Grant Kirkhope

Grant Kirkhope (born 10 July, 1962) is a British composer who has been in video game composition since 1995 and is known for his compositions for Rareware games, especially the Banjo-Kazooie series. He is also somewhat infamous for the DK Rap, which has been remixed and referenced in many other games after its introduction.

Games credited

 * Donkey Kong Land 2 – Music
 * Donkey Kong 64 – Development Team (composed the soundtrack in lieu of Eveline Fischer, also provided the voice of Donkey Kong . These voices clips were recycled in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country , Mario Party 4, the E3 demo of  Donkey Kong Jungle Beat,  and the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series.)
 * Donkey Kong Country (GameBoy Advance port only) – vocals
 * Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest (GameBoy Advance port only) – vocals