| Alistair Hirst |
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| Born |
Unknown |
| Birth Place |
Vancouver BC, Canada |
| Nationality |
Canadian  |
| Website |
www.omniaudio.com |
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Alistair Hirst is a Canadian-American composer, sound designer, and audio director. Hirst was originally a freelance musician, doing music for miscellaneous things such as commercials, short videos, and was also a lifeguard. He then moved to Redmond, Washington in February 1996 where he started working at Electronic Arts in Seattle. He started out as a junior sound designer, but eventually worked his way up to the Senior Audio Director. At EA, he worked on many of the Need for Speed series.
In June 2002, Hurst left EA and started his own audio group for freelance work, Omni Audio. In 2010, he co-founded Ton-o-Fun where he worked on several aspects of game development including design, graphics, and audio. In 2012, he co-founded Kinemotion Health, a company which made Kinect software and games for physical therapy patients. In June 2012, Hirst left Omni Audio and started working at Amazon Game Studios a month later. He worked at the company up until August 2019. In October 2019, he became a Senior Technical Product Manager for Roland Corporation.
Today, Alistair is currently a Senior Game Developer Relations Manager at Dolby Laboratories, helping game development studios incorporate Dolby's audio technologies into their games. Hirst also attended the Capilano College and obtained a music diploma there. Hirst is also one of the founders of the SCA (Seattle Composers Alliance).
Audio Development
Genesis
Hirst used unknown custom sound drivers, probably by the game's programmer(s), and also used Accolade's sound driver by Russell Shiffer.
SNES
Hirst used Accolade's sound driver, possibly programmed by Russell Borogove. He also used Distinctive Software's sound driver by Kris Hatlelid and Alan Stewart. Metal Morph uses a sound driver by Martin Galway.
Gameography
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Title
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Sample
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| 1991-??-??
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The Games: Winter Challenge (DOS)
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| 1992-12-??
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Test Drive II: The Duel (SNES)
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With Kris Hatlelid.
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| 1992-??-??
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Hardball III (DOS)
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| 1992-??-??
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HardBall III: MLBPA Players Disk (DOS)
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| 1992-??-??
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Summer Challenge (DOS)
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| 1992-??-??
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Winter Challenge (GEN)
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| 1992-??-??
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John Madden Football '93 (SNES)
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| 1992-??-??
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Michael Jordan In Flight (DOS)
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With Kris Hatlelid and Edwin Dolinski.
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| 1992-??-??
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Test Drive II: The Duel (GEN)
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With Russell Shiffer.
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| 1993-05-??
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Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? (SNES)
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| 1993-??-??
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Al Michaels Announces HardBall III (GEN)
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| 1993-??-??
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Summer Challenge (GEN)
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| 1993-??-??
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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (SNES)
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| 1994-06-??
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Hardball III (SNES)
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With Judd Skinner.
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| 1994-12-??
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Metal Morph (SNES)
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With Martin Galway and Jeff van Dyck.
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| 1994-12-09
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Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed (3DO) (オーバードライビン)
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| 1994-??-??
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Hardball '94 (GEN)
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With Judd Skinner.
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| 1995-08-31
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Road & Track: The Need for Speed (DOS)
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| 1996-03-20
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Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed (PS1) (オーバードライビンDX)
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| 1996-12-20
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Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed (SAT) (オーバードライビンGT-R)
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| 1997-03-31
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Need for Speed II (PS1) (オーバードライビンⅡ)
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| 1997-04-30
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Need for Speed II (W16)
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| 1998-03-25
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Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (PS1) (オーバードライビンⅢ)
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| 1998-10-12
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Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (W16)
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With Crispin Hands, Saki Kaskamanidis, and Matt Ragan.
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| 1999-06-01
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Need for Speed: High Stakes (W32)
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Sound Design: Seattle with Matt Ragan, Rob Ridihalgh, and Jay Weinland.
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| 1999-10-21
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Deer Hunt Challenge (W32)
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With Kevin Manthei and Don Veca.
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| 2000-02-29
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Championship Bass (PS1) (チャンピオンシップバス)
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Audio Special Effects
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| 2000-03-15
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Ultimate Hunt Challenge Pack (W32)
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Additional Music with Don Veca.
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| 2000-03-31
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Championship Bass (W32)
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Audio Special Effects
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| 2002-03-22
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Matt Hayes' Fishing (W32)
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Audio Special Effects
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| 2002-10-02
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (PS2)
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With John Jacyna, Robert Ridihalgh, Martin Wasiel, Omar Al-Khafaji, and Matt Ragan.
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| 2002-10-21
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (W32)
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With Matt Ragan and Robert Ridihalgh.
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| 2003-11-18
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NHL Rivals 2004 (XBOX)
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| 2004-11-09
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The Urbz: Sims in the City (GC) (Theアーブズ シムズ・イン・ザ・シティ)
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Additional Sound Designer with Steve Bissinger, Patty Bossert, Lisa Kadet Kuhne, Tim Green, and Burke Trieschmann.
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| 2004-11-09
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The Urbz: Sims in the City (PS2) (Theアーブズ シムズ・イン・ザ・シティ)
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Additional Sound Designer with Steve Bissinger, Patty Bossert, Lisa Kadet Kuhne, Tim Green, and Burke Trieschmann.
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| 2004-11-09
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The Urbz: Sims in the City (XBOX)
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Additional Sound Designer with Steve Bissinger, Patty Bossert, Lisa Kadet Kuhne, Tim Green, and Burke Trieschmann.
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| 2005-04-26
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Guild Wars: Factions (W32)
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With Chase Combs, Lisa Elliott Cobb, Matt Ragan, Robert Ridihalgh, Thomas Smurdon III, and Daylon Walden.
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| 2006-05-09
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Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (W32)
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Omni Interactive Audio with Robert Ridihalgh, Thomas Smurdon III, Daylon Walden, Matt Ragan, Chase Combs, and Lisa Elliott Cobb.
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| 2006-10-26
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Guild Wars Nightfall (W32)
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Omni Interactive Audio with Chase Combs, Lisa Elliott Cobb, Matt Ragan, Robert Ridihalgh, Thomas Smurdon III, and Daylon Walden.
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| 2006-11-16
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Sonic Rivals (PSP)
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Sound Effects Design with Robert Ridihalgh, Daylon Walden, Thomas Smurdon III, Chase Combs, and Lisa Elliott Cobb
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| 2009-09-29
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Tornado Outbreak (W32)
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Racket, Rattle, Clatter and General Pandemonium provided by Omni Audio with Robert Ridihalgh, Daylon Walden, Chase Combs, Andrew Sorkin, Matt Ragan, and Thomas Smurdon III.
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| 2009-10-24
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Tom Clancy's EndWar (W32)
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| 2010-01-19
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Dark Void (PS3)
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Omni Audio with Chase Combs, Matt Ragan, Daylon Walden, Robert Ridihalgh, and Andrew Sorkin.
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| 2010-01-19
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Dark Void (W64)
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Omni Audio with Chase Combs, Matt Ragan, Daylon Walden, Robert Ridihalgh, and Andrew Sorkin.
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| 2010-10-25
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Shank (W64)
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Sound Effects with Robert Ridihalgh, Chase Combs, Daylon Walden, and Matt Ragan.
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| 2011-10-11
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Forza Motorsport 4 (X360)
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Music Editing and Implementation
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| 2012-11-08
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AirMech (W64)
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Additional Audio with Kochun Hu.
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| 2013-07-25
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Shadowrun Returns (W64)
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Audio Director
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| 2014-04-02
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Sev Zero (FIRE)
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Sound Effects with Ion Hardie.
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| 2014-07-24
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Saber's Edge (FIRE)
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Audio Director
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| 2014-09-18
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Shadowrun: Dragonfall (W64)
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Director, OMNI Audio
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| 2014-12-12
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The Unmaking (FIRE)
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| 2015-04-16
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Lost Within (FIRE)
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Audio Director
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