Tee Lopes | |
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 Tee Lopes in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tiago Lopes |
| Born | November 19, 1986 Coimbra, Portugal |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Discography | Tee Lopes discography |
| Website | https://www.teelopesmusic.com/ |
Tiago Lopes, better known as Tee Lopes, is a Portuguese-American composer primarily for video games. He is best known for his contributions for the Sonic the Hedgehog series beginning with the 2017 video game Sonic Mania .
Lopes was born in Coimbra, Portugal in 1986. As a young child, he created music for personal enjoyment with several programs, including Music 2000 for the PlayStation. [1] In 2009, he uploaded his first Sonic the Hedgehog remix to YouTube, [2] which led to his career as a video game composer. He would continue to upload remixes, original tracks, and other personal works to this day. [3]
Lopes first started his work as a hobbyist musician working for indie games and fan games. [4] After being well-known for Sonic the Hedgehog remixes on YouTube, he went on to compose an HD fan port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 . After its completion, several of its developers including Tee Lopes created PagodaWest Games, an indie game developer. [5] In 2017, him along with the developers of PagodaWest Games partnered with Sega to develop Sonic Mania, a game that notably featured other well known Sonic fan creators such as Christian Whitehead and Headcannon. [1] After Mania, Lopes has become a freelance composer and has continued to compose for video games such as Sonic Superstars , Streets of Rage 4 , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge , and G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra. [6] [7] [8] [9] On the Twitch charity fundraiser Indieland 2023, it was confirmed that Lopes was composing the soundtrack to the game Penny's Big Breakaway . He has also composed for several web series, such as Sonic Mania Adventures, SomecallmeJohnny and Scott the Woz .
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Major Magnet | Lead composer |
| 2017 | Sonic Mania | |
| 2018 | Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom | "Opening" (English) |
| 2019 | Team Sonic Racing | Music with several others |
| League of Legends | "Arcade 2019: Ultracombo", with Jason Willey | |
| 2021 | Mighty Fight Federation [10] | Music with several others |
| Streets of Rage 4 | Mr. X Nightmare downloadable content | |
| 2022 | Sonic Origins | Animated cutscene score |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | Lead composer | |
| Banana Kong 2 | Music | |
| Sonic Frontiers | Divergence prologue animation score | |
| 2023 | Sonic Superstars | Music with several others |
| Sonic Dream Team | Animated intro music | |
| 2024 | Penny's Big Breakaway | Lead composer |
| Berserk Boy | Lead composer | |
| Contra: Operation Galuga | "Snow & Mechanica", with Jonny Atma | |
| Tomba! Special Edition | Credits theme arrangement [11] [ better source needed ] | |
| G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra | Music with several others | |
| Metal Slug Tactics | Music [12] | |
| 2025 | Friday Night Funkin' | "Senpai (Pico Mix)", with Saruky[ citation needed ] |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2017 | Sonic Mania Adventures | Lead composer |
| 2018 | SomecallmeJohnny | Guest composer |
| 2020 | Scott the Woz (season 4) | "Credits Theme" |
| 2022 | Caddicarus | Guest composer |
| 2023 | Scott the Woz (season 6) | "Staff Roll" |
Tee Lopes has won an award for IGN's People's Choice Vote for Best Original Music award for his work on Sonic Mania. [13] He has also been nominated for a Independent Composer of the Year award in VGMO's 2019 Annual Game Music Awards for his contributions to the Team Sonic Racing soundtrack.
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