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{{Infobox Composer | {{Infobox Composer | ||
| Name = Neil Baldwin | | Name = Neil Baldwin | ||
− | | Picture = | + | | Picture = Neil_Baldwin_-_1.jpg |
| Born = 1970-01-02 ? | | Born = 1970-01-02 ? | ||
| BirthPlace = | | BirthPlace = | ||
− | | Nationality = | + | | Nationality = English |
− | | Flag = | + | | Flag = England |
+ | | Alias01 = Demon | ||
| Website = dutycyclegenerator.com | | Website = dutycyclegenerator.com | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | '''''Neil Baldwin''''' is | + | '''''Neil Baldwin''''' is an English composer who was the main audio composer and founder of [[Eurocom]]. He wrote music for all of their NES games. Some games he wrote the music for were never released. He also made a music tracker program that emulates the NES sound chip called Ninjuu. Baldwin also made NTRQ, which is a tracker that runs on a real NES. He also made Pulsar, which runs at a whopping 200Hz, while the regular NTSC NES ran at 60Hz. Neil also wrote the music for a game called 'Erik the Viking' which was not released, but Baldwin, from keeping his source code over the years, has managed to convert his source code into NSF. |
==Music Development== | ==Music Development== | ||
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! Title | ! Title | ||
! Sample | ! Sample | ||
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+ | | 1987-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal (C64)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1987-??-?? | | 1987-??-?? | ||
| [[Shadow Skimmer (C64)]] | | [[Shadow Skimmer (C64)]] | ||
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| 1988-??-?? | | 1988-??-?? | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Ala (C64)]] |
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| 1988-??-?? | | 1988-??-?? | ||
| [[Sensible Soccer (SMS)]] | | [[Sensible Soccer (SMS)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1988-??-?? | | 1988-??-?? | ||
| [[Tangent (C64)]] | | [[Tangent (C64)]] | ||
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+ | | 1989-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Mission Impossibubble (C64)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1990-02-?? | | 1990-02-?? | ||
| [[Magician (NES)]] | | [[Magician (NES)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1991-11-?? | | 1991-11-?? | ||
| [[James Bond Jr. (NES)]] | | [[James Bond Jr. (NES)]] | ||
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| [[Dropzone (NES)]] | | [[Dropzone (NES)]] | ||
| {{Song-Box|01 - Dropzone - NES - Title Screen.ogg}} | | {{Song-Box|01 - Dropzone - NES - Title Screen.ogg}} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1992-04-?? | | 1992-04-?? | ||
| [[Lethal Weapon (NES)]] | | [[Lethal Weapon (NES)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1992-06-?? | | 1992-06-?? | ||
| [[Ferrari: Grand Prix Challenge (NES)]] | | [[Ferrari: Grand Prix Challenge (NES)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1993-04-?? | | 1993-04-?? | ||
| [[Lethal Weapon (GB)]] | | [[Lethal Weapon (GB)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1993-05-21 | | 1993-05-21 | ||
| [[RodLand (GB)]] (妖精物語ロッドランド) | | [[RodLand (GB)]] (妖精物語ロッドランド) | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1994-??-?? | | 1994-??-?? | ||
| [[Family Feud (3DO)]] | | [[Family Feud (3DO)]] | ||
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| 1994-??-?? | | 1994-??-?? | ||
| [[The Jungle Book (GB)]] | | [[The Jungle Book (GB)]] | ||
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| 1994-??-?? | | 1994-??-?? | ||
| [[The Jungle Book (GG)]] | | [[The Jungle Book (GG)]] | ||
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| 1994-07-15 | | 1994-07-15 | ||
| [[The Jungle Book (SNES)]] (ザジャングルブック) | | [[The Jungle Book (SNES)]] (ザジャングルブック) | ||
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| Special Thanks | | Special Thanks | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1994-08-25 | | 1994-08-25 | ||
| [[The Jungle Book (NES)]] | | [[The Jungle Book (NES)]] | ||
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| 1994-12-?? | | 1994-12-?? | ||
| [[Brutal: Paws of Fury (SNES)]] | | [[Brutal: Paws of Fury (SNES)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1995-06-29 | | 1995-06-29 | ||
| [[Dino Dini's Soccer (SNES)]] | | [[Dino Dini's Soccer (SNES)]] | ||
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| 1996-12-28 | | 1996-12-28 | ||
| [[Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (SNES)]] | | [[Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (SNES)]] | ||
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| 1997-05-21 | | 1997-05-21 | ||
| [[War Gods (N64)]] | | [[War Gods (N64)]] | ||
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| 1997-06-30 | | 1997-06-30 | ||
| [[War Gods (W16)]] | | [[War Gods (W16)]] | ||
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| 1998-06-24 | | 1998-06-24 | ||
| [[Mortal Kombat 4 (PSX)]] | | [[Mortal Kombat 4 (PSX)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1999-08-01 | | 1999-08-01 | ||
| [[Duke Nukem: Zero Hour (N64)]] | | [[Duke Nukem: Zero Hour (N64)]] | ||
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| 1999-08-31 | | 1999-08-31 | ||
| [[Mortal Kombat Gold (DC)]] | | [[Mortal Kombat Gold (DC)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1999-08-09 | | 1999-08-09 | ||
| [[Hydro Thunder (DC)]] | | [[Hydro Thunder (DC)]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 2000-11-01 | | 2000-11-01 | ||
| [[007: The World is Not Enough (N64)]] | | [[007: The World is Not Enough (N64)]] | ||
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| 2002-11-14 | | 2002-11-14 | ||
| [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GC)]] | | [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GC)]] | ||
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| 2002-11-18 | | 2002-11-18 | ||
| [[007: Nightfire (GC)]] | | [[007: Nightfire (GC)]] | ||
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| Audio Lead | | Audio Lead | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2002-11-18 | | 2002-11-18 | ||
| [[007: Nightfire (XBOX)]] | | [[007: Nightfire (XBOX)]] | ||
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| Audio Lead | | Audio Lead | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2006-03-14 | | 2006-03-14 | ||
| [[Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (GC)]] | | [[Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (GC)]] | ||
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| Audio Production | | Audio Production | ||
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| 2006-03-14 | | 2006-03-14 | ||
| [[Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (W32)]] | | [[Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (W32)]] | ||
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| Audio Production | | Audio Production | ||
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| 2006-03-14 | | 2006-03-14 | ||
| [[Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (PS2)]] | | [[Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (PS2)]] | ||
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| Audio Production | | Audio Production | ||
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+ | | Unreleased | ||
+ | | [[Death Track (GB)]] | ||
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| Unreleased | | Unreleased | ||
| [[Erik the Viking (NES)]] | | [[Erik the Viking (NES)]] | ||
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| Unreleased | | Unreleased | ||
| [[Hero Quest (NES)]] | | [[Hero Quest (NES)]] | ||
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|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Image Gallery== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Neil_Baldwin_-_1.jpg|Linkedin. | ||
+ | Neil Baldwin 2.jpg|Unknown source. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | * [http://www.dutycyclegenerator.com dutycyclegenerator.com] - Official page. | + | * [http://www.dutycyclegenerator.com dutycyclegenerator.com] - Official page. (Defunct) |
+ | * [https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-baldwin-66a32370/ linkedin.com/in/neil-baldwin-66a32370/] - Linkedin. | ||
+ | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20191221132614/http://dutycyclegenerator.com/ web.archive.org/web/20191221132614/http://dutycyclegenerator.com/] 2019 December 21 shot of the Official page (website is no longer avaliable due to flash being not supported from 2020) | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/dutycyclegenerator youtube.com/user/dutycyclegenerator] - YouTube. | * [http://www.youtube.com/user/dutycyclegenerator youtube.com/user/dutycyclegenerator] - YouTube. | ||
* [https://twitter.com/dutycyclegen twitter.com/dutycyclegen] - Twitter. | * [https://twitter.com/dutycyclegen twitter.com/dutycyclegen] - Twitter. |
Revision as of 13:47, 27 October 2020
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Neil Baldwin is an English composer who was the main audio composer and founder of Eurocom. He wrote music for all of their NES games. Some games he wrote the music for were never released. He also made a music tracker program that emulates the NES sound chip called Ninjuu. Baldwin also made NTRQ, which is a tracker that runs on a real NES. He also made Pulsar, which runs at a whopping 200Hz, while the regular NTSC NES ran at 60Hz. Neil also wrote the music for a game called 'Erik the Viking' which was not released, but Baldwin, from keeping his source code over the years, has managed to convert his source code into NSF.
Music Development
NES
Neil developed an sound driver with Tim Rogers and entered the music in 6502 assembly code.
Gameography
Image Gallery
Links
- dutycyclegenerator.com - Official page. (Defunct)
- linkedin.com/in/neil-baldwin-66a32370/ - Linkedin.
- web.archive.org/web/20191221132614/http://dutycyclegenerator.com/ 2019 December 21 shot of the Official page (website is no longer avaliable due to flash being not supported from 2020)
- youtube.com/user/dutycyclegenerator - YouTube.
- twitter.com/dutycyclegen - Twitter.
- marmotaudio.co.uk - Marmot Audio.