Grant Kirkhope
Known For: Composer for Donkey Kong 64, Perfect Dark, Mario + Rabbids, Goldeneye 007
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Grant Kirkhope is an Ivor Novello and World Soundtrack Award winning, BAFTA nominated Scottish composer who has created the soundtrack for video games that have sold in excess of 40 million copies. From GoldenEye to Banjo-Kazooie, Viva Piñata to Donkey Kong, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to Civilization: Beyond Earth and Perfect Dark to Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse.
Grant is the composer of the infamous Donkey Kong Rap from the Nintendo video game Donkey Kong 64, which was featured in the recent Super Mario Bros. Movie. Additional works include, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Yooka Laylee, Dropzone, Ghostbusters, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, The Wrong Rock, and Minecraft Dungeons.
Grant has received many awards for his work including Best Original Video Game Score at the 2023 Ivor Novello Awards for Mario+ Rabbids Spark oh Hope; The People’s Vote at The World Soundtrack Awards 2022 for The King’s Daughter; and Best Score at the Silicon Beach Film Festival in 2020 Shadows.
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