2003) — Voice Over Producer
Devastation (2003) — Additional Tracks
Maximo vs Army of Zin (2003) — Composer and Musician (Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.) (Music and Sound Effects), Peddler (In Game Voice Actors) (Music and Sound Effects)
SpyHunter 2 (2003) — Cinematic Sound Design & Composition
The X-Files: Resist or Serve (2004) — Audio Director (Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.) (Sound Design and Foley)
The Bard's Tale (2004) — Music written, performed and sung by (Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.) (Audio), Lyrics (Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.) (Audio), Additional Sound Design (Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.) (Audio)
Advent Rising (Xbox Version) (2005) — Scored Composed and Arranged by (GlyphX Games)
Destroy All Humans! (2005) — Special Thanks (Intro and Outro Movie by Creat Studio)
Advent Rising (PC Version) (2005) — Audio Director (Audio), Score Composed & Arranged by (Audio), Writer ("Greater Lights") (Audio), Strings arrangement ("Greater Lights") (Audio), Voice-Over Direction (Audio)
Jaws: Unleashed (2006) — Orchestrations & Arrangements (Appaloosa Interactive Credit List)
AND 1 Streetball (2006) — Audio Director (Tommy Tallarico Studios) (Sound Effects Design)
Pac-Man World Rally (2006) — Sound Design (Tallarico Studios) (Smart Bomb Interactive), Music (Smart Bomb Interactive)
Snoopy vs. the Red Baron (2006) — Sound Design (Smart Bomb Credits), Music (Smart Bomb Credits)
Guitar Hero II (2006) — An "Industry" Thanks to (Special Thanks)
Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia (2007) — Special Thanks (for your knowledge and wisdom)
Video Games Live: Volume One (CD) (2008)
Line Rider 2: Unbound (2008) — Cut Scene and Other SFX
Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Music Composer & Arranger
Earthworm Jim: Special Edition (iPhone and J2ME Versions) (2009) — Original Music
Earthworm Jim HD (2010) — Original Music
Video Games Live: Level 2 (CD) (2010)
Flip's Twisted World (2010) — Music
Super Tofu Boy (2010) — Music donated by
Play for Japan: The Album (CD) (2011)
Retro City Rampage (2012) — Cameo

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

Tommy Tallarico interview by Sonic-City.com (April 21, 2009)