4mat | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew Simmonds |
| Origin | United Kingdom12 |
| Genres | Electronic music, chiptune |
| Occupations | Composer, musician, sound designer |
| Years active | 1989–present3 |
| Website | 4mat |
Matthew Simmonds, also known as 4mat or 4-Mat, is an English electronic musician, sound designer, and video game composer best known for his chiptunes written in tracker software.4 He began his career in the demoscene of the early 1990s composing on the Amiga.56
Discography
Demo scene
Albums
- Decades (2010)
- Surrender (2011)
- Legacy Trails (2011)
- Extras (2011)
- Origins (2012)
- Rips (2012)
- Guru (2012)
- Sans Titre (2012)
- Closure (2012)
- Nadir (2014)
- Modern Closure (2019)
EPs
- Starfields (2010)
Video game credits
4mat has been credited on the following games:8
- CarVup (1990)
- Violator (1991)
- Chuck Rock (1991)
- Micro Machines (1991)
- Leander (1991)
- The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (1991)
- Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk (1991)
- Cardiaxx (1991)
- Bubble Dizzy (1991)
- Dojo Dan (1992)
- Cosmic Spacehead (1992)
- Arcade Smash Hits (1992)
- Agony (1992)
- Llamazap (1993)
- X-COM: UFO Defense (1994)
- Pinball Dreams II (1994)
- Perfect Pinball (1995)
- Chicago Syndicate (1995)
- Diablo (1996)
- Manic Miner (1997 remake)
- Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (1997)
- San Francisco Rush (PlayStation) (1998)
- Splat! (1998)
- Sim Theme Park (1999)
- Klass of 1999 (1999)
- Jet Set Willy (1999)
- Warriors of Might and Magic (2000)
- LEGO Racers (2000)
- LEGO Alpha Team (2000)
- Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs (2000)
- Airforce Delta (2000)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge (2001)
- Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction (2001)
- Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (2002)
- SX Superstar (2003)
- Lunar Jetman (2003)
- Serious Sam: Next Encounter (2004)
- Serious Sam Advance (2004)
- Sudeki (2004)
- Jetpak: Solar Crisis (2004)
- Nicktoons Unite! (GBA and DS versions) (2005)
- ViColumn (2005)
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Party Edition (2006)
- Retro 2 (2006)
- Fuck Space! (2006)
- Deflektor X4 (2006)
- Crusty Demons (2006)
- The Birthday (2006)
- Atic Atac (2006 remake)
- Silent Hill: Origins (2007)
- Ghost Rider (2007)
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009)
- Overlord: Minions (2009)
- Overlord: Dark Legend (2009)
- Rocket Knight (2010)
- Digital: A Love Story (2010)
- Terminal Love (2012)
- Prompt (2014)
- The Assembly (2016)
References
References
- Houston, Niamh (4 November 2014). "Music Made On Game Boys Is a Much Bigger Deal Than You'd Think". Vice. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- Crown (2001). "4mat - Interview". Amiga Music Preservation. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- Collins, Karen (28 January 2013). From Pac-Man to Pop Music: Interactive Audio in Games and New Media (Kindle ed.). Ashgate Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 9781409494195. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- Jeriaska (13 January 2015). "Matt Simmonds on the design of 4mat chipmusic". The Ongaku. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- Jeriaska (5 July 2010). "Depth Music Q&A: 4mat's Decades". Indie Games. UBM plc. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- Magic of Nah-Kolor. "Portrait: 4-Mat of Orb & Ate Bit". Hugi Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "commodore amiga cracktro - SKID ROW - *lemmings final* - cbm". YouTube. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- "Matthew Simmons - Credits". MobyGames. Blue Flame Labs. Retrieved 8 February 2015.