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David Wise(II)

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David Wise was born in 1967 in Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is a composer, known for Dark Dice (2018), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018).
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      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Danilo Battistini, Eric Nelsen, and Jasper William Cartwright in Dark Dice (2018)
    Dark Dice
    7.0
    Podcast Series
    • Composer
    Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
    Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
    8.2
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2014
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    8.8
    Video Game
    • Soundtrack
    • 2018
    Rare Replay (2015)
    Rare Replay
    7.9
    Video Game
    • Composer(segments "Slalom", "R.C. Pro-Am", "Cobra Triangle", "Snake Rattle 'n' Roll", "Solar Jetman", "Digger T. Rock", "Battletoads", "R.C. Pro-Am II", "Battletoads Arcade")
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Yooka-Replaylee (2025)
      Yooka-Replaylee
      7.8
      Video Game
      • composer
      • 2025
    • Gimmick! 2 (2024)
      Gimmick! 2
      5.3
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Instrument Maniac
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Danilo Battistini, Eric Nelsen, and Jasper William Cartwright in Dark Dice (2018)
      Dark Dice
      7.0
      Podcast Series
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • The Adventures of Dreambert and Bedsmith (2022)
      The Adventures of Dreambert and Bedsmith
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • original music composed by
      • 2022
    • Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (2019)
      Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
      6.9
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Yooka-Laylee (2017)
      Yooka-Laylee
      6.2
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Snake Pass (2017)
      Snake Pass
      6.1
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Rare Replay (2015)
      Rare Replay
      7.9
      Video Game
      • Composer (segments "Slalom", "R.C. Pro-Am", "Cobra Triangle", "Snake Rattle 'n' Roll", "Solar Jetman", "Digger T. Rock", "Battletoads", "R.C. Pro-Am II", "Battletoads Arcade")
      • 2015
    • Tengami (2014)
      Tengami
      6.9
      Video Game
      • music composed by
      • 2014
    • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
      Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
      8.2
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise (2008)
      Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise
      5.8
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007)
      Diddy Kong Racing DS
      7.3
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • It's Mr. Pants (2004)
      It's Mr. Pants
      4.8
      Video Game
      • Squeaky Pants
      • 2004
    • Star Fox Adventures (2002)
      Star Fox Adventures
      7.4
      Video Game
      • Composer (as D. Wise)
      • 2002

    Music Department

    • Instupendo: Live from the Backrooms (2026)
      Instupendo: Live from the Backrooms
      7.7
      Video
      • performer: Aquatic Ambience
      • 2026
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)
      Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
      7.2
      Video Game
      • additional vocal arranging
      • 2020
    • Battletoads (2020)
      Battletoads
      6.3
      Video Game
      • original music
      • 2020
    • Nina Bergman in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018)
      Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
      5.5
      Video Game
      • additional vocal arranging
      • 2018
    • Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
      Donkey Kong Country Returns
      8.2
      Video Game
      • adaptions based on music by (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
      Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
      8.0
      Video Game
      • composer: additional music (as D. Wise)
      • 1996
    • Donkey Kong: Exposed - The Making of Donkey Kong Country (1994)
      Donkey Kong: Exposed - The Making of Donkey Kong Country
      7.2
      Video
      • background music (uncredited)
      • 1994

    Sound Department

    • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
      Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
      8.6
      Video Game
      • sound effects (as D. Wise)
      • 1995
    • Donkey Kong Land (1995)
      Donkey Kong Land
      6.6
      Video Game
      • sound
      • 1995
    • Battletoads Arcade (1994)
      Battletoads Arcade
      7.4
      Video Game
      • sound effect sampling
      • sound effects
      • 1994
    • Donkey Kong Country (1994)
      Donkey Kong Country
      8.6
      Video Game
      • sound effects (as D Wise)
      • 1994
    • Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II (1988)
      Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II
      6.5
      Video Game
      • sound composition
      • 1988
    • Wizards & Warriors (1987)
      Wizards & Warriors
      7.3
      Video Game
      • sound composition
      • 1987

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Rare Ltd
    • Born
      • 1967
      • Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK

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