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Grant Kirkhope is a British video game music composer, who composed the music for many recent [[Rare]] games, including the Banjo series. He joined Rare in 1995, but resigned from Rare in July of 2008, to join [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Huge_Games Big Huge Games].
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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.


==Known Video Game Works==
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]].
* Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996)
* GoldenEye 007 (with Graeme Norgate) (1997)
* [[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)


{{Wikipedia|Grant Kirkhope}}
==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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Revision as of 12:44, November 6, 2022

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 Donkey Kong 64, GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, and 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 Jinjos, the Gruntlings, the Rippers, the flower pots, the Mighty Jinjonator, Jamjars and King Jingaling.

Games credited

Trivia

  • A cut enemy designed for Banjo-Kazooie, Kirky the Skunk, was named after Grant Kirkhope.[1]

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References