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Grant Kirkhope
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Born | July 10, 1962 |
Occupation | Composer |
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[edit]
- Banjo-Kazooie - Big Noise Maker
- Banjo-Tooie - The Banjo-Tooie Team
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - Clanging and Banging
Trivia[edit]
- A cut enemy designed for Banjo-Kazooie, Kirky the Skunk, was named after Grant Kirkhope.[1]