Robin Beanland Explained

Robin Beanland
Nationality:British
Occupation:Composer

Robin Beanland 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. The only current game that he continues to produce music for is Sea of Thieves.[1]

Video game music credits

YearTitleNotes
1994Donkey Kong CountryWith Eveline Fischer and David Wise[2]
Killer InstinctWith Graeme Norgate
1996Killer Instinct 2/Gold
1997GoldenEye 007With Norgate and Grant Kirkhope[3]
1999Conker's Pocket TalesWith Fischer
Jet Force GeminiWith Norgate and Alistair Lindsay
Donkey Kong 64Support team
Donkey Kong Country (GBC Version)Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Color Team
2000Perfect DarkStaff ("Trent's Henchmen")
2001Conker's Bad Fur DayAlso co-wrote the game's script with Chris Seavor
2002Star Fox AdventuresPerformed various instruments
2003Donkey Kong Country (GBA version)With Jamie Hughes
2004Sabre Wulf
It's Mr. PantsWith Fischer and Wise
2005Banjo-PilotWith Hughes
Conker: Live & Reloaded
Sound effects and character voices.
2006Viva PiƱata
2008Rare Family
With Kirkhope and Dave Clynick
2010Kinect SportsWith Dave Clynick
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars RacingSpecial thanks
I Wanna Be the BoshyUses music from Killer Instinct
2011
2012Kinect PlayFit
Fable HeroesWith Steve Burke
2013Killer InstinctOriginal themes, special thanks
2014Kinect Sports Rivals
2015Rare ReplayWith Richard Aitken
2018Sea of Thieves
Super Smash Bros. UltimateOriginal game supervisor (Banjo & Kazooie DLC)
2020BattletoadsSpecial thanks

Awards

!Year!Title!Recipient!Result
2001British Academy of Film and Television Arts awardConker's Bad Fur Day[4] Win
2019Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Video Game Score for Sea of Thieves[5] Win

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://lostvgm.com/vgmrush/artist.php?id=47 VGM Rush's Beanland profile.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20051227091731/http://www.rareware.com/extra/scribes/scribes_content.html Rare: Scribes (December 21, 2005)
  3. grantkirkhope. 1618323893894381568. Here's the run down of who wrote what on Goldeneye.
  4. Web site: BAFTA Awards - Interactive Sound in 2001. 19 June 2015. BAFTA Awards.
  5. Web site: 23 May 2019. Winners Announced for The Ivors 2019. 11 August 2020. The Ivors Academy.