Grant Kirkhope: Robin Beanland is doing the music for the Sea of Thieves game. Patrick: All the music was done already, so I guess they really didn’t need you. Patrick: No involvement from you musically with this collection? I wanted to know what the new game was, so I was keen to see that too. ![]() I knew about it because when I went to GDC this year, I recorded some interviews for the project. Developer interviews happen throughout the games, so as you play them, people pop on and say stuff, sort of recounting old Rare stories of old when we used to do silly things. Grant Kirkhope: I think that’s really cool, and that’s a great idea. Patrick: I was curious what you thought about the Rare Replay that they revealed? Grant Kirkhope: A little bit, I watched the Microsoft one, because I was keen to see what Rare were going to do, so I watched that one. Patrick: So were you following the press conferences at all that were going on yesterday? It’s people that really want this game have gone, “I want it so much and prepared to put money up for it.” I’m not really at a loss for words, but I’m at a loss for words. People put their hands in their pockets to finance this game. I kind of feel that maybe I got something right for once? All joking aside, it’s been absolutely incredible, the level of response from people who support this. I tell you what, in some respects, because I’ve been moaning about it for years, “we should make a game about Banjo-Kazooie all over again” and everyone thought it was bloody nonsense. Grant Kirkhope: I dunno, it’s just a bit bizarre really. ![]() Grant Kirkhope: I think it was 2,090,000 quid/pounds? At about 3,220,000 dollars? Patrick: So Yooka-Laylee got funded today, around, what, 3:59pm? Today I’ve just been doing interviews all day for Yooka-Laylee, so it’s not been a thing yet really. Grant Kirkhope: Well, it’s not gone very far. Patrick: There are clones of you out there! So how’s your E3 going? Grant Kirkhope: The one and only!? I certainly hope so! ![]() Patrick: Hi, this is Patrick Kulikowski from Video Game Music Online, and joining me on the first day of E3 is Grant Kirkhope, the one and only. Interview CreditsĮditor: Patrick Kulikowski, Chris GreeningĬoordination: Patrick Kulikowski, Chris Greening He also discusses his partnership with David Wise, his plans to write metal covers, and the hoopla surrounding the removal of his Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64 soundtracks on Bandcamp. In this humorous interview conducted on the first day of E3 2015, Kirkhope talks about the Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter, which had been fully-funded for £2,090,104 (roughly $3,304,590 USD) earlier that day, and what to expect from its nostalgic orchestral soundtrack. His more recent projects include co-composing Civilization: Beyond Earth, A Hat in Time, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z and the recently-funded Yooka-Laylee. He achieved great recognition at Rare for his scores to the adventure titles Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64, first-person shooters Perfect Dark and GoldenEye 007, and, of course, the life simulations Viva Piñata and Trouble in Paradise. Grant Kirkhope is one of the most popular game composers in the Western games industry. Grant Kirkhope Interview: What to Expect from Yooka-Laylee
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