hey mate, we are a new fresh podcast spanish speakesr, but we know wnglish. Thing is, we love this guy and in this first episode my friend talked about him. I just wanted to know if he would be interested to aprar on a Chilean podcast. That would be so damn sick. Sorry for being so straigth to the quuestion, but this interview is gold, and my friend would faint if we could speak with him! TAHNKS!

I love how Brenton just can't stop grinning.

Great interview.

A living legend. Im getting nostalgic for this game and I only played it 4 years ago in lockdown lol. And the music is literally the best on the n64 and possibly the best off all time. Great interview

Straight savage son!!!! He composed the soundtrack of a whole generation!!!!

Randomly played the game and was wondering 😭what happened to all the kids

That would be so fuckin tight to see the bully score live; do it, Shawn!

This was a joy to watch :)

Shawn Lee is a legend 👍

wtf bro this deserves hundreds of views !!!!! Keep up the good work

Brilliant interview. My favourite game of all time, and the music was a crucial element of the game. True masterpiece. Thanks Brenton and Grant for this insight.

Amazing picks all around, kudos, Dom.

I LOVE NICKTOONS UNITE!!!!!!!!!!

i was just listening to the soundtrack n was thinking abt this! sick to hear his perspective on it

LOVE YOU DOM

"I feel like I can tell when people are inspired by the same things as me" Yeah, absolutely. I think that's one of the reasons I enjoy Dom's music so much: Lots of overlap in the video games we grew up loving

That’s so cool

Nba street series was something i played soooo many hours with my brother and friends over the years. So amazing! I had to buy all of them for ps2 and GameCube!

Love Dom!

This interview was just a delight to listen to. So many of my own questions that I've had for years finally answered. Thank you!

Didn't respect my time with the clickbait open so I skipped to the end to see what game it was and didn't watch any of your content.

Great find! I was so happy to watch this video and see what you found! Your starting to really do some good game hunting! The metal is a heat shield on n64 games

This was an illuminating perspective on a game with a great premise. I'm glad I saw this.

I played the hell out of these games. Both of them!!! Still hoping for a Banjo Threeie with the original team!!! Great interview

Nice!

I love the fact that he gives this kind of interview!

what a coincidence, he wore out a queen record, I wore out my BK and BT cartridges, huh

Scotty doesn't know

Shout out to cheap small TCL TV’s they rock. Nice grail man!

dude you could of just buy a legit copy on steam i got my copy for 9$ on steam you dont need the physical anymore i no longer buy cartragets i am working on disc consoles like xbox og ps1 ps2 ps3 ps4 psp ps vita and switch and ds and switch and 3ds games and few gameboy color and advance mostly the pokemon games you could got chronotrigger for 10$ on sale also i collecting for the xbox one series x and ps5 as well

If you can find a working crt, id highly recommend using it for an optimal experience. I wish I could experience this game for the first time again. Enjoy it.

I'm glad Grant mentioned that he really likes the Final Battle theme, it's such an outstanding ending piece for a video game, especially when listening and watching the gameplay. I love the cover from FamilyJules featuring Grant, I imagine combining his work with metal was a lot of fun! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJLZkp-cjrGnrdk

It's still the best game ever made to this day.

Very cool that you were able to interview him, and really interesting to hear his thoughts too!

Yes! My kind of video! So happy you got it! I'm gonna do a snes jrpg video soon! I'm sure you will love it aswell! You got the manual that's close to $100 alone. I got lucky once when I bought my Conker Box cause the guy had the manual and it was so minty. Congrats!

Thank you for this great interview, Grant Kirkhope is such a genuine, wonderful person and a legendary composer on top of that. His compositions are a huge part of the sweet memories of playing Banjo-Kazooie as a kid, I love listening to the soundtrack on KZbin

Grant isn't the reason why I love video game music, he's the REASON I LOVE MUSIC!!!!!! What an absolute friendly chap. I got to send him a letter thanking him for his contribution to my life and he signed my PHYSICAL copy of the BK soundtrack!!! Since he was the voice of Mumbo, he wrote OO-MI-NAKA on the sleeve

Great interview, you let the man talk most of the time. That's all you need to do when you're talking to a legend.

Fantastic format. I love the idea of theming questions with the material at hand. Very enjoyable.

I’m a little late to the party, but my Grant Kirkhope story is pretty special to me and I think this would be an appropriate place to share it! It was the autumn of 2015 and one of my best friends surprised me with two passes to a game developers’ conference in Ohio. We were in high school at the time-him an aspiring game dev, me an aspiring composer with a deep love for game music. Of course I was most excited for the Grank Kirkhope panel, and came loaded with a question for the Q&A. He had made mention in his Guest Grumps appearance that the tritone was a central motif in the Banjo soundtrack, intended to represent the dissonant personalities of the two lead characters. My question to him was, “How much of your writing process is informed by that kind of theory-based approach?” I was a prog nerd as well, dying to hear him extol the praises of an academic approach to the craft. His wacky, colorful soundtracks MUST have been fully loaded with that sort of intention, right? Instead, he basically said, “Nah, I just get behind a keyboard and make random noises until I hear the right thing, then ride it out on sheer vibes from there.” Heavily paraphrased, but that was the gist. And it intimidated the HELL out of me. Growing up playing classical, I knew theory from day one. When you’re playing music, theory is immensely helpful to the learning process. It’s much easier to practice a piece when you have a formal set of instructions. But writing isn’t the same as playing music. Good music isn’t derived from theory-based algorithms; not only does it allow for randomness, but it THRIVES on it. The most exciting music defies our expectations, so what good is an established process for making original music? Basically, I asked Grant if Real Composers™️ like him were frequently in the business of compositional cheat codes. His reply forced me to sit behind my instrument, git gud, fuck around and find out. Don’t constrain myself with uninspiring dogma. Break all the rules, and have more fun in the process. Guess which approach has served me better in the long run!

would kill for a modern banjo kazooie with Grant at the helm

Well Never did I ever ! I’m 35, born and bred North Yorkshire in a town called Scarborough, playing Banjo Kazooie in the 90s, why have I got this far without realising Grant is a local lad ! Been a huge fan such a long time just like you I’m a hardworking northern lass. Brilliant interview 👏

It's really incredible how the melodies are still burned into my mind after all these years. Grant is a great musician who made my childhood more beautiful. I hope that one day I can also conjure up memories in the hearts of the players so that they can forget the burden of the world for a moment.

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Get you someone who looks at you, like SID3QU3STS looks at Grant Kirkhope :D Just jokin. Great interview and awesome person. Grew up with N64 and all the Rare Games. The music was my LIFE. Had a monthly N64 magazine that came with a OST CD every xy months ... Banjo holds a special place in my heart :') Cheers from Germany.

Awe-inspiring interview. Always loved his music and it's so cool to hear Grant's story and how insanely grounded he is :) Click-clock Wood is one of my absolute favourites!!! Especially with the seasonal changes... absolutely brilliant!

Brilliant interview. I love how everyone on KZbin says this game shapes their childhood. I was 25 when it came out and it still amazes me today. I loved watching Mr Benn as a child and totally get how the theme fits in. I've also subscribed 😊

Awesome video. Rare was the best on the system. Perfect Dark and Banjo Tooie are my favourite games of all time. Please check me out!!

If I could I would absolutely pay him Compose a song or so Like when people pay voice actors to say certain lines

One man who doesn’t get enough credit in the music world.