George Sanger (musician)
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Birth name | George Alistair Sanger |
Also known as | "The Fat Man" |
Born | December 14, 1957 |
Origin | Austin, Texas |
Genres | Video game music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
Years active | 1983–present |
Labels | Haight-Masonic Laboratories |
Associated acts | Team Fat, Alexander Brandon |
Website | www.fatman.com |
George Alistair Sanger (born December 14, 1957, from Austin, Texas),[1] also known as "The Fat Man", is an American musician who has composed music for 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, Tux Racer, and Zombies Ate My Neighbors.[2] Sanger leads the band Team Fat, which also includes 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,[3] described by him as, "a book about game audio wrapped in a biography wrapped in a philosophy on life."
Works[]
Albums[]
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 Rode
Games[]
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.[5]
On March 5, 2015 George Sanger received the Game Audio Network Guild (GANG) Lifetime Achievement Award.[6]
References[]
- ^ George A. Sanger at Facebook.
- ^ "The Fat Man – FAQ's". Fat Man homepage. June 4, 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2006.
- ^ Sanger, George (2003). The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness (Paperback). New Riders Games. ISBN 1-59273-009-4.
- ^ "George Alistair Sanger Video Game Credits and Biography". MobyGames.
- ^ "2007 Game Developers Choice Awards To Honor Miyamoto, Pajitnov". Gamasutra. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
- ^ "13th Annual GANG Awards Winners". .
External links[]
- Homepage of The Fat Man & Team Fat
- George Sanger's profile at MobyGames
- Artist 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
- 1957 births
- American bandleaders
- American male composers
- 21st-century American composers
- Living people
- Musicians from Austin, Texas
- Songwriters from Texas
- Video game composers
- 21st-century American male musicians