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|image=[[File:Grant kirkhope.png|250px]] | |image=[[File:Grant kirkhope.png|250px]] | ||
|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 video game composer, film composer and voice actor who has worked on video games since 1995 and is known for his compositions for | '''Grant Kirkhope''' (born 10 July, 1962) is a British video game composer, film composer and voice actor who has worked on video games since 1995 and is known for his compositions for [[Rareware]] games, especially the [[wikipedia:Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]]. He has provided voice lines for [[Donkey Kong]] in various games. | ||
He is | He is somewhat infamous for writing the [[DK Rap]] featured in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', which has gained notoriety as an [[List of references on the Internet#DK Rap|internet meme]]. The song went on to be remixed for the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] and ''[[Donkey Konga]]'', and was featured briefly in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. Kirkhope initially expressed excitement upon learning that his DK Rap was featured in the film,<ref>[https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/1641555322723774464?s=20 If you’d told me in ‘97, when I wrote the worst rap track in the history of rap tracks, that it would go on to be in a Mario Bros movie I’d would’ve burst with excitement! Long live the DK Rap! @Sethrogen]. ''Twitter''.</ref> but was disappointed to learn the credits were attributed simply to ''Donkey Kong 64'' rather than his name.<ref> [https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope/status/1643446092791705600?s=20 I was really looking forward to see my name in the credits for the DK Rap, but alas as expected it's not there ........ fml]. ''Twitter''.</ref> | ||
==Portrayals== | ==Portrayals== | ||
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*''[[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 Land 2]]'' – Music | |||
*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' – Development Team (composed the soundtrack in lieu of [[Eveline Fischer]]) | |||
*''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' – Vocals (GBA) | |||
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' – Vocals (GBA) | |||
*''[[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> (with [[Yoko Shimomura]] and [[Gareth Coker]]) | |||
==Song credits== | ==Song credits== | ||
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* For the Galaxy! — Composition/arrangement | * For the Galaxy! — Composition/arrangement | ||
* The Liberation of the Sparks — Composition/arrangement | * The Liberation of the Sparks — 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>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> | *''“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> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==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== | ||
