Joe Basquez
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As a composer and sound designer, Joe worked on several award winning video games developed by ORIGIN Systems, Inc. from 1993 to 2001. His credits include the following games:* Abuse (PC) - Music * ATF (PC) - Music * BioForge Missions (PC) - SFX * F-15 (PC) - Music * Fighter Pilot (PC) - Music * Jane's Combat Simulations: Longbow 2 (PC) - Music * Super Wing Commander (3DO) - SFX and Music * Ultima Online (PC) - Sound Design and Music * Ultima Online: The Second Age (PC) - SFX * Ultima IX: Ascension (PC) - Sound Design and SFX * Wing Commander III (3DO) - Stream Editing * Wing Commander: Prophecy (PC) - Sound Design * Wing Commander: Secret Ops (PC) - Audio Design * Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga (PC) - Remastering
His work on the 48 Hour Film Project for team NALIP earned the Producer's award for "Best Sound" and "Best Music" in 2004.
In 2006, The Reckoning, which stars actor Jaime Velez (Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, Law & Order), and Monique Gabriela Curnen (Maria Full of Grace, Lady in the Water) premiered at the Mezcla Latino International Film Festival. The short film received the Best Suspense Short Award at the festival. The ominous score was composed by Joe.
Credited on 13 games
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Jane's Combat Simulations: F/A-18 Simulator (2000 on Windows) | Audio Production |
Ultima IX: Ascension (1999 on Windows) | Sound Effects/Music |
Ultima Online: The Second Age (1998 on Windows) | Sound Effects |
Wing Commander: Secret Ops (1998 on Windows) | Audio Design |
Fighter Pilot (1998 on Windows) | Music (Origin Systems, Inc.) |
Ultima Online (1997 on Windows) | Music |
Wing Commander: Prophecy (Deluxe) (1997 on Windows) | Interactive Sound Design |
Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997 on Windows) | Interactive Sound Design |
Jane's Combat Simulations: Longbow 2 (1997 on Windows) | Music Recording/Editing |
Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga (1996 on Windows) | Interactive Remastering |
Abuse (1995 on DOS) | Music |
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1995 on 3DO) | Music Editor |
Super Wing Commander (1994 on 3DO) | Music |
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Joe Basquez (image from http://www.joebasquez.com)
Frequent Collaborators
- 10 games with Stretch Williams
- 8 games with David Ladyman
- 8 games with David Swofford
- 7 games with Todd Wachhaus
- 7 games with Evan Brandt
- 7 games with Mat Mitchell
- 7 games with Teresa Potts
- 7 games with Christopher Plummer
- 6 games with George Oldziey
- 6 games with Brandon Paul Salinas
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