Graeme Norgate
Biography
Graeme Norgate is a British video game music composer known for his work on titles developed by Rare. His first project at the company was composing music for the Game Boy game "Donkey Kong Land". He later contributed to the soundtracks of "Blast Corps" and "GoldenEye 007". Norgate worked closely with fellow Rare composer Robin Beanland, and together they contributed to the original soundtrack of "Killer Instinct" in the 1990s. His other work for Rare includes compositions for "Diddy Kong Racing", "Jet Force Gemini", and "Perfect Dark".
Before joining Rare in 1994, Norgate worked in a bank. He later became part of Free Radical Design, where he continued working in game audio. The company was later acquired by Crytek and renamed Crytek UK, with Norgate remaining in the role of audio director. After the closure of Crytek UK, he joined Dambuster Studios.
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Outside of video game music, Norgate played synthesizer and programmed drums for the bands FWNT and The Catch between 1991 and 1992. He has also produced remixes under the alias Virez, including reinterpretations of tracks by artists such as Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Goteki, Code 64, Seize, and Illumina.
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Video game soundtracks
Killer Instinct (1994, with Robin Beanland, also converted music for the SNES and Game Boy versions.)
Donkey Kong Land (1995, with David Wise)
Blast Corps (1997)
GoldenEye 007 (1997, with Grant Kirkhope and Robin Beanland)
Diddy Kong Racing (1997, sound effects)
Jet Force Gemini (1999, with Robin Beanland and Alistair Lindsay)
Perfect Dark (2000, with Grant Kirkhope and David Clynick)
TimeSplitters (2000, with Grant Kirkhope and others)
TimeSplitters 2 (2002)
Second Sight (2004, with Christian Marcussen)
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (2005)
Crysis (2007, audio director)
Haze (2008, with Christian Marcussen and Cris Velasco)
Gangsta' Zombies (2010, uses music from "Killer Instinct")
I Wanna Be the Boshy (2010, uses music from "Killer Instinct")
Crysis 2 (2011, audio director)
Twist Pilot (2012)
The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012)
Gangsta' Pets (2012)
AXRIA Retro World (2012)
Crysis 3 (2013, audio director)
Ryse: Son of Rome (2013, with Crytek Nottingham Developers)
Killer Instinct (2013, special thanks)
Q.U.B.E.: Director's Cut (2014)
Rare Replay (2015)
Crack Attack (2015)
Polygoly (2015)
Homefront: The Revolution (2016, audio director)
Carnival Blast (2019)
Tamarin (2020, ambient tracks and sound design)
Dead Island 2 (2023, audio director, additional voices)
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