Legendary stuff, they dont make games this rich in details anymore.

This sounds awesome! :) Was this piece, along with your original J&D music in the HD Collection?

Could you please upload the pursuit theme? Thator the Metal Kor theme, those were badass.

Sounds much more intricate than the game version, Josh! How did you go about writing the music for these games? Did Naughty Dog show you the areas where they needed a piece of music for during development? I can imagine it being difficult to nail the correct vibe for the game without any reference material to feed from. Greetings, Jeremy :)

Very cool! Big fan of your work as well as the series. If I could ask, what genre would you say the Jak trilogy’s OSTs fall under? Or are they more of a blend of several? It dawned on me today whilst I’m sat here replaying the trilogy for the 100th time that I’ve yet to ever really hear any other songs quite like these. They’ve always felt timeless and incredibly unique and very fitting for the Jak universe. I think thats a big part of the reason why I come back to the games every couple of years. The impression these songs left on me as a young kid really did a lot to shape the taste in music that I developed and continue to enjoy even now as a 25 year old adult. Thanks a ton for that :)

Apparently there was a demo version of Jak 2 that had a completely different track used for the city. Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM0-7WSfbqI So was this like a placeholder? Then again, you might not even remember. :)

Nice job on this. I like how much detail you put into it.

This is from the *Jak II: Renegade* game soundtrack. It was written for the desolate area of Haven City.

Jak II: Renegade - Deserted City (pre-console version)

Josh Mancell is a Los Angeles-based composer. He has created music for multi-million unit selling video game franchises (Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter), Emmy award-winning television (Clifford the Big Red Dog), festival-acclaimed independent films (The Wake of Light, Love Comes to the Executioner, A Star for Rose, Eat the Sun, etc) and a diverse array of commercials (including Target, McDonalds, EA Games and AT&T), logos and other visual media. Josh is also involved with several bands as both a performer and a producer (Exploding Flowers, Vagrant Winter, Fun Time Objects, Cellborg) and has guest lectured/panel-participated at American Film Institute, Berklee College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music, Sarah Lawrence College, UC Irvine, Cal Poly Pomona and LA College of Music College. His iconic music for the Crash Bandicoot video games was performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2018 and music from both the Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter games was performed by the Manchester Video Game Orchestra in 2022.

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