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==Career==

==Career==

Tallarico’s first musical project at Virgin Interactive was for the [[Game Boy]] version of ”[[Prince of Persia (1989 video game)|Prince of Persia]]”. “The main focus of writing video game music back then was it had to be simple and have a great melody,” Tallarico said.{{Cite web |date=2014-05-22 |title=South County’s Tommy Tallarico Creates Music and Art through Video Games |url=https://www.danapointtimes.com/south-countys-tommy-tallarico-creates-music-and-art-through-video-games/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Dana Point Times |language=en-US |archive-date=July 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727123647/https://www.danapointtimes.com/south-countys-tommy-tallarico-creates-music-and-art-through-video-games/ |url-status=live }} Tallarico worked on a number of other games while at Virgin Interactive, including ”[[The Terminator (Virgin video game)|The Terminator]]”.{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Sarah|title=From Beethoven to bleeps and bloops: the symphony of video game soundtracks|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/from-beethoven-to-bleeps-and-bloops-the-symphony-of-video-game-soundtracks-20150723-giim12#ixzz3qpC0ulQg|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=July 27, 2015|access-date=17 June 2017|archive-date=August 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812142255/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/from-beethoven-to-bleeps-and-bloops-the-symphony-of-video-game-soundtracks-20150723-giim12#ixzz3qpC0ulQg|url-status=live}}

Tallarico’s first musical project at Virgin Interactive was for the [[Game Boy]] version of ”[[Prince of Persia (1989 video game)|Prince of Persia]]”. “The main focus of writing video game music back then was it had to be simple and have a great melody,” Tallarico said.{{Cite web |date=2014-05-22 |title=South County’s Tommy Tallarico Creates Music and Art through Video Games |url=https://www.danapointtimes.com/south-countys-tommy-tallarico-creates-music-and-art-through-video-games/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Dana Point Times |language=en-US |archive-date=July 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727123647/https://www.danapointtimes.com/south-countys-tommy-tallarico-creates-music-and-art-through-video-games/ |url-status=live }} Tallarico worked on a number of other games while at Virgin Interactive, including ”[[The Terminator (Virgin video game)|The Terminator]]”.{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Sarah|title=From Beethoven to bleeps and bloops: the symphony of video game soundtracks|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/from-beethoven-to-bleeps-and-bloops-the-symphony-of-video-game-soundtracks-20150723-giim12#ixzz3qpC0ulQg|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=July 27, 2015|access-date=17 June 2017|archive-date=August 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812142255/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/from-beethoven-to-bleeps-and-bloops-the-symphony-of-video-game-soundtracks-20150723-giim12#ixzz3qpC0ulQg|url-status=live}}

In November 2022, British YouTuber Harris “[[Hbomberguy]]” Brewis published a [video essay] which documented many of the high-profile claims that Tallarico had made concerning his career, including being the creator of the sound effect at the heart of his ”Roblox” legal dispute, his [[Guinness World Records]], and being the first American to work on the Sonic franchise, and concluded many were either gross exaggerations or knowingly false.{{Cite web |last=Bevan |first=Rhiannon |date=2023-02-13 |title=Tommy Tallarico Website Redirects To The Two Hour Video Taking Him Down |url=https://www.thegamer.com/tommy-tallarico-website-hbomberguy-video-oof/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322234837/https://www.thegamer.com/tommy-tallarico-website-hbomberguy-video-oof/ |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}
In 2002, Tallarico founded the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), a non-profit to recognize achievements in video game music and audio.{{Cite web |title=Ambassador Award Archive |url=https://gamechoiceawards.com/archive/ambassador |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Game Developers Choice Awards |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202085046/https://gamechoiceawards.com/archive/ambassador |url-status=live }} The guild hosts [[G.A.N.G. Awards|annual awards for achievement in game audio]].{{cite web|title=GAME AUDIO NETWORK GUILD ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS FOR 6TH ANNUAL G.A.N.G. AWARDS|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/29/game-audio-network-guild-announces-award-winners-for-6th-annual-gang-awards|website=IGN|date=February 29, 2008|access-date=17 June 2017|archive-date=August 29,…



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