Julian Kwasneski

Developer BIO

With over 10 years of game audio experience, Julian is credited with sound design on over 50 leading titles including Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, America's Army: Rise of a Soldier, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, James Bond: Everything or Nothing and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. His innovative sound design has been critically acclaimed by ign.com, epigamer.com, gamezone.com, Computer Gaming World, gamepro.com and others.

Julian co-founded Bay Area Sound after leaving LucasArts in the winter of 2000. Having spent 6 years as part of the in-house audio team at LucasArts, he brings a perspective that one can only gain while working day-to-day at a large game company. As a result, he is intimately familiar with all aspects of game design, from conceptualizaton to localization. The success of the company is a direct result of this experience and these skills have provided a solid core to game audio development at Bay Area Sound.

The extensive use of custom audio recordings is another factor that contributes to the company's success. As is the case with any film, all game projects rely heavily on custom field recordings that ultimately give each title a truly unique sound. Additionally, he has developed several tracking systems that keep even the largest project's assets in check.

In addition to his game credits, Julian also has many film credits, including sound design for Big Love – Starring Sam Rockwell (Sundance 2000), The Upgrade – Starring Minnie Driver (Mill Valley Film Festival 2000), The Last Birthday Card, and Skate Warrior (Slamdance 1999). His television credits include recent spots for Tivo, Gordon's Gin, Guardian and Hamtaro. Julian has also developed audio for educational toys, wireless device hardware manufacturers and other similar platforms to bring quality audio to limited bandwidth applications.

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Websites

• Bay Area Sound -- Audio production company that Julian co-founded.

Games Credited

Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (2009), Telltale, Inc.
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 2 - The Siege of Spinner Cay (2009), Telltale, Inc.
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan (2009), Telltale, Inc.
Wallace & Gromit in Muzzled! (2009), Telltale, Inc.
Wallace & Gromit in The Bogey Man (2009), Telltale, Inc.
Wallace & Gromit in The Last Resort (2009), Telltale, Inc.
Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Fright of the Bumblebees (2009), Telltale, Inc.
A Vampyre Story (2008), Crimson Cow
Insecticide: Part 1 (2008), Gamecock Media Group
PBR: Out of the Chute (2008), Crave Entertainment, Inc., D2C Games
Sam & Max Episode 202: Moai Better Blues (2008), GameTap
Sam & Max Episode 203: Night of the Raving Dead (2008), GameTap
Sam & Max Episode 204: Chariots of the Dogs (2008), GameTap, Telltale, Inc.
Sam & Max Episode 205: What's New, Beelzebub? (2008), GameTap, Telltale, Inc.
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner (2008), Telltale, Inc.
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 2 - Strong Badia the Free (2008), Telltale, Inc.
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 3 - Baddest Of The Bands (2008), Telltale, Inc.
Alien Syndrome (2007), SEGA of America, Inc.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Hard Evidence (2007), Ubisoft, Inc.
Sam & Max Episode 201: Ice Station Santa (2007), GameTap
Sam & Max Episode 3: The Mole, the Mob, and the Meatball (2007), GameTap
Sam & Max Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die! (2007), GameTap
Sam & Max Episode 5: Reality 2.0 (2007), GameTap
Sam & Max Episode 6: Bright Side of the Moon (2007), GameTap
Sam & Max: Season One (2007), The Adventure Company, JoWooD Productions Software AG
The Simpsons Game (2007), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Thrillville: Off the Rails (2007), LucasArts
Bone: The Great Cow Race (2006), Telltale, Inc.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - 3 Dimensions of Murder (2006), Ubisoft, Inc.
Death Jr. II: Root of Evil (2006), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006), LucasArts, TT Games Publishing Ltd
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006), LucasArts, TT Games Publishing Ltd
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006), LucasArts
Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock (2006), GameTap
Sam & Max Episode 2: Situation: Comedy (2006), GameTap
Thrillville (2006), LucasArts
Bone: Out from Boneville (2005), Telltale, Inc.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Psychonauts (2005), Majesco Entertainment Company
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), LucasArts
Star Wars: Republic Commando (2005), Electronic Arts K.K.
007: Everything or Nothing (2004), Electronic Arts, Inc.
EyeToy: AntiGrav (2004), SCEA
Rise to Honor (2004), SCEA
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004), LucasArts
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Electronic Arts Ltda.
MTV Celebrity Deathmatch (2003), Gotham Games
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy (2003), Activision (UK) Limited
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003), LucasArts
Star Trek: Bridge Commander (2002), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast (2002), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Star Wars: Episode I - Jedi Power Battles (2000), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: Force Commander (2000), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter + Balance of Power (2000), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (1999), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Grim Fandango (1998), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: X-Wing Collector Series (1998), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
The Curse of Monkey Island (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Herc's Adventures (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Outlaws (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Afterlife (1996), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
The Dig (1995), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire (1995), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC