Grant Kirkhope
Composer · Born July 10, 1962 (64)
Grant Kirkhope (born 10 July 1962) is a Scottish composer and voice actor for video games and film. Some of his notable works include GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, and Perfect Dark, among many others. He has won an Ivor Novello Award for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope and a World Soundtrack Award for The King's Daughter, as well as being nominated for BAFTA, ASCAP, and IFMCA awards. He has also provided the voice for the character Donkey Kong in many of his game appearances.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 10, 1962 (64)
- Composer
- 6 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are Grant Kirkhope's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Grant Kirkhope's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Grant Kirkhope's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
8 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Censor Addiction(2026)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Murder Syndicate(2023)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Shadows(2022)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The King's Daughter(2022)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Handler(2021)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Wrong Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
We Sit. We Drink. No Guns. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Viva Piñata(2006)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 2015 to 2026.
How do Grant Kirkhope's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the sound and music 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Grant Kirkhope work with?
People who share at least 2 of Grant Kirkhope's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Matteo Rossi shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Michael Matteo RossiShared titles: Censor Addiction (2026), Murder Syndicate (2023), Shadows (2022), The Handler (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Matteo Rossi
Actors
- Vernon WellsShared titles: Censor Addiction (2026), Murder Syndicate (2023), Shadows (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Vernon Wells
- Cathy BaronShared titles: Murder Syndicate (2023), Shadows (2022), The Handler (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Cathy Baron
- Eve MauroShared titles: Censor Addiction (2026), Shadows (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Eve Mauro
- Francis CapraShared titles: Censor Addiction (2026), Shadows (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Francis Capra
Cinematographers and editors
- David S. DawsonShared titles: Murder Syndicate (2023), The Handler (2021)See all 2 shared titles with David S. Dawson
- Jason WearyShared titles: Murder Syndicate (2023), Shadows (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Weary
Producers
- Mike HuqShared titles: Censor Addiction (2026), Murder Syndicate (2023), Shadows (2022), The Handler (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Mike Huq
- Bidkar RamosShared titles: Censor Addiction (2026), Shadows (2022), The Handler (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Bidkar Ramos
- Anthony CallyShared titles: Murder Syndicate (2023), Shadows (2022), The Handler (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Anthony Cally
- Ronnie Tyrone LeeShared titles: Murder Syndicate (2023), The Handler (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ronnie Tyrone Lee
