Tee Lopes | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tiago "Tee" Lopes |
| Born | November 19, 1986 Coimbra, Portugal |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Website | https://www.teelopesmusic.com/ |
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Tee Lopes is a Portuguese-American composer primarily for video games. He is best known for his contributions for the Sonic the Hedgehog series beginning with the 2017 video game Sonic Mania.
Career[]
Lopes first started his work as a hobbyist musician working for indie games and fan games.[1] After being well-known for Sonic the Hedgehog remixes on YouTube, he went on to compose an HD fan port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. After its completion, several of its developers including Tee Lopes created PagodaWest Games, an indie game developer.[2] In 2017, him along with the developers of PagodaWest Games partnered with Sega to develop Sonic Mania, a game that notably featured other well known Sonic fan creators such as Christian Whitehead and Headcannon.[3] After Mania, Lopes has become a freelance composer and has continued to compose for video games such as Sonic Superstars, Streets of Rage 4, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, and G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra.[4][5][6][7] On the Twitch charity fundraiser Indieland 2023, it was confirmed that Lopes is composing the soundtrack to the upcoming game Penny's Big Breakaway. He has also composed for several web series, such as Sonic Mania Adventures, SomecallmeJohnny and Scott the Woz.
Early life[]
Lopes was born in Coimbra, Portugal in 1986. As a young child, he created music for personal enjoyment with several programs, including Music 2000 for the PlayStation.[3] In 2009, he uploaded his first Sonic the Hedgehog remix to YouTube,[8] which led to his career as a video game composer. He would continue to upload remixes, original tracks, and other personal works to this day[9]
Discography[]
Video games[]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Major Magnet |
| 2017 | Sonic Mania |
| 2018 | Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom |
| 2019 | Team Sonic Racing |
| League of Legends (free update) | |
| 2021 | Streets of Rage 4 (downloadable content) |
| 2022 | Sonic Origins |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | |
| Banana Kong 2 | |
| 2023 | Sonic Superstars |
| Sonic Frontiers (free update) | |
| Sonic Dream Team | |
| 2024 | Berserk Boy |
| G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra | |
| Penny's Big Breakaway | |
| TBA | Metal Slug Tactics |
Web series[]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Sonic Mania Adventures |
| 2018 | SomecallmeJohnny |
| 2020 | Scott the Woz (season 4) |
| 2022 | Caddicarus |
| 2023 | Scott the Woz (season 6) |
Awards[]
Tee Lopes has won an award for IGN's People's Choice Vote for Best Original Music award for his work on Sonic Mania.[10] He has also been nominated for a Independent Composer of the Year award in VGMO's 2019 Annual Game Music Awards for his contributions to the Team Sonic Racing soundtrack.
References[]
- ↑ Madnani, Mikhail (2023-06-29). Tee Lopes Interview – The Music of Sonic, Streets of Rage 4, TMNT Shredder’s Revenge, Soundtracks, and More – TouchArcade (en-US).
- ↑ Webster, Andrew (2017-08-10). Creating the old-school soundtrack of Sonic Mania (en).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lane, Gavin (2021-12-27). Tee Lopes Talks Sonic, Streets Of Rage, And Making Music On A PS1 (en-GB).
- ↑ Deschamps, Marc (2023-09-21). Sonic Superstars Reveals Battle Mode Details and New Music (en).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Yin-Poole, Wesley (2021-04-08). "Streets of Rage 4 Mr. X Nightmare DLC adds three new playable characters". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ Cripe, Michael (2023-08-31). G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra Trailer Reveals Beat 'Em Up Gameplay (en-US).
- ↑ Scullion, Chris (2023-08-22). Demo released for Berserk Boy, a retro-inspired platformer with music by Sonic Mania’s composer (en-GB).
- ↑ dos
- ↑ Tee Lopes - YouTube.
- ↑ Best Original Music - Best of 2017 Awards Guide (en).
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