Part Two: “How the f*** am I going to write music for a Mario game!?”.
Last week, in celebration of Banjo-Kazooie‘s 25th anniversary, we published the first part of our career-spanning interview with Mr. Grant Kirkhope, composer extraordinaire and the man responsible for some of our favourite music ever, video game or otherwise.
Part One covered his journey from the cornet in the school band through music college, a career as a successful jobbing band member rubbing shoulders with the likes of Van Halen, Billy Idol, and Bon Jovi before trying his hand at composing video game tunes on the recommendation of his friend and fellow legendary Rareware composer, Robin Beanland.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com