Tiago Lopes, better known as 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.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tiago Lopes |
| Born | November 19, 1986 Coimbra, Portugal |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Discography | Tee Lopes discography |
| Website | https://www.teelopesmusic.com/ |
Early life
editLopes 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.[1] In 2009, he uploaded his first Sonic the Hedgehog remix to YouTube,[2] 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.[3]
Career
editLopes first started his work as a hobbyist musician working for indie games and fan games.[4] 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.[5] 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.[1] 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.[6][7][8][9] On the Twitch charity fundraiser Indieland 2023, it was confirmed that Lopes was composing the soundtrack to the game Penny's Big Breakaway. He has also composed for several web series, such as Sonic Mania Adventures, SomecallmeJohnny and Scott the Woz.
Discography
editVideo games
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Major Magnet | Lead composer |
| 2017 | Sonic Mania | |
| 2018 | Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom | "Opening" (English) |
| 2019 | Team Sonic Racing | Music with several others |
| League of Legends | "Arcade 2019: Ultracombo", with Jason Willey | |
| 2021 | Mighty Fight Federation[10] | Music with several others |
| Streets of Rage 4 | Mr. X Nightmare downloadable content | |
| 2022 | Sonic Origins | Animated cutscene score |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | Lead composer | |
| Banana Kong 2 | Lead composer | |
| Sonic Frontiers | Divergence prologue animation score | |
| 2023 | Sonic Superstars | Music with several others |
| Sonic Dream Team | Animated intro score, with Jonny Atma | |
| 2024 | Penny's Big Breakaway | Lead composer, with Sean Bialo |
| Berserk Boy | Lead composer | |
| Contra: Operation Galuga | "Snow & Mechanica", with Jonny Atma | |
| Tomba! Special Edition | Credits theme, with Harumi Fujita[11][better source needed] | |
| G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra | Music with several others | |
| Metal Slug Tactics | Lead composer[12] |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sonic Mania Adventures | Lead composer |
| 2018 | SomecallmeJohnny | Guest composer |
| 2020 | Scott the Woz (season 4) | "Credits Theme" |
| 2022 | Caddicarus | Guest composer |
| 2023 | Scott the Woz (season 6) | "Staff Roll" |
Awards
editTee Lopes has won an award for IGN's People's Choice Vote for Best Original Music award for his work on Sonic Mania.[13] 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
edit- ^ a b Lane, Gavin (2021-12-27). "Tee Lopes Talks Sonic, Streets Of Rage, And Making Music On A PS1". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Tee - Sonic 3 - "Hydrocity zone 2" remix, 14 May 2009, retrieved 2023-10-31
- ^ "Tee Lopes - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ Madnani, Mikhail (2023-06-29). "Tee Lopes Interview – The Music of Sonic, Streets of Rage 4, TMNT Shredder's Revenge, Soundtracks, and More – TouchArcade". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (2017-08-10). "Creating the old-school soundtrack of Sonic Mania". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Deschamps, Marc (2023-09-21). "Sonic Superstars Reveals Battle Mode Details and New Music". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ 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". The Escapist. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ Scullion, Chris (2023-08-22). "Demo released for Berserk Boy, a retro-inspired platformer with music by Sonic Mania's composer". VGC. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "Mighty Fight Federation: Original Soundtrack - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "素敵なエピソードが生まれた Tomba!のエンディング曲です。" [This is the ending song of Tomba!, which gave birth to a wonderful episode] (in Japanese).
- ^ Janca, Ben (5 November 2024). "Metal Slug Tactics - Official Launch Trailer". GameSpot. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Best Original Music - Best of 2017 Awards Guide". IGN. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
