Joe Basquez
As a composer and sound designer, Joe worked on several award winning video games developed by ORIGIN Systems, Inc. from 1993 to 2001.
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As a composer and sound designer, Joe worked on several award winning video games developed by ORIGIN Systems, Inc. from 1993 to 2001. His credits include the following games:* Abuse (PC) - Music * ATF (PC) - Music * BioForge Missions (PC) - SFX * F-15 (PC) - Music * Fighter Pilot (PC) - Music * Jane’s Combat Simulations: Longbow 2 (PC) - Music * Super Wing Commander (3DO) - SFX and Music * Ultima Online (PC) - Sound Design and Music * Ultima Online: The Second Age (PC) - SFX * Ultima IX: Ascension (PC) - Sound Design and SFX * Wing Commander III (3DO) - Stream Editing * Wing Commander: Prophecy (PC) - Sound Design * Wing Commander: Secret Ops (PC) - Audio Design * Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga (PC) - Remastering
His work on the 48 Hour Film Project for team NALIP earned the Producer’s award for “Best Sound” and “Best Music” in 2004.
In 2006, The Reckoning, which stars actor Jaime Velez (Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power, Law & Order), and Monique Gabriela Curnen (Maria Full of Grace, Lady in the Water) premiered at the Mezcla Latino International Film Festival. The short film received the Best Suspense Short Award at the festival. The ominous score was composed by Joe.
VIDEO GAME CREDITS
1993-2001 - Origin Systems Inc. (See Credits Below)
A-10 (PC) - music and sound design
Abuse (PC) - music
ATF (PC) - music
Bioforge Missions (PC) - SFX
F-15 (PC) - Music
Fighter Pilot (PC) - music
Longbow II (PC) - music
Prowler (3DO) - SFX and music
Super Wing Commander (3DO) - SFX and music
Ultima Online (PC) - Sound design and music (VIEW VIDEO)
Ultima Online: The Second Age (PC) - SFX
Ultima Ascension (PC) - Sound design and SFX
Wing Commander III (3DO) - Stream editing
Wing Commander Prophecy (PC) - Sound design
Wing Commander: Secret Ops (PC) - Audio Design
Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga (PC) - Remastering
- 23 years' experience
- Joined October 2025
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- Spanish; CastilianIntermediate
Industry experience
- Gaming
- Media & Entertainment
- Other
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Work experience
Ominous score composed for the Mezcla Latino International Film Festival; film premiered in 2006 and won Best Suspense Short Award at the festival.
Produced music and sound for a 48‑hour film project; earned Producer's awards for Best Sound and Best Music in 2004.
Composer and sound designer for Origin Systems titles including Abuse, ATF, BioForge Missions, F-15, Fighter Pilot, Jane's Combat Simulations: Longbow 2, Ultima Online, Ultima Online: The Second Age, Ultima IX: Ascension and Wing Commander series; responsibilities spanned music, SFX and sound design between 1993 and 2001.
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