Julian Kwasneski
Moby ID: 2947
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With more than 25 years of game audio experience, Julian is credited on titles that spread across all genres. Some of these titles include 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. His innovative sound design has been critically acclaimed and his production techniques continue to push the boundaries of what is possible.
Julian co-founded Bay Area Sound after leaving LucasArts in the winter of 2000.
In addition to his game credits, Julian has worked on several podcasts including Wondery's Business Wars, American Innovation, Frequency Machine's In The Gap, Passport and Chicano Squad. Julian's film credits include 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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Credited on 142 games
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American Arcadia (2023, Windows) | Voice Direction |
Star Trek: Resurgence (2023, Windows) | Special Thanks |
Marvel Midnight Suns (2022, Windows) | Creative Director |
Grim Tranquility (2022, Windows) | Sounder Designer, Bay Area Sound |
Voodoo Detective (2022, Windows) | Voice Directors |
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022, Windows) | Sound Designers |
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (2021, Windows) | Audio |
Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! (2021, Quest) | Sound Design |
Call of the Sea (2020, Xbox Series) | Voice Direction |
Sam & Max: Save the World (2020, Windows) | Audio |
9 Monkeys of Shaolin (2020, Windows) | Voice Direction |
XCOM: Chimera Squad (2020, Windows) | VO Direction |
Nick Bounty and the Dame with the Blue Chewed Shoe (2020, Windows) | Special Thanks |
Borderlands 3 (2019, PlayStation 4) | Cinematic Sound Design / Foley / Doby Atmos Mixing |
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (2016, Windows) | VO Direction Lead |
Firewatch (2016, Windows) | Voice Editing, Sound Design and Effects Provided by |
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire (2015, Windows) | Bay Area Sound |
Star Wars: Uprising (2015, Android) | Bay Area Sound |
Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition - Starter Pack (2015, Xbox One) | Bay Area Sound |
Grim Fandango: Remastered (2015, Windows) | Sound Designers |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 82 games with Jared Emerson-Johnson
- 69 games with Dan Connors
- 62 games with Randy Tudor
- 61 games with Kevin Bruner
- 59 games with Jory K. Prum
- 58 games with Jonathan Sgro
- 57 games with David Bogan
- 53 games with Owen Bentley Sgro
- 53 games with David Grossman
- 51 games with Mark Barbolak
Companies
- 67 games with Valve Corporation
- 58 games with Telltale, Inc.
- 38 games with Bay Area Sound, Inc.
- 34 games with Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.
- 29 games with Lucasfilm Games
- 18 games with GOG Limited
- 15 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
- 14 games with DQ Entertainment Ltd
- 13 games with GOG Poland Sp. z o.o.
- 13 games with GameTap LLC
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