Phillip Nixon

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Phillip Nixon
Origin United Kingdom
Occupation(s) Musician, composer, graphic designer
Years active 1990 - present

Phillip Nixon (also known as Philip Nixon or Phil Nixon) is a British composer and graphic designer for video games. His most notable role was as a member of Flair Software (otherwise known as MicroValue) during the 1990s, as an artist, musician and game designer. More recently, he had been part of Rage Software plc until the company went bust in 2003. Nixon has also had other roles working with Millennium Interactive, Hirographics and Horror Soft.

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He currently composes music under the pseudonym Dopedemand.

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*The soundtracks for Oscar and Trolls are different between their respective A1200 and CD32 releases.

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