Allister Brimble

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Allister Brimble
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Brimble in 2015
Background information
Genres Electronic, soundtrack
Occupation(s) Composer
Years active1987–present
Website allisterbrimble.com

Allister Brimble is a British video game composer. He began composing music and sound effects for the video game industry in the mid-1980s. He also produced various audio tracks, as "Brimble's Beats", that were distributed on cover disks of magazines including CU Amiga and Amiga Format .

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Brimble works as a freelance musician and sound designer for the games and console industry, and used to work alongside colleague Anthony Putson at the now defunct Orchestral Media Developments. [1] He wrote the theme tune for an indoor theme park in Abu Dhabi. [2] Brimble's extensive experience in alternative formats allowed him to compose for many gaming platforms.

Notable works

Projects

In 2013, Brimble released a compilation, The Amiga Works (classic Amiga tunes), [4] along with a remaster of his previous album Sounds Digital, [5] and many other including The Spectrum Works, [6] which includes some remasters of tunes from other artists.

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References

  1. "Orchestral Media Developments". Orchestralmedia.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. "Orchestral Media spends Summer in Abu Dhabi « Orchestral Media". Orchestralmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. Yarwood, Jack (15 May 2023). "Original RollerCoaster Tycoon Composer Creating New Theme For Fan Project". Time Extension . Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. "Allister Brimble The Amiga Works". Anarchy Productions.
  5. "Sounds Digital (2017 Remaster), by Allister Brimble". Allisterbrimble.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. "The Spectrum Works, by Allister Brimble". Allisterbrimble.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

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