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− | | Name = Matthew | + | | Name = Matthew Cannon |
− | | Picture = | + | | Picture = Matthew Cannon - 1.jpg |
− | | Born = | + | | Born = 1972 |
− | | BirthPlace = | + | | BirthPlace = Manchester, England |
− | | Nationality = British | + | | Nationality = British |
− | | Flag = UK | + | | Flag = UK |
− | | | + | | Aliases = マシュー・キャノン (Matthew Cannon), Matt Cannon |
− | | Website = | + | | Website = |
}} | }} | ||
− | '''''Matthew Cannon''''' was a part of the sound staff at [[Ocean Software]]. He has composed the music for many of their games from | + | '''''Matthew Cannon''''' was a part of the sound staff at [[Ocean Software]]. He has composed the music for many of their games from 1988 to 1992. |
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+ | ==Music Development== | ||
+ | ===Game Boy=== | ||
+ | Cannon used Jonathan Dunn's sound driver and composed the music in [[assembly]]. | ||
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===NES=== | ===NES=== | ||
− | + | Cannon used [[Music Driver V1.0]], designed by [[Jonathan Dunn]]. Cannon says that for [[Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II (NES)|the NES version of Parasol Stars]], he covered [[Over the Rainbow]], but due to copyrights, he had to remove the song. In the USA and European version of [[Hook (NES)|Hook]], the credits do not list him because there's not enough space on the screen. However, in the Japanese version, his name is listed in katakana. | |
==Gameography== | ==Gameography== | ||
− | { | + | {| class="wikitable" |
− | | | + | ! Released |
− | + | ! Title | |
− | + | ! Sample | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | | 1987-??-?? | |
− | | 1987 | ||
| [[Batman: The Movie (AST)]] | | [[Batman: The Movie (AST)]] | ||
| Audio | | Audio | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1989 | + | | 1989-??-?? |
| [[Batman: The Movie (AMI)]] | | [[Batman: The Movie (AMI)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1989 | + | | 1989-??-?? |
| [[Batman: The Movie (C64)]] | | [[Batman: The Movie (C64)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1989 | + | | 1989-??-?? |
| [[Batman: The Movie (CPC)]] | | [[Batman: The Movie (CPC)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1989 | + | | 1989-??-?? |
| [[Batman: The Movie (MSX)]] | | [[Batman: The Movie (MSX)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1989 | + | | 1989-??-?? |
| [[Batman: The Movie (ZXS)]] | | [[Batman: The Movie (ZXS)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1989 | + | | 1989-??-?? |
| [[F29 Retaliator (AMI)]] | | [[F29 Retaliator (AMI)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1989 | + | | 1989-??-?? |
| [[F29 Retaliator (AST)]] | | [[F29 Retaliator (AST)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1989 | + | | 1989-??-?? |
| [[Operation Thunderbolt (ZXS)]] | | [[Operation Thunderbolt (ZXS)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1990 | + | | 1990-??-?? |
| [[Batman: The Movie (DOS)]] | | [[Batman: The Movie (DOS)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1990 | + | | 1990-??-?? |
| [[F29 Retaliator (DOS)]] | | [[F29 Retaliator (DOS)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1990 | + | | 1990-??-?? |
| [[Navy Seals (C64)]] | | [[Navy Seals (C64)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1990 | + | | 1990-??-?? |
| [[RoboCop 2 (AMI)]] | | [[RoboCop 2 (AMI)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1990 | + | | 1990-??-?? |
| [[RoboCop 2 (ZXS)]] | | [[RoboCop 2 (ZXS)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1991 | + | | 1991-??-?? |
| [[Elf (AMI)]] | | [[Elf (AMI)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1991 | + | | 1991-??-?? |
| [[Elf (AST)]] | | [[Elf (AST)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1991 | + | | 1991-??-?? |
| [[Elf (DOS)]] | | [[Elf (DOS)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1991 | + | | 1991-??-?? |
| [[Navy Seals (AMI)]] | | [[Navy Seals (AMI)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1991 | + | | 1991-??-?? |
| [[Navy Seals (AST)]] | | [[Navy Seals (AST)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1991 | + | | 1991-??-?? |
| [[Navy Seals (ZXS)]] | | [[Navy Seals (ZXS)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1991 | + | | 1991-??-?? |
| [[Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II (NES)]] | | [[Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II (NES)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1991 | + | | 1991-??-?? |
| [[RoboCop 2 (CPC)]] | | [[RoboCop 2 (CPC)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1991 | + | | 1991-09-?? |
| [[Navy Seals (GB)]] | | [[Navy Seals (GB)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1992 | + | | 1992-??-?? |
| [[Civilization (AMI)]] | | [[Civilization (AMI)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1992 | + | | 1992-??-?? |
| [[Hook (NES)]] (フック) | | [[Hook (NES)]] (フック) | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1992 | + | | 1992-??-?? |
| [[Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands 2 (AMI)]] | | [[Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands 2 (AMI)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1992 | + | | 1992-04-?? |
− | | [[Super Hunchback (GB)]] | + | | [[Super Hunchback (GB)]] (SUPERハンチバック) |
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1994-03-?? | ||
+ | | [[Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball (SNES)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1994 | + | | 1994-11-?? |
| [[Tin Star (SNES)]] | | [[Tin Star (SNES)]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1995 | + | | 1995-??-?? |
| [[Striker '95 (DOS)]] | | [[Striker '95 (DOS)]] | ||
| | | | ||
− | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | * https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1232655580 - Facebook | + | * [https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,59427/ mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,59427/] - MobyGames. |
− | * https://twitter.com/matt_p_cannon - Twitter | + | * [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1232655580 facebook.com/profile.php?id=1232655580] - Facebook (Closed). |
+ | * [https://twitter.com/matt_p_cannon twitter.com/matt_p_cannon] - Twitter. | ||
+ | * [http://www.c64.com/gt_display_interview.php?interview=6 c64.com/gt_display_interview.php?interview=6] - Interview from May 10, 2010. | ||
− | [[Category:Composers]] | + | [[Category: Composers]] |
− | [[Category:Foley Artists]] | + | [[Category: Foley Artists]] |
Revision as of 19:02, 21 February 2019
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Matthew Cannon was a part of the sound staff at Ocean Software. He has composed the music for many of their games from 1988 to 1992.
Music Development
Game Boy
Cannon used Jonathan Dunn's sound driver and composed the music in assembly.
NES
Cannon used Music Driver V1.0, designed by Jonathan Dunn. Cannon says that for the NES version of Parasol Stars, he covered Over the Rainbow, but due to copyrights, he had to remove the song. In the USA and European version of Hook, the credits do not list him because there's not enough space on the screen. However, in the Japanese version, his name is listed in katakana.
Gameography
Links
- mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,59427/ - MobyGames.
- facebook.com/profile.php?id=1232655580 - Facebook (Closed).
- twitter.com/matt_p_cannon - Twitter.
- c64.com/gt_display_interview.php?interview=6 - Interview from May 10, 2010.