Tommy Tallarico

10/08/2026

Excited to present a recent podcast called "They Scored THIS!" discussing my early career in video games from the early 90's. Subjects include how I created music/sound design for the SEGA Genesis, Nintendo Game Boy, Super Nintendo and the very first PlayStation (before it came out!), and even the legendary Nintendo/Sony machine that NEVER came out! I discuss the controversy surrounding the untrue claims of my credit claiming and the REAL information about working with Tommy Tallarico Studios' amazing sound designer Joey Kuras! Controversies surrounding "GAMING RACISTS", false review scores and my 12 year TV show career on The Electric Playground & Reviews on the Run/Judgment Day with Victor Lucas. Classic G4TV show credit finally given to Rick Damigella & Tom Russo!

We cover my time with Muhammad Ali, Sylvester Stallone, boxing promoter Don King, George Foreman, original Tron goddess Cindy Morgan, legendary Hollywood producer Joel Silver (48HRS, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Predator, The Matrix), Bill Conti (composer of Rocky). Early years working at Virgin Games from game tester to Audio Director. Talking about and thanking Seth Mendelsohn, Stephen Clarke-Willson for my career, working with David Perry, John Botti, Jose Villeta, Will Botti, Mark Miller, Doug TenNapel, Nick Bruty, William Anderson, Buzz Burrowes, doing audio and level design for Cool Spot. Creating music/sound design for Earthworm Jim , Global Gladiators, Prince of Persia, Madden Football, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, The Terminator, Robocop vs The Terminator, Aladdin. Working with Emmanuel Fratianni, Laurie Robinson & Michael Plowman on Advent Rising. Talked about my 80's band Diamondz in the Rough and writing with Joe McLaughlin & Scott Speer. Early 90's parties with Bill Kunkel & Arnie Katz from Electronic Games magazine, Dave Halverson of Diehard GameFan magazine. Creating Video Games Live with Jack Wall, and founding the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)

Please let me know what you think!

Thank you to hosts Todd Misura and Malfred Davies for creating a great outlet and podcast!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6HhFlh0kLUyzRVaq8NRT9v

For clarification (and not to cause any confusion): In the podcast when talking about the Sony Playstation game War of the Monsters, it plays a piece of music. We only worked on the sound design portion of that game, not the music. 😊

Score THIS! · Episode

09/16/2026

Absolutely AMAZING review of our Video Games Live L.A. shows at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse last weekend. Some of my favorite quotes are below and exactly the reason why we created the show almost 25 years ago!

"What I discovered was far more than a concert about video games. It was a celebration of music, storytelling, technology, imagination, and the power of bringing people together."

"I went to the concert expecting to observe something that belonged to a world I didn’t know. Instead, I found myself immersed in it."

"The music and images were so perfectly connected that you could feel as though you had stepped inside the game."

"There was another detail that made the evening particularly special to me. This was the 560th Video Games Live performance since its journey began at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005. Think about that for a moment. From one performance at the Hollywood Bowl to 560 performances around the world. That is an incredible journey and a testament to the lasting power of music and storytelling."

"Thank you, Video Games Live and San Gabriel Valley Symphony, for reminding this non-gamer that there are some experiences we don’t have to understand to appreciate, we simply have to feel them. And yes… I would definitely press play again."

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09/12/2026

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL VIDEO GAME DAY! Some cool pics from our show last night at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse with the San Gabriel Valley Symphony! We're doing another show there tonight. Tix still available. Use Special Code: Tommy20 to get 20% off all remaining seats! https://ci.ovationtix.com/36849/production/1258731

Thanks to all of our amazing friends and special guests who helped to make it happen!

09/04/2026

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09/01/2026

My next shows will be in 11 days with my return to the Los Angeles area on September 11 & 12 at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse with the San Gabriel Valley Symphony. We haven't played around L.A. since before COVID. I have a special 20% DISCOUNT CODE for all my followers/friends. Go to this ticket link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36849/production/1258731
Pick your show (Friday or Saturday) and enter Promo Code: TOMMY20

Check out all of our incredible guest announcements. Hope to see you there! ❤

07/06/2026

21 years ago today we did our very first performance of Video Games Live! It took place at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Phil. One of the coolest nights of my life. A lot of people thought the idea was crazy and not many people would show up. The exact opposite happened and I've been touring it ever since. 560 performances later! Below are just a few of the Hollywood celebrities that attended. Many game designers and developers were there as well. Including folks who created Halo, Warcraft, Metal Gear Solid, Sonic the Hedgehog, God of War, Pong, Tomb Raider, Earthworm Jim, Kingdom Hearts, Beyond Good & Evil, Everquest II, Medal of Honor, Tron, Myst and others. It was the first time any of that music was ever performed LIVE! One of the most unforgettable moments of the night was the finale, when we brought out all of the game composers whose music was featured in the show. Over 30 people! (pic below). An incredible celebration, and a night so many of us will never forget. ❤

05/22/2026

Last night, my great friend and longtime collaborator Victor Lucas was honored at the Canadian Game Awards with the GAME CHANGER Award.

Victor and I worked together for over 12 years, creating and helping pioneer video game television throughout the 1990s, at a time when very few people were doing anything like it. The internet was still in its infancy. There was no YouTube, and there were barely even dedicated video game websites. Bringing video games to television back then was a massive challenge, and Victor was a true trailblazer.

I’ll always be grateful for the years we spent together, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes, creating hundreds of hours of television content that was syndicated around the world. Victor is a genuine pioneer, and this recognition is incredibly well deserved and long over due.

I was honored to be asked to take part in the video presentation celebrating Vic, and since I happened to be in Italy at the time, I had a pretty epic backdrop to work with! And thank you Vic for your kind words about me in your heartfelt and emotional speech. It really meant a lot! ❤

As I went on to tour the world with my Video Games Live concert, Vic continued and brought in other talented folks over the years. And the most incredible part is that 30 years later, he is STILL doing it!

To my friend Vic: A true original, a true trailblazer, a true legend and one of the greatest champions the video games industry ever had. Thank you for helping to build the road the rest of us got to walk on.

The Awards show was 3 1/2 hours long, but I've cued it up to the Game Changer section of the show. I wish I could have been there to celebrate! https://www.youtube.com/live/-VWoyse_XDE?si=NAuIh9mEcEKkHwhC&t=10154

02/18/2026

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07/06/2025

On this date 20 years ago we performed our very first Video Games Live! It took place at the Hollywood Bowl! We had game industry luminaries and celebrities from around the world who showed up to see this most groundbreaking event. The weight of the world was on our shoulders that day. Our goal was to prove to the world how culturally significant and artistic video games and their music had become. As with most goals and dreams, there were many doubters, but the massive success of that day helped to catapult game music into the mainstream and start us on a 20 year journey to 42 countries and 550 performances!

So many people to thank for helping to get that first performance off the ground, but without the help of co-creator Jack Wall & our agent Marc Geiger, Video Games Live would NOT exist! Special thanks to folks like head of EA music Steve Schnur who believed in us enough to give us our first license from EA (which in turn helped us to get many more after they saw EA involved!). Russell Brower, Jason Hayes, Joeyray Hall & Mike Morhaime for being so involved in supporting us with the best Blizzard stuff. Victor Lucas who helped to create a lot of our first videos. Academy Award Winning composer Michael Giacchino for his epic help. Perrin Kaplan-Zenk for securing Nintendo. God of War creator David Jaffe and composer Gerard Marino for helping with the segment and supporting us throughout the way. Richard Jacques for his epic talent in helping us to arrange and orchestrate a lot of the music including his own Headhunter segment. Original Castlevania composer Kinuyo Yamash*ta for her amazing work on Castlevania. Ross DeRoche for handling all the sheet music! Arrangers & orchestrators Lennie Moore, Bill Brown & Benoit Grey. Thanks to all the support from Tom Salta who I still feel awful because his great piece had to get cut for time. Tomb Raider creator Toby Gard & composer Nathan McCree for being such a special part of it. Laura Karpman for her amazing talent and support with her awesome EverQuest II music. Mark Watters for being our first conductor! Martin Leung for his epic piano performance, Steve Vai for whaling on guitar on Halo with me. Marty O'Donnell & Mike Salvatori for getting Halo there in the first place. Stan Lee, Elijah Wood and other big celebrities who helped make it a red carpet night to remember. Vince Desi for always believing and supporting me and for bringing Gary Coleman with him to the show! Ted Price was there and helping to promote the industry on the red carpet. Tim Larkin who helped us greatly with Myst. Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima and Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka for traveling all the way from Japan to be there. David Hayter (voice of Solid Snake) providing the intros! Nolan Bushnell for attending and being a great part of the Meet & Greet. Tron creator Steven Lisberger & Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Taylor for supporting and helping with the Tron segment. Jeremy Railton for helping us to create the amazing stage! Emmanuel Fratianni & Laurie Robinson for helping to compose, arrange and orchestrate the amazing Advent Rising with me. All the fine folks at Clear Channel who believed in us enough to give us a shot. Jose Sanchez who was always there to help with whatever we needed. And my best bud David Perry for always believing in me. My brother Michael Tallarico for also always helping us throughout the process. My proud mom Pauline Tallarico and Jack Swan for coming all the way out west to support me. And of course, my beloved father who was also so proud and who handled all the merch money that day. Before I went on stage he gave me a long hug with tears in his eyes and wanted to remind me that he will always be my biggest fan.

Thank you everyone for your support then... and now! ❤

05/30/2025

Tonight will be my 550th performance of Video Games Live! What a journey! Thank you to all the game music fans from around the world that have supported us. Big announcement coming on July 6th, the 20 year anniversary of our first performance (which took place at the legendary Hollywood Bowl!) Stay tuned! ❤️

Our show tonight in Hamilton, ON Canada with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra at the FirstOntario Concert Hall will be our 550th show!! WOW! What an incredible journey it's been. And it wouldn't be possible without all of the incredible support from game music fans around the world! July 6th will mark the 20th Anniversary of our first performance (that took place at the legendary Hollywood Bowl) and we'll have a big announcement on that date. Thank you all for your continued support! ❤️