Jason Graves is an award-winning American television, film and video game m… Read Full Bio ↴Jason Graves is an award-winning American television, film and video game music composer. He is more recently known for his musical score for Dead Space, a survival horror-action video game.

Graves is a British Academy Award-winning composer who has brought his passion for music to video game franchises such as Dead Space (EA), Star Trek (Bethesda) and Silent Hunter (Ubisoft). His Hollywood expertise allows him to move effortlessly between film, television and games, and he is renowned worldwide for his cinematic, immersive and award-winning music.

Jason was solely responsible for creating an innovative, unique soundtrack for Dead Space, which has become Electronic Art's best-selling original title and called "the scariest game ever made." Jason's ground-breaking score has been hailed by critics as a "truly original soundtrack" and "the best score of the year." It was recognized with a myriad of world-wide nominations and won two BAFTA awards - one for Original Score and one for Use of Audio. For the latter, the Academy stated, "It's the music soundtrack that boasts horror and tension."

Jason's diverse musical background as a classically-trained composer, jazz drummer, keyboardist, guitarist and world percussionist allow him to expertly compose in many different genres of music. As a result, his game credits alone include more than eighty titles, ranging from electronic and rock to full symphonic scores. He performs world percussion and guitar on many of his own scores and has conducted and recorded his live orchestral scores at Air Studios London, Capitol Records, Paramount Pictures, Skywalker Sound, and with the Seattle and Salt Lake City Philharmonic orchestras.

Jason also composes for film and television, including his recent score for the thriller Fatal Flaw. His music has been licensed for television shows such as American Idol and The Amazing Race.

Recent projects include two hybrid electronic/orchestral game scores - one for the popular City of Heroes franchise, entitled Going Rogue (N.C. Soft) and a second for Section 8 (Southpeak Interactive), a first-person shooter set in the distant future. Jason also provided a live orchestral score for Dead Space Extraction, Electronic Art's prequel to the popular and critically-acclaimed horror hit Dead Space.

In addition to the two BAFTAs, Jason's music has been honored with three Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) Award nominations, winning "Outstanding Achievement in Audio" for Dead Space. He has received seventeen G.A.N.G. nominations and four wins, including "Audio of the Year" for Dead Space, "Best Original Theme" nominations for Star Trek: Legacy and Blazing Angels 2 and "Music of the Year" nominations for Dead Space and King Arthur.

Current projects include three sequels for different unannounced flagship game franchises and the feature film thriller Nevermore. Jason Graves is represented by The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.

The Palace
Jason Graves Lyrics

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C-Blunt There's some Polynesian dive Downwind from the badlands The …
Dylan Ware I climbed through a hole to a palace of towering…
Edenbridge a place of power's rising a place so deep within in that…
Father John Misty It's only been three weeks And a bag of speed from…
Leslie Fish When I was a King and a Mason — a…
Nick Glennie-Smith My head is filled with ruins Most of them are built…
The Big Pink Every day, just like living in fictions Swimming in this en…
The M Machine From the time we started we were losing daylight 'Til we…
The M Machine (feat. Blake Hazard) From the time we started We were losing daylight 'Til we…

The M Machine Blake Hazard From the time we started We were losing daylight 'Til we…
The M Machine Feat. Blake Hazard From the time we started we were losing daylight 'Til we…

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Fly Me To the Aegis Seven Moon Fly me to the moon And let me play among the…

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Comments from YouTube:

@jeffross8365

4y↑47

I’m glad you bared your soul. Keep the content coming and don’t ever be afraid to add personal experience.

@Esirre

14w↑5

12:32 I'm glad you included this part. This is sound advice for young people not take their parent's presence for granted.

@TheCubicleReview2

1y↑5

Thanks for talking about your dad man, sorry to hear, my dad passed away on christmas day 2022. Thanks for your channel.

@igotkings

3y↑14

This is a really good video. Thank you. Sorry about your dad.

@stride_gaming

3y↑22

7:09 Correction: the reason why your child ends up being the hero is not only because your wife is Zenithian, but you're also a descendant of the people who sealed the gates to Zenithia and Nadiria.

@billydetterman5842

4y↑18

I really enjoyed your video. I just started playing the Dragon Quest series at number 11 and that was early this year (2020). I loved it so much I bought a 3DS and purchased 4-9. I just finished 5 a week prior to watching your video. I'm 51 and have always loved JRPG'S, but Dragon 8 has become my favorite. Loved the video

@FallicIdol

1y↑6

I will admit that when I was a statue, watching the young couple raising a family only to have their son taken from them from them by a demon, and the subsequent years where that ruined the couple's lives, brought me to tears. Had there not been a way to rescue that child in the game, it would have been unforgivable to me.

@americananalyst6723

1y↑4

My dad died when i was like 20 too. Sucks bro ❤ 😢. Thanks for doing what you do tho, even tho i got spoiled, i would have prob never got around to this game with everything out in my backlog. Now its up next. Thanks again i love your content been binging every night to sleep. Hang in there it gets easier with time.

@SirJoelsuf1

52w

Yeah my dad died a couple months after I turned 24. I physically SAW his EKG flatline too. Had nightmares about it for close to five years straight.

@FallicIdol

1y↑2

I am sorry to hear about your father. I have a similar loss I don't feel comfortable going into further details with. I'm glad you included this in your video for your sake. I think you it's part of the process, if that make sense.

@nathanieljamal3836

4y↑9

One of the best reviews I've seen in awhile, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the the DS remake if you've played it. Overall good stuff, definitely subbing

@danthruni

14w↑2

Phenomenal video! Looking forward to play this one for the first time on this beautiful original japanese cartridge 😊

@chadmolitor6691

3y↑12

I just really got into the Dragon Quest series about 4 years back. I always thought thet looked generic and dull, but boy was I wrong.

Although each game feels familiar featuring the same style, overall gameplay elements, and enemy characters, they all have something very different unique to each game.

There's no way I can choose a favorite as they're all different enough and bring something awesome to the table.

@rockmanfan5104

41w

6 or 2 are my favorites which tend to be the black sheep of the series with 9 and 5 a very close second. There's almost no way to choose a game. It really depends on the day. (Shout-out to 11 for the 16-bit mode. I played the whole game in 2d and it was glorious)

@crism8868

17w↑1

YT kept recommending this video and I'm glad I finally watched it. Your style reminds me of a young Tim Rogers but more down to earth lol, I think you'll make it far

@FuriousACTIONGamer

4y↑7

Standing in a jungle wearing a Tempest shirt and pink pants with the worst bluetooth headset you could find really caught me off guard with that story. I don't know if I can give you credit in assuming it was all on purpose but it worked. I got a little emotional.

@JasonGravesPoser

4y↑4

10$ at Walmart goes a long way

@exidy-yt

15w↑1

I like the comment about 'Victory Laps', I think the first CRPG I remember doing this was Questron on the C64 (which also pioneered skill games for stat-ups and casino games to gain gold. Of course if you won too much you'd be kicked out and the town guard try to murder you for your money but I digress.) where when you won the game you would be treated to multiple sequences praising you, recounting your deeds, making you a Baron of the realm (rank did matter in the game, you start a peasant) you get a special animated sequence of the Royal Musical Corps playing you the anthem (all this was pretty impressive on the Commodore 64!) as well as special magic from the court wizard Mesron, then you are free to keep playing if you want, hunting for the best gear. it really stuck with me how winning really ment something in the game world if you kept playing. If I remember the later Dragon Quest games really did the same. Great stuff.

@jordanrhea1504

4y↑3

Just wanted to say I was hear at 411 subs :D It'll be much higher soon--always fun to find these high quality channels before they explode in popularity.

@RonManGaming

2y↑2

Great video! Very good quality. Now I want to play this immediately. Sorry about your dad, man. I liked that you shared that.

@JasonGravesPoser

2y↑3

Hey I watch your channel! Keep it up

@RonManGaming

2y↑1

@@JasonGravesPoser That's awesome - thanks man! You too; I love your content.

@privatelyattack

4y↑2

Really glad I found another longform DQ review. Keep up the good work!

@rchassereau2

26w↑1

Well I didn't know about the secret boss - and it's the boss from IV! Guess I gotta play it again. Good video!

@zhiendkey5334

49w↑3

I love DQ5 as well man, but also FF4 and I think it deserves a lot of praise too. Incredible review.

@aronntheory7239

3y↑4

Idk...this was the first game, I saw for NES, when I was about 4 or 5, and it blew my mind. It was also one of the first games I ever beat, by myself, back in the 80s.
Games like Dragon Warrior 1 and Final Fantasy 1 always appealed to me, even as a 5 year old.
I blame Dungeons and Dragons.

@RoninCatholic

17w↑1

I think both potential wives are members of the heroic bloodline, like distant cousins. All three, when the remakes gave you a redhead option. That's why no matter which one you pick, it's the right choice; you're merging two heroic bloodlines together no matter what choice you make, and whoever the other girl(s) marry is just an ordinary joe so no heroic children.

@NYHeeb

11w↑1

I loved the first 4 dragon Warrior 1 was my first RPG ever and I loved it. 5 wasn't available in the US for long time and never played it. I will on soon

@Shishkebarbarian

44w

this is the best DQ5 breakdown on YT. great job.

@jackjansson2964

2y↑1

New subscriber! Nice review, you get 5 extra points for sneaking ”Billie Jean” in there man 😅👌👌

@felipenovais8364

50w

Great video, great channel. Keep up with the good work, bro.

@nhlvan

4y↑6

Didn't realize how much of a graphical upgrade that the DS is for DQ5. Also I thought both Nera/Flora and Bianca were descendants of Zenithia, but they needed the main character, who was from Gotha's royal bloodline to make the hero.

@JasonGravesPoser

4y↑2

That's another valid read, they could both be descendants.

@real-horse

4y↑2

No, not because of the gothan blood line the hero is in, but because of the lofty peaks bloodline he inherited from his mother. That's where being able to recruit monsters comes from too

@nhlvan

4y↑1

@@real-horse That's what it was, I played DQ5 a while ago and couldn't remember if it was his dad or his mother's bloodline. Regardless, it's definitely more than just the wife like was said in the video.

@ZerogunRivale

4y↑2

There is nothing that implies it's more than the wife. The game hammers it in over and over again that it's the Hero's lineage that matters. Nera, Flora, and Bianca are all sisters who were some reason, orphaned. The end of DQ5 DS if you talk to whoever you didn't marry reveal that they all actually have similar origins, having been found in similar areas after having been left behind.

@nhlvan

4y↑1

@@ZerogunRivale I'm confused by this comment because you say it's not more than just the wife, but then you explain how it's more than just the wife. Clearly any of he wives all had the bloodline necessary to make the legendary hero, but they also needed he main character's bloodline to complete it all.

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@LotusGramarye

16w

The best about DQV is the DS remake that just is like "classic beloved JRPG that crafts a story that drags you in to love its characters? hold my beer" and makes it twice as good by adding a script the size of the original to the game in the form of the extra party dialogue, where u can ask every character wot they think after just about literally everything and they'll have a unique response.

@demolitionizer7686

2y↑1

I love the Dragon Quest series. I was watching your video on James Rolfe, and a comment you made on it stuck out to me when watching this. That James is not a gamer, by that it reminded me that I myself am no longer a gamer. I grew up as an only child with video games being my only hobby. I'm 30 now and I avoid video games these days. The only video game series that I play with any regularity anymore is Dragon Quest. Something about this series speaks to me and I always find myself coming back. In fact I am about to do a third replay of my DS copy of Dragon Quest V.

@seriouslypersona968

Thinking about jumping back on Dragon Quest!I really appreciate your content!GOing to watch more!👽👍

@JasonGravesPoser

It's always a perfect time to jump onto dragon quest!

@ZacHawkins42

48w

Sorry to hear about your Pops. Lost mine back in March and I don't quite think it's fully sunk in yet.

@rockmanfan5104

44w

That was one hell of a slime race! Got me jumping up and down. Dragon Quest 6 is my favorite personally

@classicviolence

That casino music is 🔥 my guy.

@SoulFyr

4y↑2

Another good video , I enjoy your content

@JasonGravesPoser

Thanks dude

@Kaptinkaptink10

4y↑1

this channel will rise

@thecollector6746

11w↑1

Your mother IS A GAMING DIETY. Praise her for bestowing this gift upon you.

@trufreedom

Damn that gut punch hurt... hold on, I’ll be back to finish the video, I’ve just got to make a quick call or two.

This is my second fave video of yours after the Chrono Cross video. Don’t forget to never trust anyone who cuts their own hair...

@Tarvok

4y↑2

lol, if you think the casino music will drive you crazy, try the shop music in Daggerfall, particularly on older Soundblaster (or equivalent) hardware.

@JasonGravesPoser

4y↑1

That sounds legit, I'll bet 90s PC sound cards have a monopoly of annoying music with bad midi instruments

@Tarvok

4y↑1

@@JasonGravesPoser Actually, this was pre-MIDI. MIDI is what came afterward. MIDI was a newfangled superadvanced fancy thing, relative to what I'm talking about.

@mickeymickey9914

I like the multi generational family rpg angle

@jordanresin9226

3y↑2

Surprised to come back here and realize that I never actually left a comment, so here goes. Dragon Quest V became my entry point into the series a couple of years ago and, coming off of Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IV and anticipating Final Fantasy VII's arrival on Switch, it was surprising to come across a much gentler storytelling approach. It's rare that those early Dragon Quest games will fling the player into overly dramatic setpieces or theatrical scenarios. Tension between party members is scarce, and earth-shattering twists are few. It was pretty jarring at first to be dropped into such an earnest kind of world, where the grand plot to defeat the big evil guy took a backseat to smaller, personal victories and NPC interactions. EarthBound was my only point of reference for such a game, mechanically and narratively, but I'd assumed it was done to facilitate its offbeat style. There was something oddly profound about finding it here, directly after Final Fantasy IV kept trying to blow me away by cranking up a set of increasingly absurd stakes. I shed a genuine tear when my son told me, without truly understanding the gravity of the moment, that he could wield the Zenithian Sword; the blade whose true owner my dad had spent his life searching for, a quest I had inherited and continued over the course of my life, and there was no flashback or bombastic cutscene reinforcing the magnitude of this discovery. It's not the sort of twist the player can't see coming either, it's the execution that sold it to me. A few lines and his ability to equip the sword were enough to recontextualize whole lifetimes in Dragon Quest V, and I was allowed to sit with the ramifications myself. You put it best, it's about how we live so that future generations can live better.

@Ike_of_pyke

"watching" reviews as playing the ps2 version for this games 30th anniversary , thanks for this especially the heartfelt part about death and sharing your story about your father. I unfortunately don't think several people in my family deserve the respect you've asked for... yeah life is like that sometime...

and I'm fine with the casino music after playing p3 for 200 hours so mine is "i never felt like.... dahdahdah-dah-dah, i never felt like dahdahdah-dah-dah *horns synced up*"

@chriskoschik391

1y↑1

About to head into the final dungeon at level 46! (SNES Version)

What a great game. I think I’m about to get my ass kicked lol

Funny favorite moment: going into the casino to monster battle, while the wife watches. I asked her to pick a winner and she dependably picked the first one to die, every time lol. Lots of laughs!

@Ike_of_pyke

37:00 bunny girl aging well may be because it's only about 18 years from beginning to ending so she may be 18 when you first meet her meaning she'd be only 36 when you last can talk to her which yeah deepening on the person they can keep their general body shape during that time, face may change tho

@Reigam4

33w

This is my favourite of the 2D Dragon Quests.

@PriceAintRight

2y↑1

o.o As good as Chrono Trigger is high praise. It's crazy that a Super Nintendo game is still bearing the gold standard... 30 years later. I'm almost 40 and certain games wish they could be as good, still.

@cragland94

15w

i appreciate the casino coverage in this video. gambling is the primary reason why i play dragon quest games

@alexchrist1020

Sad to hear about your father but yeah that's a good advice. Call the ppl you feel are important, they are.

@toryficarola

24w

36:22 OMG!! Honey, come quick. They're playing Splash Woman"s theme from Mega Man 9 here.

@DodderingOldMan

4y↑6

90% of my experience with Dragon Quest comes from the spin offs, namely Dragon Quest Builders and Dragon Quest Heroes. Builders is a great game, Heroes is okay, but they definitely made me think of Dragon Quest as 'generic'. The other 10% of my Dragon Quest experience comes from playing the first couple of hours of DQXI, which, I have to say, also struck me as incredibly generic, albeit extremely well crafted. But after watching this, I figure I'll have to reappraise my perception. Clearly this game was a sophisticated JRPG in a way that FFIV wasn't.

Great video, by the way.

@JasonGravesPoser

4y↑1

played through every main dq game... never touched a spinoff

@yoill393

@@JasonGravesPoser me too expect x and xi

@chadmolitor6691

I'd say you have to give every game a LOT of time for it to take off. It's an investment but each game is a slow burn.

@eleven9286

@@chadmolitor6691 damn good joints should be slow burners

@shirrenthewanderer414

14w

33:05 The Gold Saucer would like a word with you.

@peosea

So after watching your vid for the 5th time, I decided to try DQ5. Not finished it yet, but it is a very solid RPG, despite the fact that item management is horrendous.

That being said, I think you're a bit harsh about Papas' death. It's not really your fault. In fact, it's quite the opposite. When you get in the cave, your dad is impresse and tells you how proud he is of you. He trust you to protext Henry as you escape. You make it to the end only to be beaten by someone beyond your abilities, even Papas. Would you blame a 10yo for losing a boxing match against prime Mike Tyson?

@The24thWight

10w

Yeah. I may prefer chrono trigger gameplay wise. But dragon warrior 5 takes my story cake.

Good game. Good review.
Make more.

(3 years after the post)

@HPRshredder

I was the 690th like. Rounding out the numbers. Appreciate the story about your dad.

@JMrealgamer

Dragon Quest Pioneered so much. That’s crazy about the monster taming/catching mechanic. It all started on DQV.

@creationzikaz4836

Awesome video.

@valiantparagonvideos2383

2y↑2

Never trust someone who needs a haircut? More like never trust someone who doesn't pick Bianca.

In all seriouness, I always feel a little left out when people talk about DQ5, because while I do like it and think it's a great game, I actually like 4 more (both DQ and FF) and can't really get behind its reputation. I do think its gimmick of following one guy from childhood to adulthood through fatherhood is a good one and super unique and memorable and have no problem placing this game high on any list of amamzing RPGs. But when we're drawing comparisons to Chrono Trigger you're in rarified air and its there that I just can't make it to.

@SirJoelsuf1

2y↑1

22:45 He is NOT exaggerating. In fact, those hours are pretty fast, and it assumes you know where all the shards are and stuff. Not a fan of DQ7.

@badazzboxer

You're very underrated.

@seankalifut9948

After playing this game I could not get over how much crap the main character had to put up with.

@DebugOctopus

Underrated channel

@super-robot-punch8196

I like plenty more games over Crono Trigger🤷🏽‍♂️

@GTSN38

14w

DQ5 is better than chrono trigger. Chrono isn't that good, it's better than average but doesn't come close to being the top rpg

@SNEEDerino

17w

thanks.

@cookieskoon2028

16w

There are only two reasons I disagree with DQ5 being considered "as good" as CT. Although I will admit it is RIGHT up against the giant.

Reason 1: You will level grind, whereas CT is near perfectly balanced.
Reason 2: Soundtrack. DQ5 cannot even TOUCH Chrono Trigger's music.

The only game I have ever played that truly rubs shoulders with Chrono Trigger, in my opinion, is Suikoden II. Even then CT still edges over it slightly because of that soundtrack.

@StewNWT

28w

you cray cray

@mewimi

29w

Yeah... I was getting sick of that song too lol.

@TheNintendhoe

Why is your name in games 'O Y?'

Is that supposed to be 'oh why?'

@adeptmechanism5180

20w

Bologna sandwiches are the worst. Turkey us the superior luncheon meat.

@cabelleroluna

34w↑1

This video make no sense to me with this victory lap idea

@StarDragonJP

27w

Saying that Pokemon takes from Dragon Quest 5 just because it came out before is pretty disingenuous, it's not even the first game where you get monsters & fight with them as Megami Tensei was long before it.

@nikolaikolev8252

4y↑2

The game isnt bad, but isnt anything that good. Not even close to Chrono. Kinda overrated by nostalgia.

@joaonitro5149

3y↑4

I'm playing it right now, and yes, it is as good as Chrono Trigger.

@megamike15

3y↑4

nostalgia for a game most did not get to play officially until 2009. sure.

@GribbleGob

20w

lmao. I wasn't even alive when DQ5 came out for the SFC, I didn't know what a dragon quest was until the 2010s and only recently played this game to completion after getting 11 and completing it. it isn't nostalgia, its just that good. even the flaws it has were fixed in the DS remake. DQ5 and Chrono Trigger are both good for vastly different reasons, as well as the fact that Dragon Quest's A-Team worked on Chrono Trigger instead of DQ6 which ended up being developed by a team that only made the SFC remake of DQIII iirc.

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