The story BEHIND the Banjo Kazooie soundtrack with Grant Kirkhope (+ his many musical influences)

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I'm honored to share my conversation with legendary video game composer, Grant Kirkhope - whose work ranges from Goldeneye 007 to Perfect Dark to Sparks of Hope to, of course, the Banjo Kazooie franchise.
We spoke about the music that inspired him throughout his career (Queen, Sinatra, Elton John) and how some of it may have snuck its way into his compositions, specifically in 1998's Banjo Kazooie. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
1:40 Grant's early influences
2:57 Heavy metal?
3:36 Sinatra talk
4:25 Pre-Rareware musical journey!
6:31 Joining Rare
4:41 Goldeneye 007
8:37 First songs for Banjo
12:07 TV/cartoon influences
13:23 Writing locations?
15:11 Favorite tracks now
16:33 Seeing the finished product
18:36 Thoughts today
Catch me on socials -
Twitter/X: / brentonblanchet
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#nintendo64 #rareware #banjokazooie #retrogaming #nintendo #n64 #goldeneye007 #videogames #soundtracks

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26 июн 2024

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@Dipwad_Omega 9 дней назад

No offense but it's WILD that someone with 97 subs could get an interview with Grant. Just shows how much of a genuinely cool dude he is

@SID3QU3STS 9 дней назад

I’m a music journalist by day - so that helped! And he certainly is a cool dude. Thanks a ton for watching!

@classicsbycandace 15 дней назад

I played the heck out of “Banjo Kazooie” when I was a little girl! Congrats to a great interview with the legendary, Grant Kirkhope!!! 🎶🎹🥁🎸🎵👏🏽💯

@SID3QU3STS 15 дней назад

Truly a classic - thanks for checking out the chat!

@gubbothehuggo2771 3 дня назад

He even bought Hot Space. Based Kirkhope

@StarTropicsKing 3 дня назад

Grant is one of the biggest reasons I got into music as a kid! He has a way to represent percussion instruments far beyond normal VGM composers. He’s also the reason I love triplets so much. :)

@SID3QU3STS 3 дня назад

So great to hear. And nobody does it quite like him! Hope you enjoyed this one

@ultimaweapon6 8 часов назад

This is him!!!??? Wow this guy is literally a legend

@stunningcactus978 9 дней назад

I think Grant single-handedly shaped my tonal understanding of music when I was young lol

@Ray_2112 13 дней назад

Good questions, letting him talk without interrupting - great interview, thanks! Funny how he grew up with all those bands and then later wrote great music himself...that I grew up with and then later I became a big Queen, Rainbow and Deep Purple fan as well. 😄

@SID3QU3STS 13 дней назад

Appreciate your kindness and the view! Glad you could connect here too

@OfficiallyCaptured 2 дня назад

Grant's music will forever be ingrained into my soul, what talent!

@Alan-mr8sl 12 дней назад

Yes! Right! I am in my thirty 's and still humming and listening too!

@SID3QU3STS 12 дней назад

Forever stuck in our heads - thanks for watching!

@manaboutsound 13 часов назад

Grant was and still is a huge inspiration to me, love all of his work. And now I work in games full time every day, thanks to people like him.

@SID3QU3STS 12 часов назад

So inspiring! Thanks a ton for checking this video out

@jeffersonspyplanemusic 8 часов назад

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

@SID3QU3STS 5 часов назад

Agreed!

@DenkyManner 8 часов назад

Now that he's pointed it out, the Mr. Benn music is quite similar to Banjo in general. The main theme of Mr. Benn also incroporates the tri tone thing

@EvilApple567 8 дней назад

As amazing as BK's soundtrack in particular is, what really elevates it to true greatness is just how well it captures the ambiance, environments, and themes of each world. The fact he said he was just going off his mental interpretation of whatever they told him that area's theme would be is incredible. I would've wholly expected the team to have tightly developed the world and ost in concert to achieve the amazing symmetry in areas like Treasure Trove Cove, Clanker's Cavern, Freezeezy Peak, Gobi's Valley, and Mad Monster Mansion. While he was certainly correct about himself and contemporaries being at the right place and the right time to develop the masterpieces they did, I hope he doesn't discount his essential role in that. It almost doesn't make sense how well BK in particular (even though honestly I prefer Tooie) was put together by all involved. Everything fit together just right, like a jigsaw if you will.

@SID3QU3STS 8 дней назад

So well put! What a beautiful soundtrack, excellent game and great legacy - and Grant played such a special role in it all. Appreciate you watching & your comment!

@cftvdata 13 дней назад

This randomly showed up in my feed this morning, and I'm so glad I watched! I played both Banjo games nonstop (along with Goldeneye) as a kid, so Grant's songs are permanently drilled into my subconscious, lol. Very cool to hear his reflections on his evolution as a songwriter and musician.

@SID3QU3STS 13 дней назад

Thanks for watching! And totally agreed - Grant has really left us with melodies that’ll last forever.

@GalekC 11 дней назад

DK64 for me but same effin boat

@SparkyMK3 15 дней назад

Wonderful video! Grant Kirkhope is a treasure and I'm so glad you got to talk to him about his work and influences! Instant subscribe!

@SID3QU3STS 15 дней назад

Thanks so much for watching & great to have you following along!

@joelsandberg5494 11 дней назад

During the AGDQ 2016 run of BK, Grant called in to talk about the soundtrack. Grant's son was playing BK on the Xbox but Grant didn't tell his son that he did the soundtrack until the end. And I remember he described hearing it again as like finding your favorite, worn out pair of slippers and they're just so comfortable.

@SID3QU3STS 11 дней назад

Man that’s beautiful stuff, appreciate you sharing & thank you for watching!

@Oscar-Guzman 5 дней назад

Awesome video. Glad you got the opportunity to speak to the legendary Grant Kirkhope. He is my favorite video game composer. I listen to his soundtracks over and over for a very long time. I wish he composed many more of my favorite video game series like he got to do with Donkey Kong & Mario. He’s absolutely incredible at his work of art.

@SID3QU3STS 5 дней назад

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it & his wonderful work

@Nintendude. 11 дней назад

Thanks to Banjo-Kazooie it got me into videogames, first played it at a Kmart having so much fun in Mumbo's Mountain, amazing song and level that got me hooked on the game. And after buying the game I as greeted by amazing music wherever new place I go, thank you Grant Kirkhope and everyone that worked at Rare and in the game.

@SID3QU3STS 11 дней назад

Glad to hear it still resonates with you - thanks for watching!

@lawofgames9978 11 дней назад

Glad you were able to make this happen! I love Banjo-Kazooie, that was my childhood growing up! Hearing how Grant was able to make these musical masterpieces in the first place was beautiful! I wouldn’t realize that he some inspiration from Queen and other musical talented people! Grant Kurkhope you have made the world seem a little smaller than I thought!

@SID3QU3STS 11 дней назад

So appreciate you watching & leaving a comment! 🤝

@ultimaweapon6 7 часов назад

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

@SonicJrandSarah 15 дней назад

That was fantastic to hear.

@SID3QU3STS 15 дней назад

Appreciate you listening!

@Dolphins-ov5oe 15 дней назад

Thank you grant !

@ugikie 2 дня назад

What an amazing video, thank you so much for making this! Grant is a legend

@SID3QU3STS 2 дня назад

This means so much, thanks for checking it out!

@mode7rap 9 дней назад

Love the Banjo Kazooie soundtrack! Great interview, and insight into the music!

@SID3QU3STS 9 дней назад

So glad you enjoyed!

@thedarklordofcats339 10 дней назад

Great and inspiring video! Very good with getting straight to his answers. My only recommendation if you do more of these, is to have a voice-over read the question that the interviewee is answering, so it's easier for people who can't watch to video to get all the essential details.

@SID3QU3STS 10 дней назад

Thanks for watching & so appreciate the feedback! That's a great point for those just listening. I'll work on that in the next one!

@Gruntilda-Winkybunion 12 дней назад

Mr. Kirkhope!

@SID3QU3STS 12 дней назад

The best there is!

@nz7166 4 дня назад

was waiting to see this for a long time

@SID3QU3STS 4 дня назад

Thanks for checking it out!

@FSAPOJake 7 дней назад

Grant being a massive Queen fan is not a shocker, but it also makes me very happy. I absolutely love 70s Queen.

@SID3QU3STS 7 дней назад

The best of the best. Thanks for watching!

@evan2902 2 дня назад

Banjo Kazooie was one of those games I'd rent out of the grocery store in the early 2000s religiously when I was between the ages of 5 and 6. I think it was the idea of a bear protagonist that really sold me on it because I happened to be a very big fan of the teddy ruxpin IP before I even knew what the fuck a video game was. Not the biggest music guy at 28 but just hearing about grant kirkhopes involvement was enough to get me to buy the yooka layeee games and I believe he's involved with the OST of some dkc clone coming out soon if I'm not mistaken

@SID3QU3STS 2 дня назад

Sounds exactly like my thought process as a kid when convincing my parents to rent games for us lol. Appreciate you checking this out!

@Princess_Leaf 9 дней назад

Thx for this interview !! And Grant you're such a wonderful person !!!

@SID3QU3STS 9 дней назад

Thank you for watching! Hopefully some more to come soon!

@goldsaturn25 8 дней назад

I'm sitting here wondering if I've been wearing my Sennheiser headphones wrong for years after seeing how Mr. Kirkhope wears them.

@fruitsnackia2012 2 дня назад

theres this one comment on the treasure trove cove ost video on youtube where this guy was a DJ on some beach and at the end of the day decided to play the treasure trove cove theme over the usual crap. every one loved it acording to him but he did get in troble with the person that hired him for the job. if a person is willing to play VGM to the public beach you know the music was good :P thats still one of my favorites stories for the music of this game.

@SID3QU3STS 2 дня назад

About to go on a jog rn and now I’m highly considering throwing some banjo on the playlist lol. Thanks for checking this out

@fruitsnackia2012 2 дня назад

@@SID3QU3STS hve a nice jog! :P

@GalekC 11 дней назад

the guy who wrote DK64 & B-T songs that i can be addicted to listening to...FAILED some music test(s) before he wrote those??? & the guy who also has a pretty huge influence on Gooseworx (TADC) to boot?? maaaan, school is so wacky. Also, the order at which you guys are going over B-K's bgm is similar to from my most-favorite ones lol

@SID3QU3STS 11 дней назад

So nuts isn’t it? Thanks for the view and glad you enjoyed watching!