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Mahito yokota mario galaxy interview12/13/2022 ![]() ![]() Kirkhope was unmoored, and still living at home. When the group broke up in the mid-'90s, his days of singing on stage for thousands of people in sold-out stadiums across Europe and the UK dried up. Kirkhope is a titan, but anyone outside the gaming world could see his accomplishments as far cry from his previous musical life as a gigging musician in a band that supported the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Idol, ZZ Top, and Bryan Adams. He composed and earned a BAFTA nomination for his soundtrack to Viva Piñata and his music for Civilization: Beyond Earth was awarded Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media by the International Film Music Critics Association. He provided much of the soundtrack for Nintendo's transition from 2-D to 3-D, gracing Rare's Nintendo 64 titles such as, yes, Banjo-Kazooie, plus GoldenEye 007, Donkey Kong 64 (including "DK Rap", which is either horrendous or glorious, depending on who you speak to) and Star Fox Adventures. ![]() Twenty years after embarrassing himself in front of an industry icon, Kirkhope has become one of the more prolific and celebrated video game composers around.
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