Jared Emerson-Johnson

Jared Emerson-Johnson is a composer/sound designer with credits on several leading video game titles (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords, James Bond: Everything or Nothing, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Jet Li: Rise To Honor, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Mercenaries, The Bard's Tale, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005, Psychonauts, Eye Toy: AntiGrav, Shadowbane: Throne of Oblivion, Star Wars: Apprentice to the Force, Super Hamster Plane), television commercials, student films, and theatrical productions.

At the Game Developer's Conference in 2004 Jared received the Game Audio Network Guild's first "Rookie of the Year" award and shares five other G.A.N.G. awards with mentor Clint Bajakian for his work on the composition, orchestration, and part preparation for the live orchestral score to Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (including "Music of the Year").

He has also music directed and conducted productions of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Iolanthe, and The Mountain--an oratorio (his own composition thesis), and has guest conducted the Cornell Chamber Orchestra.

Jared has performed in a number of operas, musicals, and straight plays including: The Breasts of Tiresias, The Barber of Seville, Amahl and the Night Visitors, La Bohème, The Wedding (world premiere), La Traviata, Daughter of the Regiment, The Pirates of Penzance, Patience, Sweeney Todd, The Coconuts, Candide (as the Grand Inquisitor), Cabaret (as Victor), The Lady's Not For Burning (as Richard), Engame (as Clov), and Godot!: A Rock Opera, his own composition (as Estragon).

Jared holds a B.A. summa cum laude in music from Cornell University