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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!'', ''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.〔(BAFTA 2011 Winners & Nominees )〕 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.〔(Impostor Nostalgia ) on Bandcamp〕 Hinson is credited with his work on several independent games including ''Pocket Mine ''and ''Extreme Roadtrip 2'',〔(Big Giant Circles - Credits )〕 and has contributed to OverClocked ReMix.〔(Artist: Big Giant Circles - Composer, ReMixer )〕 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'');〔http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1207722957/big-giant-circles-the-glory-days-impostor-nostalgi Big Giant Circles - "The Glory Days" (Impostor Nostalgia 2)〕 as well as positive press from Kotaku and GameTrailers.〔(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〕 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.〔〔(The Glory Days ) at Bandcamp〕 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.〔(The Glory Days Remixed ) at Bandcamp〕 == External links == * * (Bandcamp ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Big Giant Circles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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