Robin Beanland
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Robin Beanland | |
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| Born | 27 August 1968 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Composer |
Robin Beanland (born 27 August 1968 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England)[1] is a British composer of video game music, composing music for numerous Rare titles, such as the Killer Instinct franchise, Conker's Bad Fur Day (which he also co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Seavor), and many others. Prior to joining Rare, Beanland composed music for TV and films.[2]
Video game music credits
| Title | Year | System | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Country | 1994 | SNES | With Eveline Fischer and David Wise[3] |
| Killer Instinct | SNES, Arcade | With Graeme Norgate | |
| Killer Instinct 2 | 1996 | Arcade | |
| GoldenEye 007 | 1997 | N64 | With Grant Kirkhope and Norgate |
| Twelve Tales: Conker 64 | Unreleased | With Fischer | |
| Jet Force Gemini | 1999 | With Alistair Lindsay | |
| Conker's Pocket Tales | GBC | With Fischer | |
| Conker's Bad Fur Day | 2001 | N64 | Also co-wrote the game's script with Chris Seavor |
| Star Fox Adventures | 2002 | Game Cube | Performed various instruments |
| Donkey Kong Country | 2003 | GBA | With Jamie Hughes |
| Sabre Wulf | 2004 | ||
| It's Mr. Pants | 2005 | With Fischer and Wise | |
| Banjo-Pilot | With Jamie Hughes | ||
| Conker: Live & Reloaded | Xbox | ||
| Kameo: Elements of Power | Xbox 360 | Sound effects and character voices. | |
| Viva Piñata | 2006 | Sound effects and character voices. | |
| Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | 2008 | With Kirkhope and Dave Clynick | |
| Kinect Sports | 2010 | With Dave Clynick | |
| Kinect Sports: Season Two | 2011 | ||
| Fable Heroes | 2012 | ||
| Kinect PlayFit | |||
| Kinect Sports Rivals | 2014 | Xbox One | |
| Rare Replay | 2015 | With Rich Aitken. | |
| Sea of Thieves | 2018 | Xbox One, Windows | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Switch | Original game supervisor |
Awards
In 2001, Beanland was nominated and went on to win a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Conker's Bad Fur Day.[4]
In 2019, Beanland was nominated and won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Video Game Score for Sea of Thieves. [5]
See also
References
- ^ "Robin Beanland on Findmypast".
- ^ VGM Rush's Beanland profile. Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rare: Scribes (December 21, 2005) at Internet Archive "Robin did Funky's Fugue, Eveline did Simian Segue, Candy's Love Song, Voices of the Temple, Forest Frenzy, Tree Top Rock, Northern Hemispheres and Ice Cave Chant, and the rest was the doing of Mr. Wise."
- ^ "BAFTA Awards - Interactive Sound in 2001". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ https://ivorsacademy.com/news/winners-announced-for-the-ivors-2019/
External links
- Robin Beanland on MySpace
- Robin Beanland discography at MusicBrainz
- Profile at MobyGames
- Robin Beanland at IMDb
- Artist profile at OverClocked ReMix
- Gamezone interview on scoring the music for Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts
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