Bajakian, Clint

Clint Bajakian

Clint Bajakian is the Senior Music Supervisor at Sony Computer Entertainment America.

Bajakian attended the New England Conservatory, where he holds a double-BA in classical guitar performance and music theory, and the University of Michigan, where he earned a Master's degree in music composition.

He has gone on to be an award winning composer for a slew of video games for Lucasfilm, Sony and others, has co-owned and managed Bay Area Sound which is a music composition and sound design production services company, served on the steering committee for the Interactive Audio Special Interest Group of the MIDI Manufacturers Organization and was one of the founders, and first vice president, of G.A.N.G. (Audio GANG - Game Audio Guild).

Bajakian is married to composer Deniz Ince and they live in the San Francisco Bay Area with two children, Lara and Deren. 

Film Composer
Antidote~2014 (theme music)
The Cover-Up~2010
Tryst~2003
Upgrade, The~2000

Film Sound 
Upgrade, The~2000 (original music)

Video Games Actor
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb~2003
Unreal II: The Awakening~2003
Star Trek: Bridge Commander~2002
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter~2002 - Jabba the Hutt/Meeko's thug

Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast~2002
Star Wars: Racer Revenge~2002 - Jabba the Hutt
Star Wars: Obi Wan~2002 - Bith Band Member, Jin'ha Warrior (voice)
The Simpsons Wrestling~2001
Star Wars: Episode I - Battle for Naboo~2001 - Borvo the Hutt/Ric Olié/ Naboo Citizen
Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing~2001 - Darth Maul

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds~2001 - Boorka the Hutt/Jabba the Hutt
Star Wars: Demolition~2000 - Jabba the Hutt/Boushh/Battle Droid
Escape From Monkey Island~2000
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace~1999 - Jabba the Hutt
Star Wars: Episode I: The Gungan Frontier~1999 - Narrator
Grim Fandango~1998
Star Wars: DroidWorks~1998
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith~1998
The Curse of Monkey Island~1997
Outlaws~1997
Star Wars: Jedi Knight~1997
Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures~1996
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire~1996
The Dig~1995
Full Throttle~1995
Star Wars: TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM~1995
Star Wars: Dark Forces~1994
Star Wars: Tie Fighter~1994
Star Wars: X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM~1994
Sam & Max Hit the Road (CD-ROM Version)~1993
Star Wars: Rebel Assault~1993
Star Wars: X-Wing: B-Wing~1993
Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis~1992
Star Wars: X-Wing~1992
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge~1991

Video Game Music Composer/other
Broken Age: Act 1~2014 (Pyramid creative director)
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor~2014

Journey~2012 (senior music manager)
Uncharted: Golden Abyss~2011

Infamous 2~2011 (senior music manager)
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception~2011 (additional music)
God of War III~2010 (senior music manager)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves~2009 (senior music manager)
Twisted Metal: Head-On - Extra Twisted Edition~2008 -(music)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune~2007 (senior music manager)
God of War II~2007 (senior music supervisor: SCEA prod. group)
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror~2006
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs (Fireteam Bravo)~2005 (supervisor)
God of War~2005 (senior music supervisor: SCEA prod. group)
The Bard's Tale~2004
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb~2003
Battlestar Galactica~2003 (FMV music composer)
Unreal II: The awakening~2003
Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing~2001 (music supervisor)
Star Wars: Episode I - Jedi Power Battles (Coruscant Thug Boss Music) (editor)
Escape from Monkey Island~2000 (music supervisor)
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance~1999 (music editor)
Indiana Jones and The Infernal Machine~1999

Outlaws~1997 (songs: The Last Gunfight)

Star Wars: Dark Forces~1995
Star Wars: TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM~1994 (orchestrator)
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle~1993 (Nurse Edna)

Star Wars: X-Wing~1993 (additional music)
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis~1992
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge~1991 (Woodtick)


Video Game Sound 
Psychonauts~2005 (designer)
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing~2004
Star Wars Trilogy: apprentice of the Force~2004 (music adaptation)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King~2003 (effects editor)
Rise to Honor~2003 (sound)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic~2003 (additional sound designer)
Celebrity Death Match~2003
The Simpsons: Wrestling~2001 (effects)
Star Wars: Episode I - Jedi Power Battles~2000 (lead designer)
Star Wars: Force commander~2000 (production supervisor)
Star Wars: Demolition~2000 (designer)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace~1999 (designer/production supervisor)
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith~1998 (voice processing)
Outlaws~1997
Curse of Monkey Island~1997 (designer)
Dig, The~1995 (effects supervisor: ambient/voice processing supervisor)
Star Wars: Dark Forces~1995 (digital effects)
Star Wars: TIE Fighter~1994 (digital effects)
Day of the Tentacle~1993
Star Wars: Rebel Assault~1993 (editor)
Star Wars: X-Wing~1993 (effects)
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis~1992

Tracks of Music
Sanctuary
Outlaws Theme (from "Outlaws")
The Train (from "Outlaws")
The Sawmill (from "Outlaws")
The Last Gunfight (from "Outlaws")
The Ballad of Dr. Death (from "Outlaws")
Anna's Theme
Sanctuary
The Shack
Sanchez the Outlaw
Revenge
Showdown
Scumm Bar (from Escape from Monkey Island) (feat. Peter McConnell, Michael Land)
Hideout
Kyle Katarn's Theme
Underwater Lagoon (from Escape from Monkey Island) (feat. Peter McConnell, Michael Land)
The Mine
Marco de Pollo (from Escape from Monkey Island) (feat. Peter McConnell, Michael Land)
Pegnose Pete's Hideout (from Escape from Monkey Island) (feat. Peter McConnell, Michael Land)
The Mystes of Tyme (from Escape from Monkey Island) (feat. Peter McConnell, Michael Land)
The Blood Moon
Imperial Weapons Research Facility
After the Massacre
Two Feathers
Wild Card
Mohc - The Final Battle
The Subterranean Hideout
Jabba's Revenge
The Kell Dragon & The Escape From Jabba's Ship
Pegnose Pete's hideout (from "Escape from Monkey Island")
The Secret Base

CDs
20 Years of LucasArts - a greatest hits of video game compositions (contributor/composer)

Live Performances
Game Developers Conference~2006 - speaker

Awards, Honors, and Nominations
Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
Finalist 2003 Best Original Music for Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Finalist 2000 Best Original Music for Escape from Monkey Island
BAFTA Awards:
Rec'd 2010 BAFTA Games Award - Best Original Score for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Nom 2007 BAFTA Games Award Best Original Score for God of War II
Nom 2007 BAFTA Games Award Best Original Score for Lair
Computer Gaming World's Special Achievement Award
Rec'd 1997 Best Original Music for Outlaws
Game Audio Network Guild
Rec'd 2003 Best Music for Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Hollywood Music in Media Awards:
Rec'd 2014 HMMA Award Origianl Score for World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA):
Nom 2014 Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media for World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA:
Nom 2008 Best Sound Editing - Computer Entertainment for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Miscellany
2006 - First Annual Hollywood Arts Dream Awards - Senior Music Supervisor – Sony Computer Entertainment America

Formed an audio production company called The Sound Department

Is vice-president of The Game Audio Guild (G.A.N.G.)

Started at LucasArts in 1991