10-19-2020, 04:56 AM
Grant Kirkhope’s Goal Is To Compose For Illumination’s Super Mario Movie
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<p>Legendary video game composer, Grant Kirkhope, recently revealed on the podcast <em>Kiwi Talks</em> that his goal in the immediate future is to compose for Illumination’s CGI Mario Movie – scheduled to make its big-screen debut in 2022.</p>
<p>Kirkhope feels he knows Mario enough at this stage after working on <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_plus_rabbids_kingdom_battle">Mario + Rabbids</a></strong> (and even <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/grant_kirkhope_explains_how_he_got_to_compose_banjo-kazooie_music_for_smash_bros_ultimate">composing <strong>Banjo-Kazooie</strong> music</a> for <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></strong>) and believes he’s someone who could help bring Mario to life on the silver screen.</p>
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<p>“I know Mario and I know working with Nintendo, I know what they’re like about protecting their music, and they’re very….they want you to respect the character and I’ve got that, I know how to respect Mario and I really think I could do a good job with the Mario movie.”</p>
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<p>His concern is that he’ll “probably” get nowhere near it, because they’ll hire some “Hollywood triple-A guy” instead, but he still thinks he could do a good job.</p>
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<p>“So I’m trying to get myself in the frame for that, I have a few little connections that are probably going to go nowhere, but I’m actively trying to do something about that…but I doubt very strongly I’d get anywhere near it.”</p>
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<p>Not long after this, Kirkhope restated his case as to why he should be given this opportunity:</p>
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<p>“Nintendo know me well, so like you know…Nintendo are going to be super protective about that IP because that’s their biggest IP they have.”</p>
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<p>“They know how respecful I am of their properties, they’ve worked with me before, they know that I’m completely easy to work with, I’ll do whatever they want, so you know I feel like…I just feel like you know, I could do a good job.”</p>
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<p>“I would pour my entire life and soul into that project for as long as it takes to make it briiliant.”</p>
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<p>A <a class="external" href="https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-grant-kirkhope-to-be-composer-for-super-mario-movie-by-illumination?recruiter=66268659&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition">Change.org petition</a> has now been set up to help Grant Kirhope get noticed by Nintendo and Universal and score his dream job after he joked to “get a petition going”. Feel free to sign it yourself and show your support.</p>
<p>Would you like to see this industry legend compose for the upcoming Super Mario movie? <em>Tell us down below and be sure to spread the word.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/10/...rio-movie/
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<p>Legendary video game composer, Grant Kirkhope, recently revealed on the podcast <em>Kiwi Talks</em> that his goal in the immediate future is to compose for Illumination’s CGI Mario Movie – scheduled to make its big-screen debut in 2022.</p>
<p>Kirkhope feels he knows Mario enough at this stage after working on <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_plus_rabbids_kingdom_battle">Mario + Rabbids</a></strong> (and even <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/grant_kirkhope_explains_how_he_got_to_compose_banjo-kazooie_music_for_smash_bros_ultimate">composing <strong>Banjo-Kazooie</strong> music</a> for <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></strong>) and believes he’s someone who could help bring Mario to life on the silver screen.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“I know Mario and I know working with Nintendo, I know what they’re like about protecting their music, and they’re very….they want you to respect the character and I’ve got that, I know how to respect Mario and I really think I could do a good job with the Mario movie.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>His concern is that he’ll “probably” get nowhere near it, because they’ll hire some “Hollywood triple-A guy” instead, but he still thinks he could do a good job.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“So I’m trying to get myself in the frame for that, I have a few little connections that are probably going to go nowhere, but I’m actively trying to do something about that…but I doubt very strongly I’d get anywhere near it.”</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote></blockquote>
<p>Not long after this, Kirkhope restated his case as to why he should be given this opportunity:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“Nintendo know me well, so like you know…Nintendo are going to be super protective about that IP because that’s their biggest IP they have.”</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>“They know how respecful I am of their properties, they’ve worked with me before, they know that I’m completely easy to work with, I’ll do whatever they want, so you know I feel like…I just feel like you know, I could do a good job.”</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>“I would pour my entire life and soul into that project for as long as it takes to make it briiliant.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>A <a class="external" href="https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-grant-kirkhope-to-be-composer-for-super-mario-movie-by-illumination?recruiter=66268659&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition">Change.org petition</a> has now been set up to help Grant Kirhope get noticed by Nintendo and Universal and score his dream job after he joked to “get a petition going”. Feel free to sign it yourself and show your support.</p>
<p>Would you like to see this industry legend compose for the upcoming Super Mario movie? <em>Tell us down below and be sure to spread the word.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/10/...rio-movie/