 Thursday Jan 31, 2008
Interview with Richard Jacques – you ask the questionsAs you are no-doubt aware, award winning and long time SEGA favourite, Richard Jacques has scored the music throughout the single-player campaign in The Club. Now, we’ve managed to grab some of his precious time and secured an interview with him. But instead of us sitting there firing questions at him, we thought we’d let you, his fans, ask the questions.  All you need to do is post your questions here; we’ll pick the best ones and get him to answer them. You’ve got until Sunday, February 10th to get your questions in. All about Richard: Right, over to you guys.
Posted by Martin - the fat ninja in The Club on 4:41:51PM Jan 31, 2008
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Comment # 1
Awesome, NOW this blog is worth while!
- How did you fall in with Sega in the first place?
- What is the best game music you have created in your opinion?
- Do you have any up coming un-announced projects with Sega?
- What is your favorite Sega game or series?
- WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FORCE SEGA TO MAKE ANOTHER JET SET RADIO!?
Save us Richard Jacques, your our only hope!
Posted by Ryan/Sharky on January 31st, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Comment # 2
It sounds promising and I still remember seeing him at the Videogame Live Concert back in 2006. ^_^
Here are my questions:
Will there be a soundtrack for The Club or any other SEGA games that you have been involved in such as SEGA Superstars Tennis?
What does the future hold for your career in terms of any new music for upcoming games that SEGA or other comapnies are developing?
What inspires you to keep making such excellent music for games after so many years?
Is there any particular reason why most of your music in games is related mainly to SEGA?
That is it and looking forward to reading the interview. ^_^
Posted by Diogo on January 31st, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Comment # 3
I want a Headhunter 3 game so I can buy it’s fantastic soundtrack, is it possible?
Posted by landman on January 31st, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Comment # 4
Are you interested in doing any more music for actual Sonic games, rather than spin-offs, if offered to do so? Your music is a lot closer to what Sonic music used to be compared to the average 80s rock they mostly use now.
Posted by Kogen on January 31st, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Comment # 5
- What sort of music do you listen to?
- If you could write music for any upcoming game, what game would that be?
- What would you consider your favorite Sega game soundtrack?
Posted by Angel Coma on January 31st, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Comment # 6
Do you have any mentors, or are you inspired from any composers who write instrumental compositions?
What do you think of Shenmue’s soundtrack?
What is your favorite soundtrack from a SEGA game?
Posted by Heraclius on February 1st, 2008 at 12:44 am
Comment # 7
Do you think videogames are an apropriate place to your music? I think it is, but I wanna know your feelings about this. I mean… Would you change the videogames for the cinema, for example? Videogames for me are far ahead the cinema, but again, I wanna know what you think.
And THANK YOU very much for all the music you done for us, SEGA fans. Your work is pure inspiration.
Posted by Mateus the Brazilian Segamaniac on February 1st, 2008 at 11:12 am
Comment # 8
-Is there any chance to see a collaboration between you and Yuzo Koshiro in the future? (new Shinobi game?
)
-You obviously are a fan of the 80/90’s music, what are/were your favorite bands?
-Would you like to work again with TJ Davis (Sonic R singer) in another Sonic game?
Posted by City Hunter on February 1st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Comment # 9
Something which has always interested me about composers is how they got into the industry, but more importantly their influences and what got them into music creation in the first place.
So my questions are:
> What first got you into music and composition?
> What was your insensitive to design game music rather than film?
> What styles and artists have influenced your music over the years?
Posted by Urtheart on February 1st, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Comment # 10
Are there many unique challenges in composing for games rather than TV/film?
How do you approach those challenges?
How do you think Sound Design in games is going to evolve?
Did you purposely make Mass Effects synth sounds resemble cheesy sci-fi music? (I loved it, it worked really well with the other instruments!) =D
Posted by Stomp224 on February 1st, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Comment # 11
Would you please consider getting togeather with all of the other prominent Sega musicians such as Yuzo Koshiro, Hideki Naganuma and others to do a Sega music Concert + CD for your Sega Music fans?
Also could someone at Sega give Richard a big thanks from all Sega fans everwhere.
Posted by Ryan/Sharky on February 2nd, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Comment # 12
Will we ever see you do work for a game with a more dynamic soundtrack (such as a Tetsuya Mizuguchi game)?
When are we going to see Hideki Naganuma vs. Richard Jacques: The Musical: The Game?
Outside of Headhunter (which I unfortunately haven’t gotten around to playing yet), I really like the work you’ve done in the rest of the titles you’ve worked on. You’re a pretty significant part of Sega’s generally top notch soundtracks. A lot of your music I keep in common rotation on my playlists, but I think you improve the gameplay experience itself too.
Posted by S-T-H on February 3rd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Comment # 13
Hi Richard,
I’ve always wondered how composers work on a video game soundtrack. Do they compose before, during or after the game is designed?
How do you personally proceed?
Do you have some guidelines about the type of sounds or melodies to includein the games or are you totally free to chose?
Posted by zepit on February 4th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Comment # 14
I guess this must be the definitive post because no ones posted anything else on this blog since.
Posted by Ryan/Sharky on February 6th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Comment # 15
Well, that and I’ve had no time yet to write part four of the NiGHTS blog…
Posted by ArchangelUK on February 6th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Comment # 16
Hi Richard,
I would love to know if anytime in the future we might see a CD of your best music out? I would love to own the Sonic R soundtrack, but it is incredibly rare (the only copy I have seen is over £40 on eBay!), and I don’t think there was ever an official MSR OST. My favourite songs you’ve ever done are Turn Back Time from Sonic R and I Can Still Believe from MSR.
Also, does there seem to be some special relation with you and the website UK Resistance? They seem to love you very much!
Posted by bcdcdude on February 6th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Comment # 17
Hey Richard,
I remember you did the legendary music for the Saturn & PC versions of Sonic 3D,
you’ll no doubt have noticed that Sonic’s changed since then.
But if SEGA were to make games based on Classic Sonic the hedgehog, would you offer to do the music for it?
Thanks, love the work, Sonic 3D for the PC was a cornerstone in my childhood.
Mark.
Posted by Sonicmark on February 6th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Comment # 18
Hello!
Lets say for some crazy reason all the Sega characters got into a tennis match. Humour me here, I’m going somewhere with this…
Sonic plays Eggman, and it starts to rain, ad so play is stopped till the weather clears. Who would come out and sing a song to keep the crowds happy? Lets assume for this that Cliff Richards is unavailable on this day of course.
So Rich, which classic Sega character would keep the massed crowds happy with thier singing voice, and what would they sing?
S0L
Posted by S0L on February 7th, 2008 at 2:33 am
Comment # 19
So Mr Jacques, What does “You’re the one that makes me feel so high
Just like the diamonds in the sky” mean to you? x
Posted by DolphinsRock on February 7th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Comment # 20
Hey S0L, if you are really from sumo this could be really revealing xD
Posted by landman on February 7th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Comment # 21
Hello good sir!
How much of a change have you noticed in the approach, skills required and nature of the game music industry since you began? Is it true that anyone wanting to get into this industry has to be a programmer and a musician!?
Just like working with an orchestra for the first time on Headhunter was a massive experience, is there anything else you feel you want to do or acheive?
And…sorry, I have to…what is the best way to get into a job writing music for games?
Keep up the always excellent work, it’s always a joy to listen to your music in and out of games. You remind us Sega fans of the good ‘ol days!
Posted by Ciaran McCrisken on February 7th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Comment # 22
Is it true that you’ve released some music with West Records, the incredibly funky and utterly awesome breakbeat label?
Posted by Hatch on February 8th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Comment # 23
Oh dear, this is going to be a tough one…
1)Do you recall making music for any games that were not released?
2)What would be your worst moment you have encountered?
3)Have you met Yuji Naka in person and what is your opinion on him?
Thank you for replying!
Posted by tehweirdoattwoaae on February 9th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Comment # 24
Thanks everyone that submitted questions; we’ve picked 20 and sent them off to Richard. We’ll be publishing the full interview soon.
Posted by Martin (the fat ninja) on February 11th, 2008 at 5:03 pm