Grant Kirkhope: Last News

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has hinted that a new Banjo-Kazooie title could be in the works.The original Banjo-Kazooie was released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64 and was followed by three sequels and a spin-off racing game with the last game in the series (Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts) coming in 2008.Since then, the games have been re-released for Xbox while the original Banjo-Kazooie was added to the Nintendo Switch Online library at the start of last year, but there’s been no news about further additions to the series.However, in a new interview with Windows Central, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has hinted that new Banjo-Kazooie adventures could be on the cards. “You’ve seen from our history that we haven’t touched every franchise that people would love us to touch,” he said, before he added “Banjo fans, I hear you.”“But it is true that, when we find the right team, and the right opportunity, I love going back to revisit stories and characters that we’ve seen previously,” he continued.

Harry Styles, Wet Leg, RAYE and more all won at this week’s Ivor Novello Awards – see the full list of winners below.At Thursday’s (May 18) ceremony in London, Wet Leg’s Hester Chambers and Rhian Teasdale were honoured as Songwriters Of The Year, with the judging panel describing their style as  “fresh, unapologetic and direct, with surprising melodies that demand attention.”RAYE, meanwhile, won Best Contemporary Song for ‘Escapism’, which she also performed on the night, while Styles won the Music Most Performed Work award for ‘As It Was’.72 individual songwriters and composers from Britain and Ireland were nominated for the 2023 Ivors, and songwriting partnerships with Harry Styles and Kid Harpoon, and Cleopatra Nikolic (known artistically as Cleo Sol) and Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover lead the way, with three nominations each.Best Album nominees included Arctic Monkeys’ latest effort, ‘The Car’, as well as Little Simz’s ‘No Thank You’, Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Skinty Fia’, but the award went to Sault’s ‘11’.Elsewhere, Charli XCX won the Visionary Award and Sting was awarded Academy Fellowship.See the full list of award winners below.Academy FellowshipSting Best Album’11’ Written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover, Jamar McNaughton, Cleopatra Nikolic and Jack Peñate Performed by SAULT Published in the UK by Copyright Control and Sentric Music Best Contemporary Song‘Escapism’ Written by 070 Shake, RAYE and Mike Sabath Performed by RAYE and 070 Shake Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Best Original Film ScoreDon’t Worry DarlingComposed by John Powell Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing Best Original Video Game ScoreMario + Rabbids Sparks of HopeComposed by Gareth Coker, Grant Kirkhope and

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind is launching later this month, developer QCF Design has confirmed.Desktop Dungeons: Rewind – a remake of 2013’s Desktop Dungeons – will launch on April 18, and will be available on PC.As for what it’s about, players will be tasked with hopping between tiles and levelling up their character, battling smaller enemies for experience so that they can eventually tackle bigger fights.Players can spend the gold they earn on upgrading their settlement, which will attract new adventurers to use during expeditions.“Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession,” reads the game’s Steam Page.“Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!”The remake features upgraded visuals and a new rewind system, meaning that players can undo any mistake that may have ended their run.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope, Ubisoft has shared a track from the game with NME – which you can listen to below.‘Icy Battle Ballet’ was created by composer Grant Kirkhope for Sparks Of Hope, and you can listen to the track below:Speaking to NME, Kirkhope shared that he was “super happy” with how ‘Icy Battle Ballet’ turned out and described it as “my kind of John Williams, Home Alone-y thing.”“Mostly I’ve drawn from John Williams, just because he’s a legend – I can’t hope to ever get to his level of utter brilliance, but if I can get one per cent of it then I’ll be happy,” continued Kirkhope. “I was just trying to find something that was light, wintery and bouncy.

Banjo-Kazooie composer Grant Kirkhope has released a 10-track album featuring remixed versions of the original 1998 songs.The new album, titled Banjo-Kazooie Rejiggyed, was reported on by VGC and features modern remixes of themes such as Gobi’s Valley, Freezeey Peak, Click Clock Wood, and more.This album release comes as fans of Banjo-Kazooie learned that the N64 classic platformer will be available as part of the Nintendo Switch Online N64 library.

Donkey Kong released 40 years ago today (July 9 1981), marking Mario and the eponymous ape’s first appearance, so series developers went online to celebrate.Grant Kirkhope, a video game composer who worked at Rare during the Nintendo 64-era and beyond, tweeted: “Happy 40th birthday to Donkey Kong, it’s an honour to have played a little part in your history and I apologise for subjecting you to that bloody awful rap!! O-KAY!!”Happy 40th birthday to Donkey Kong, it’s an honour to have played a little part in your history and I apologise for subjecting you to that bloody awful rap!! O-KAY!!