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Grant Kirkhope
Grant Kirkhope is a Scottish-American composer and voice actor for video games and film. Some of his notable works include '' GoldenEye 007'', '' Banjo-Kazooie'', ''Donkey Kong 64'', and ''Perfect Dark'', among many others. He has been nominated for various BAFTA, ASCAP, and IFMCA awards. Early life and education Kirkhope was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, where his mother worked as a music hall dancer. Kirkhope's father was an avid music fan and exposed him to early influences such as Frank Sinatra and Glenn Miller. Kirkhope taught himself to play guitar at age 11 and is classically trained in the trumpet. Kirkhope was brought up in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire from the age of five, and attended King James's School. Kirkhope played in various bands after leaving the Royal Northern College of Music, including Zoot and the Roots along with the saxophonist Snake Davis. Kirkhope also spent many years as part of "the Big Bad Horns" which were part of UK rock band Little Angels. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Angels
Little Angels were an English hard rock band predominantly active between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. The band reformed on 8 June 2012 to play the Download Festival. History 1984–1994: Early history and UK popularity Little Angels formed in Scarborough, England in May 1984, under the name of Zeus and then to Mr Thrud in September 1985, settling on Little Angels during recording of the ''Too Posh to Mosh'' mini-album at Fairview Studios, Willerby, Hull in 1987. The founding members were Toby Jepson (vocalist), Mark Plunkett (bassist), Dave Hopper (drummer) and the brothers Bruce John and Jimmy Dickinson (guitarist and keyboardist respectively). Michael Lee joined the band to replace Hopper on 16 August 1988. It was at this time that the band met Kevin Nixon who became their manager and label boss when he signed them to his York-based company Powerstation Records. Eventually out-growing the local scene the band signed to Polydor Records on 19 May 1988, allegedly a deal do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blast Corps
''Blast Corps'' is an action game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. In the game, the player uses vehicles to destroy buildings in the path of a runaway nuclear missile carrier. In the game's 57 levels, the player solves puzzles by transferring between vehicles to move objects and bridge gaps. It was released in March 1997 in Japan and North America. A wider release followed at the end of that year. The game was Rare's first game for the Nintendo 64. Its development team ranged between four and seven members, many of whom were recent graduates. The team sought to find gameplay to fit Rare co-founder Chris Stamper's idea for a building destruction game. The puzzle game mechanics were inspired by those of ''Donkey Kong'' (1994). ''Blast Corps'' was released to critical acclaim and received Metacritic's second highest Nintendo 64 game ratings of 1997. The game sold one million copieslower than the team's expectationsand received several editor's ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Norgate
Graeme Norgate is a British video game music composer who has composed music for a variety of video games developed by Rare. His first project at Rare was writing music for the Game Boy game, '' Donkey Kong Land''. He also contributed to the soundtracks of ''Blast Corps'' and '' GoldenEye 007''. Norgate was later an employee of Free Radical Design, the company was eventually bought out by Crytek and renamed to Crytek UK; Norgate retained the position of audio director after the company's buyout. Norgate later moved to Deep Silver Dambuster Studios after Crytek closed down Crytek UK. Originally working at a bank before joining Rare in 1994, Norgate worked on the music of such games as ''GoldenEye 007'' and ''Blast Corps''. A friend of fellow Rare composer Robin Beanland, the two worked on the original soundtrack to ''Killer Instinct'' in the 1990s. He also composed music (but was not fully credited) for other Rareware games such as ''Diddy Kong Racing'', ''Jet Force Gemini'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diddy's Kong Quest
''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' is a 1995 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released on 21 November 1995 in Japan, and on December 14 in North America and Europe. It is the second installment of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series and the sequel to ''Donkey Kong Country'' (1994). Players control Diddy Kong and his friend Dixie Kong, who must rescue Donkey Kong after he is kidnapped by King K. Rool. The game is set on Crocodile Isle, with eight worlds of varying environments, totaling 52 levels. The game uses the same Silicon Graphics (SGI) technology from the original, which features the use of pre-rendered 3D imagery. ''Diddy's Kong Quest'' received acclaim, being widely regarded as one of the greatest 2D platformers ever made. Praise was directed at its graphics, gameplay, and soundtrack. It was the second-bestselling game of 1995, the sixth-bestselling game on the SNES, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wise (composer)
David Wise is a British video game music composer and musician. He was a composer at Rare from 1985 to 2009, and was the company's sole musician up until 1994. He has gained a following for his work on various games, particularly Nintendo's ''Donkey Kong Country'' series. Wise is known for his atmospheric style of music, mixing natural environmental sounds with prominent melodic and percussive accompaniment. Career and influences Wise has said that he has had a wide range of musical influences, though the first instrument he learned to play was the piano, before later learning the trumpet, and then learning to play the drums during adolescence. He played in a few bands during his youth, and was still active in a band as of 2004. His career at Rare began when he happened to meet its two founders, as he explained in response to a question posted on its company website: "I was working in a music shop demonstrating a Yamaha CX5 Music Computer to a couple of people, Tim & Chris S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donkey Kong Land 2
''Donkey Kong Land 2'' is a platform video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is the sequel to the 1995 Game Boy game '' Donkey Kong Land'' and is part of the ''Donkey Kong'' video game series. It was released worldwide in Autumn 1996. It was enhanced for the Super Game Boy with different shades of color, as well as a 16-bit banana border on the edges of the television screen. Like the original ''Donkey Kong Land'', it came packaged in a banana-yellow cartridge. The game was followed by '' Donkey Kong Land III'', which was released in 1997. Gameplay '' Nintendo Power'' described the game as a conversion of '' Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Plot ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' stars Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong in their quest to rescue Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool and the Kremling Krew. While its stage names and world themes are borrowed from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (except for Castle Crush, which became Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Instinct Gold
''Killer Instinct Gold'' is a 1996 fighting video game based on the arcade game '' Killer Instinct 2''. The game was developed by Rare and released by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. As in other series entries, players control characters who fight on a 2D plane set against a 3D background. Players press buttons to punch and kick their opponent in chains of successive hits, known as combos. Large combo successions lead to stronger attacks and brutal, stylistic finisher moves underscored by an announcer. Charactersincluding a gargoyle, a ninja, and a femme fatalefight in settings such as a jungle and a spaceship. ''Killer Instinct Gold'' includes the arcade release's characters, combos, and 3D, pre-rendered environments, but excludes its full-motion video sequences and some voiceovers due to restrictions of the cartridge media format. The ''Gold'' release adds a training mode, new camera views, and improved audiovisuals. Rare was a prominent second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Instinct 2
''Killer Instinct 2'' is a fighting video game developed by Rare and manufactured by Midway for arcades in 1996 as a sequel to ''Killer Instinct'' (1994). A modified version of ''Killer Instinct 2'' was published for the Nintendo 64 as ''Killer Instinct Gold'' that same year. A Super Nintendo Entertainment System version of ''Killer Instinct 2'' was developed and completed, but never released. A digital port of the game for Xbox One is bundled with the second season of ''Killer Instinct'' (2013) under the title ''Killer Instinct 2 Classic''. Gameplay As with most fighting games and indeed its predecessor, two characters square off with the goal of depleting the opponent's life bar. As with the original ''Killer Instinct'', when a character's original life bar is fully depleted, he or she will fall to the ground, and immediately begin on his or her second lifebar. As with the first game, ''Killer Instinct 2'' relies on an automatic combo subsystem in its matches. The matches, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naturalization
Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country. It may be done automatically by a statute, i.e., without any effort on the part of the individual, or it may involve an application or a motion and approval by legal authorities. The rules of naturalization vary from country to country but typically include a promise to obey and uphold that country's laws and taking and subscribing to an oath of allegiance, and may specify other requirements such as a minimum legal residency and adequate knowledge of the national dominant language or culture. To counter multiple citizenship, some countries require that applicants for naturalization renounce any other citizenship that they currently hold, but whether this renunciation actually causes loss of original citizenship, as seen by the host country and by the original country, will depend on the laws of the countries involved. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Earth
''Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth'' is a turn-based strategy, 4X video game in the ''Civilization'' series developed by Firaxis Games, published by 2K Games and released for Microsoft Windows on October 24, 2014, the Mac App Store on November 27, 2014 and for Linux on December 18, 2014. A spiritual successor to ''Alpha Centauri'', ''Beyond Earth'' shares much of that game's development team, as well as some concepts which were introduced in the 1999 title. The game's setting is unique to the ''Civilization'' series in that it takes place in the future, with mankind traveling through space and founding colonies on extraterrestrial planets after Earth becomes uninhabitable due to an undescribed disaster known as "the Great Mistake". An expansion pack, titled '' Rising Tide'', was released on October 9, 2015. Gameplay ''Beyond Earth'' is a turn-based strategy game played on a hexagonal-based grid, iterating the ideas and building upon the engine of its predecessor, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reckoning
Reckoning may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Reckoning'' (Grateful Dead album), 1981 live album * ''Reckoning'' (R.E.M. album), 1984 album * "Reckoning", a song by Killswitch Engage from ''Killswitch Engage'' (2009 album) Television * ''Reckoning'' (TV series), a 2019 Australian thriller drama * "Reckoning" (''Justified''), an episode of the television series ''Justified'' * "Reckoning" (''Stargate SG-1''), episodes of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' * "Reckoning" (''The Killing''), an episode of the television series ''The Killing'' * " Reckoning", a season 1 episode of the television series ''Alias'' * " Reckoning", a season 5 episode of the television series ''Smallville'' * "Reckoning", episode and series finale of the television series '' Burn Notice'' * "Reckoning", episode of the television series ''Everwood'' * "Reckoning", episode of the television series ''Revenge'' * "Reckoning", the penultimate season 4 episode of the television serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
