John Baker

Jonathan Baker

Born March 8, 1961 Birth Place Wilton, Connecticut, USA Nationality American

John Baker is an American composer and sound designer. He is best known for his soundtracks for the ToeJam & Earl games, as well as his work with Crystal Dynamics. He attended Wesleyan University for Music Composition. John has also worked for game companies including THQ and Bandai Namco Games.

John currently works at Zynga as a sound designer and composer. He is also the keyboardist in The Dwaine Spurlin Band.

Music Development

GEN

John used GEMS. However, for ToeJam & Earl, he used a precursor to GEMS.

Gameography

Released	Title	Sample	Notes
1991-??-??	ToeJam & Earl (GEN) (トージャム＆アール)
1992-??-??	Menacer 6-Game Cartridge (GEN)		With Brian Coburn and Chris Granger.
1993-??-??	ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (GEN)
1994-11-??	Slam City with Scottie Pippen (SCD)
1994-??-??	Slam City with Scottie Pippen (CD32X)
1994-??-??	Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio (GEN)		With Ted Allen.
1995-??-??	Slam City with Scottie Pippen (DOS)
1996-??-??	JumpStart Pre-K (W16)
1996-??-??	Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair (W16)		Audio Post by The Bakery: Head Chef
1998-01-??	Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko (PS1) (スピンテイル)
1998-08-31	Gex 64: Enter the Gecko (N64)
1998-09-30	Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko (W16)
1999-08-31	Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (N64)
2000-03-23	Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (PS1)
2000-07-19	Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (DC)
2000-09-09	World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks (PS1)
2000-09-26	Army Men: Sarge's War 2 (N64)
2000-12-07	Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (GBC)
2001-02-07	Warriors of Might and Magic (PS1)
2001-09-10	Portal Runner (PS2)		Audio
2002-04-26	Shifters (PS2)		Additional Audio
2003-11-11	Legacy of Kain: Defiance (PS2)		Additional Audio
2003-11-11	Legacy of Kain: Defiance (XBOX)		Additional Audio
2003-12-17	Legacy of Kain: Defiance (W32)		Additional Audio
2004-07-23	Army Men: Sarge's War (W32)
2004-07-23	Army Men: Sarge's War (XBOX)
2006-06-06	Cars (PSP)		Sound Designer
2010-11-16	Pac-Man Party (WII) (パックマン パーティ)		Audio Director
2010-11-23	Splatterhouse (PS3)		Audio Director
2010-11-23	Splatterhouse (X360)		Audio Director

Picture Gallery

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  John December 1, 2010.

Links

• facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001584324305 - Facebook.
• linkedin.com/in/johnbakersanfrancisco/ - Linkedin.