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Grant Kirkhope is a British video game | {{Infobox person | ||
|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]]. | |||
{{ | ==Games credited== | ||
*''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' - {{hover|Big Noise Maker|Composer/Voice actor}} | |||
*''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' - {{hover|The Banjo-Tooie Team|Composer/Voice actor}} | |||
*''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' - {{hover|Clanging and Banging|Composer/Voice actor}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*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> | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://grantkirkhope.com/ Website] | |||
* [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== | |||
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[[Category:People]] | |||
