Allister Brimble

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Allister Brimble
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Brimble in 2015
Background information
Genres Electronic, soundtrack
Occupation 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), [5] along with a remaster of his previous album Sounds Digital, [6] and many other including The Spectrum Works, [7] 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. ↑ "Sound design for The Plucky Squire". Allister Brimble's website.
  5. ↑ "Allister Brimble The Amiga Works". Anarchy Productions.
  6. ↑ "Sounds Digital (2017 Remaster), by Allister Brimble". Allisterbrimble.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Spectrum Works, by Allister Brimble". Allisterbrimble.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

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