Английская Википедия:Grant Kirkhope
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Grant Kirkhope (born July 10, 1962) is a Scottish composer and voice actor for video games and film. Some of his notable works include GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, and Perfect Dark, among many others. He has won an Ivor Novello Award for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope and a World Soundtrack Award for The King's Daughter as well as being nominated for various BAFTA, ASCAP, and IFMCA awards.
Early life and education
Kirkhope was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, where his mother worked as a music hall dancer. Kirkhope's father was an avid music fan and exposed him to early influences such as Frank Sinatra and Glenn Miller. Kirkhope taught himself to play guitar at age 11 and is classically trained in the trumpet.[1][2] Kirkhope was brought up in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire from the age of five, and attended King James's School. Kirkhope played in various bands after leaving the Royal Northern College of Music, including Zoot and the Roots along with the saxophonist Snake Davis. Kirkhope also spent many years as part of "the Big Bad Horns" which were part of UK rock band Little Angels.[1] Kirkhope joined Rare in October 1995,[1][3] he played for two bands called Syar and Maineeaxe where he played the guitar and already knew Robin Beanland, another Rare composer.
Career
Kirkhope is a BAFTA, ASCAP and IFMCA-nominated composer who has created the soundtrack for various video games.[4] Kirkhope's score for Viva Piñata was nominated by BAFTA in the Original Score category in its 2007 awards.[5]
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was nominated for Best Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media by the International Film Music Critics Association[6] and in the Cue Awards 2012 for Best Overall Score, Best Video Game Score and Grant was also nominated for Best Break Out Composer.[7]
Kirkhope was nominated in the 2015 ASCAP Composer’s Choice Awards for his work on “Civilization: Beyond Earth”[8] and also won the Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media 2015 from the International Film Music Critics Association for the same score.[9] Civilization: Beyond Earth also won Best Score: Video Game at the Cue Awards 2015.[10] He was nominated in the 2016 ASCAP Composer’s Choice Awards for his work on Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide and was also nominated for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media 2016 from the International Film Music Critics Association for the same score.[6] Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide was also nominated for Best Score: Video Game at the Cue Awards 2016.[10]
He won the award for Best Score at the Silicon Beach Film Festival for the score to the feature film Shadows directed by Michael Matteo Rossi in 2020. The score to the animated short The Wrong Rock was nominated for Original Score - Short Film (animation) at the Hollywood Media in Music Awards in 2021. The score to the feature film The King's Daughter won the People's Vote Award at the World Soundtrack Awards in 2022. The score for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope was nominated for Score - Video Game and the score for 'The King's Daughter was nominated for Score - Fantasy Film at the Hollywood Music and Media Awards in 2022.
Kirkhope won an Ivor Novello Award for his score for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope in 2023 and was nominated for Best Video Game Score at the World Soundtrack Awards for the same score in 2023.
Personal life
Kirkhope moved to the United States in 2008 to work on Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and became a naturalized United States citizen in March 2017. As of 2012, he and his family reside in southern California.[1]
Work
Games
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Killer Instinct 2/Gold | Performed live guitar and trumpet |
| Donkey Kong Land 2 | Conversion of David Wise's Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest soundtrack | |
| 1997 | GoldenEye 007 | With Graeme Norgate and Robin Beanland |
| Blast Corps | Performed live guitar | |
| 1998 | Banjo-Kazooie | |
| 1999 | Donkey Kong 64[11] | |
| 2000 | Banjo-Tooie[12] | |
| Perfect Dark | With Graeme Norgate and David Clynick[13] | |
| 2002 | Star Fox Adventures | Performed live guitar |
| 2003 | Grabbed by the Ghoulies | |
| 2005 | Conker: Live and Reloaded | Performed live guitar |
| 2006 | Viva Piñata | With Steve Burke |
| 2008 | Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise | |
| Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | With Robin Beanland and David Clynick | |
| 2012 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | With Mark Cromer |
| Fart Cat! | ||
| CityVille 2 | ||
| 2013 | Desktop Dungeons | With Danny Baranowsky |
| Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse | Remake of the original game's soundtrack by Shigenori Kamiya, along with original compositions | |
| 2014 | Puzzle Charms | |
| Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z | ||
| The Enchanted Cave 2 | ||
| Civilization: Beyond Earth | With Geoff Knorr, Michael Curran and Griffin Cohen | |
| 2015 | Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide | With Geoff Knorr and Griffin Cohen |
| Crypt of the NecroDancer | Special thanks | |
| Rare Replay | ||
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | |
| 2017 | Dropzone | |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | Also scored Donkey Kong Adventure DLC | |
| Yooka-Laylee | With David Wise and Steve Burke[14] | |
| A Hat in Time | Guest composer[15] | |
| Tangledeep | ||
| 2019 | Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair | With David Wise, Dan Murdoch and Matt Griffin[16] |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | "Spiral Mountain" arrangement,[17] with various others. | |
| Interstellar Space: Genesis | With Ryan McQuinn[18] | |
| Cadence of Hyrule | Special thanks | |
| 2020 | World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | With Neal Acree, David Arkenstone, Jason Hayes, Glenn Stafford and Jake Lefkowitz |
| Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning | With Mark Cromer | |
| 2021 | Minecraft Dungeons: Hidden Depths | With Peter Hont and Rostislav Trifonov |
| 2022 | Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope | With Gareth Coker and Yoko Shimomura[19] |
| TBA | Lobodestroyo | Guest composer |
| Poglings | ||
| Star Racer[20] | ||
| N/A | Hex Heroes | [21] |
Film
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | We Sit. We Drink. No Guns. | Short film |
| 2017 | Mulva Lends a Hand | |
| How to Apply for a Sexual Position | ||
| Heavy Flow | ||
| Killer Charm | ||
| 2018 | Roadmap Jerusalem | |
| Hammer Jackson | ||
| The Wrong Rock | ||
| 2021 | The Handler | |
| Bringing Back Goldeneye | ||
| 2022 | Shadows | |
| The King's Daughter | With John Coda and Joseph Metcalfe | |
| 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Composer of the DK Rap from Donkey Kong 64 (uncredited) |
| TBA | The Charisma Killers | |
| Murder Syndicate |
Voice acting
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Banjo-Kazooie | Mumbo Jumbo, Jinjo, The Jinjonator[22] |
| 1999 | Donkey Kong 64 | Donkey Kong[22][11][12] |
| 2000 | Banjo-Tooie | Mumbo Jumbo, Jamjars, King Jingaling, Jinjo[22] |
| 2003 | Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge | Mumbo Jumbo, Jinjo |
| Grabbed by the Ghoulies | Cursed Mummy, Zombie Pirates | |
| Donkey Kong Country GBA | Donkey Kong | |
| Donkey Konga | ||
| Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | ||
| Mario Kart: Double Dash | ||
| 2004 | Mario vs. Donkey Kong | |
| Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA | ||
| 2005 | Donkey Kong Jungle Fever | |
| Mario Kart Arcade GP | ||
| Donkey Kong Country 3 GBA | ||
| 2006 | Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis | |
| Donkey Kong Banana Kingdom | ||
| Viva Piñata | Barkbark, Cocoadile, Elephanilla, Rashberry | |
| 2007 | Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 | Donkey Kong |
| 2008 | Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise | Barkbark, Cocoadile, Elephanilla, Rashberry |
| Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | Jamjars | |
| 2009 | Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! | Donkey Kong |
| 2010 | Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | |
| 2013 | Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move | |
| Mario Kart Arcade GP DX | ||
| 2017 | Macbat 64 | Monkey[23] |
| Yooka-Laylee | Crazy Kirkhope | |
| 2019 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Mumbo Jumbo, Jinjo |
| 2021 | Terrain of Magical Expertise | Captain Gast |
Kirkhope was also involved in casting the voice actors for the Viva Piñata cartoon.[24]
References
External links
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