David Whittaker

David Whittaker (Bury, 24 aprile 1957) è un compositore e autore di videogiochi britannico.

Ha composto musica per numerosi videogiochi britannici tra cui Lazy Jones, Glider Rider, Slaine, Shadow of the Beast, Menace e Obliterator. Ha lavorato per Electronic Arts.

Già musicista di musica elettronica, nel 1982 cominciò a interessarsi anche allo sviluppo completo dei videogiochi, iniziando a programmare su Commodore VIC-20. Per la Mr. Micro realizzò i giochi per Commodore 64 Humphrey (clone di Q*bert), Punchy (clone di Hunchback) e Mayhem nel 1983, mentre il titolo più noto e originale è Lazy Jones edito da Terminal Software (1984).

Videogiochi

Elenco approssimativo dei giochi ai quali Whittaker ha lavorato, per almeno una delle loro versioni (le date si riferiscono alle sue versioni).

Sviluppo

• Hocus Focus (1986)
• Humphrey (1983)
• Lazy Jones (1984)
• Mayhem (1983)
• Punchy (1983)
• Spitting Image: The Computer Game (1988)

Musiche ed effetti

• 007: The World is Not Enough (2000)
• 007: Tomorrow Never Dies (1999)
• 1st Person Pinball (198)
• 4 Soccer Simulators (1988)
• Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island (2001)
• Alfred Chicken (1993)
• Alfred's Adventure (2000)
• Alien Syndrome (1988)
• Alien³ (1993)
• Allan Border's Cricket (1993)
• Amaurote (1987)
• APB: All Points Bulletin (1989)
• Arcade Flight Simulator (1989)
• Archipelagos (1989)
• Army Moves (1987)
• ATAC: The Secret War Against Drugs (1992)
• ATV Simulator (1987)
• AV-8B Harrier Assault (1992)
• Back to the Future Part II (1990)
• Bad Company (1989)
• Ballistix (1989)
• Battle Cars (1993)
• Battle for the Ashes (1995)
• Beyond the Ice Palace (1988)
• Bionicle Heroes (2006)
• Birds of Prey (1992)
• Blazer (1987)
• Blood Money (1989)
• Bloodwych (DOS, 1991)
• BMX Freestyle (1989)
• BMX Simulator (1986)
• BMX Simulator 2 (1989)
• Boot Camp (1987)
• BraveStarr (1987)
• Bronx Street Cop (1989)
• Bubble Bobble (1987)
• Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1989)
• Captain Fizz Meets the Blaster-Trons (1989)
• Carrier Command (1988)
• Chaffinch Challenge (2007)
• Chase H.Q.: Secret Police (1999)
• Chase H.Q. (1990)
• Chavez (1993)
• Chip's Challenge (1990)
• Chrono Quest (1988)
• Circus Games (1988)
• Cloud Kingdoms (1990)
• Contra (1987)
• Cosmic Pirate (1989)
• Le cronache di Narnia: Il leone, la strega e l'armadio (2005)
• Le cronache di Narnia: Il principe Caspian (2008)
• Custodian (1989)
• Dan Dare III: The Escape (1990)
• Danger Zone (1986)
• Days of Thunder (1990)
• Death Stalker (1989)
• Death Wake (1985)
• Defcom (1986)
• Destructo (1987)
• Dizzy (1988)
• Dogs of War (1989)
• Dream TV (1992)
• Elite (1991)
• Elitserien 96 (1995)
• Emlyn Hughes Arcade Quiz (1990)
• Emlyn Hughes International Soccer (1990)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1988)
• Enduro Racer (1987)
• Epic (1992)
• Exterminator (1991)
• Eye of Horus (1989)
• F/A-18 Simulator (2000)
• F-117 Night Storm (1993)
• Faceball 2000 (1991)
• Fantasy World Dizzy (1989)
• Fast Food (1989)
• Feud (1987)
• Fire and Brimstone (1990)
• Fire Fight (1996)
• Fire Force (1992)
• Firepower 2000 (1992)
• Fleet Command (199)
• Fright Night (1988)
• Fruit Machine Simulator 2 (1990)
• Fruit Machine Simulator (1987)
• Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal (1988)
• Gazza II (1990)
• Ghost Hunters (1987)
• Ghostbusters II (1989)
• Ghosts 'n Goblins (1986)
• Gilbert: Escape from Drill (1989)
• Glider Rider (1986)
• G-Man (1986)
• Gods (1992)
• The Gold of the Aztecs (1990)
• Golden Axe (1990)
• Goldrunner II (1988)
• Grand Prix Simulator (1987)
• Grand Prix Simulator 2 (1989)
• Grange Hill (1987)
• Grimblood (1990)
• Gunship 2000 (1993)
• Helter Skelter (1990)
• International Rugby Simulator (1988)
• International Soccer Challenge (1990)
• International Speedway (1988)
• Jail Break (1986)
• Jet Bike Simulator (1988)
• Jupiter's Masterdrive (1990)
• KGB Superspy (1989)
• Kid Gloves (1990)
• Kikstart 2 (1987)
• Knight Games (1986)
• Knight Tyme (1986)
• Knockout Kings 2000 (1999)
• Knockout Kings 2001 (2001)
• Krusty's Super Fun House (1992)
• Last Mission (1986)
• Leatherneck (1988)
• LEGO Indiana Jones: Le avventure originali (2008)
• LEGO Ninjago - Il film: Videogame (2017)
• LEGO Star Wars II: La trilogia classica (2006)
• LEGO Star Wars: Il videogioco (2005)
• LEGO Star Wars: La saga completa (2013)
• Lemmings 2: The Tribes (1993)
• Leviathan (1987)
• Licence to Kill (1989)
• The Living Daylights (1987)
• Loopz (1990)
• The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Rose Tattoo (1996)
• Madden Football 64 (1997)
• Madden NFL 2001 (2000)
• Madden NFL 98 (1997)
• March Madness '98 (1998)
• Max Headroom (1986)
• Mayday Squad (1989)
• Mega-Apocalypse (1988)
• Menace (1988)
• Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City (1994)
• Millennium 2.2 (1989)
• MLBPA Baseball (1994)
• Monte Carlo Casino (1989)
• Moto X Simulator (1989)
• NASCAR Rumble (2000)
• NBA Showdown (1994)
• NCAA Football 98 (1997)
• NCAA Football 99 (1998)
• NCAA March Madness 2000 (1999)
• Nebulus (1991)
• NHL 96 (1995)
• NHL 97 (1996)
• NHL 98 (1997)
• Ninja (1987)
• Ninja Massacre (1989)
• Nitro Boost Challenge (1989)
• Obliterator (1988)
• Operation Gunship (1989)
• Out Run (1988)
• Pandora (1988)
• Panther (1987)
• PGA Tour 96 (1995)
• PGA Tour Golf III (1994)
• Platoon (1988)
• Poltergeist (1988)
• Populous (1993)
• Powerboat Simulator (1989)
• Pro Skateboard Simulator (1988)
• Professional BMX Simulator (1988)
• Pub Trivia Simulator (1989)
• Quadralien (1988)
• R.I.S.K. (1987)
• The Race Against Time (1988)
• Race Drivin' (1992)
• Rampage (1987)
• Rastan (1988)
• Red Max (1987)
• Renaissance (1990)
• Return to Genesis (1988)
• Riddick Bowe Boxing (1993)
• Road Rash (1996)
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
• R-Type (1991)
• R-Type II (1992)
• R-Type DX (1999)
• Sanxion (1986)
• SAS Combat Simulator (1989)
• The Sentinel (1988)
• Sesame Street: Counting Cafe (1994)
• Shadow of the Beast (1989)
• Shadow Skimmer (1987)
• SimCity (1990)
• Skydive! Go Ahead and Jump (1999)
• Snoopy: The Cool Computer Game (1989)
• Snow Strike (1990)
• Speedball (1988)
• Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (1992)
• Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1992)
• Spitting Image: The Computer Game (1989)
• Split Personalities (1986)
• Splitz (1993)
• Spore (1987)
• Star Trek: The Rebel Universe (1987)
• Star Wars (1984)
• StarRay (1988)
• Storm (1986)
• Stormbringer (1987)
• Stormtrooper (1988)
• Street Surfer (1986)
• Sub Command (2001)
• Supaplex (1991)
• Super G-Man (1987)
• Super Robin Hood (1987)
• Super Stuntman (1987)
• Supercross (2000)
• Superman: The Man of Steel (1989)
• Supremacy: Your Will Be Done (1990)
• Judgment Day (1991)
• Terra Cognita (1986)
• Tetris (1988)
• Theme Park Inc (2001)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 (2000)
• Tip Off (1992)
• Toobin' (1989)
• Tornado (1993)
• Total Recall (1990)
• Tournament Snooker (1988)
• Transformers: The Game (2007)
• Transmuter (1987)
• Treasure Island Dizzy (1988)
• The Tube (1987)
• Twin Turbo V8 (1988)
• USAF: United States Air Force (1999)
• USNF '97 (1996)
• Vampire (1986)
• Verminator (1989)
• Voodoo Nightmare (1990)
• War Cars Construction Set (1988)
• Weird Dreams (1988)
• Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1996)
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1989)
• World Class Rugby: Five Nations Edition (1992)
• World Class Rugby (1991)
• Wrath of the Demon (1990)
• Wreckers (1991)
• Xenon (1988)
• Xenon 2: Megablast (1989)
• Yo, Bro (1991)
• Zombi (1990)
• Zub (1986)

Direzione audio

• LEGO Batman: Il videogioco (2008)
• LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (2012)
• LEGO Batman 3: Gotham e oltre (2014)
• LEGO Dimensions (2015)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Anni 1-4 (2010)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Anni 5-7 (2011)
• LEGO Lo Hobbit (2014)
• LEGO Indiana Jones 2: L'avventura continua (2009)
• LEGO Marvel's Avengers (2016)
• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (2013)
• LEGO Ninjago - Il film: Videogame (2017)
• LEGO Pirati dei Caraibi: Il videogioco (2011)
• LEGO Il Signore degli Anelli (2012)
• LEGO Star Wars: La saga completa (2013)
• LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (2011)
• Madden NFL 99 (1998)
• Madden NFL 2000 (1999)

Altro

• Andretti Racing (1996)
• Disney's The Lion King (1993)
• Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors (1997)
• The Flintstones (1994)
• The Lawnmower Man (1993)
• LEGO Batman 3: Gotham e oltre (2014)
• Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002)
• NASCAR 2001 (2000)
• Nuclear Strike (1997)
• Rumble Racing (2001)
• Sim Theme Park (1999)
• Soviet Strike (1997)

Bibliografia

• (EN) Lazy Jones Rides Again (JPG), in Commodore Horizons, n. 14, Londra, Scot Press, febbraio 1985, p. 20, ISSN 0265-4164.

Collegamenti esterni

• (EN) David Whittaker, su MobyGames, Blue Flame Labs.
• (EN) David Whittaker (musica per videogiochi e anime), su VGMdb.net.
• David Whittaker, su Last.fm, CBS Interactive.
• (EN) David Whittaker, su AllMusic, All Media Network.
• (EN) David Whittaker, su Discogs, Zink Media.
• (EN) David Whittaker, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
• (EN) David Whittaker, su IMDb, IMDb.com.
• (EN) David Whittaker, su c64.com.