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Big Giant Circles

January 01, 1970

Jimmy Hinson, also known as Big Giant Circles, is an American musician and composer in the video games industry. Originally adopting the name as a hobbyist submitting video game music remixes/rearrangements to OverClocked ReMix, Hinson now actively composes video game soundtracks. 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. Hinson is credited with his work on several independent games including Pocket Mine and Extreme Roadtrip 2,[1] and has contributed to OverClocked ReMix.[2] His style has garnered him praise from Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits and Anthony and Ashly Burch of Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?,[3] as well as positive press from Kotaku and GameTrailers.[4][5][6][7]

Big Giant Circles
Birth nameJimmy Hinson
OriginDallas, Texas, United States
GenresIDM, chiptune, electronic, ambient
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • composer
Instrument(s)
Years active2003–present
Websitebiggiantcircles.com

Video game music edit

Hinson has composed original soundtracks for several video games including The Haunting of Magnolia Manor, Puzzlejuice, Extreme Road Trip 2, Pocket Mine, Zombocalypse 2, Threes!, There Came an Echo, Journey of 1000 Stars, Hive Jump, and Octogeddon.

He has also made contributions to the soundtracks of Just Shapes & Beats, Borderlands 2, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Mass Effect 2 (the latter three under lead composer Jack Wall). Mass Effect 2 was nominated for a BAFTA Game award for Best Original Music.[8]

Independent work edit

Hinson additionally composes chiptune-styled music as an independent musician. His debut independent album, Impostor Nostalgia, was released for digital distribution on September 12, 2011.[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.[3][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 (composer for Minecraft), Danny Baranowsky, and others.[11]

More recently, one of Hinson's songs for There Came an Echo was reused as thematic music in the second season of Netflix original TV series Stranger Things.[12]

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

  • Impostor Nostalgia (2011)
  • The Glory Days (2014)

Compilation albums edit

  • Contingency (2011)
  • Legacy (2012)
  • Official Video Game Music Demo Reel (2014)
  • The Glory Days Remixed (2014)

Soundtrack albums edit

  • The Haunting of Magnolia Manor Soundtrack (2011)
  • Puzzlejuice Soundtrack (2012)
  • Max Effect (2012)
  • Extreme Road Trip 2 Soundtrack (2012)
  • Pocket Mine Soundtrack (2013)
  • Zombocalypse 2 Soundtrack (2013)
  • Extreme Bike Trip OST (2014)
  • Threes OST (2014)
  • There Came an Echo (2015)
  • Journey of 1000 Stars OST (2016)
  • Hive Jump (2017)
  • Octogeddon (2018)
  • Road Quest (2020)[13]

Extended plays edit

  • Big Giant Christmas EP (2011)

Singles edit

  • 2011: "You Can Have Mine"
  • 2012: "Nerd Appropriate Theme"
  • 2013: "Bionic Commando – At Arm's Length"

Remixes edit

Guest appearances edit

  • 2014: "Infinity" (Alexander Brandon featuring Big Giant Circles) – Just Fun
  • 2015: "Jimtention" (C418 and Big Giant Circles) – 148

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Artist: Big Giant Circles – Composer, ReMixer
  3. ^ a b http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1207722957/big-giant-circles-the-glory-days-impostor-nostalgi Big Giant Circles – "The Glory Days" (Impostor Nostalgia 2)
  4. ^ Mass Effect Music-Maker Remixes Mass Effect 1 Music, It Is Rad at Kotaku
  5. ^ The Fantastic Mass Effect 2 Music That Didn't Make The Cut at Kotaku
  6. ^ The Best Game Music of 2011: The Binding of Isaac at Kotaku
  7. ^ Composing Mass Effect: Episode 2 at GameTrailers
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  9. ^ Impostor Nostalgia May 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine on Bandcamp
  10. ^ The Glory Days May 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at Bandcamp
  11. ^ The Glory Days Remixed May 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at Bandcamp
  12. ^ Wood, Austin (November 2, 2017). "Stranger Things season two features a song from this voice-controlled indie strategy game". PC Gamer. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  13. ^ "Road Quest, by Big Giant Circles". Big Giant Circles. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  14. ^ "The Clubbing of Isaac (Remix), by Big Giant Circles".
  15. ^ "Scourge of Estellion (BGC Reprise), by Big Giant Circles".

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Bandcamp

January 01, 1970
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Jimmy Hinson also known as Big Giant Circles is an American musician and composer in the video games industry Originally adopting the name as a hobbyist submitting video game music remixes rearrangements to OverClocked ReMix Hinson now actively composes video game soundtracks 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 Hinson is credited with his work on several independent games including Pocket Mineand Extreme Roadtrip 2 1 and has contributed to OverClocked ReMix 2 His style has garnered him praise from Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits and Anthony and Ashly Burch of Hey Ash Whatcha Playin 3 as well as positive press from Kotaku and GameTrailers 4 5 6 7 Big Giant CirclesBirth nameJimmy HinsonOriginDallas Texas United StatesGenresIDM chiptune electronic ambientOccupation s MusiciancomposerInstrument s Digital audio workstation FL StudiopianoguitarYears active2003 presentWebsitebiggiantcircles wbr com Contents 1 Video game music 2 Independent work 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Compilation albums 3 3 Soundtrack albums 3 4 Extended plays 3 5 Singles 3 6 Remixes 3 7 Guest appearances 4 References 5 External linksVideo game music editHinson has composed original soundtracks for several video games including The Haunting of Magnolia Manor Puzzlejuice Extreme Road Trip 2 Pocket Mine Zombocalypse 2 Threes There Came an Echo Journey of 1000 Stars Hive Jump and Octogeddon He has also made contributions to the soundtracks of Just Shapes amp Beats Borderlands 2 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War and Mass Effect 2 the latter three under lead composer Jack Wall Mass Effect 2 was nominated for a BAFTA Game award for Best Original Music 8 Independent work editHinson additionally composes chiptune styled music as an independent musician His debut independent album Impostor Nostalgia was released for digital distribution on September 12 2011 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 3 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 composer for Minecraft Danny Baranowsky and others 11 More recently one of Hinson s songs for There Came an Echo was reused as thematic music in the second season of Netflix original TV series Stranger Things 12 Discography editStudio albums edit Impostor Nostalgia 2011 The Glory Days 2014 Compilation albums edit Contingency 2011 Legacy 2012 Official Video Game Music Demo Reel 2014 The Glory Days Remixed 2014 Soundtrack albums edit The Haunting of Magnolia Manor Soundtrack 2011 Puzzlejuice Soundtrack 2012 Max Effect 2012 Extreme Road Trip 2 Soundtrack 2012 Pocket Mine Soundtrack 2013 Zombocalypse 2 Soundtrack 2013 Extreme Bike Trip OST 2014 Threes OST 2014 There Came an Echo 2015 Journey of 1000 Stars OST 2016 Hive Jump 2017 Octogeddon 2018 Road Quest 2020 13 Extended plays edit Big Giant Christmas EP 2011 Singles edit 2011 You Can Have Mine 2012 Nerd Appropriate Theme 2013 Bionic Commando At Arm s Length Remixes edit 2011 Danny Baranowsky The Clubbing of Isaac 14 The Binding of Isaac 2011 Josh Whelchel Scourge of Estellion 15 Ravenmark Scourge of Estellion Guest appearances edit 2014 Infinity Alexander Brandon featuring Big Giant Circles Just Fun 2015 Jimtention C418 and Big Giant Circles 148References edit Big Giant Circles Credits Archived from the original on June 2 2016 Retrieved December 24 2013 Artist Big Giant Circles Composer ReMixer a b http www kickstarter com projects 1207722957 big giant circles the glory days impostor nostalgi Big Giant Circles The Glory Days Impostor Nostalgia 2 Mass Effect Music Maker Remixes Mass Effect 1 Music It Is Rad at Kotaku The Fantastic Mass Effect 2 Music That Didn t Make The Cut at Kotaku The Best Game Music of 2011 The Binding of Isaac at Kotaku Composing Mass Effect Episode 2 at GameTrailers BAFTA 2011 Winners amp Nominees Archived from the original on November 8 2012 Retrieved March 28 2014 Impostor Nostalgia Archived May 19 2016 at the Wayback Machine on Bandcamp The Glory Days Archived May 4 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Bandcamp The Glory Days Remixed Archived May 10 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Bandcamp Wood Austin November 2 2017 Stranger Things season two features a song from this voice controlled indie strategy game PC Gamer Retrieved November 16 2017 Road Quest by Big Giant Circles Big Giant Circles Retrieved January 10 2020 The Clubbing of Isaac Remix by Big Giant Circles Scourge of Estellion BGC Reprise by Big Giant Circles External links editOfficial website Bandcamp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big Giant Circles amp oldid 1085293013, 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