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|born= | |born=10 July, 1962 | ||
|role=Composer, voice actor | |role=Composer, voice actor | ||
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'''Grant Kirkhope''' (born 10 July 1962) is a British | '''Grant Kirkhope''' (born 10 July, 1962) is a British composer who has been in video game composition since 1995 and is known for his compositions for [[Rareware]] games, especially the [[wikipedia:Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]]. He is also somewhat infamous for the [[DK Rap]], which has been remixed and referenced in many other games after its introduction. In addition, he has voiced [[Donkey Kong]] for several games. | ||
He is also | |||
==Portrayals== | ==Portrayals== | ||
*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' – Donkey Kong<ref> | *''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' – Donkey Kong<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120209061849/http://www.grantkirkhope.com:80/donkeykong64.html Kirkhope's personal website]</ref> / [[Kroc]]<ref>https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/628947323104571392?lang=en</ref> | ||
*''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' – Donkey Kong | *''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' – Donkey Kong | ||
*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' – Donkey Kong | *''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' – Donkey Kong | ||
*''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' – Donkey Kong | |||
*''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' – Donkey Kong | *''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' – Donkey Kong | ||
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' – Donkey Kong | *''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) – Donkey Kong | ||
*''[[Donkey Kong Country | *''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' (Game Boy Advance) – Donkey Kong | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' – Donkey Kong (E3 2005 demo only) | ||
*''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' – Donkey Kong | |||
*''[[ | *''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' – Donkey Kong / [[Circus Kong]] | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' – Donkey Kong | ||
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' – Donkey Kong / | *''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' – Donkey Kong (shared with [[Takashi Nagasako]]) / Circus Kong | ||
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' – Donkey Kong | |||
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' – | |||
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' – Donkey Kong | *''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' – Donkey Kong | ||
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' – Mumbo Jumbo / Jinjos | *''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' – Mumbo Jumbo / Jinjos | ||
==Games credited== | |||
*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' – Vocals (GBA) | |||
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' – Vocals (GBA) | |||
*''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' – Music | |||
*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' – Development Team (composed the soundtrack in lieu of [[Eveline Fischer]]) | |||
*''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' – Music<ref>[https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/874360302833344512 Kirkhope's Twitter]</ref> | |||
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' – Arrangement<ref>[https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/1138511771394641920 Kirkhope's Twitter]</ref> | |||
*''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' – Music<ref>@grantkirkhope. (June 12, 2021). [https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/1403808079435632640 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved June 12, 2021.</ref> | |||
==Song credits== | ==Song credits== | ||
=== ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' === | === ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' === | ||
* Opening Fanfare | * Opening Fanfare -- Arrangement | ||
* K. Rool Returns | * K. Rool Returns -- Arrangement | ||
* Steel Drum Rhumba | * Steel Drum Rhumba -- Arrangement | ||
* Welcome to Crocodile Isle | * Welcome to Crocodile Isle -- Arrangement | ||
* Snakey Chantey | * Snakey Chantey -- Arrangement | ||
* Lockjaw's Saga | * Lockjaw's Saga -- Arrangement | ||
* School House Harmony | * School House Harmony -- Arrangement | ||
* Funky the Main Monkey | * Funky the Main Monkey -- Arrangement | ||
* Boss Bossanova | * Boss Bossanova -- Arrangement | ||
* Hot-Head Bop | * Hot-Head Bop -- Arrangement | ||
* Bayou Boogie | * Bayou Boogie -- Arrangement | ||
* Flight of the Zinger | * Flight of the Zinger -- Arrangement | ||
* Disco Train | * Disco Train -- Arrangement | ||
* Token Tango | * Token Tango -- Arrangement | ||
* Stickerbush Symphony | * Stickerbush Symphony -- Arrangement | ||
* In a Snow-Bound Land | * In a Snow-Bound Land -- Arrangement | ||
* Krook's March | * Krook's March -- Arrangement | ||
* Run, Rambi! Run! | * Run, Rambi! Run! -- Arrangement | ||
* Klubba's Reveille | * Klubba's Reveille -- Arrangement | ||
* Lost World Anthem | * Lost World Anthem -- Arrangement | ||
* Crocodile Cacophony | * Crocodile Cacophony -- Arrangement | ||
* Donkey Kong Rescued | * Donkey Kong Rescued -- Arrangement | ||
* Swanky Swing | * Swanky Swing -- Arrangement | ||
* Game Over | * Game Over -- Arrangement | ||
=== ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' === | === ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' === | ||
* | * DK Rap -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* DK Island | * DK Island -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Jungle | * Jungle -- Arrangement | ||
* Mine Cart | * Mine Cart -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Aztec | * Aztec -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Aztec Boss | * Aztec Boss -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Klanky's Tune | * Klanky's Tune -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Toy Factory | * Toy Factory -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Candy's Tune | * Candy's Tune -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Shipwreck | * Shipwreck -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Ship Boss | * Ship Boss -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Forest | * Forest -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Forest Boss | * Forest Boss -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Funky's Tune | * Funky's Tune -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Crystal Caves | * Crystal Caves -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Ice Slide | * Ice Slide -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Spooky | * Spooky -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Hideout | * Hideout -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
=== ''[[Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle]]'' === | |||
=== ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' === | * Two Worlds Collide -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" >https://vgmdb.net/album/71134</ref> | ||
* Two Worlds Collide | * The Adventure Begins -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* The Adventure Begins | * Grand Opening -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Grand Opening | * Sunny Side Up -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Sunny Side Up | * Ziggies! -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Ziggies! | * A Towering View -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* A Towering View | * The Waterfall Puzzle -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* The Waterfall Puzzle | * Ancient Gardens -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Ancient Gardens | * Through the Lawns -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Through the Lawns | * Hoppers! -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Hoppers! | * Mystic Battle -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Mystic Battle | * Mystic Journey -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Mystic Journey | * Mid Boss Mayhem -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Mid Boss Mayhem | * Mid Boss Mayhem (ver. 2) -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Mid Boss Mayhem (ver. 2) | * At the Tower's Feet -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* At the Tower's Feet | * Huggers! -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Huggers! | * Tower Tweeter -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Tower Tweeter | * Tower's Puzzle -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Tower's Puzzle | * Tower Trouble -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Tower Trouble | * Rabbid Kong Rumpus -- Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* | * Rabbid Kong Rumble -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Rabbid Kong Rumble | * A Song of Ice and Desert -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* A Song of Ice and | * In the Heat of the Battle -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* In the Heat of the Battle | * Hot Start, Cold Finish -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Hot Start, Cold Finish | * Cold Start, Hot Finish -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Cold Start, Hot Finish | * In the Cold of the Battle -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* In the Cold of the Battle | * Icicle Golem Freeze -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* | * Icicle Golem Fracas -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Icicle Golem Fracas | * Icicle Golem Finale -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Icicle Golem Finale | * Abbey Ruins -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Abbey Ruins | * Spooky Skirmish -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Spooky Skirmish | * Spooky Village -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Spooky Village | * The Swamp Battle -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* The Swamp Battle | * Lost in the Swamp -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Lost in the Swamp | * Combat in the Cemetery -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Combat in the Cemetery | * A Stroll in the Cemetery -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* A Stroll in the Cemetery | * The Phantom of the Bwahpera, Act 1 -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* | * Phantom's Phenomena -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* | * Phantom's Crescendo -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* The Phantom of the Bwapera, Act 3 -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | |||
* Phantom's Crescendo | * Phantom's Phortissimo -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* The Phantom of the Bwapera, Act 3 | * Into the Pit -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Phantom's Phortissimo | * Fahrenheit Forge -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Into the Pit | * Exploring the Mine -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Fahrenheit Forge | * Heart of Darkness -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Exploring the Mine | * Steamed up in the Factory -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Steamed up in the Factory | * Bwa Enemies! -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Bwa Enemies! | * Beware Bowser's Base -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Beware | * The Lava Forge -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* The Lava Forge | * Bowser Begins -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Bowser Begins | * Bowser Returns -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Bowser Returns | * Bowser Bows Out -- Composition & Arrangement<ref name=":4" /> | ||
* Bowser Bows Out | |||
=== ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' === | === ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' === | ||
* Spiral Mountain | * Spiral Mountain -- Composition & Arrangement | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
*''“Yeah… my [[Shigeru Miyamoto|Miyamoto]] story is a bit worse. It was when E3 had moved to Atlanta [1997]. Nintendo had a party in a museum, and we all got hideously drunk. I saw Tim Stamper talking to Miyamoto, and I introduced myself as the composer of Banjo-Kazooie, totally drunk. He just looked at me with the blankest expression, he couldn’t tell what I was saying. A while later, I was in the bathroom – and this is embarrassing – I was trying to pull down George Andreas’ trousers for a joke. I was on my knees and I looked up to see Miyamoto staring down at me. That was the last time I spoke to him.”''<ref> | *''“Yeah… my [[Shigeru Miyamoto|Miyamoto]] story is a bit worse. It was when E3 had moved to Atlanta [1997]. Nintendo had a party in a museum, and we all got hideously drunk. I saw Tim Stamper talking to Miyamoto, and I introduced myself as the composer of Banjo-Kazooie, totally drunk. He just looked at me with the blankest expression, he couldn’t tell what I was saying. A while later, I was in the bathroom – and this is embarrassing – I was trying to pull down George Andreas’ trousers for a joke. I was on my knees and I looked up to see Miyamoto staring down at me. That was the last time I spoke to him.”''<ref>Brian (July 18, 2017). [http://nintendoeverything.com/mario-rabbids-devs-on-the-music-initial-leaks-directors-emotional-response-inspirations/ Mario + Rabbids devs on the music, initial leaks, director’s emotional response, inspirations]. ''Nintendo Everything''. Retrieved July 18, 2017</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://grantkirkhope.com/ Official Website] | *[http://grantkirkhope.com/ Official Website] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Kirkhope Wikipedia entry] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Composers]] | [[Category:Composers]] | ||
[[Category:Voice | [[Category:Voice Actors]] | ||
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