George Sanger
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| Birth name | George Alistair Sanger |
| Also known as | "The Fat Man" |
| Genre(s) | Video game music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Musician |
| Years active | 1983 - Present |
| Label(s) | Haight-Masonic Laboratories |
| Associated acts | Team Fat |
| Website | www.fatman.com |
George Alistair Sanger (born December 14, 1957, also known as "The Fat Man") is a musician who has composed music for over 200 different computer and video games, beginning in 1983. Some of his best-known works include The 7th Guest, Wing Commander, Hard Nova, Maniac Mansion(NES version), Loom, and Tux Racer.[1] Sanger leads the band Team Fat, also comprised of fellow video game music composers Dave Govett, Joe McDermott and Kevin Weston Phelan. He has also written a novel, The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness,[2] described by him as, "a book about game audio wrapped in a biography wrapped in a philosophy on life."
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[edit] Discography
To date, George Sanger and Team Fat have released three albums
- 7/11 - based on the music from The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour
- Surf.com
- Flabby Road
[edit] Notable works
| Title | Year |
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| Wing Commander | 1990 |
| Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra | 1991 |
| Ultima Underworld | 1992 |
| The 7th Guest | 1992 |
| IndyCar Racing | 1993 |
| NASCAR Racing | 1994 |
| The 11th Hour | 1995 |
| Scene It? | 2000 |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | 2002 |
[edit] Awards and recognition
On March 7, 2007, Sanger received the IGDA Award For Community Contribution. The award was given for his numerous programs that encourage interactive audio innovation and industry improvement.[3]
[edit] External links
- Homepage of The Fat Man & Team Fat
- George Sanger's profile at MobyGames
- Composer profile at OverClocked ReMix
- ReMixer profile at OverClocked ReMix
- The Fat Man discography at MusicBrainz
- George Sanger discography at MusicBrainz
- The Fat Man and Team Fat discography at MusicBrainz
- "Hangin with The Fat Man" Wired Magazine: Poole, Gary Andrew (Mar. 1997)
- Project Bar-B-Q Annual Interactive Music Conference: A Conference Hosted by The Fat Man
- Fat Man in the Gastrokunst-Project of Austrian art-collective Monochrom
[edit] References
- ^ The Fat Man - FAQ's. Fat Man homepage (2006-06-04). Retrieved on 2006-12-25.
- ^ Sanger, George. The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness (Paperback), New Riders Games. ISBN 1592730094.
- ^ 2007 Game Developers Choice Awards To Honor Miyamoto, Pajitnov. Gamasutra. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
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