Since those golden years, Kirkhope has gone on to compose for a number of high-profile games, fromYooka-LayleetoCivilisation: Beyond EarthandMario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, to name a very select few.Nintendofans in particular will quick...
so I’ve grown up with the catchy themes of the classic Mario and Donkey Kong franchises. Later, I playedThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timeon my dad’s Nintendo 64 (though I grew better at humming along to the music than defeating the enemies). You need only listen to the opening ...
as well as more recent games includingMario + Rabbids: Battle Kingdom,Civilization: Beyond Earth, andYooka-Laylee. Before getting into game music he was a classically trained trumpet player from childhood, and later played in pub bands and a couple bigger British bands, Zoot and the Roots and...
The Willamette River, flowing to the north, cuts through the middle of town on its way to the Columbia River, which, on its way west to the Pacific Ocean, forms the border between Oregon and Washington. Cannon Beach and Seaside are the towns on the Pacific Ocean closest to Portland, both...