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{{Infobox Composer
 
{{Infobox Composer
| Name        = Mark Thomas William Cooksey
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| Name        = Mark Thomas William Cooksey
| Picture    = Mcooksey1.jpg
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| Picture    = Mcooksey2.jpg
| Born        = January 18, 1966 (Age 48)
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| Gender      = Male
| BirthPlace  = Unknown
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| Born        = 1966-01-18
| Nationality = British
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| BirthPlace  = Unknown
| Flag        = UK
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| Nationality = English
| Aliases    = Tony Deaf, M.T.W. Cooksey, M Cooksey, Mark
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| Flag        = England
| Website    = sites.google.com/site/mtwmusicsite/
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| Aliases    = Mr Cooksey    <!--Ramparts C64
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        --><br />M.Cooksey    <!--Paperboy AMI
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        --><br />M Cooksey    <!--Paperboy AST
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        --><br />Dr K          <!--Crack Down C64
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        --><br />Tony Deaf     <!--
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        --><br />M.T.W. Cooksey<!--
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        --><br />Mark         <!--
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        --><br />Firq          <!-- -->
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| Website    = sites.google.com/site/mtwmusicsite/
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''''Mark Cooksey''''' is a British composer who has been working on video game music ever since the 1980's and is one of the better known game musicians. He started music when he played the piano as a small child. Mark graduated college with a degree in science and was looking for a job. He saw an ad for [[Elite]] looking for a programmer and it interested him so he went to apply for the job in 1985. The boss of Elite, Brian Wilcox, asked Mark to write him a 6502 assembly player on Mark's Oric Atmos computer. After he did that, Wilcox asked Cooksey to write a tune to their game Airwolf using the assembly player Mark wrote for him. After he did, he was given the job as an audio engineer which Mark did not expect. From that point on he composed music for almost all of Elite's games. In 1986, Mark left Elite but then later joined again 1989 and then he left again in 1990. While working at Elite, he moved on to their division [[MotiveTime]], which paid their employees bonuses for based on Elite's profits. However, the bonuses gradually got lower and eventually disappeared. He later worked for [[NMS Software]], which was a bunch of former Elite staff members. Mark also worked for [[Arc Developments]] and created the sound engines there. Mark's best known soundtracks are for Commodore 64 ports of Bomb Jack, Paperboy, and Ghosts and Goblins, which have had tons of remixes by C64 music fans alike. Mark continues to compose game soundtracks to this day and he even plays in a band. Mark says that writing music for video games inspired him to compose and play music.
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'''''Mark Cooksey''''' is an English musician who has been working on video game music ever since the 1980s and is one of the better known game musicians.
  
==Music Composition==
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Cooksey played the piano around age 5 and used computers at school around 1982. In 1984, he bought himself an [[Oric Atmos]] with 32k and left ''Shelfield Sports & Community College'' with A-Levels in Chemistry, Physics (his favorite subject) and General Studies. He then unsuccessfully looked for a job in electronics or physics.
===C64===
 
As stated above, Mark used an assembly player from his Oric Atmos computer.
 
  
===GB===
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In February 1985, [[Elite Systems]] were looking for programmers at the local job centre. Finding it close enough, Cooksey applied as a trainee games programmer and landed an interview with the boss, Brian Wilcox, the next day. At the end, Cooksey got the homework of programming a music driver in [[assembly]] for his Oric and arranging [[Airwolf Main Theme]] on it. Over the weekend, he did it using a very simple assembler he had programmed in the computer's built-in BASIC. On this basis, he got employed "more or less on the spot", tasked with arranging the same song on someone else's [[Commodore 64]] music driver, and next, and unexpectedly, with scoring most of Elite's games.
Mark composed his music on [[Notator]] for the Atari ST and wrote a tool that converted the MIDI files to his sound driver.
 
  
===GEN===
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Cooksey's employment changed several times:
Mark composed MIDI files which were converted to his 68000 sound driver. Mark said he had a very difficult time programming instruments on it. During the development of Paperboy, Mark had Sega send him instruments.
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* Between 1986 and 1987, Elite made him freelance. Ever since, he also composes for competitors, several of whose programmers previously worked for Elite as well.
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* Between late 1987 and March 1989, Elite employed Cooksey again and got him much better equipment. Cooksey still moonlighted (by own admission) for competitors and could not be credited then. Cooksey created some sound engines at [[Arc Developments]].
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* Between early 1990 and late 1991, Elite made Cooksey freelance for good, this time including their division [[Motivetime]], which paid their employees bonuses for based on Elite's profits. However, the bonuses gradually got lower and eventually disappeared.
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* In spring 1994, Cooksey was employed at [[NMS Software]], again founded by former Elite staff members.
  
===GG/SMS===
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Cooksey continues to compose game soundtracks to this day and even plays in a band. Cooksey says that writing music for video games inspired him to compose and play music.
Mark wrote the music in [[Logic]] and [[Notator]] for the [[Atari ST]]. He would then convert his MIDI files to the GameGear and Master System using his own conversion tool and sound engine.
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As of 2001, Cooksey donated his [[Amstrad CPC]] and Sanyo 286 PC to a cancer charity, but still has his Oric and a C64. As of 2012, he no longer has any C64 paperwork or disks. He likes every genre unless taken to extremes. His brother Paul Cooksey plays multiple instruments and (unless he has another brother) composed one song in [[Battle Ships (C64)]].
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==Audio Development==
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During his second employment, Elite got Cooksey an Akai S950 sampler, a [[Korg M1]], and [[Notator]] for the [[Atari ST]]. Programmer Richard Underhill [https://www.c64.com/interviews/underhill.html remembered] on 2003-12-24:
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{{Quote |
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watching musician Mark Cooksey humming a tune, while tracing his finger through a [[assembly|load of hex digits]]. [...] He really shouldn’t have written his own music player though :)}}
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===Amiga===
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Four variants of Cooksey's second driver are known:
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* [[MCS]] (most samples came from [[The Ultimate Soundtracker (AMI)]], and two games credit "Audio programming" to [[P.M.S Systems]])
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* [[FW]] (unique to [[Forgotten Worlds (AMI)]] by [[Arc Developments]])
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* [[MC]] (closest to his second C64 driver; [[Paperboy (AMI)]] credits "Audio design" to Cooksey and "Audio coding" to "[[Richard Frankish|R.Frankish]]")
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* one unique to [[Crack Down (AMI)]] (also by Arc and closest (but not compatible) to FW)
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===Amstrad CPC===
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Cooksey's two CPC drivers basically match his C64 drivers.
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===Atari ST===
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Cooksey's ST music is in two drivers:
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* The two games that credit "Audio programming" to [[P.M.S Systems]] sound just like on the Amiga.
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* A line-by-line port of his second Spectrum 128K driver, coincidentally tuned at 440 Hz again. It was also used by [[Andi McGinty]].
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===Commodore 64===
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Over time, Cooksey used four systems:
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# For 1985, he was given the music driver from Neil Bate's games and arranged existing songs at its usual [[Commodore 64#Composition|434 Hz]]. In 2001, he called [[Frank Bruno's Boxing (C64)]] his worst music ever.
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# [[Novaload]], a tape loader licensed to Elite. At least one programmer (including [[Chris Harvey]]) asked Cooksey to arrange their favorite songs.
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# With [[Bomb Jack (C64)]], Cooksey started composing original songs on his first own driver. On its first three games, it is tuned at [[Commodore 64#Composition|424 Hz]]. Features include muting voices (allowing sound effects over 3-track music) and wavetables (months before [[Rob Hubbard]] popularized them).
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# Inmidst of scoring [[Overlander (C64)]], he switched to a completely new driver already used on ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. On two games, he used samples:
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#* a bass drum and
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#* a snare drum, both from [[Christoph Bergmann]], either [https://deepsid.com/?file=/MUSICIANS/B/Bergmann_Christoph/Ultimate_Sound_Wizard.sid&tab=csdb&sundry=osc Ultimate Sound Wizard], [https://deepsid.com/?file=/MUSICIANS/B/Bergmann_Christoph/I_Hope_We_Have_a_Nice_Day.sid&tab=csdb&sundry=osc I Hope We Have a Nice Day], or [https://deepsid.com/?file=/MUSICIANS/B/Bergmann_Christoph/Flying_Shark_2.sid&tab=csdb&sundry=osc Flying Shark 2], and
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#* a hi-hat, either from [https://deepsid.com/?file=/MUSICIANS/C/Cavi/Music_by_Cavi_2.sid&tab=csdb&sundry=osc Music by Cavi 2] by Geert Vandevenne or more likely [https://deepsid.com/?file=/MUSICIANS/M/MC/Nemesis.sid&tab=csdb&sundry=osc Nemesis] by [[Marco Swagerman]].
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Cooksey's most popular C64 soundtracks are [[Ghosts 'n Goblins (C64)]], [[Paperboy (C64)]], and [[Bomb Jack (C64)]]. His personal C64 favorites are [[Title - Felix (C64)]] and [[Storm Warrior (C64)]].
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===DOS===
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{{Issue Content}}
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===Game Boy===
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Cooksey composed his music on [[Notator]] on an [[Atari ST]] and wrote a tool that converted the MIDI files to [[Mark Cooksey (GB Driver)|his sound driver]].
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===Game Boy Advance===
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Cooksey reprogrammed his Game Boy sound driver to support the GBA's DirectSound channels. He presumably wrote MIDI files in a sequencer (possibly Notator) and wrote a tool that would convert the files to his driver.
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On ''Tringo'', ''Matchbox Missions'', ''Kerplunk! - Toss Across - Tip It'' and ''Deal or No Deal'', Cooksey used [[Nintendo]]'s [[MP2K]] sound driver.
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===Game Gear/Sega Master System===
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Cooksey wrote the music in [[Logic]] and [[Notator]] on an [[Atari ST]]. He would then convert his MIDI files to the Game Gear and Master System using his own conversion tool and sound engine.
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===Genesis / Mega Drive===
 +
Cooksey composed MIDI files which were converted to his 68000 sound driver. Cooksey said he had a very difficult time programming instruments on it. During the development of [[Paperboy (GEN)]], Cooksey had [[Sega]] send him instruments.
  
 
===NES===
 
===NES===
All of Mark's NES music was composed in [[Notator]] for the Atari ST. He then converted the MIDI files in Notator to the NES. Mark also programmed his own sound driver for the NES. According to Mark, he was primarily trying to get "flutey" sounds out of the NES. His music was played back from a [[:File:Spidersoft Box 1.JPG|memory box from Spidersoft]].
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All of Cooksey's NES music was composed in [[Notator]] on an [[Atari ST]]. He then converted the MIDI files in Notator to the NES. According to Cooksey, he was primarily trying to get "flutey" sounds out of the NES. His music was played back from a [[:File:Spidersoft Box 1.JPG|memory box from Spidersoft]].
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Cooksey's NES music is in two drivers:
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# The first one, used in [[Hoppin' Mad (NES)]] (music credited to him) and [[Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine (NES)]] (which he doesn't think is his), is a mod of his second C64 driver (used in games like ''Space Academy'') and even has a leftover output to the C64's master volume. Both drivers use the respective hardware envelopes.
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# [[Mark Cooksey (NES Driver)|His second one]] looks like a simplified port of his second Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum 128K driver. All three use software envelopes. [[Joe & Mac (NES)]] uses digitized drum samples, which Cooksey says may have been supplied by [[Richard Frankish]].
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===PlayStation===
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{{Issue Content}}
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===SNES===
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Cooksey programmed his own driver for the SNES and used a tool that would convert MIDI files (possibly from Notator) to his driver. For [[Dragon's Lair (SNES)]], Cooksey used Motivetime's sound driver by [[Richard Frankish]].
  
The game Joe & Mac uses digitized drum samples, which Mark says may have been supplied by [[Richard Frankish]].
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===ZX Spectrum===
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Games were separately released for the 48K and 128K.
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Cooksey's two 128K drivers match his Amstrad CPC drivers except for being tuned at 390 Hz (two semitones lower), most likely as a porting simplification.
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The 48K driver uses fast pulse width modulation.
  
 
==Gameography==
 
==Gameography==
{{Table Header
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{| class="wikitable"
| Color    = FFF0FF
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! Released
| Caption01 = Released
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! Title
| Caption02 = Title
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! Sample
| Caption03 = Sample
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! Notes
}}
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|-
| 1985-??-??
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| 1985-0?-??
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| [[Airwolf (C64)]]
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| {{Song-List|02 - Airwolf - C64 - Main Theme.ogg}}
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| Arranged [[Sylvester Levay]]'s Music
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|-
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| 1985-0?-??
 
| [[911 Tiger Shark (C64)]]
 
| [[911 Tiger Shark (C64)]]
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|
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|
 +
|-
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| 1985-09-??
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| [[Frank Bruno's Boxing (C64)]]
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|
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|
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|-
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| 1985-1?-??
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| [[Commando (C64)]]
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| {{Song-List|01 - Frank Bruno's Boxing - C64 - Tape Loader.ogg}}
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| Tape loading song.
 +
|-
 +
| 1986-04-??
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| [[Bomb Jack (C64)]]
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1985-??-??
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| 1986-06-??
| [[Airwolf (C64)]]
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| [[Ghosts 'n Goblins (C64)]]
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| {{Song-List|01 - Ghosts'n Goblins - C64 - Main Theme.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
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| [[1942 (C64)]]
 
| [[1942 (C64)]]
 
|  
 
|  
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|
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|-
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| 1986-1?-??
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| [[Ikari Warriors (CPC)]]
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|
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| Same driver.
 
|-
 
|-
| 1986-??-??
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| 1986-1?-??
| [[Airwolf II (C64)]]
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| [[Paperboy (C64)]]
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| {{Song-List|02 - Paperboy - C64 - In-Game.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1986-??-??
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| 1986-11-??
| [[Bomb Jack (C64)]]
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| [[Scooby Doo: Elite (C64)]]
 
|  
 
|  
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| Same sound effect driver. Sound effects?
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|-
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| 1986-12-??
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| [[Space Harrier (C64)]]
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| {{Song-List|101 - Space Harrier - C64 - Main Theme.ogg}}
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| Partially arranged [[Hiroshi Kawaguchi]]'s music.
 
|-
 
|-
| 1986-??-??
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| 198?-??-??
 
| [[Bomb Jack II (C64)]]
 
| [[Bomb Jack II (C64)]]
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|
 +
|
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|-
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| 198?-??-??
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| [[1942 (CPC)]]
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|
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| Same driver.
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|-
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| 198?-??-??
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| [[Space Harrier (CPC)]]
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|
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| Same driver.
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|-
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| 198?-??-??
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| [[Commando 86 (C64)]] a.k.a. ''Duet (C64)''
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|
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|
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|-
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| 1987-0?-??
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| [[Duet (CPC)]]
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|
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|
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|-
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| 1987-0?-??
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| [[Starforce Nova (C64)]]
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|
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|
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|-
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| 1987-0?-??
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| [[Airwolf II (CPC)]]
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|
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|
 +
|-
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| 1987-07-??
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| [[Cataball (C64)]] a.k.a. ''Hoppin' Mad (C64)''
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|
 +
|
 +
|-
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| 1987-0?-??
 +
| [[Great Gurianos (CPC)]]
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|
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| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1987-07-1?
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| [[Airwolf 2 (C64)]]
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| {{Song-List|201 - Airwolf 2 - C64 - Title.ogg}}
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| Released previous winter without audio (despite credit).
 +
|-
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| 1987-07-1?
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| [[Great Gurianos (C64)]]
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1986-??-??
+
| 1987-0?-??
| [[Commando 86 (C64)]]
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| [[Pirates in Hyperspace (C64)]]
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1986-??-??
+
| 1987-09-??
| [[Ghosts 'N' Goblins (C64)]]
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| [[Scare Bear (C64)]]
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1986-??-??
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| 1987-09-24
| [[Paperboy (C64)]]
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| [[Ikari Warriors (ZXS)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Same driver.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1987-??-??
 
| 1987-??-??
| [[Battle Ships (C64)]]
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| [[Battle Ships (C64)]] a.k.a. ''Battleship (C64)''
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1987-??-??
+
| 1987-1?-??
| [[Buggy Boy (C64)]]
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| [[Buggy Boy (C64)]] a.k.a. ''Speed Buggy (C64)''
 
|  
 
|  
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| <div style="width:400px">Listed on [https://sites.google.com/site/mtwmusicsite/7-games-i-ve-worked-on his incomplete gameography], but potentially false memory due to the unique ''and'' simple music driver.</div>
 
|-
 
|-
| 1987-??-??
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| 1987-1?-??
| [[Cataball (C64)]]
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| [[Ramparts (C64)]]
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| {{Song-List|202 - Ramparts - C64 - In-Game.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1987-??-??
 
| 1987-??-??
 
| [[Dead or Alive (C64)]]
 
| [[Dead or Alive (C64)]]
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| {{Song-List|02 - Dead or Alive - C64 - Main BGM.ogg}}
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|
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|-
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| 1987-1?-??
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| [[Jackal PAL (C64)]]
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|
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| Arranged [[Jackal (ARC)]].
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|-
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| 198?-??-??
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| [[Jackal (CPC)]]
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|
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| Same driver.
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|-
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| 198?-??-??
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| [[Ramparts (CPC)]]
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| {{Song-List|01 - Ramparts - CPC - Title.ogg}}
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|
 +
|-
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| 1988-0?-??
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| [[Ikari Warriors PAL (C64)]]
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|
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| Loading song.
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|-
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| 198?-??-??
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| [[Ramparts (ZXS)]]
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| {{Song-List|01 - Ramparts - ZXS - Title.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged by [[Jason Brooke]].
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|-
 +
| 1988-0?-??
 +
| [[Buggy Boy (ZXS)]]
 +
|
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| Arranged [[Buggy Boy (ARC)]].
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|-
 +
| 1988-0?-??
 +
| [[Charlie Chaplin (ZXS)]]
 +
|
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| Composer? Arranged by [[Unknown]].
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|-
 +
| 1988-0?-??
 +
| [[Charlie Chaplin (CPC)]]
 +
|
 +
| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1988-0?-??
 +
| [[Hoppin' Mad (CPC)]]
 +
|
 +
| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1988-0?-??
 +
| [[Hoppin' Mad (ZXS)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Hoppin' Mad - ZXS - Title.ogg}}
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| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1988-07-??
 +
| [[Salamander (C64)]] a.k.a. ''Lifeforce (C64)''
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1987-??-??
+
| 1988-0?-??
| [[Jackal (C64)]]
+
| [[Overlander (ZXS)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1987-??-??
+
| 1988-0?-??
| [[Ramparts (C64)]]
+
| [[Overlander (CPC)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1987-??-??
+
| 1988-09-??
| [[Space Harrier (C64)]]
+
| [[Battle Island (C64)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1988-??-??
 
| 1988-??-??
| [[A Question of Sport (AMI)]]
+
| [[Overlander (C64)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|202 - Overlander - C64 - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1988-??-??
 
| 1988-??-??
| [[A Question of Sport (C64)]]
+
| [[Live and Let Die (ZXS)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|101 - Live and Let Die - ZXS - Title 1.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1988-??-??
 
| 1988-??-??
| [[Battle Island (C64)]]
+
| [[Live and Let Die (C64)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1988-??-??
 
| 1988-??-??
| [[Buggy Boy (ZXS)]]
+
| [[Live and Let Die (AST)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1988-1?-??
 +
| [[A Question of Sport (C64)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1988-??-??
 
| 1988-??-??
 +
| [[Live and Let Die (CPC)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 198?-??-??
 +
| [[A Question of Sport (AST)]]
 +
|
 +
| Audio composer. Audio programming: [[P.M.S Software]].
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|-
 +
| 198?-??-??
 +
| [[A Question of Sport (ZXS)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|101 - A Question of Sport - ZXS - Title.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 198?-??-??
 +
| [[A Question of Sport (CPC)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 198?-??-??
 +
| [[4x4 Off-Road Racing (CPC)]]
 +
|
 +
| Same title song driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 198?-??-??
 +
| [[4x4 Off-Road Racing (ZXS)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - 4x4 Off-Road Racing - ZXS - 4x4 Off-Road Racing Theme.ogg}}
 +
| Same title song driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 198?-??-??
 +
| [[Live and Let Die (AMI)]] a.k.a. ''Aquablast (AMI)''
 +
| {{Song-List|101 - Live and Let Die - AMI - Title Screen.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 198?-??-??
 +
| [[Wanderer (ZXS)]]
 +
|
 +
| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1989-0?-??
 +
| [[A Question of Sport (AMI)]]
 +
|
 +
| Audio composer. Audio programming: [[P.M.S Software]].
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|-
 +
| 1989-0?-??
 +
| [[Wanderer (CPC)]]
 +
|
 +
| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 198?-0?-??
 +
| [[Wanderer (C64)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1989-0?-??
 +
| [[Forgotten Worlds (ZXS)]]
 +
|
 +
| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1989-0?-??
 
| [[Forgotten Worlds (AMI)]]
 
| [[Forgotten Worlds (AMI)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1988-??-??
+
| 1989-0?-??
| [[Ghosts 'N Goblins (AMI)]]
+
| Forgotten Worlds (CPC)
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Same sound effect driver. Sound effects?
 
|-
 
|-
| 1988-??-??
+
| 1989-0?-??
| [[Hoppin' Mad (C64)]]
+
| [[Forgotten Worlds (AST)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1988-??-??
+
| 1989-0?-??
| [[Live and Let Die: The Computer Game (AMI)]]
+
| [[Mike Read's Home Computer Pop Quiz (ZXS)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1988-??-??
+
| 1989-0?-??
| [[Live and Let Die: The Computer Game (C64)]]
+
| [[Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz (AST)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Audio composer. Audio programming: [[P.M.S Software]].
 
|-
 
|-
| 1988-??-??
+
| 1989-0?-??
 
| [[Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz (AMI)]]
 
| [[Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz (AMI)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Audio composer. Audio programming: [[P.M.S Software]].
 +
|-
 +
| 1989-0?-??
 +
| [[Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz (C64)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|201 - Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz - C64 - Title.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1989-0?-??
 +
| Mike Read's Home Computer Pop Quiz (CPC)
 +
|
 +
| Sound effects. No music despite credit.
 +
|-
 +
| 1989-06-2?
 +
| [[Storm Warrior (C64)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1989-07-??
 +
| [[Forgotten Worlds (C64)]]
 +
|
 +
| Arranged [[Forgotten Worlds (ARC)]].
 +
|-
 +
| 1989-0?-??
 +
| [[4x4 Off-Road Racing (MSX)]]
 +
|
 +
| Same title song driver.
 
|-
 
|-
| 1988-??-??
+
| 1989-08-??
| [[Overlander (C64)]]
+
| [[First Strike (C64)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1989-0?-??
 +
| [[Paperboy (AMI)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1988-??-??
+
| 1989-0?-??
| [[Salamander (C64)]]
+
| [[Storm Warrior (CPC)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Arranged by [[Unknown]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1989-??-??
 
| 1989-??-??
| [[Aquablast (AMI)]]
+
| [[Jackal NTSC (C64)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Arranged [[Jackal (ARC)]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1989-??-??
 
| 1989-??-??
| [[Commando (AMI)]]
+
| [[Space Academy (C64)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1989-??-??
 
| 1989-??-??
| [[Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine (NES)]]
+
| [[Paperboy (AST)]]
| Composer?
+
|  
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1989-??-??
 
| 1989-??-??
| [[Grand National (AMI)]]
+
| [[Spitfire (ZXS)]]
|
+
|  
 +
| Composer? Arranged by [[Unknown]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1989-??-??
 
| 1989-??-??
| [[Overlander (AMI)]]
+
| [[Commando (AMI)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1989-??-??
 
| 1989-??-??
| [[Paperboy (AMI)]]
+
| [[Spitfire (C64)]]
|
+
|
 +
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1990-??-??
+
| 1989-??-??
 
| [[Commando (AST)]]
 
| [[Commando (AST)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1989-12-??
 +
| [[Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine (NES)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Cybernoid - NES - In-Game.ogg}}
 +
| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 198?-??-??
 +
| [[Paperboy (CPC)]] (4-color version only)
 +
|
 +
| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1990-0?-??
 +
| [[Crack Down (ZXS)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Crack Down - ZXS - Title.ogg}}
 +
| Same driver.
 
|-
 
|-
| 1990-12-??
+
| 1990-0?-??
| [[Dragon's Lair (NES)]] (ドラゴンズレア)
+
| [[Overlander (AMI)]]
| {{Song-Box|01 - Dragon's Lair - NES - Title.ogg}}
+
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 19??-??-??
 +
| [[Crack Down (AST)]]
 +
|
 +
| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1990-0?-??
 +
| [[Crack Down (AMI)]]
 +
|
 +
| Similar driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1990-0?-??
 +
| [[Grand National (AMI)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1990-04-??
 +
| [[Crack Down (C64)]]
 +
|
 +
| Arranged [[Crack Down (ARC)]].
 +
|-
 +
| 1990-0?-??
 +
| [[Crack Down (CPC)]]
 +
|
 +
| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1990-0?-??
 +
| [[Ghosts 'n Goblins (AST)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
| 1990-??-??
+
| 1990-06-??
| [[Gremlins 2: The New Batch (AMI)]]
+
| [[Felix (C64)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1990-??-??
+
| 1990-0?-??
| [[Mighty Bomb Jack (AMI)]]
+
| [[Ghosts 'n Goblins (AMI)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1990-??-??
 
| 1990-??-??
| [[Mighty Bomb Jack (AST)]]
+
| [[Gremlins 2: The New Batch (AMI)]]
|  
+
| {{Song-List|01 - Gremlins 2 - The New Batch - AMI - Menu.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[Jerry Goldsmith]]'s Music
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1990-??-??
 
| 1990-??-??
| [[Mighty Bomb Jack (C64)]]
+
| [[Gremlins 2: The New Batch (AST)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Same driver.
 
|-
 
|-
| 1990-??-??
+
| 1990-1?-??
| [[Tournament Golf (AMI)]]
+
| [[Gremlins 2: The New Batch: Elite (DOS)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Same driver.
 
|-
 
|-
| 1990-??-??
+
| 1990-12-??
| [[World Championship Soccer (AMI)]]
+
| [[Dragon's Lair (NES)]] (ドラゴンズレア)
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Dragon's Lair - NES - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1991-??-??
+
| 199?-??-??
| [[Paperboy (GEN)]]
+
| [[World Championship Soccer (ZXS)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Same driver.
 
|-
 
|-
| 1991-??-??
+
| 199?-??-??
| [[RoboCop Versus The Terminator (SMS)]]
+
| Tournament Golf (AMI)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1991-01-??
 
| 1991-01-??
 
| [[Dragon's Lair: The Legend (GB)]] (ドラゴンズレア)
 
| [[Dragon's Lair: The Legend (GB)]] (ドラゴンズレア)
 +
| {{Song-List|Dragon's Lair The Legend (GB) - Main BGM.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 199?-??-??
 +
| [[World Championship Soccer (AST)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1991-0?-??
 +
| [[Mighty Bomb Jack (AMI)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 199?-??-??
 +
| [[World Championship Soccer (AMI)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1992-??-??
+
| 1991-0?-??
| [[The Addams Family (SMS)]]
+
| [[Mighty Bomb Jack (AST)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1992-??-??
+
| 1991-03-??
| [[Arch Rivals: The Arcade Game (GEN)]]
+
| [[Gremlins 2: The New Batch (C64)]]
| {{Song-Box|02 - Arch Rivals - GEN - Game Theme.ogg}}
+
| {{Song-List|101 - Gremlins 2 - The New Batch - C64 - Menu.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[Jerry Goldsmith]]'s Music
 +
|-
 +
| 199?-??-??
 +
| [[World Championship Soccer (CPC)]]
 +
|
 +
| Same driver.
 
|-
 
|-
| 1992-??-??
+
| 1991-0?-??
| [[Arch Rivals: The Arcade Game (GG)]]
+
| [[World Championship Soccer (DOS)]]
| {{Song-Box|01_-_Arch_Rivals_-_GG_-_Title_Screen.ogg}}
+
|  
 +
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1992-??-??
+
| 1991-0?-??
| [[Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge (GB)]] (フェラーリ)
+
| [[Ice Runner (AMI)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Arranged by [[Florian Strauch]] with or without permission?
 
|-
 
|-
| 1992-??-??
+
| 1991-0?-??
| [[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (GB)]]
+
| [[Mighty Bomb Jack (DOS)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1992-??-??
+
| 1991-0?-??
| [[The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants (SMS)]]
+
| [[Tournament Golf (DOS)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Same driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1991-??-??
 +
| [[Paperboy (GEN)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Paperboy (GEN) - Stage Select.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[Hal Canon]]'s and [[Earl Vickers]]'s music.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1992-01-??
 
| 1992-01-??
 
| [[The Addams Family (GB)]]
 
| [[The Addams Family (GB)]]
|
+
| {{Song-List|The Addams Family (GB) - House.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-0?-??<!--reviewed in Crash #97(9203)-->
 +
| [[Potsworth & Co. (ZXS)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Potsworth & Co. - ZXS - Title.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-0?-??<!--spread 920515 and 920706-->
 +
| [[Potsworth & Co. (CPC)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-09-??
 +
| [[Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge (GB)]] (フェラーリ)
 +
| {{Song-List|Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge (GB) - Title.ogg}}
 +
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1992-11-??
 
| 1992-11-??
 
| [[Prince of Persia (NES)]]
 
| [[Prince of Persia (NES)]]
| {{Song-Box|01 - Prince of Persia - NES - Title.ogg}}
+
| {{Song-List|01 - Prince of Persia - NES - Title.ogg}}
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1992-11-??
 
| 1992-11-??
 
| [[Star Wars (GB)]]
 
| [[Star Wars (GB)]]
|  
+
| {{Song-List|Star Wars (GB) - Main Theme.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[John Williams]] and [[Marshall Parker]]'s music.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1992-11-??
 
| 1992-11-??
 
| [[Super Off Road (GB)]]
 
| [[Super Off Road (GB)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Super Off Road (GB) - Main Theme.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[Sam Powell]]'s music.
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-12-??<!--spread 921213-->
 +
| [[WWF European Rampage Tour (C64)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-12-??<!--spread 921218-->
 +
| [[Lethal Weapon (C64)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Lethal Weapon - C64 - Game Theme.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-12-??<!--spread'92 with xmas wishes-->
 +
| Nick Faldo's Championship Golf (C64)
 +
|
 +
| Sound effects.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1992-12-??
 
| 1992-12-??
 
| [[Dr. Franken (GB)]] (ドクター フランケン)
 
| [[Dr. Franken (GB)]] (ドクター フランケン)
 +
| {{Song-List|Dr Franken (GB) - Main Theme (Moonlight Sonata).ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-??-??
 +
| [[The Addams Family (SMS)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-??-??
 +
| [[Arch Rivals: The Arcade Game (GEN)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|02 - Arch Rivals - GEN - Game Theme.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-??-??
 +
| [[Arch Rivals: The Arcade Game (GG)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Arch Rivals - GG - Title Screen.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1993-??-??
+
| 1992-??-??
| [[Cool World (GB)]]
+
| [[Knightmare (DOS)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Knightmare (DOS) - Title.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged by [[Unknown]].
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-??-??
 +
| [[The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (GEN)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Bart vs Space Mutants (GEN) - Streets of Springfield.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1992-??-??
 +
| [[The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (GG)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1993-??-??
+
| 1992-??-??
| [[F-15 Strike Eagle (GG)]]
+
| [[The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (SMS)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1993-??-??
+
| 1993-01-??
| [[RoboCop Versus The Terminator (GG)]]
+
| [[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (GB)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Arranged [[John Williams]]'s music.
 
|-
 
|-
| 1993-??-??
+
| 199?-??-??<!--covers say'92, ST Review #10(9302), ST Action #58(9302)-->
| [[Speedy Gonzales (GB)]] (それゆ!けスピーディー・ゴンザレス)
+
| [[WWF European Rampage Tour (AST)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Driver.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1993-02-??
 
| 1993-02-??
 
| [[Dragon's Lair (SNES)]] (ドラゴンズ マジック)
 
| [[Dragon's Lair (SNES)]] (ドラゴンズ マジック)
 +
| {{Song-List|Dragon's Lair (SNES) - Ending.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1993-0?-??<!--ST Review #13(9305)-->
 +
| [[Bart vs. the World (AST)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Bart vs. the World - AST - Title.ogg}}
 +
| Driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 199?-??-??<!--disklabel says'93, but Atari ST User #82(9212) says "Out now"??? ST Format #47(930608), ASM 7/93(930614), ST Review #17(930819)-->
 +
| [[McDonaldland (AST)]]
 +
|
 +
| Driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1993-06-??
 +
| [[Cool World (GB)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Cool World (GB) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1993-06-??
 
| 1993-06-??
 
| [[F-15 Strike Eagle (GB)]]
 
| [[F-15 Strike Eagle (GB)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|F-15 Strike Eagle (GB) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1993-06-??
 
| 1993-06-??
 
| [[Joe & Mac (GB)]] (Caveman Ninja)
 
| [[Joe & Mac (GB)]] (Caveman Ninja)
|  
+
| {{Song-List|Joe and Mac (GB) - Main BGM.ogg}}
 +
| <div style="width:400px">Arranged [[Hiroaki Yoshida]]'s, [[Seiichi Hamada]]'s, [[Takafumi Miura]]'s and [[Yusuke Takahama]]'s music.</div>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1993-06-??
 
| 1993-06-??
 
| [[Joe & Mac (NES)]]
 
| [[Joe & Mac (NES)]]
| {{Song-Box|01 - Joe & Mac - NES - Title Screen.ogg}}
+
| {{Song-List|01 - Joe & Mac - NES - Title Screen.ogg}}
 +
| <div style="width:400px">Arranged [[Hiroaki Yoshida]]'s, [[Seiichi Hamada]]'s, [[Takafumi Miura]]'s and [[Yusuke Takahama]]'s music.</div>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1993-06-??
 
| 1993-06-??
 
| [[StarHawk (GB)]]
 
| [[StarHawk (GB)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1993-07-23
 
| 1993-07-23
 
| [[Jimmy Connors Tennis (GB)]] (ジミー コナーズ の プロテニスツアー)
 
| [[Jimmy Connors Tennis (GB)]] (ジミー コナーズ の プロテニスツアー)
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Jimmy Connors Tennis - GB - Title Screen.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1993-07-??
 +
| [[Speedy Gonzales (GB)]] (それゆ!けスピーディー・ゴンザレス)
 +
| {{Song-List|Speedy Gonzales (GB) - Turkish March.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1993-11-??
 
| 1993-11-??
 
| [[Cliffhanger (NES)]]
 
| [[Cliffhanger (NES)]]
| {{Song-Box|02 - Cliffhanger - NES - Cutscene.ogg}}
+
| {{Song-List|02 - Cliffhanger - NES - Cutscene.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1993-11-??
 +
| [[Dr. Franken II (GB)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Dr. Franken II (GB) - Title.ogg}}
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1993-11-??
 
| 1993-11-??
 
| [[Jimmy Connors Tennis (NES)]]
 
| [[Jimmy Connors Tennis (NES)]]
| {{Song-Box|01_-_Jimmy_Connors_Tennis_-_NES_-_Title.ogg}}
+
| {{Song-List|201 - Jimmy Connors Tennis - NES - Title Screen.ogg}}
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1993-12-??
 
| 1993-12-??
 
| [[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Ubisoft (NES)]]
 
| [[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Ubisoft (NES)]]
| {{Song-Box|01 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Ubisoft - NES - In-Game.ogg}}
+
| {{Song-List|01 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Ubisoft - NES - In-Game.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[John Williams]]'s music.
 +
|-
 +
| 1993-12-??
 +
| [[RoboCop Versus the Terminator (SMS)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|RoboCop Versus the Terminator (SMS) - Title.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[Mark Miller]]'s music.
 +
|-
 +
| 1993-??-??
 +
| [[F-15 Strike Eagle (GG)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|F-15 Strike Eagle (GG) - Title.ogg}}
 +
| Sound
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1993-??-??
 
| 1993-??-??
 
| [[Poker Face Paul's Blackjack (GG)]]
 
| [[Poker Face Paul's Blackjack (GG)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1994-??-??
+
| 1993-??-??
| [[Aladdin (NES)]]
+
| [[RoboCop Versus the Terminator (GG)]]
| {{Song-Box|01_-_Aladdin_-_NES_-_Title_Screen.ogg}}
+
|  
 +
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1994-??-??
+
| 1993-??-??
| [[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (GB)]] (インディアナジョーンズ 最後の聖戦)
+
| [[Sensible Soccer: European Champions (GB)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Sensible Soccer (GB) - Main Menu.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 1994-??-??
+
| 1994-02-??
| [[Math Blaster: Episode 1 (SNES)]]
+
| [[Dennis the Menace (GB)]] (Dennis)
 +
| {{Song-List|Dennis the Menace (GB) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1994-04-22
 
| 1994-04-22
 
| [[The Fidgetts (GB)]]
 
| [[The Fidgetts (GB)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|The Fidgetts (GB) - Level 1.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 +
|-
 +
| 1994-06-17
 +
| [[Elite Soccer (GB)]] (ワールドカップストライカー)
 +
| {{Song-List|Elite Soccer (Game Boy) - Title Screen.ogg }}
 +
| Arranged [[Allister Brimble]]'s music.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1994-06-24
 
| 1994-06-24
 
| [[The Addams Family (GG)]] (アダムス・ファミリー)
 
| [[The Addams Family (GG)]] (アダムス・ファミリー)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1994-07-??
 +
| [[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (GB)]] (インディアナジョーンズ 最後の聖戦)
 +
| {{Song-List|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (GB) - Main Theme.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[John Williams]]'s music.
 +
|-
 +
| 1994-09-14
 +
| [[Math Blaster: Episode 1 (GEN)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1994-09-??
 +
| [[Taz-Mania (GB)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Taz-Mania (GB) - Level BGM 1.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1994-10-??
 
| 1994-10-??
 
| [[Cool Spot (GB)]]
 
| [[Cool Spot (GB)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Cool Spot (GB) - Beach Music.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[Tommy Tallarico]]'s music.
 +
|-
 +
| 1994-10-??
 +
| [[Math Blaster: Episode 1 (SNES)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
|-
 
| 1994-12-??
 
| [[Hurricanes (GG)]]
 
| Sound Driver?
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1994-12-08
 
| 1994-12-08
 
| [[Aladdin (GB)]]
 
| [[Aladdin (GB)]]
|  
+
| {{Song-List|Aladdin (GB) - A Whole New World.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[Alan Menken]]'s music.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1994-12-16
 
| 1994-12-16
 
| [[Newman Haas IndyCar Featuring Nigel Mansell (GEN)]] (ナイジェルマンセル・インディカー)
 
| [[Newman Haas IndyCar Featuring Nigel Mansell (GEN)]] (ナイジェルマンセル・インディカー)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1994-??-??
 +
| [[Aladdin (NES)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Aladdin - NES - Title Screen.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[Alan Menken]]'s music.
 +
|-
 +
| 1994-??-??
 +
| [[Lemmings 2: The Tribes (GB)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Lemmings 2 The Tribes (GB) - Title.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1994-??-??
 +
| [[Poker Face Paul's Gin (GG)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1994-??-??
 +
| [[Poker Face Paul's Poker (GG)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1994-??-??
 
| 1994-??-??
 
| [[Poker Face Paul's Solitaire (GG)]]
 
| [[Poker Face Paul's Solitaire (GG)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1995-02-??
 
| 1995-02-??
 
| [[Pinball Fantasies (SNES)]]
 
| [[Pinball Fantasies (SNES)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1995-07-??
 
| 1995-07-??
 
| [[Jungle Strike (GB)]]
 
| [[Jungle Strike (GB)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Jungle Strike (GB) - Title.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 1995-10-??
 +
| [[Speedy Gonzales: Los Gatos Bandidos (SNES)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Speedy Gonzales Los Gatos Bandidos (SNES) - Introduction.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1995-12-31
 
| 1995-12-31
| [[Hyper 3-D Pinball (DOS)]]
+
| [[Hyper 3-D Pinball (DOS)]] (Tilt!)
 +
| {{Song-List|06 - Hyper 3D Pinball - PS1 - Star Quest 2049.ogg}}
 +
| With [[Tommy Tallarico]].
 +
|-
 +
| 1996-10-31
 +
| [[Hyper 3-D Pinball (SAT)]] (Tilt!)
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| With [[Tommy Tallarico]].
 
|-
 
|-
| 1996-10-31
+
| 1996-10-??
| [[Hyper 3-D Pinball (SAT)]]
+
| [[Disney's Pinocchio (GB)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Arranged [[Allister Brimble]]'s music.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1997-01-??
 
| 1997-01-??
| [[Hyper 3-D Pinball (PS1)]]
+
| [[Hyper 3-D Pinball (PS1)]] (Tilt!)
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| With [[Tommy Tallarico]].
 
|-
 
|-
| 1997-09-30
+
| 1997-03-27
| [[Mass Destruction (PS1)]]
+
| [[Mass Destruction (SAT)]]
|  
+
| {{Song-List|Mass Destruction - Main Menu.ogg}}
 +
| With [[Peter Connelly]].
 
|-
 
|-
| 1997-10-31
+
| 1997-11-11
 
| [[Mass Destruction (DOS)]]
 
| [[Mass Destruction (DOS)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| With [[Peter Connelly]].
 
|-
 
|-
| 1997-11-30
+
| 1997-11-26
| [[Mass Destruction (SAT)]]
+
| [[Mass Destruction (PS1)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| With [[Peter Connelly]].
 +
|-
 +
| 1998-12-??
 +
| [[Las Vegas Cool Hand (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Las Vegas Cool Hand (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 +
| Sound driver.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1998-12-??
 
| 1998-12-??
 
| [[Pitfall: Beyond the Jungle (GBC)]]
 
| [[Pitfall: Beyond the Jungle (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Pitfall Beyond the Jungle (GBC) - Main Menu.ogg}}
 +
| With [[Allister Brimble]] and [[Pete Frith]].
 +
|-
 +
| 1998-??-??
 +
| [[Cool Hand (GB)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Sound driver.
 +
|-
 +
| 1998-??-??
 +
| [[Judge Dredd Pinball (W32)]]
 +
|
 +
| With [[Chris Brighton]].
 
|-
 
|-
| 1999-10-??
+
| 1998-??-??
| [[Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy (GBC)]]
+
| [[Pinball Soccer '98 (W32)]]
|  
+
|
 +
| With [[Chris Brighton]].
 +
|-
 +
| 1998-??-??
 +
| [[Outrage (W32)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Outrage - Track 1.ogg}}
 +
| With [[Chris Brighton]].
 +
|-
 +
| 1998-??-??
 +
| [[Roswell Pinball (W32)]] (Alien Pinball)
 +
|
 +
| With [[Chris Brighton]].
 
|-
 
|-
| 1999-11-26
+
| 1998-??-??
| [[Les Visiteurs (GBC)]]
+
| [[Team 98 Pinball (W32)]]
|  
+
|
 +
| With [[Chris Brighton]].
 
|-
 
|-
| 1999-12-??
+
| 1998-??-??
| [[Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko (GBC)]]
+
| [[The Avengers Pinball (W32)]]
|  
+
|
 +
| With [[Chris Brighton]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1999-11-10
 
| 1999-11-10
| [[Earthworm Jim 2: Menace to the Galaxy (GBC)]]
+
| [[Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Earthworm Jim Menace 2 The Galaxy (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1999-11-26
 
| 1999-11-26
 
| [[Les Visiteurs (GBC)]]
 
| [[Les Visiteurs (GBC)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1999-12-??
 
| 1999-12-??
 
| [[Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko (GBC)]]
 
| [[Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko (GBC)]]
|  
+
| {{Song-List|Gex Deep Pocket Gecko (GBC) - Title Screen.ogg}}
|-
 
| 2000-??-??
 
| [[Papyrus (GBC)]]
 
|
 
|-
 
| 2000-??-??
 
| [[Spirou: The Robot Invasion (GBC)]]
 
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2000-04-30
 
| 2000-04-30
 
| [[Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado (GBC)]]
 
| [[Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Gold & Glory The Road to El Dorado (GBC) - The Spanish Village.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2000-07-09
 
| 2000-07-09
| [[Men in Black II: The Series (GBC)]]
+
| [[Men in Black 2: The Series (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Men In Black 2 The Series (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2000-09-15
 
| 2000-09-15
 
| [[Carl Lewis Athletics 2000 (GBC)]]
 
| [[Carl Lewis Athletics 2000 (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Carl Lewis Athletics 2000 (GBC) - 100 m.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2000-09-15
 
| 2000-09-15
 
| [[Hype: The Time Quest (GBC)]]
 
| [[Hype: The Time Quest (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Hype The Time Quest (GBC) - Track 2.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2000-11-27
 +
| [[Ultimate Fighting Championship (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Ultimate Fighting Championship (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2000-11-??
 
| 2000-11-??
 
| [[Army Men: Air Combat (GBC)]]
 
| [[Army Men: Air Combat (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Army Men Air Combat (GBC) - Mission BGM 1.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2000-12-06
 +
| [[Playmobil Interactive: Laura (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Laura (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 2000-11-27
+
| 2000-??-??
| [[Ultimate Fighting Championship (GBC)]]
+
| [[Papyrus (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Papyrus (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2000-??-??
 
| 2000-??-??
 
| [[Spirou: The Robot Invasion (GBC)]]
 
| [[Spirou: The Robot Invasion (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Spirou The Robot Invasion (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 2000-12-06
+
| 2000-??-??
| [[Playmobil Interactive: Laura (GBC)]]
+
| [[Pinball Mania Plus (W32)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Arranged [[Martin Walker]]'s music with [[Chris Brighton]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-03-16
 
| 2001-03-16
 
| [[Flipper & Lopaka (GBC)]]
 
| [[Flipper & Lopaka (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Flipper and Lopaka (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-03-30
 
| 2001-03-30
 
| [[Robin Hood (GBC)]]
 
| [[Robin Hood (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Robin Hood (GBC) - Level 1.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-05-30
 
| 2001-05-30
 
| [[Commander Keen (GBC)]]
 
| [[Commander Keen (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Commander Keen (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-08-24
 
| 2001-08-24
 
| [[VIP (GBC)]]
 
| [[VIP (GBC)]]
|  
+
| {{Song-List|VIP (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
|-
 
| 2001-09-??
 
| [[Woody Woodpecker (GBC)]]
 
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-09-23
 
| 2001-09-23
 
| [[Gremlins: Unleashed (GBC)]]
 
| [[Gremlins: Unleashed (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Gremlins Unleashed (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-09-28
 
| 2001-09-28
 
| [[Men in Black: The Series (GBA)]]
 
| [[Men in Black: The Series (GBA)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Men in Black The Series (GBA) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-09-28
 
| 2001-09-28
 
| [[Snood (GBA)]]
 
| [[Snood (GBA)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Snood (GBA) - BGM 1.ogg}}
 +
| With [[Chris Brighton]].
 +
|-
 +
| 2001-09-??
 +
| [[Woody Woodpecker (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Woody Woodpecker (GBC) - Level 1.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-10-09
 
| 2001-10-09
 
| [[Dracula: Crazy Vampire (GBC)]]
 
| [[Dracula: Crazy Vampire (GBC)]]
|
+
| {{Song-List|Dracula Crazy Vampire (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 +
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-11-14
 
| 2001-11-14
 
| [[Midnight Club: Street Racing (GBA)]]
 
| [[Midnight Club: Street Racing (GBA)]]
|  
+
| {{Song-List|Midnight Club Street Racing (GBA) - New York (Cruise).ogg}}
 +
| With [[Chris Brighton]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-11-15
 
| 2001-11-15
 
| [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (GBC)]]
 
| [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (GBC) - Level 1.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-11-16
 
| 2001-11-16
 
| [[Kirikou (GBC)]]
 
| [[Kirikou (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Kirikou (GBC) - Title.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2001-12-04
 
| 2001-12-04
 
| [[Top Gun: Firestorm (GBC)]]
 
| [[Top Gun: Firestorm (GBC)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Top Gun Firestorm (GBC) - Main Theme.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2001-12-14
 +
| [[E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
Line 512: Line 1,173:
 
| [[Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf (GBA)]]
 
| [[Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf (GBA)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| With [[Chris Brighton]].
 +
|-
 +
| 2002-09-18
 +
| [[Pinball Advance (GBA)]]
 +
|
 +
| Arranged [[Martin Walker]]'s music with [[Chris Brighton]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2002-09-25
 
| 2002-09-25
 
| [[Smuggler's Run (GBA)]]
 
| [[Smuggler's Run (GBA)]]
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| With [[Chris Brighton]].
 +
|-
 +
| 2002-10-04
 +
| [[Worms World Party (GBA)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Worms World Party (GBA) - Main Theme.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[Bjørn Lynne]]'s music.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2002-11-26
 
| 2002-11-26
 
| [[Top Gun: Firestorm Advance (GBA)]]
 
| [[Top Gun: Firestorm Advance (GBA)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Top Gun Firestorm Advance (GBA) - Main Theme.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2002-12-02
 +
| [[Medal of Honor: Underground (GBA)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|Medal of Honor Underground (GBA) - The Streets of Paris.ogg}}
 +
| Arranged [[Michael Giacchino]]'s music with [[Chris Brighton]].
 +
|-
 +
| 2002-12-06
 +
| [[Worms Blast (GBA)]]
 +
|
 +
| Arranged [[Bjørn Lynne]]'s music.
 +
|-
 +
| 200?-??-??
 +
| [[The Adventures of Dr. Franken (NES)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Adventures of Dr. Franken - NES - Title.ogg}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2005-04-08
 +
| [[Killer 3D Pool (GBA)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2005-04-20
 +
| [[Tokyo Xtreme Racer Advance (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2005-08-15
 
| 2005-08-15
 
| [[Millipede - Super Breakout - Lunar Lander (GBA)]]
 
| [[Millipede - Super Breakout - Lunar Lander (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2005-08-21
 
| 2005-08-21
 
| [[Connect Four - Perfection - Trouble (GBA)]]
 
| [[Connect Four - Perfection - Trouble (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2005-08-21
 
| 2005-08-21
 
| [[Risk - Battleship - Clue (GBA)]]
 
| [[Risk - Battleship - Clue (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2005-08-21
 
| 2005-08-21
| [[Sorry! Aggravation - Scrabble Junior (GBA)]]
+
| [[Sorry! - Aggravation - Scrabble Junior (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2005-10-28
 
| 2005-10-28
 
| [[Snood 2: On Vacation (GBA)]]
 
| [[Snood 2: On Vacation (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2005-10-31
 
| 2005-10-31
| [[Sky Dancers (GBA)]]
+
| [[Sky Dancers: They Magically Fly! (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2005-11-07
 
| 2005-11-07
 
| [[Mousetrap - Operation - Simon (GBA)]]
 
| [[Mousetrap - Operation - Simon (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2005-11-16
 
| 2005-11-16
 
| [[Snood 2: On Vacation (NDS)]]
 
| [[Snood 2: On Vacation (NDS)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2006-05-16
 
| 2006-05-16
 
| [[Tringo (GBA)]]
 
| [[Tringo (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 2007-??-??
+
| 2006-08-30
 +
| [[Matchbox Missions: Air, Land and Sea Rescue / Emergency Response (GBA)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2006-??-??
 
| [[Battleship - Connect Four - Sorry! - Trouble (NDS)]]
 
| [[Battleship - Connect Four - Sorry! - Trouble (NDS)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2007-03-16
 +
| [[Kerplunk! - Toss Across - Tip It (GBA)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 2007-??-??
+
| 2007-07-18
 +
| [[Deal or No Deal (GBA)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2007-07-23
 +
| [[Deal or No Deal (NDS)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2007-11-20
 
| [[Clue - Mouse Trap - Perfection - Aggravation (NDS)]]
 
| [[Clue - Mouse Trap - Perfection - Aggravation (NDS)]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 2008-??-??
 +
| [[Hoppin' Mad (NES)]]
 +
| {{Song-List|01 - Hoppin' Mad - NES - Title Screen.ogg}}
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 2007-??-??
+
| 2009-07-29
 
| [[Garfield Gets Real (NDS)]]
 
| [[Garfield Gets Real (NDS)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 2007-??-??
+
| 2012-11-13
| [[Garfield Gets Real (Wii)]]
+
| [[Rabbids Rumble (3DS)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| 2007-07-??
+
| 2016-10-13
| [[Deal or No Deal (NDS)]]
+
| [[Charlie Chaplin (C64)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| Unknown
+
| 20??-??-??
 
| Solitaire on Vacation (IOS)
 
| Solitaire on Vacation (IOS)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-<!--being unreleased, the following games are best sorted by their platform's release date-->
 +
| Unreleased
 +
| John Madden Football '93 (NES)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Unreleased
 
| Unreleased
| [[The Adventures of Dr. Franken (NES)]]
+
| Dragon's Lair (GEN)
| {{Song-Box|01_-_Adventures_of_Dr._Franken_-_NES_-_Title.ogg}}
+
|  
 +
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Unreleased?
 
| Unreleased?
 
| Blackjack-Poker (GB)
 
| Blackjack-Poker (GB)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Unreleased
 +
| Home Alone 2 (GB)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Unreleased
 
| Unreleased
| E.T.: Venron's Assault (GBA)
+
| John Madden Football '93 (GB)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| Unreleased?
+
| Unreleased  
| Gex 2 (GB)
+
| [[Lemmings 2: The Tribes (GG)]]
|
+
|
 +
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Unreleased
 
| Unreleased
| Home Alone 2 (GB)
+
| Poker Face Paul's Cribbage (GG)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Unreleased
 
| Unreleased
| [[Hoppin' Mad (NES)]]
+
| Network Q Rally (SNES)
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Sound driver.
 
|-
 
|-
| Unreleased?
+
| Unreleased
| Kirouko 2 (GBC)
+
| Rally: The Final Round of the World Rally Championship (SNES)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| Unreleased?
+
| Unreleased
| Matchbox: Cops & Robbers (GBA)
+
| Dino Crisis (GBC)
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| Music for version by Fluid Studios.
 
|-
 
|-
| Unreleased?
+
| Unreleased
| Mattel Pack 1 (GBA)
+
| Kirokou 2 (GBC)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Unreleased
 
| Unreleased
| Pinocchio (GB)
+
| E.T. Salerian Project (GBA)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| Unreleased?
+
| Unreleased
| TXR Racing (GBA)
+
| Garfield Gets Real (WII)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|}
 
|}
 +
 +
==Aliases==
 +
He was sometimes called "Tony Deaf", in order to avoid prohibiting game credits from most developers.
  
 
==Picture Gallery==
 
==Picture Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Image:Mcooksey1.jpg|Unknown source.
+
Mcooksey1.jpg|Remix64 interview (smaller) and Bandcamp.
Image:Mcooksey2.jpg|Unknown source.
+
Mcooksey3.jpg|Taken by Imre Olajos, Jr. at Back in Time Live, 2001-05-16.
Image:Mcooksey3.jpg|Unknown source.
+
Mcooksey2.jpg|Taken by composers.c64.org, uploaded on 2001-05-18.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [https://sites.google.com/site/mtwmusicsite/7-games-i-ve-worked-on sites.google.com/site/mtwmusicsite/7-games-i-ve-worked-on] - Official Gameography.
+
* [https://sites.google.com/site/mtwmusicsite/ sites.google.com/site/mtwmusicsite/] - Official.
 +
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031212055827/http://mtwmusic.mysite.freeserve.com/workhist.htm web.archive.org/web/20031212055827/http://mtwmusic.mysite.freeserve.com/workhist.htm] - More work history.
 +
* [https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,52182/ mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,52182/] - MobyGames.
 +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cooksey en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cooksey] - Wikipedia.
 +
* [https://markcooksey.bandcamp.com markcooksey.bandcamp.com] - Bandcamp.
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/mark.cooksey.14 facebook.com/mark.cooksey.14] - Facebook.
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/mark.cooksey.14 facebook.com/mark.cooksey.14] - Facebook.
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Mark Thomas William Cooksey
Mcooksey2.jpg
Gender Male
Born 1966-01-18
Birth Place Unknown
Nationality English   England.svg
Aliases Mr Cooksey
M.Cooksey
M Cooksey
Dr K
Tony Deaf
M.T.W. Cooksey
Mark
Firq
Website sites.google.com/site/mtwmusicsite/

Mark Cooksey is an English musician who has been working on video game music ever since the 1980s and is one of the better known game musicians.

Cooksey played the piano around age 5 and used computers at school around 1982. In 1984, he bought himself an Oric Atmos with 32k and left Shelfield Sports & Community College with A-Levels in Chemistry, Physics (his favorite subject) and General Studies. He then unsuccessfully looked for a job in electronics or physics.

In February 1985, Elite Systems were looking for programmers at the local job centre. Finding it close enough, Cooksey applied as a trainee games programmer and landed an interview with the boss, Brian Wilcox, the next day. At the end, Cooksey got the homework of programming a music driver in assembly for his Oric and arranging Airwolf Main Theme on it. Over the weekend, he did it using a very simple assembler he had programmed in the computer's built-in BASIC. On this basis, he got employed "more or less on the spot", tasked with arranging the same song on someone else's Commodore 64 music driver, and next, and unexpectedly, with scoring most of Elite's games.

Cooksey's employment changed several times:

  • Between 1986 and 1987, Elite made him freelance. Ever since, he also composes for competitors, several of whose programmers previously worked for Elite as well.
  • Between late 1987 and March 1989, Elite employed Cooksey again and got him much better equipment. Cooksey still moonlighted (by own admission) for competitors and could not be credited then. Cooksey created some sound engines at Arc Developments.
  • Between early 1990 and late 1991, Elite made Cooksey freelance for good, this time including their division Motivetime, which paid their employees bonuses for based on Elite's profits. However, the bonuses gradually got lower and eventually disappeared.
  • In spring 1994, Cooksey was employed at NMS Software, again founded by former Elite staff members.

Cooksey continues to compose game soundtracks to this day and even plays in a band. Cooksey says that writing music for video games inspired him to compose and play music.

As of 2001, Cooksey donated his Amstrad CPC and Sanyo 286 PC to a cancer charity, but still has his Oric and a C64. As of 2012, he no longer has any C64 paperwork or disks. He likes every genre unless taken to extremes. His brother Paul Cooksey plays multiple instruments and (unless he has another brother) composed one song in Battle Ships (C64).

Audio Development

During his second employment, Elite got Cooksey an Akai S950 sampler, a Korg M1, and Notator for the Atari ST. Programmer Richard Underhill remembered on 2003-12-24:

watching musician Mark Cooksey humming a tune, while tracing his finger through a load of hex digits. [...] He really shouldn’t have written his own music player though :)

Amiga

Four variants of Cooksey's second driver are known:

Amstrad CPC

Cooksey's two CPC drivers basically match his C64 drivers.

Atari ST

Cooksey's ST music is in two drivers:

  • The two games that credit "Audio programming" to P.M.S Systems sound just like on the Amiga.
  • A line-by-line port of his second Spectrum 128K driver, coincidentally tuned at 440 Hz again. It was also used by Andi McGinty.

Commodore 64

Over time, Cooksey used four systems:

  1. For 1985, he was given the music driver from Neil Bate's games and arranged existing songs at its usual 434 Hz. In 2001, he called Frank Bruno's Boxing (C64) his worst music ever.
  2. Novaload, a tape loader licensed to Elite. At least one programmer (including Chris Harvey) asked Cooksey to arrange their favorite songs.
  3. With Bomb Jack (C64), Cooksey started composing original songs on his first own driver. On its first three games, it is tuned at 424 Hz. Features include muting voices (allowing sound effects over 3-track music) and wavetables (months before Rob Hubbard popularized them).
  4. Inmidst of scoring Overlander (C64), he switched to a completely new driver already used on ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. On two games, he used samples:

Cooksey's most popular C64 soundtracks are Ghosts 'n Goblins (C64), Paperboy (C64), and Bomb Jack (C64). His personal C64 favorites are Title - Felix (C64) and Storm Warrior (C64).

DOS

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Game Boy

Cooksey composed his music on Notator on an Atari ST and wrote a tool that converted the MIDI files to his sound driver.

Game Boy Advance

Cooksey reprogrammed his Game Boy sound driver to support the GBA's DirectSound channels. He presumably wrote MIDI files in a sequencer (possibly Notator) and wrote a tool that would convert the files to his driver.

On Tringo, Matchbox Missions, Kerplunk! - Toss Across - Tip It and Deal or No Deal, Cooksey used Nintendo's MP2K sound driver.

Game Gear/Sega Master System

Cooksey wrote the music in Logic and Notator on an Atari ST. He would then convert his MIDI files to the Game Gear and Master System using his own conversion tool and sound engine.

Genesis / Mega Drive

Cooksey composed MIDI files which were converted to his 68000 sound driver. Cooksey said he had a very difficult time programming instruments on it. During the development of Paperboy (GEN), Cooksey had Sega send him instruments.

NES

All of Cooksey's NES music was composed in Notator on an Atari ST. He then converted the MIDI files in Notator to the NES. According to Cooksey, he was primarily trying to get "flutey" sounds out of the NES. His music was played back from a memory box from Spidersoft.

Cooksey's NES music is in two drivers:

  1. The first one, used in Hoppin' Mad (NES) (music credited to him) and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine (NES) (which he doesn't think is his), is a mod of his second C64 driver (used in games like Space Academy) and even has a leftover output to the C64's master volume. Both drivers use the respective hardware envelopes.
  2. His second one looks like a simplified port of his second Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum 128K driver. All three use software envelopes. Joe & Mac (NES) uses digitized drum samples, which Cooksey says may have been supplied by Richard Frankish.

PlayStation

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SNES

Cooksey programmed his own driver for the SNES and used a tool that would convert MIDI files (possibly from Notator) to his driver. For Dragon's Lair (SNES), Cooksey used Motivetime's sound driver by Richard Frankish.

ZX Spectrum

Games were separately released for the 48K and 128K.

Cooksey's two 128K drivers match his Amstrad CPC drivers except for being tuned at 390 Hz (two semitones lower), most likely as a porting simplification.

The 48K driver uses fast pulse width modulation.

Gameography

Released Title Sample Notes
1985-0?-?? Airwolf (C64)
Arranged Sylvester Levay's Music
1985-0?-?? 911 Tiger Shark (C64)
1985-09-?? Frank Bruno's Boxing (C64)
1985-1?-?? Commando (C64)
Tape loading song.
1986-04-?? Bomb Jack (C64)
1986-06-?? Ghosts 'n Goblins (C64)
1986-??-?? 1942 (C64)
1986-1?-?? Ikari Warriors (CPC) Same driver.
1986-1?-?? Paperboy (C64)
1986-11-?? Scooby Doo: Elite (C64) Same sound effect driver. Sound effects?
1986-12-?? Space Harrier (C64)
Partially arranged Hiroshi Kawaguchi's music.
198?-??-?? Bomb Jack II (C64)
198?-??-?? 1942 (CPC) Same driver.
198?-??-?? Space Harrier (CPC) Same driver.
198?-??-?? Commando 86 (C64) a.k.a. Duet (C64)
1987-0?-?? Duet (CPC)
1987-0?-?? Starforce Nova (C64)
1987-0?-?? Airwolf II (CPC)
1987-07-?? Cataball (C64) a.k.a. Hoppin' Mad (C64)
1987-0?-?? Great Gurianos (CPC) Same driver.
1987-07-1? Airwolf 2 (C64)
Released previous winter without audio (despite credit).
1987-07-1? Great Gurianos (C64)
1987-0?-?? Pirates in Hyperspace (C64)
1987-09-?? Scare Bear (C64)
1987-09-24 Ikari Warriors (ZXS) Same driver.
1987-??-?? Battle Ships (C64) a.k.a. Battleship (C64)
1987-1?-?? Buggy Boy (C64) a.k.a. Speed Buggy (C64)
Listed on his incomplete gameography, but potentially false memory due to the unique and simple music driver.
1987-1?-?? Ramparts (C64)
1987-??-?? Dead or Alive (C64)
1987-1?-?? Jackal PAL (C64) Arranged Jackal (ARC).
198?-??-?? Jackal (CPC) Same driver.
198?-??-?? Ramparts (CPC)
1988-0?-?? Ikari Warriors PAL (C64) Loading song.
198?-??-?? Ramparts (ZXS)
Arranged by Jason Brooke.
1988-0?-?? Buggy Boy (ZXS) Arranged Buggy Boy (ARC).
1988-0?-?? Charlie Chaplin (ZXS) Composer? Arranged by Unknown.
1988-0?-?? Charlie Chaplin (CPC) Same driver.
1988-0?-?? Hoppin' Mad (CPC) Same driver.
1988-0?-?? Hoppin' Mad (ZXS)
Same driver.
1988-07-?? Salamander (C64) a.k.a. Lifeforce (C64)
1988-0?-?? Overlander (ZXS)
1988-0?-?? Overlander (CPC)
1988-09-?? Battle Island (C64)
1988-??-?? Overlander (C64)
1988-??-?? Live and Let Die (ZXS)
1988-??-?? Live and Let Die (C64)
1988-??-?? Live and Let Die (AST)
1988-1?-?? A Question of Sport (C64)
1988-??-?? Live and Let Die (CPC)
198?-??-?? A Question of Sport (AST) Audio composer. Audio programming: P.M.S Software.
198?-??-?? A Question of Sport (ZXS)
198?-??-?? A Question of Sport (CPC)
198?-??-?? 4x4 Off-Road Racing (CPC) Same title song driver.
198?-??-?? 4x4 Off-Road Racing (ZXS)
Same title song driver.
198?-??-?? Live and Let Die (AMI) a.k.a. Aquablast (AMI)
198?-??-?? Wanderer (ZXS) Same driver.
1989-0?-?? A Question of Sport (AMI) Audio composer. Audio programming: P.M.S Software.
1989-0?-?? Wanderer (CPC) Same driver.
198?-0?-?? Wanderer (C64)
1989-0?-?? Forgotten Worlds (ZXS) Same driver.
1989-0?-?? Forgotten Worlds (AMI)
1989-0?-?? Forgotten Worlds (CPC) Same sound effect driver. Sound effects?
1989-0?-?? Forgotten Worlds (AST)
1989-0?-?? Mike Read's Home Computer Pop Quiz (ZXS)
1989-0?-?? Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz (AST) Audio composer. Audio programming: P.M.S Software.
1989-0?-?? Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz (AMI) Audio composer. Audio programming: P.M.S Software.
1989-0?-?? Mike Read's Computer Pop Quiz (C64)
1989-0?-?? Mike Read's Home Computer Pop Quiz (CPC) Sound effects. No music despite credit.
1989-06-2? Storm Warrior (C64)
1989-07-?? Forgotten Worlds (C64) Arranged Forgotten Worlds (ARC).
1989-0?-?? 4x4 Off-Road Racing (MSX) Same title song driver.
1989-08-?? First Strike (C64)
1989-0?-?? Paperboy (AMI)
1989-0?-?? Storm Warrior (CPC) Arranged by Unknown.
1989-??-?? Jackal NTSC (C64) Arranged Jackal (ARC).
1989-??-?? Space Academy (C64)
1989-??-?? Paperboy (AST)
1989-??-?? Spitfire (ZXS) Composer? Arranged by Unknown.
1989-??-?? Commando (AMI)
1989-??-?? Spitfire (C64)
1989-??-?? Commando (AST)
1989-12-?? Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine (NES)
Same driver.
198?-??-?? Paperboy (CPC) (4-color version only) Same driver.
1990-0?-?? Crack Down (ZXS)
Same driver.
1990-0?-?? Overlander (AMI)
19??-??-?? Crack Down (AST) Same driver.
1990-0?-?? Crack Down (AMI) Similar driver.
1990-0?-?? Grand National (AMI)
1990-04-?? Crack Down (C64) Arranged Crack Down (ARC).
1990-0?-?? Crack Down (CPC) Same driver.
1990-0?-?? Ghosts 'n Goblins (AST)
1990-06-?? Felix (C64)
1990-0?-?? Ghosts 'n Goblins (AMI)
1990-??-?? Gremlins 2: The New Batch (AMI)
Arranged Jerry Goldsmith's Music
1990-??-?? Gremlins 2: The New Batch (AST) Same driver.
1990-1?-?? Gremlins 2: The New Batch: Elite (DOS) Same driver.
1990-12-?? Dragon's Lair (NES) (ドラゴンズレア)
199?-??-?? World Championship Soccer (ZXS) Same driver.
199?-??-?? Tournament Golf (AMI)
1991-01-?? Dragon's Lair: The Legend (GB) (ドラゴンズレア)
199?-??-?? World Championship Soccer (AST)
1991-0?-?? Mighty Bomb Jack (AMI)
199?-??-?? World Championship Soccer (AMI)
1991-0?-?? Mighty Bomb Jack (AST)
1991-03-?? Gremlins 2: The New Batch (C64)
Arranged Jerry Goldsmith's Music
199?-??-?? World Championship Soccer (CPC) Same driver.
1991-0?-?? World Championship Soccer (DOS)
1991-0?-?? Ice Runner (AMI) Arranged by Florian Strauch with or without permission?
1991-0?-?? Mighty Bomb Jack (DOS)
1991-0?-?? Tournament Golf (DOS) Same driver.
1991-??-?? Paperboy (GEN)
Arranged Hal Canon's and Earl Vickers's music.
1992-01-?? The Addams Family (GB)
1992-0?-?? Potsworth & Co. (ZXS)
1992-0?-?? Potsworth & Co. (CPC)
1992-09-?? Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge (GB) (フェラーリ)
1992-11-?? Prince of Persia (NES)
1992-11-?? Star Wars (GB)
Arranged John Williams and Marshall Parker's music.
1992-11-?? Super Off Road (GB)
Arranged Sam Powell's music.
1992-12-?? WWF European Rampage Tour (C64)
1992-12-?? Lethal Weapon (C64)
1992-12-?? Nick Faldo's Championship Golf (C64) Sound effects.
1992-12-?? Dr. Franken (GB) (ドクター フランケン)
1992-??-?? The Addams Family (SMS)
1992-??-?? Arch Rivals: The Arcade Game (GEN)
1992-??-?? Arch Rivals: The Arcade Game (GG)
1992-??-?? Knightmare (DOS)
Arranged by Unknown.
1992-??-?? The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (GEN)
1992-??-?? The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (GG)
1992-??-?? The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (SMS)
1993-01-?? Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (GB) Arranged John Williams's music.
199?-??-?? WWF European Rampage Tour (AST) Driver.
1993-02-?? Dragon's Lair (SNES) (ドラゴンズ マジック)
1993-0?-?? Bart vs. the World (AST)
Driver.
199?-??-?? McDonaldland (AST) Driver.
1993-06-?? Cool World (GB)
1993-06-?? F-15 Strike Eagle (GB)
1993-06-?? Joe & Mac (GB) (Caveman Ninja)
1993-06-?? Joe & Mac (NES)
1993-06-?? StarHawk (GB)
1993-07-23 Jimmy Connors Tennis (GB) (ジミー コナーズ の プロテニスツアー)
1993-07-?? Speedy Gonzales (GB) (それゆ!けスピーディー・ゴンザレス)
1993-11-?? Cliffhanger (NES)
1993-11-?? Dr. Franken II (GB)
1993-11-?? Jimmy Connors Tennis (NES)
1993-12-?? Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Ubisoft (NES)
Arranged John Williams's music.
1993-12-?? RoboCop Versus the Terminator (SMS)
Arranged Mark Miller's music.
1993-??-?? F-15 Strike Eagle (GG)
Sound
1993-??-?? Poker Face Paul's Blackjack (GG)
1993-??-?? RoboCop Versus the Terminator (GG)
1993-??-?? Sensible Soccer: European Champions (GB)
1994-02-?? Dennis the Menace (GB) (Dennis)
1994-04-22 The Fidgetts (GB)
1994-06-17 Elite Soccer (GB) (ワールドカップストライカー)
Arranged Allister Brimble's music.
1994-06-24 The Addams Family (GG) (アダムス・ファミリー)
1994-07-?? Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (GB) (インディアナジョーンズ 最後の聖戦)
Arranged John Williams's music.
1994-09-14 Math Blaster: Episode 1 (GEN)
1994-09-?? Taz-Mania (GB)
1994-10-?? Cool Spot (GB)
Arranged Tommy Tallarico's music.
1994-10-?? Math Blaster: Episode 1 (SNES)
1994-12-08 Aladdin (GB)
Arranged Alan Menken's music.
1994-12-16 Newman Haas IndyCar Featuring Nigel Mansell (GEN) (ナイジェルマンセル・インディカー)
1994-??-?? Aladdin (NES)
Arranged Alan Menken's music.
1994-??-?? Lemmings 2: The Tribes (GB)
1994-??-?? Poker Face Paul's Gin (GG)
1994-??-?? Poker Face Paul's Poker (GG)
1994-??-?? Poker Face Paul's Solitaire (GG)
1995-02-?? Pinball Fantasies (SNES)
1995-07-?? Jungle Strike (GB)
1995-10-?? Speedy Gonzales: Los Gatos Bandidos (SNES)
1995-12-31 Hyper 3-D Pinball (DOS) (Tilt!)
With Tommy Tallarico.
1996-10-31 Hyper 3-D Pinball (SAT) (Tilt!) With Tommy Tallarico.
1996-10-?? Disney's Pinocchio (GB) Arranged Allister Brimble's music.
1997-01-?? Hyper 3-D Pinball (PS1) (Tilt!) With Tommy Tallarico.
1997-03-27 Mass Destruction (SAT)
With Peter Connelly.
1997-11-11 Mass Destruction (DOS) With Peter Connelly.
1997-11-26 Mass Destruction (PS1) With Peter Connelly.
1998-12-?? Las Vegas Cool Hand (GBC)
Sound driver.
1998-12-?? Pitfall: Beyond the Jungle (GBC)
With Allister Brimble and Pete Frith.
1998-??-?? Cool Hand (GB) Sound driver.
1998-??-?? Judge Dredd Pinball (W32) With Chris Brighton.
1998-??-?? Pinball Soccer '98 (W32) With Chris Brighton.
1998-??-?? Outrage (W32)
With Chris Brighton.
1998-??-?? Roswell Pinball (W32) (Alien Pinball) With Chris Brighton.
1998-??-?? Team 98 Pinball (W32) With Chris Brighton.
1998-??-?? The Avengers Pinball (W32) With Chris Brighton.
1999-11-10 Earthworm Jim: Menace 2 the Galaxy (GBC)
1999-11-26 Les Visiteurs (GBC)
1999-12-?? Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko (GBC)
2000-04-30 Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado (GBC)
2000-07-09 Men in Black 2: The Series (GBC)
2000-09-15 Carl Lewis Athletics 2000 (GBC)
2000-09-15 Hype: The Time Quest (GBC)
2000-11-27 Ultimate Fighting Championship (GBC)
2000-11-?? Army Men: Air Combat (GBC)
2000-12-06 Playmobil Interactive: Laura (GBC)
2000-??-?? Papyrus (GBC)
2000-??-?? Spirou: The Robot Invasion (GBC)
2000-??-?? Pinball Mania Plus (W32) Arranged Martin Walker's music with Chris Brighton.
2001-03-16 Flipper & Lopaka (GBC)
2001-03-30 Robin Hood (GBC)
2001-05-30 Commander Keen (GBC)
2001-08-24 VIP (GBC)
2001-09-23 Gremlins: Unleashed (GBC)
2001-09-28 Men in Black: The Series (GBA)
2001-09-28 Snood (GBA)
With Chris Brighton.
2001-09-?? Woody Woodpecker (GBC)
2001-10-09 Dracula: Crazy Vampire (GBC)
2001-11-14 Midnight Club: Street Racing (GBA)
With Chris Brighton.
2001-11-15 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (GBC)
2001-11-16 Kirikou (GBC)
2001-12-04 Top Gun: Firestorm (GBC)
2001-12-14 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (GBA)
2002-05-29 Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf (GBA) With Chris Brighton.
2002-09-18 Pinball Advance (GBA) Arranged Martin Walker's music with Chris Brighton.
2002-09-25 Smuggler's Run (GBA) With Chris Brighton.
2002-10-04 Worms World Party (GBA)
Arranged Bjørn Lynne's music.
2002-11-26 Top Gun: Firestorm Advance (GBA)
2002-12-02 Medal of Honor: Underground (GBA)
Arranged Michael Giacchino's music with Chris Brighton.
2002-12-06 Worms Blast (GBA) Arranged Bjørn Lynne's music.
200?-??-?? The Adventures of Dr. Franken (NES)
2005-04-08 Killer 3D Pool (GBA)
2005-04-20 Tokyo Xtreme Racer Advance (GBA)
2005-08-15 Millipede - Super Breakout - Lunar Lander (GBA)
2005-08-21 Connect Four - Perfection - Trouble (GBA)
2005-08-21 Risk - Battleship - Clue (GBA)
2005-08-21 Sorry! - Aggravation - Scrabble Junior (GBA)
2005-10-28 Snood 2: On Vacation (GBA)
2005-10-31 Sky Dancers: They Magically Fly! (GBA)
2005-11-07 Mousetrap - Operation - Simon (GBA)
2005-11-16 Snood 2: On Vacation (NDS)
2006-05-16 Tringo (GBA)
2006-08-30 Matchbox Missions: Air, Land and Sea Rescue / Emergency Response (GBA)
2006-??-?? Battleship - Connect Four - Sorry! - Trouble (NDS)
2007-03-16 Kerplunk! - Toss Across - Tip It (GBA)
2007-07-18 Deal or No Deal (GBA)
2007-07-23 Deal or No Deal (NDS)
2007-11-20 Clue - Mouse Trap - Perfection - Aggravation (NDS)
2008-??-?? Hoppin' Mad (NES)
2009-07-29 Garfield Gets Real (NDS)
2012-11-13 Rabbids Rumble (3DS)
2016-10-13 Charlie Chaplin (C64)
20??-??-?? Solitaire on Vacation (IOS)
Unreleased John Madden Football '93 (NES)
Unreleased Dragon's Lair (GEN)
Unreleased? Blackjack-Poker (GB)
Unreleased Home Alone 2 (GB)
Unreleased John Madden Football '93 (GB)
Unreleased Lemmings 2: The Tribes (GG)
Unreleased Poker Face Paul's Cribbage (GG)
Unreleased Network Q Rally (SNES) Sound driver.
Unreleased Rally: The Final Round of the World Rally Championship (SNES)
Unreleased Dino Crisis (GBC) Music for version by Fluid Studios.
Unreleased Kirokou 2 (GBC)
Unreleased E.T. Salerian Project (GBA)
Unreleased Garfield Gets Real (WII)

Aliases

He was sometimes called "Tony Deaf", in order to avoid prohibiting game credits from most developers.

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