Editing Jonathan Davis (section)

===Other projects===
[[File:Jonathan Davis of Korn, Queen of the Damned film soundtrack, May 2000.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Davis and [[Toby Wright]], composing on the road for the ''[[Queen of the Damned]]'' film soundtrack backstage at [[Wembley Arena]], London, 2000]]
In the early 2000s, while on tour, Davis was looking for artistic hobbies to satisfy his creative impulses and decided to team up with composer [[Richard Gibbs]] to write film soundtracks.{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=72}}<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23">{{cite magazine |last=Sindell|first=Joshua|date=February 23, 2002|title=World Exclusive: Korn – The Jonathan Davis interview|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|language=en-GB|issue=892|location=UK|pages=14–15|issn=0262-6624}}</ref> Davis and Gibbs were introduced to each other through [[Zomba Group of Companies|Zomba Music Group]],<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> which published their respective music at the time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sandler|first=Adam|date=September 9, 1998|title=Zomba packs Korn|url=https://variety.com/1998/music/news/zomba-packs-korn-1117480214/|url-status=live|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201218194507/https://variety.com/1998/music/news/zomba-packs-korn-1117480214/|archive-date=December 18, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> Shortly after, [[Warner Bros.]] asked them to work on the movie ''[[Queen of the Damned]]'',{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=72}}<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> an adaptation of [[Anne Rice]]'s third novel in ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]'' and a sequel to the 1994 film ''[[Interview with the Vampire (film)|Interview with the Vampire]]''.<ref name="Bayer2019">{{cite book|last=Bayer|first=Gerd|title=Heavy Metal at the Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0-GEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT45|date=January 22, 2019|series=Ashgate screen music|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|isbn=978-1-351-33397-9|page=45}}</ref> Ten songs will be composed by the two men,{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=73}}<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> but only five have been kept.<ref name="Bayer2019"/><ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> These songs include "System", "Redeemer", "Forsaken", "Slept So Long" and "Not Meant for Me",<ref name="Shelley2012">{{cite book|last=Shelley|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Shelley|title=Australian Horror Films, 1973–2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tCWiqRey3y4C&pg=PA167|date=2012|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|isbn=978-0-7864-6167-7|pages=167, 170}}</ref> and sung by the band ''[[The Vampire Lestat]]'' in the movie.<ref name="Bayer2019"/> While Davis's voice is heard performing the songs in the movie, through the singing voice of Lestat,<ref name="Shelley2012"/> contractual obligations kept his vocals from appearing on the [[Queen of the Damned: Music from the Motion Picture|soundtrack album]] released in 2002.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Boyce|first=Kevin|date=February 18, 2002|title=Loud Rock|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XcMEHG4ZGBQC&pg=PT48|magazine=[[CMJ|CMJ New Music Report]]|location=New York|volume=70|issue=750|issn=0890-0795|page=48}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Minkovsky|first=Atalya|date=March 1, 2002|title=Davis absent from Queen of the Damned CD|url=https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2002/03/davis-absent-from-queen-of-the-damned-cd-internet-message-boards-heat-up-as-korn-fans-wonder-why-jon|url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Johns Hopkins News-Letter]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323121946/https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2002/03/davis-absent-from-queen-of-the-damned-cd-internet-message-boards-heat-up-as-korn-fans-wonder-why-jon|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> [[Aaliyah]], who died during filming, was supposed to record a duet with Davis.<ref>{{cite news|last=Munoz|first=Lorenza|date=February 22, 2002|title=After a Star's Death, a Delicate Marketing Task|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-22-et-munoz22-story.html|url-status=live|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323122447/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-22-et-munoz22-story.html|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref>

In 2000, he created an original fighting game, ''Pop Scars'', which pits popular musical personalities against each other in one-on-one combat.<ref name="Kerrang2019-09-24">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Davis discussed a fighting game featuring Marilyn Manson and Fred Durst|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/jonathan-davis-describes-the-rock-star-fighting-game-that-never-happened/|url-status=live |work=Kerrang!|date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322200630/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/jonathan-davis-describes-the-rock-star-fighting-game-that-never-happened/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> Participants included members of [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Staind]], [[Marilyn Manson]], and Korn itself.<ref name="Kerrang2019-09-24"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Trapp|first=Philip|date=September 24, 2019|title=Davis, an avid gamer himself|url=https://loudwire.com/jonathan-davis-attends-korn-virtual-concert/|url-status=live|work=Loudwire|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322201258/https://loudwire.com/jonathan-davis-attends-korn-virtual-concert/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> Each celebrity has its own personality and sports character designs sketched by comic book artist [[Martin Emond|Marty Emond]], while stages feature environmental traps that impede opponents as they fight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1389425|title=Martin Emond, Original Video Game Concept Artwork, Korn – Jonathan Davis |last=Emond|first=Martin|website=Comic Art Fans|date=April 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322202328/https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1389425|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> ''Pop Scars'' never made it past the early design stages, as Davis himself pulled the plug on the project in late 2004.<ref>{{cite web
 | title =Game Spy:Pop Scars
 | website =IGN
 | url =http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/pop-scars/
 | access-date =August 6, 2007 }}</ref>

In 2002, Davis was hired by [[New Line Television]] to write and record the theme music of [[UPN]]'s ''[[The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' television series, hosted by [[Forest Whitaker]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=February 26, 2003 |title=Korn Frontman Enters The 'Twilight Zone' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/4xtufc/korn-frontman-enters-the-twilight-zone |url-status= |work=[[MTV]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220903102544/https://www.mtv.com/news/4xtufc/korn-frontman-enters-the-twilight-zone |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref>

In 2007, he recorded original songs with Korn for the video game ''[[Haze (video game)|Haze]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Frederick|first=Logan|date=October 23, 2007|title=Korn Records Haze Single|url=https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/78174-Korn-Records-Haze-Single|url-status=live|work=[[Escapist Magazine]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323125413/https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/78174-Korn-Records-Haze-Single|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref>

In 2011, [[Konami]] hired Davis and Korn to compose the theme song to the video game ''[[Silent Hill: Downpour]]'', which led to an online petition to stop the pairing.<ref>{{cite news|last=Westbrook|first=Logan|date=June 10, 2011|title=Konami Enlists Korn for Silent Hill Theme Song|url=https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110927-Konami-Enlists-Korn-for-Silent-Hill-Theme-Song|url-status=live|work=Escapist Magazine|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323125815/https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110927-Konami-Enlists-Korn-for-Silent-Hill-Theme-Song|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Shaw|first=Zack|date=June 9, 2011|title=Korn Gets No Love From 'Silent Hill' Fans|url=https://www.metalinsider.net/video-games/korn-gets-no-love-from-%E2%80%98silent-hill%E2%80%99-fans|url-status=live|website=Metal Insider|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323130843/https://www.metalinsider.net/video-games/korn-gets-no-love-from-%E2%80%98silent-hill%E2%80%99-fans|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref>

He also created the title track for the 2022 video game ''[[ELEX II]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Julia Lotz |url=https://www.morecore.de/news/korn-jonathan-davis-steuert-den-titeltrack-zum-open-world-rpg-elex-ii-bei/ |title= Korn: Jonathan Davis steuert den Titeltrack zum Open World-RPG ELEX II bei |work=MoreCore |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2021 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Mark Zapata |url=https://metalinsider.net/news/jonathan-davis-contributes-to-exclusive-song-for-elex-ii-video-game |title=Jonathan Davis contributes to exclusive song for 'Elex II' video game |work=Metal Insider |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>