Episode 4-11: A Rare Talent - Grant Kirkhope with ProfJeff




Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast show

Summary: <p>Greetings, Gamers! It's Episode 11 of Season 4 and you know what that means - it's ProfJeff time!</p> <p>Jeff has joined us to talk about a composer whose work is special to all three of us: Grant Kirkhope. Kirkhope has been composing music for games for over 25 years, and we're bringing you an eclectic mix of his work, from famed classics like Banjo-Kazooie to a recent album of unused tracks. As always, everything you'll hear is Very Good Music!</p> <p>Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us one of these ways:</p> <p>Discord: https://discord.gg/qpbXPdCf2N</p> <p>Twitter: @VGMpod and @Shootkapow</p> <p>E-mail: verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com</p> <p>Voicemail: Anchor.com/vgmvgm</p> <p>You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!</p> <p>Very Good Music is now proudly affiliated with RPGEra.com (https://rpgera.com/)! Check them out for lots of great content, including articles, videos, and podcasts covering a variety of pop culture topics!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Playlist</p> <p><br></p> <p>Play-in: Banjo-Kazooie Main Theme cover by Hugo Junstrand</p> <p>https://youtu.be/dxqps72dO5Q</p> <p>8: 03 - Treasure Trove Cove - Project: Dream - Rare, SNES, Unreleased</p> <p>13:36 - Gobi's Valley - Banjo-Kazooie - Rare/Nintendo, N64, 1998</p> <p>20:39 - The Sands of Mystery (Angry Aztec) - DK64 - Rare/Nintendo, N64, 1999</p> <p>31:27 - Chicago Stealth - Perfect Dark - Rare, N64, 2000</p> <p>40:15 - Fight - Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - 38 Studios/Big Huge Games/EA/THQ, multiple consoles, 2012</p> <p>50:51 - Shadow Soldier - Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z - Spark Unlimited/Tecmo Koei, PS3/360/Windows, 2014</p> <p>59:00 - Fractal Aquilon - Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide - Firaxis Games/2K Games, Windows, 2015</p> <p>1:06:20 - Hot Start, Cold Finish - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - Ubisoft, Switch, 2017</p> <p>1:08:42  Spooky Skirmish - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle</p> <p>1:17:46 - Match 4 - Bringing Back Golden Eye (motion picture) - Dan Guest/Jim Miskell, 2021</p> <p>1:23:25 - Swashes - Minecraft Dungeons (Hidden Depths DLC) - Mojang/Double Eleven/Xbox Game Studios, Modern Consoles, 2020</p> <p> 1:36:01 - Zombies in the Snow - REJECTED - Album of unused music, 2021</p> <p>https://grantkirkhope.bandcamp.com/album/rejected</p> <p>Blooper Reel: Rain Dance (Mumbo's Moment of Triumph) - Project Dream</p> <p>Special Feature: The Egg Nog Song</p> <p><br></p> <p>Rob Paulsen Interviews the Justice League: https://youtu.be/P0IDnv1x8R8</p> <p><br></p> <p>Special thanks to our Patrons:</p> <p>Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey</p> <p>The Last Rican, host of VGM Fight Club and Senpai's Playlist</p> <p>Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube</p> <p>Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint</p> <p>"Kung Fu" Carlito, host of Heroes Three: Adventures in Asian Cinema</p> <p>Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube</p> <p>SprintCade</p> <p>The Mysterious Nathan</p> <p><br></p> <p>Artist Links:</p> <p>Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com</p> <p>Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito</p> <p>Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad</p> <p>Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy</p> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message