Allister Brimble
Allister Mark Brimble (born 29 November 1970 in Westminster, London, England) is a British video game music composer. Brimble began composing music and sound effects for the video game industry in the mid-1980s. He also produced various audio tracks, as "Brimble's Beats", that were distributed on cover disks of magazines including CU Amiga and Amiga Format.
Allister Brimble | |
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Born | Westminster, London, England | 29 November 1970
Origin | Exeter, Devon |
Genres | Electronic, Soundtrack |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Years active | 1987–present |
Website | allisterbrimble |
Brimble works as a freelance musician and sound designer for the games and console industry and used to work alongside colleague Anthony Putson at the now defunct Orchestral Media Developments.[1] He wrote the theme tune for an indoor theme park in Abu Dhabi.[2] Allister's extensive experience in alternative formats allowed him to compose for many gaming platforms
Gameography
Brimble has contributed to a multitude of games spanning over many formats, including:
- The Driver Syndicate (2020)
- Overload (2018)
- Transport Fever (2016)
- Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers (2016), for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch
- Prison Architect (2015), for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4
- The Smurfs (2015), for the Nintendo 3DS
- The Smurfs (2011)
- Goat Simulator (2015), for the Xbox One and Xbox 360
- Frozen Synapse Prime (2014)
- Train Fever (2014)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2013), for the Nintendo 3DS
- Bratz Fashion Boutique (2013)
- Katsuma Unleashed (2013)
- Pro Foosball (2013)
- Fluidity: Spin Cycle (2012)
- Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park (2012)
- Imagine Fashion World 3D (2012)
- Bejeweled 3 (2012), for the Nintendo DS
- Tofu Collection (2012)
- Lets Ride! Best In Breed 3D (2012)
- Pets Paradise Resort 3D (2011)
- Gogo's Crazy Bones (2011)
- Dagedar (2011)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (video game) (2011), for the Nintendo DS
- Einstein’s Brain Power (2011)
- Hop (2011)
- Fluidity (2010)
- SteamWorld Tower Defense (2010)
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010), for the Nintendo DS
- Bakugan Battle Trainer (2010)
- Disney's A Christmas Carol for Nintendo DS (2009)
- I`m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! (2009), for the Nintendo DS
- Planet 51 (2009), for the Nintendo DS
- Petz Pony Beauty Pageant (2009)
- Take A Break`s: Puzzle Master (2009)
- Overlord: Minions (2009)
- Need for Speed: Undercover (2008), for the PlayStation 2, Wii, PlayStation Portable
- My Pet Pony (2008)
- 1 vs. 100 (2008 video game) (2008)
- Mes Gallops 3D (2008)
- Lets Play Mum (2008)
- Lets Play Shops (2008)
- Lets Play Schools (2008)
- Football Director DS (2008)
- Puzzler Collection (2008)
- My Horse & Me 2 (2008), for the Nintendo DS
- TrackMania Turbo (DS) (2008)
- Race Driver: Grid (2008), for the Nintendo DS
- Fort Boyard. Le Jeu (2008), for the Nintendo DS
- Koh-Lanta (2008)
- New International Track & Field (2008)
- Arctic Tale (2007), for the Game Boy Advance
- Deviens Miss France (2007)
- Code De La Route Edition 2008 (2007)
- Best Of Card Games (2007)
- Best Of Board Games (2007)
- Backyard Hockey (2007), for the Nintendo DS
- Backyard Basketball 2007 (2007), for the Nintendo DS
- Backyard Baseball (2007), for the Nintendo DS
- Clive Barker's Jericho (2007), for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- My Horse & Me (2007), for the Nintendo DS
- Kid Paddle: Blorks Invasion (2007)
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (video game) (2007), for the Nintendo DS
- Di-Gata Defenders (2007), for the Nintendo DS
- Dead 'n' Furious (2007)
- Arthur and the Invisibles (2007), for the Game Boy Advance
- Deal or No Deal (video game) (2006), for the Nintendo DS
- Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (2006), for the Game Boy Advance
- Garfield and His Nine Lives (2006)
- Xiaolin Showdown (video game) (2006), for the Nintendo DS
- Micro Machines V4 (2006), on the Nintendo DS
- Dance Factory (video game) (2006)
- Totally Spies! 2: Undercover (2006)
- Family Feud (2006), for the Game Boy Advance
- Go! Sudoku (2005)
- Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum (2005), for the Nintendo DS
- Bionicle: Maze of Shadows (2005)
- Noddy a Day In ToyLand (2005)
- Duel Masters - Shadow Of The Code (2005)
- Retro Atari Classics (2005)
- Kid Paddle (2005), for Game Boy Advance
- Titeuf Mission Nadia (2005)
- Totally Spies! (2005)
- Driver 3 (2005), for the Game Boy Advance
- Backyard Basketball 2 (2004)
- Alien Hominid (2004), for the Game Boy Advance
- Lego Knights' Kingdom (2004)
- Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge (2004)
- Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2004), for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS
- Chris Sawyer's Locomotion (2004)
- Titeuf 2 (2004)
- Duel Masters: Sempai Legends (2004)
- Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown (2004)
- ¡Mucha Lucha! (2003), for the Game Boy Advance
- Sega Arcade Gallery (2003)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (video game) (2003), for the Game Boy Advance
- Stuntman (video game) (2003), for the Game Boy Advance
- Medal of Honor: Infiltrator (2003)
- Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon (2003)
- Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), for the Game Boy Advance
- Dr. Muto (2003), for the Game Boy Advance
- World Touring Car Rally (2003)
- Need for Speed: Underground (2003), for the Game Boy Advance
- He-Man: Power of Grayskull (2002)
- Steven Gerrard's Total Soccer (2002), for the Game Boy Advance
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Fohlen Felix In Gefahr (2002)
- Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness (2002)
- V-Rally 3 (2002), for the Game Boy Advance
- RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 (2002)
- XXX (2002), for the Game Boy Advance
- Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (2002), for the Game Boy Advance
- High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 (2002), for the Game Boy Color
- Mr. Nutz (2001), for the Game Boy Advance
- Robocop (2001), for the Game Boy Advance
- Planet Monsters (2001), for the Game Boy Advance
- Gremlins (2001), for the Game Boy Advance
- Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (2001), for the Game Boy Advance
- DOOM (2001), for the Game Boy Advance
- The Italian Job (2001)
- Superman (2001), for the Game Boy Color
- Titeuf (2001), for the Game Boy Color
- Colin McRae Rally (2001), for the Game Boy Color
- Hot Potato (2001)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001), for the Game Boy Color
- Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX (2001), for the Game Boy Advance
- Extreme Ghostbusters (2001), for the Game Boy Color
- 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (2000), for the Game Boy Color
- 007 Racing (2000)
- Chicken Run (2000), for the Game Boy Color
- The Dukes of Hazzard (2000), for the Game Boy Color
- Cool Bricks (2000), for the Game Boy Color
- Toobin' (2000), for the Game Boy Color
- HydroSport Racing (2000)
- Driver 2 (2000)
- The Flintstones: Burgertime in Bedrock (2000)
- Road Rash (2000), for the Game Boy Color
- Olympics 2000 (2000), for the N64
- Jimmy White's 2: Cueball (2000)
- Carmageddon (2000), for the Game Boy Color
- Renegade Racers (2000)
- Lucky Luke (1999)
- Rat Attack! (1999)
- Casper (1999), for the Game Boy Color
- Driver (1999)
- RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999)
- Magical Drop (1999), for the Game Boy Color
- Abomination: The Nemesis Project (1999)
- Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas (1999)
- Gangsters: Organized Crime (1998)
- Ghosts 'n Goblins (1998), for the Game Boy Color
- Three Lions (1998)
- Glover (1998), unreleased soundtrack rejected by the publisher
- Bubble Bubble 2 (1998), for the PlayStation
- Monster Trucks (1997)
- Toy Story (1996), for the SNES
- Descent II (1996)
- Wrath Of Earth (1996)
- Grand Prix Manager 2 (1996)
- X-COM: Terror from the Deep (1996)
- Crazy Bus (1996)
- Zeewolf 2: Wild Justice (1996)
- Pinocchio (1996)
- Worms (1996), for the SNES
- Subwar 2050 (1995), on the Amiga
- The Lion King (1995), on the Amiga and PC
- Descent (1995)
- Asterix & Obelix (1995)
- Screamer (1995)
- ATR: All Terrain Racing (1995)
- Kingpin (1995)
- Sid Meier's Colonization (1995), for the Amiga
- Boo! (1995), for the SNES (cancelled)
- Apache Gunship (1995)
- Super Loopz (1995)
- Road Runner (1995)
- X-COM: Enemy Unknown (1994), for the PlayStation
- Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (1994), for the Amiga
- Sensible Golf (1994)
- The Incredible Crash Dummies (1994)
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1994)
- Cannon Fodder (1994)
- Street Racer (1994)
- Alien Breed: Tower Assault (1994)
- Arcade Pool (1994)
- Ultimate Body Blows (1994)
- Mr Tuff (1994), for the SNES (cancelled)
- Tinhead (1994), for the SNES (cancelled)
- Zeewolf (1994)
- World Cup Striker (1994)
- Impossible Mission 2025 (1994)
- Bubble and Squeak (1994)
- World Cup Striker (Japan) (1994)
- Mortal Kombat II (1993), on the Amiga
- Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep (1993)
- Dino Dini's Goal (1993)
- Noddy (1993)
- Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues (1993)
- Body Blows Galactic (1993)
- Overdrive (1993)
- The Lawnmower Man (1993)
- Slicks (1993)
- Seymour Goes To Hollywood (1993)
- Sergeant Seymour Robocop (1993)
- Superfrog (1993)
- Aladdin (1993), for MS-DOS
- Mortal Kombat (1992)
- Body Blows (1992)
- Project-X (1992)
- Assassin (1992)
- Indy Heat (1992)
- Dojo Dan (1992)
- Rampart (1992), C64 version only
- Murray Mouse (1992)
- Big Run (1992)
- Linus Spacehead (1992)
- Pro Baseball Simulator (1992)
- Big Nose Freaks Out (1992)
- Captain Dynamo (1992)
- Robin Hood Legend Quest (1992)
- Super Seymour (1992)
- Wild West Seymour (1992)
- Tom & Jerry (1992), for the SNES
- The Lost Vikings (1992)
- Slightly Magic (1991)
- Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk (1991)
- Dizzy Down the Rapids (1991)
- Spellbound Dizzy (1991)
- Full Contact (1991)
- Spacegun (1991)
- Pro Soccer Simulator (1991)
- Kamikaze (1991), not to be confused with Komai's game by the same name
- Super Seymour (1991)
- Road Riot (1991)
- 1st Division Manager (1991)
- Tilt (1991)
- CJ In The USA (1991)
- Big Nose the Caveman (1991)
- CJ's Elephant Antics (1991)
- Terminator 2 (1991), for the Game Boy and Amiga
- Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker (1991)
- Alien Breed (1991)
- The Hunt for Red October (1990)
- Dizzy Panic! (1990)
- Plexu (1990)
- Wonderland (1990)
- AMOS (1990)
- Liverpool (1990)
- Boomerang Kid (1990)
- Mean Machines (1990)
- The Sword And The Rose (1990)
- Italia 1990 (1990)
- Grand Prix Simulator (1990)
- MiG-29: Soviet Fighter (1989)
- Whacky Darts (1989)
- Terries Big Day Out (1989)
- Time Soldiers (1989), not to be confused with Alpha Denshi's game by the same name
- Fantasy World Dizzy (1989)
- Treasure Island Dizzy (1989)
- Nitro Boost Challenge (1989)
- Miami Chase (1989)
- Death Stalker (1989)
- By Fair Means or Foul (1989)
- Spellfire the Sorcerer (Wizard Willy) (1989)
- Rock Star Ate My Hamster (1988)
- Fastfood Dizzy (1987)
- Thunderbirds (1987)
Projects
In 2013, Brimble released a compilation, The Amiga Works (Classic Amiga tunes),[3] along with a remaster of his previous album Sounds Digital[4] and many other including The Spectrum Works,[5] which includes some remasters of tunes from other artists.
References
- "Orchestral Media Developments". Orchestralmedia.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Orchestral Media spends Summer in Abu Dhabi « Orchestral Media". Orchestralmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- "Allister Brimble The Amiga Works". Anarchy Productions.
- "Sounds Digital (2017 Remaster), by Allister Brimble". Allisterbrimble.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- "The Spectrum Works, by Allister Brimble". Allisterbrimble.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
External links
- Allister Brimble's Personal Website
- Allister Brimble's page at ExoticA with downloads for his Amiga Music and CD albums.
- Artist profile at OverClocked ReMix
- Allister Brimble discography at MusicBrainz
Interviews
- "An Interview with Allister Brimble" Remix64: Carr, Neil (Jun. 13, 2001)
- "Interview with Allister Brimble" Baker, Ben