Biography

Jason was given the rare opportunity to study under film composers Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein, Christopher Young and orchestrator Will Schaefer while earning a degree from the University of Southern California's prestigious film scoring program. He has scored more than 150 commercials, television shows, movie trailers, and feature films, conducting orchestras at Capitol Records, Paramount Pictures, Skywalker Sound, Seattle and Salt Lake City.

Since 2003, Jason has been bringing his Hollywood expertise and passion for music to more than 50 games through his immersive, cinematic, award-winning scores. Recent AAA titles include DEAD SPACE (Electronic Arts), BLACKSITE: AREA 51 (Midway), TRANSFORMERS (Activision), the BLAZING ANGELS franchise (Ubisoft) and the STAR TREK franchise (Paramount).

When composing original music for film-based games, Jason's Los Angeles ties have allowed personal connections with top Hollywood film composers, including relationships with Elmer Bernstein (WILD WILD WEST), Hans Zimmer (KING ARTHUR), John Debney (ZATHURA) and Harry Gregson-Williams (FLUSHED AWAY).

His game awards include "Best Original Theme" nominations for STAR TREK: LEGACY and BLAZING Angels 2, "Music of the Year" nomination for KING ARTHUR and winner of "Soundtrack of the Year" for THE HOBBIT. Jason also won 2nd Prize in Turner Classic Movies' Young Film Composer Competition, of which there were more than 500 entries.

Awards

  • Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
    Emmy Award-Winner
  • G.A.N.G. Instrumental Of The Year (finalist)
    Blazing Angels 2
  • G.A.N.G. Soundtrack Of The Year (finalist)
    Dead Head Fred
  • G.A.N.G. Best Handheld Audio (finalist)
    Dead Head Fred
  • G.A.N.G. Best Handheld Audio (finalist)
    Transformers
  • G.A.N.G. Instrumental Of The Year (finalist)
    Star Trek
  • G.A.N.G. Best Arrangement of a Score (finalist)
    Jaws
  • G.A.N.G. Music Of The Year (finalist)
    King Arthur
  • G.A.N.G. Best Choral Performance (finalist)
    King Arthur
  • G.A.N.G. Soundtrack Of The Year Winner
    The Hobbit
  • G.A.N.G. Instrumental Of The Year (finalist)
    The Hobbit
  • G.A.N.G. Music Of The Year (finalist)
    The Hobbit
  • G.A.N.G. Best Live Recording (finalist)
    The Hobbit
  • G.A.N.G. Best Original Vocal Song (finalist)
    The Sims
  • Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
    Rise of the Kasai
  • TCM Young Film Composer Competition
    Second Prize
  • TeamXbox Editor’s Choice
    The Hobbit
  • TeamXbox Editor’s Choice
    The Sims
  • TeamXbox Editor’s Choice
    Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
  • The Telly Awards
    Six Time Winner
  • The Gold Addy Award
    Six Time Winner
  • The Cable ACE Award
    Winner