BONUS EPISODE - Composer Grant Kirkhope Interview

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English - March 05, 2018 12:14 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 39 ratings
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On this very special bonus episode, Greg is joined via Skype by Grant Kirkhope, legendary BAFTA nominated composer behind such video games as Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Goldeneye 007 (N64), Banjo-Kazooie, Yooka-Laylee, Donkey Kong 64, Viva Pinata & so many more! We discuss receiving a guitar from Eddie Van Halen, joining gaming juggernaut Rare in its heyday & what is was like to be the first western composer to work on a Mario game! Grant also talks about composing film scores, how they differ from video games & why he is so nice to everyone on social media. Dreams can come true; Grant is living proof. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE BONUS EPISODES!

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