The Quest for Glory Collection includes the original versions of Quest for Glory I-IV (PC CD-ROM), the Quest for Glory I remake, and the Quest for Glory V soundtrack.
Lori and Jay discussed the characters, regions, and challenges in the new game and the possibility of a sixth installment in the Quest for Glory series.
"This is extraordinary," says Chance Thomas, a senior music producer at Yosemite Entertainment and architect of the Grammy campaign. "We have an opportunity to make our case directly to the top leaders of the Academy. You could not ask for a better audience than that."
Last winter, Thomas’ eighty-page proposal for the new category was the first to be seriously considered by NARAS. Several other proposals have been submitted since 1990, but were never given serious attention.
The December 11th meeting will lay groundwork for a game music study committee, a Recording Academy symposium on the interactive arts, and a possible CGDC panel. If the current proposal is approved, the first Grammy for interactive games will be awarded at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in the year 2000.
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Entertainment Composer Chance Thomas "I'm especially pleased to have been invited by NARAS to participate on the committee and the symposium. I think it's (the new Grammy category) is well on its way. |
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Chance Thomas Interview
Dragon Fire at DragonCon
Babylon 5: Space Combat Simulator producer Ken Prugh and Product Evangelist Tony Hernandez had the honor of sitting on several panels at the three day conference. At the Future of PC Gaming panel, the upcoming massively multiplayer game Middle-earth was a popular topic of conversation.
Gamers staked out the Sierra FX booth to play the current top seller SWAT 2 and to check out pre-release versions of Quest for Glory V and Babylon 5: Space Combat Simulator. The Sierra FX booth remained open for nearly 24 hours a day during the conference due to fan request. Quest for Glory programmer Scott Howell marveled, "I think there were some people that stayed in [DragonCon’s] game area for the entire three days of the conference."
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Lori Cole and Jay Usher Interview Transcript at World Without Borders |
During the session additional lines were recorded and new actors were brought in to enhance 10 of Dragon Fire’s 50 speaking characters. Among the new talent is German-born Arianna Weil, who stars as the voice of Elsa, and Michael Sorich, the voice of Ferrari. Sorich, who hails from native Greek family, also provided Silmaria’s guards with an authentic Greek accent.
Quest for Glory’s initial 3725 lines of dialog (totaling approximately 10 ½ hours) were recorded over a year ago in the summer of 1997. According to Usher, small changes in the story made during the past year of production made it necessary to change "anything that didn’t work within the context of the current game."
"Each day [during the pick-up session], as each actor read their lines, they were
encouraged to experiment with their voice tonality and inflection. Sometimes even
deviating from the script." said Usher. "I’m very impressed by the
results."
Arianna Weil as Elsa von Speilburg
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Lori Cole and Jay Usher Interview Transcript on World Without Borders
Quest for Glory V: London Calling
ECTS, Europe’s answer to E3, is the largest electronic
entertainment trade show on that side of the Atlantic. The 1998 show will be the largest
to date, featuring hundreds of exhibitors and the ninth annual ECTS Interactive
Entertainment Awards.
Quest for Glory V Showcased at MacWorld Expo 98
Hernandez presented a near finished version of the dual platform (Mac/PC) Quest for Glory V, a roleplaying adventure game due out in late November.
"The response to Quest for Glory's graphics were overwhelmingly positive" said Hernandez, "people were excited to see that Sierra was showing a renewed interest in the Mac platform."
Quest for Glory V will be among the first of several hundred new software
titles to be released for the Macintosh in the coming year.
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| Sierra FX's booth at MacWorld 98 |
Quest for Glory V Interview on the Vault Network
The text interview
covers the background of the first four games, Lori’s beginning as a game designer,
and the soundtrack’s role in a computer game.
Quest for Glory V Composer Promoted to Senior Music Producer at Yosemite Entertainment
In his new position, Chance will push creative and technical standards, collaborate with major recording artists, oversee legal issues related to copyright law, and work to elevate the profile of game music in the industry at large.
Chance, an Emmy award winning musician, came to Yosemite Entertainment in the fall of 1996. His most recent project is the soundtrack for Quest for Glory V, due for a fall release. A separate Quest soundtrack album is available in stores and on the web.