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Here are the preserved recordings of Richard Attenborough’s performance of John Parker Hammond from the DreamWorks Interactive PC Game ‘Trespasser- The Lost World: Jurassic Park.’ These were the same files featured in the ‘Jurassic Time: The Memoir Of John Parker Hammond’ audio program.

Most of the files are sourced from an early alpha version of the game that featured the best quality available. The retail version of the game featured degraded quality and dreamlike echo effects on the voice, whereas these are mostly the untouched recordings with fantastic sound. Some of the dialogue remains edited, in stereo, with minor atmospheric effects (but are also offered SFX-free in the “Additional Files” thanks to new removal software). A set of dialogue that reads an old diary entry sadly remains in intentionally degraded quality. Also included are a few alternate versions of the dialogue and some additional dialogue selected from the DreamWorks Interactive PC Game ‘Chaos Island- The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ that is hard to come by (and sadly in poor quality).

In addition, the files created by a synthetic recreation of Richard Attenborough’s voice using audio from ‘Trespasser’ are also included. These were heard in the “Hammond’s Lost Diary” tracks found in the “Definitive Edition.” They continue the rest of Hammond’s intended story, as seen in the game’s original script.

The files are all organized in folders in the order used for the “Definitive Edition.” It should be noted that in the game files themselves there was no storytelling order at all; just a scattered, incoherent mess. After over a decade of different versions of Hammond’s memoir, I decided it was finally time to have the recordings themselves easily accessible. So here they are; preserved for all time. Jurassic Time.

Download includes WAV format audio files and a credits document.

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Fans of ‘Trespasser’ may be led to believe that Richard Attenborrough’s collaboration with the game was unique. However, this is not quite accurate. Back in 1997, a year before it was released, another game was put on store shelves that captivated fans of ‘Jurassic Park’ on a whole different level of fun: ‘Chaos Island- The Lost World: Jurassic Park.’ Loosely based on the events from the second film, the game was a mission-based, ‘WarCraft’-esque, dinosaur-infested strategy adventure. What made this game so unique, even today, was not it’s story or fun use of the strategy format, but the fact it had the same actors who portrayed their roles in the film do so in the game as well! Among the actors, of course, was Richard Attenborough. Although Hammond is not the main star of ‘Chaos Island’ (most of the dialogue goes to Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm character), his performance here should not be missed.

Using several tools, I was able to assemble the mission briefing, video clip, journal, and other sound bytes to create what I have called: ‘Total Chaos.’ It chronicles the story of the game, inter-cut with Ian Malcolm’s journal. In addition to that, there is a bonus track using music from the game (composed by Michael Giacchino, who ended up composing the ‘Jurassic World’ scores), overlapped with other audio sound bytes. Although this presentation was nowhere near as challenging as the Hammond’s memoir, it was done purely for fun and to have something to remember the game by.

Download includes MP3 format audio files and a credits document.

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After the acclaim of ‘Jurassic Time: The Memoir of John Parker Hammond,’ many fans wanted another experience in the same style. Hammond’s story, however, was essentially complete. The only other character in the game with a story worth telling was Anne, the woman marooned on Site B and forced to fight for her life among the dinosaurs.

The original idea was a grand, old-time radio-style audio adventure using dialogue, music, and sound effects from the game. It would have brought Anne’s journey to life without visuals, with moments from Hammond’s memoir woven throughout. Unfortunately, testing revealed there simply wasn’t enough material to make the story cohesive without feeling like someone was merely playing the game and reacting to it.

But as a keepsake of Minnie Driver’s performance, I eventually created a brief 12-minute version, ‘Jurassic Trek: The Anne Tribute,’ using dialogue and music alone. It quietly disappeared after a couple of years, largely because I remained dissatisfied with the result. Anne later found a more permanent home in the 2021 “Definitive Edition” of Hammond’s memoir, where a newly created five-minute sequence using higher-quality files captured the most interesting parts of her story.

However, for reasons of pure nostalgia, here are the remains of a project that could never quite stick the landing.

Download includes lossless FLAC format audio file and a credits document.