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{{Infobox Composer
 
| Name        = Phillip C. Western IV
 
| Name        = Phillip C. Western IV
| Picture    = Phil_Western_-_1.jpg
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| Picture    = Phil_Western_-_2.jpg
| Born        = Unknown
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| Born        = August 12, 1971
| BirthPlace  =  
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| Died        = February 4, 2019 (Age 47)
| Nationality = American
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| BirthPlace  = Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
| Flag        = USA
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| Nationality = Canadian
| Alias01     = Phil Western
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| Flag        = Canada
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| Website     =  
 
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'''''Phil Western''''' is an American musician. He only composed the music for one game.
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'''''Phil Western''''' was a Canadian musician. He only composed the music for a few N64 games.
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On February 10, 2019 on his official Facebook page, it was announced that Phil had passed away the previous week, possibly from an overdose. His music will always be remembered by his fans.
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==Music Development==
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===N64===
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Phil said this about the music for Beetle Adventure Racing:
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{{Quote
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|That music was done using a bass guitar, and an Emu sampler and a JP8000 back in the mid 90s. The loose inspiration for it was big beat stuff as that was what the video game designer asked for at the time. The stuff was done in Logic and then transferred to proprietary software that was provided by Electronic Arts.}}
  
 
==Gameography==
 
==Gameography==
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! Released
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| 1997-11-30
| 1999/??/??
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| [[FIFA: Road to World Cup (N64)]]
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| Additional Music
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|-
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| 1998-??-??
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| [[World Cup 98 (N64)]]
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|  
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|-
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| 1999-??-??
 
| [[Beetle Adventure Racing (N64)]] (ビートル アドベンチャー レーシング)
 
| [[Beetle Adventure Racing (N64)]] (ビートル アドベンチャー レーシング)
 
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==Picture Gallery==
 
==Picture Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:Phil_Western_-_1.jpg|Phil's Facebook December 18, 2012.
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Phil_Western_-_1.jpg|Phil's Facebook December 18, 2012.
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Phil_Western_-_2.jpg|Phil's final Facebook December 27, 2018.
 
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</gallery>
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/phillip.c.western Facebook]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/phillip.c.western facebook.com/phillip.c.western] - Facebook.
* [https://www.facebook.com/phillipwestern Facebook Official Fan Page]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/phillipwestern facebook.com/phillipwestern/] - Facebook Official Fan Page.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Western wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Western] - Wikipedia Page
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[[Category:Composers]]
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[[Category: Composers]]
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[[Category: People Who Have Died]]

Revision as of 00:01, 16 May 2020

Phillip C. Western IV
Phil Western - 2.jpg
Born August 12, 1971
Birth Place Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
Nationality Canadian   Canada.svg
Died February 4, 2019 (Age 47)

Phil Western was a Canadian musician. He only composed the music for a few N64 games.

On February 10, 2019 on his official Facebook page, it was announced that Phil had passed away the previous week, possibly from an overdose. His music will always be remembered by his fans.

Music Development

N64

Phil said this about the music for Beetle Adventure Racing:

That music was done using a bass guitar, and an Emu sampler and a JP8000 back in the mid 90s. The loose inspiration for it was big beat stuff as that was what the video game designer asked for at the time. The stuff was done in Logic and then transferred to proprietary software that was provided by Electronic Arts.

Gameography

Released Title Sample
1997-11-30 FIFA: Road to World Cup (N64) Additional Music
1998-??-?? World Cup 98 (N64)
1999-??-?? Beetle Adventure Racing (N64) (ビートル アドベンチャー レーシング)

Picture Gallery

Links