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{{Infobox person
[[Image:Grantkirkhope.jpg|thumb|right|Grant Kirkhope]]
|image = [[File:Grant Kirkhope.png|400px]]
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|born = July 10, 1962
|occupation = Composer
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'''Grant Kirkhope''' is a British video game and film composer who was employed by [[Rare Ltd.]] from 1995 to 2008. He worked on the soundtrack of many games such as ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong 64|Donkey Kong 64]]'', ''[[rarewiki:GoldenEye 007|GoldenEye 007]]'', ''[[rarewiki:Perfect Dark|Perfect Dark]]'', and ''[[rarewiki:Viva Piñata|Viva Piñata]]'', among multiple others.


Kirkhope also composed the music of ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' and ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', voicing many characters such as [[Mumbo Jumbo]], the [[Jinjo]]s, the [[Gruntling]]s, the [[Ripper]]s, the [[flower pot]]s, [[the Mighty Jinjonator]], [[Jamjars]] and [[King Jingaling]].
'''Grant Kirkhope''' is a British video game music composer, who composed much of the music for many [[Rare]] games, including the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie series]]''. Grant also provided the voices of many characters in the first two Banjo-Kazooie, such as [[Mumbo Jumbo |Mumbo Jumbo ]]Hejoined Rare in 1995, but resigned from Rare in July of 2008, to join [[wikipedia:Big Huge Games|Big Huge Games]]. He is currently working on audio design for Big Huges' new game, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.


==Games credited==
==Known Video Game Works==
*''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' - {{hover|Big Noise Maker|Composer/Voice actor}}
* Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996)
*''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' - {{hover|The Banjo-Tooie Team|Composer/Voice actor}}
* GoldenEye 007 (with Graeme Norgate) (1997)
*''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' - {{hover|Clanging and Banging|Composer/Voice actor}}
* [[Banjo-Kazooie]] (1998)
* Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
* [[Banjo-Tooie]] (2000)
* Perfect Dark (with David Clynick) (2000)
* Grabbed by the Ghoulies (2003)
* Viva Piñata (2006)
* Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (2008)
* [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]] (with Robin Beanland) (2008)


==Trivia==
==Albums==
*A cut enemy designed for ''Banjo-Kazooie'', Kirky the Skunk, was named after Grant Kirkhope.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/631537301039005696 Gregg Mayles on Twitter: "@watkinzez @InTimsWorld @grantkirkhope well spotted! Mr. Kirky always had a certain aroma about him..." / Twitter] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210609002416/https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/631537301039005696 archive.org])</ref>
Some of his music has been released on albums for the games he has worked on:


==External links==
* [[Banjo-Kazooie: The Soundtrack]]
* [http://grantkirkhope.com/ Website]
* [[Banjo-Tooie: CD Soundtrack]]
* [https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope Twitter account]
* [https://www.facebook.com/GrantKirkhopeComposer/ Facebook account]
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantkirkhope Linkedin account]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqGXr8Gf1eY8AsnLlKlgQYw YouTube account]
* [https://www.instagram.com/grantkirkhopecomposer/ Instagram account]


==References==
==External Links==
<references/>
* [http://grantkirkhope.com/granthome.html Official Website]
* [http://grantkirkhope.com/grantblog/ Official Blog]


[[Category:Staff]]
{{Wikipedia|Grant Kirkhope}}
[[Category:Banjo-Kazooie series]]
[[Category:Music]]

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