Tee Lopes
Birth nameTiago "Tee" Lopes
Born (1986-11-19) November 19, 1986
Coimbra, Portugal
Occupation(s)Composer
Discographyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Video_games_scored_by_Tee_Lopes
Websitehttps://www.teelopesmusic.com/

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 Notes
2013 Major Magnet Lead composer
2017 Sonic Mania Lead composer
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
2024 Berserk Boy Lead composer
G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra Lead Composer
Penny's Big Breakaway Music with Sean Bialo
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.[11] 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Webster, Andrew (2017-08-10). "Creating the old-school soundtrack of Sonic Mania". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. 1 2 Lane, Gavin (2021-12-27). "Tee Lopes Talks Sonic, Streets Of Rage, And Making Music On A PS1". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  4. ↑ Deschamps, Marc (2023-09-21). "Sonic Superstars Reveals Battle Mode Details and New Music". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Cripe, Michael (2023-08-31). "G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra Trailer Reveals Beat 'Em Up Gameplay". The Escapist. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Tee - Sonic 3 - "Hydrocity zone 2" remix, retrieved 2023-10-31
  9. ↑ "Tee Lopes - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  10. ↑ "Mighty Fight Federation: Original Soundtrack - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Best Original Music - Best of 2017 Awards Guide". IGN. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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