Big Giant Circles

Big Giant Circles
Birth name Jimmy Hinson
Origin Dallas, Texas, United States
Genres IDM, chiptune, electronic, ambient
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Piano, guitar

Big Giant Circles (also known as BGC) is the chiptune/electronic moniker of Jimmy Hinson. Originally adopting the name as a hobbyist submitting video game music remixes/rearrangements to OverClocked ReMix, Hinson is now an active composer in the video games industry. He has contributed to the soundtracks of Borderlands 2, Threes!, There Came an Echo, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Mass Effect 2 (the latter two under lead composer Jack Wall). Mass Effect 2 was nominated for a BAFTA Game award for Best Original Music.[1]

Hinson additionally composes chiptune-styled music as an independent musician. His debut independent record, Impostor Nostalgia, was released for digital distribution on September 12, 2011.[2] Hinson is credited with his work on several independent games including Pocket Mine and Extreme Roadtrip 2,[3] and has contributed to OverClocked ReMix.[4] His style has garnered him praise from C418 (composer for Minecraft), Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits, and Anthony and Ashly Burch of Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?; compliments from Danny Baranowsky (composer for Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac);[5] as well as positive press from Kotaku and GameTrailers.[6][7][8][9]

Hinson's latest project is his second album, The Glory Days, released on February 14, 2014, after being successfully funded on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, raising $62,778 from an intended goal of $5,000.[5][10] A remix album, The Glory Days Remixed, was released on August 27, 2014, and includes music from Disasterpeace (composer for Fez), Austin Wintory (composer for Journey), C418, Danny Baranowsky, and others.[11]

References

  1. ↑ BAFTA 2011 Winners & Nominees
  2. ↑ Impostor Nostalgia on Bandcamp
  3. ↑ Big Giant Circles - Credits
  4. ↑ Artist: Big Giant Circles - Composer, ReMixer
  5. 1 2 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1207722957/big-giant-circles-the-glory-days-impostor-nostalgi Big Giant Circles - "The Glory Days" (Impostor Nostalgia 2)
  6. ↑ Mass Effect Music-Maker Remixes Mass Effect 1 Music, It Is Rad at Kotaku
  7. ↑ The Fantastic Mass Effect 2 Music That Didn't Make The Cut at Kotaku
  8. ↑ The Best Game Music of 2011: The Binding of Isaac at Kotaku
  9. ↑ Composing Mass Effect: Episode 2 at GameTrailers
  10. ↑ The Glory Days at Bandcamp
  11. ↑ The Glory Days Remixed at Bandcamp
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