George Sanger (musician)
American songwriter
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George Sanger, also known as The Fat Man, is an American musician who has composed music for 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.[1] Sanger leads the band Team Fat, which includes fellow video game music composers Dave Govett, Joe McDermott and Kevin Weston Phelan. He has written a novel, The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness,[2] described by him as, "a book about game audio wrapped in a biography wrapped in a philosophy on life."
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Fat Man |
| Genres | Video game music |
| Occupations | Composer, musician |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Label | Haight-Masonic Laboratories |
| Website | www.fatman.com |
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
- Wing One - Music from Wing Commander I[3]
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]