It seems that LucasArts music composer Clint Bajakian made his live television debut yesterday. Tech TV's "The Screen Savers" ran a special on the live orchestral music used in the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb. Matt K. Speckmann caught the show and gives us an overview:
Before he came on, they played clips of Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb in action, as well as a short clip of the orchestra recording the score in Seattle. When Clint came on, he talked about the evolution of music in games, as well as the similarities and differences between scoring for games and movies. Then he was asked how he created the music for the game. He demonstrated how this was done on the computer. He came up with the themes on a MIDI keyboard, which translated into a computer program (Digital Performer - Ed.). The program records this music in various ways. When it was edited to Clint's liking, it was sent to Hollywood, where an orchestrator created the actual written score for the orchestra to play.The website for The Screen Savers should have an article posted soon about the feature, so keep an eye out. Thanks to Matt for letting us know.