Grant Kirkhope
Grant Kirkhope is a British music composer, known for his work on Rare classics GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64. In 2006 he received a BAFTA nomination for his work on Viva Piñata. In 2017 he became the first Western composer to create the soundtrack for a Mario game with Ubisoft‘s Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
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Kingdoms of Amalur’s remaster will get a new DLC expansion
Re-Reckoning release set for September 8
Blog: UK’s stormy weather decapitates Rare’s Kazooie statue
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Blog: It turns out Banjo-Kazooie was named after the Nintendo president’s grandson
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Yooka-Laylee Impossible Lair demo set to release this month
All progress will carry over to full game
Mario Rabbids studio hiring for ‘a prestigious triple-A title’
Creative director previously said he "would love" to work on a sequel
Yooka-Laylee Impossible Lair is free on Epic Games Store
2019 sequel is the final free game download in Epic’s Christmas promotion
Banjo-Kazooie launches new merchandise range
Vinyl collection and plushies release, following artist’s call for a remaster
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Playtonic would ‘love to make a new Banjo-Kazooie’
But studio ends speculation it's in discussions to work on Rare IP
Another key Banjo-Kazooie developer joins Playtonic Games
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