AWARD-WINNING COMPOSERS TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR PIVOTAL ROLES IN THE WORLDS MOST POPULAR VIDEO GAMES AT “COMIC-CON’S FAVORITE PROJECTS GO INTERACTIVE”

AWARD-WINNING COMPOSERS TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR PIVOTAL ROLES IN THE WORLDS MOST POPULAR VIDEO GAMES AT “COMIC-CON’S FAVORITE PROJECTS GO INTERACTIVE”

WHAT: Meet a prolific group of award-winning video game composers who have brought their musical talents to today’s most popular game titles at the panel “Comic-Con’s Favorite Projects Go Interactive.” Our panelists have welcomed the challenge to adapt the music of top Sci-Fi and Fantasy film projects to home consoles, smart phones and tablets. Attendees will learn about the art of video game scoring; the differences between writing for film, television and games; and how composing for game titles have changed over the years. A Q&A will follow the panel, plus giveaways for attendees.

WHO: Jim Dooley (Disney Interactive’s "Epic Mickey," "Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two" and Sony’s “SOCOM” series); Gordy Haab (EA/Bioware/LucasArts’ “Star Wars: The Old Republic” and LucasArts’ “Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings”); David Ari Leon (Electronic Arts’ "Contre Jour" and Universal’s "Woody Woodpecker"); Gerard Marino (Sony’s "God of War" series and Activision’s “The Amazing Spider-Man”; Kyle Newmaster (Microsoft/LucasArts’ “Kinect Star Wars”); and Jeremy Soule (Bethesda Softworks’ "The Elder Scrolls” series, EA’s “Harry Potter” series).

MODERATOR: Miri Jedeikin, host of G4 TV’s “Electronic Playground”

WHERE & WHEN: THURSDAY, JULY 12

Panel in the convention center room 25ABC from 7:00-8:00pm