Tragically Overlooked Game Music
Even if you’ve never heard of Tommy Tallarico, you’ve probably heard his music. In the mid to late 90s, his stuff was everywhere, particularly coming out of games by the phenomenal Shiny Entertainment, creators of some of the weirdest and most memorable games of all time. His music for Earthworm Jim and Earthworm Jim 2 is among some of the catchiest and diverse soundtracks of all time, with action music, soft tones, and even Caribbean tunes. My top Tallarico song comes from Earthworm Jim 2, and a stage titled Lorenzen’s Soil. It’s got a nice soothing sound to it, ironic considering you spend the entirety of the level fighting off giant larvae (or are you just tiny?). Check it out - maybe not overlooked, but certainly not making any top 10 lists either.
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richtaur March 23rd
What the hell are you talking about? Tommy’s music gets PLENTY of exposure. He’s been touring for a few years now with Video Games Live, playing rearrangements of his stuff to audiences of hundreds (thousands?).
Also I guess you’re not aware of OverClocked ReMix? He’s got plenty of remixes from his games up there, including being featured in An American Album. Do some research guys…
http://www.mazedude.com/aa/
http://www.ocremix.org/game/earthworm-jim-2-gen/
Jason March 23rd
Whoa thousands really? Wait population of united states 300 million, 3 X 10 -4% of the population that’s really popular. 0.0003% humm I can’t wait.
Eliot von Braun March 23rd
I’m sure Tommy gets plenty of exposure and this wasn’t really about highlighting the man himself. He’s an industry name, and even if people don’t automatically connect his name to the music, they probably know him from his time on G4 reviewing stuff (never liked him personally, but his work is great). This was more about highlighting a particular song that people don’t really talk about, something not covered by the Mini-Bosses.
That said, the point of this also wasn’t to talk about remixes or rearrangements of game music, but to talk about the original music. Sorry you didn’t like the piece. It’s just a catchy song that some people may not have heard in a while.
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