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British composer
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27 August 1968(Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
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Biography
Introduction
Robin Beanland (born 27 August 1968 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) is a British composer of video game music, composing music for numerous Rare titles, such as the Killer Instinct franchise, Conker's Bad Fur Day (which he also co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Seavor), and many others. Prior to joining Rare, Beanland composed music for TV and films.
Video game music credits
| Title | Year | System | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Country | 1994 | SNES | With Eveline Fischer and David Wise |
| Killer Instinct | SNES, Arcade | With Graeme Norgate | |
| Killer Instinct 2 | 1996 | Arcade | |
| GoldenEye 007 | 1997 | N64 | With Grant Kirkhope and Norgate |
| Twelve Tales: Conker 64 | Unreleased | With Fischer | |
| Jet Force Gemini | 1999 | With Alistair Lindsay | |
| Conker's Pocket Tales | GBC | With Fischer | |
| Conker's Bad Fur Day | 2001 | N64 | Also co-wrote the game's script with Chris Seavor |
| Star Fox Adventures | 2002 | Game Cube | Performed various instruments |
| Donkey Kong Country | 2003 | GBA | With Jamie Hughes |
| Sabre Wulf | 2004 | ||
| It's Mr. Pants | 2005 | With Fischer and Wise | |
| Banjo-Pilot | With Jamie Hughes | ||
| Conker: Live & Reloaded | Xbox | ||
| Kameo: Elements of Power | Xbox 360 | Sound effects and character voices. | |
| Viva Piñata | 2006 | Sound effects and character voices. | |
| Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | 2008 | With Kirkhope and Dave Clynick | |
| Kinect Sports | 2010 | With Dave Clynick | |
| Kinect Sports: Season Two | 2011 | ||
| Fable Heroes | 2012 | ||
| Kinect PlayFit | |||
| Kinect Sports Rivals | 2014 | Xbox One | |
| Rare Replay | 2015 | With Rich Aitken. | |
| Sea of Thieves | 2018 | Xbox One, Windows | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Switch | Original game supervisor |
Awards
In 2001, Beanland was nominated and went on to win a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Conker's Bad Fur Day.
In 2019, Beanland was nominated and won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Video Game Score for Sea of Thieves.