GrantKirkhope – XVGM Radio

Episode 51 – Yooka-Laylee Back to the Fluture

by xvgmradioComposer, Interviews, VGM May 13, 2020December 12, 2022No Comments

When Playtonic Games set out to develop a new 3D Action Platformer in the vein of Donkey Kong Country and Banjo Kazooie, they went back to the original composers who made those games sound so fantastic: David Wise (DKC) and Grant Kirkhope (BK.) But how did those games influence the sound with this new franchise …

Episode 30 – Perfect Dark w/ Grant Kirkhope

by xvgmradioCompanies, Composer, Console, Game/Franshise, Interviews, N64, Perfect Dark, Rare July 24, 2019December 11, 2022No Comments

Following the N64 smash hit, Goldeneye, RARE lost the Bond license. But this didn’t matter much to them, as their spiritual successor to Goldeneye pushed the Nintendo 64 to its limits. Hailed as one of the greatest First Person Shooters of all time, Perfect Dark introduced gamers to Joanna Dark, the Carrington Institute, the evil …