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'''Barry Leitch''' (born April 27, 1970 in [[Strathaven]], Scotland) is a Scottish [[video game]] [[music]] composer, responsible for the music in many games spanning multiple consoles and personal computers. Most notable is his work from the ''[[Lotus (computer games)|Lotus Turbo Challenge]]'', ''[[Gauntlet Legends]]'', ''[[Gauntlet Dark Legacy]]'', ''[[Top Gear (video game)|Top Gear]]'', and ''[[Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA|Rush]]'' video game series.
'''Barry Leitch''' (born April 27, 1970 in [[Strathaven]], Scotland) is a Scottish [[video game]] [[music]] composer. MHis work includes the ''[[Lotus (computer games)|Lotus Turbo Challenge]]'', ''[[TFX (video game)|TFX]]'', ''[[Gauntlet Legends]]'', ''[[Gauntlet Dark Legacy]]'', ''[[Top Gear (video game)|Top Gear]]'', and ''[[Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA|Rush]]'' video game series.


==Games==
==Games==
* [[The Addams Family (video game)|The Addams Family]] (Game Boy, NES - [[Ocean Software|Ocean]])
* ''[[The Addams Family (video game)|The Addams Family]]'' (Game Boy, NES - [[Ocean Software|Ocean]])
* Airborne Ranger (Atari ST, Amiga - [[Microprose]])
* ''[[Airborne Ranger]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga - [[Microprose]])
* [[American Gladiators (video game)|American Gladiators]] (Atari ST, Amiga, Genesis, SNES - [[Gametek]])
* ''[[American Gladiators (video game)|American Gladiators]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga, Genesis, SNES - [[Gametek]])
* Back to the Future 3 (C64 - Probe - not published)
* ''[[Back to the Future Part III (video game)|Back to the Future Part III]]'' (C64 - Probe - not published)
* Battlefield (C64 - [[Atlantis Software]])
* ''Battlefield'' (C64 - [[Atlantis Software]])
* Boss PC Rally (PC)
* ''[[Boss Rally]]'' (PC)
* BSS Jane Seymour (PC - [[Gremlin Graphics]])
* ''BSS Jane Seymour'' (PC - [[Gremlin Graphics]])
* Butcher Hill (Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Butcher Hill]]'' (Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* Captain Blood (Spectrum - [[Atari SA|Infogrames]])
* ''[[Captain Blood (video game)|Captain Blood]]'' (Spectrum - [[Atari SA|Infogrames]])
* Captain Courageous (C64 - [[English Software]])
* ''Captain Courageous'' (C64 - [[English Software]])
* Championship Manager (PC - [[Square Enix Europe#Domark|Domark]])
* ''[[Championship Manager (video game)|Championship Manager]]'' (PC - [[Square Enix Europe#Domark|Domark]])
* Combo Racer (Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Combo Racer]]'' (Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* Daemonsgate (Atari ST, Amiga, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''Daemonsgate'' (Atari ST, Amiga, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* Demoniak (PC - [[The Bitmap Brothers|Bitmap Brothers]])
* ''Demoniak'' (PC - [[The Bitmap Brothers|Bitmap Brothers]])
* [[Dna Warrior]] (Amiga - ACE)
* ''DNA Warrior'' (Amiga - ACE)
* [[Double Dragon]] (C64 Console - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Double Dragon]]'' (C64 Console - Gremlin Graphics)
* [[Drakan: Order of the Flame]] (PC - [[Psygnosis]])
* ''[[Drakan: Order of the Flame]]'' (PC - [[Psygnosis]])
* Eek the Cat (SNES - Ocean)
* ''[[Eek! The Cat#Other media|Eek! The Cat]]'' (SNES - Ocean)
* Emlyn Hughes International Soccer (C64 - [[Audiogenic|Audiogenic Software]] 1988)
* ''[[Emlyn Hughes International Soccer]]'' (C64 - [[Audiogenic|Audiogenic Software]] 1988)
* Ferrari Formula One (C64, Atari ST, Spectrum, PC - [[Electronic Arts]] 1990)
* ''Ferrari Formula One'' (C64, Atari ST, Spectrum, PC - [[Electronic Arts]] 1990)
* Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun (C64, Spectrum, Amstrad)
* ''[[Fiendish Freddy's Big Top o' Fun]]'' (C64, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC)
* F.O.F.T. (PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Federation of Free Traders]]'' (PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* Frankenstein (Amiga - Enigma Variations - possibly never released)
* ''[[Frankenstein (video game)|Frankenstein]]'' (Amiga - Enigma Variations - possibly never released)
* Gadget Twins (Atari ST, Amiga, Genesis, SNES - Gametek)
* ''Gadget Twins'' (Atari ST, Amiga, Genesis, SNES - Gametek)
* Gauntlet Dark Legacy (Atari ST)
* ''[[Gauntlet Dark Legacy]]'' (Atari ST)
* Gauntlet Legends (Atari ST)
* ''[[Gauntlet Legends]]'' (Atari ST)
* Gemini Wing (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad - [[SCi Games|The Sales Curve]] 1988)
* ''[[Gemini Wing]]'' (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC - [[SCi Games|The Sales Curve]] 1988)
* Gilbert (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad - Enigma Variations 1989)
* ''Gilbert'' (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC - Enigma Variations 1989)
* Harlequin (Amiga - [[Gremlin Graphics]] 1992)
* ''[[Harlequin (video game)|Harlequin]]'' (Amiga, Atari ST - [[Gremlin Graphics]] 1992)
* Hero Quest (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[HeroQuest (video game)|HeroQuest]]'' (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* [[Horizon Chase - World Tour|Horizon Chase]] (Android, iOS - Aquiris)
* ''[[Horizon Chase - World Tour|Horizon Chase]]'' (Android, iOS - Aquiris)
* Horizon Chase Turbo (PS4, PC, Switch - Aquiris)
* ''Horizon Chase Turbo'' (Xbox, PS4, PC, Switch - Aquiris)
* ''Horizon Chase 2'' (iOS, PC, Switch - Aquiris)
* Humans (Atari ST, Amiga, PC, Genesis, SNES, Lynx - [[Mirage Technologies (Multimedia) Ltd.|Mirage]])
* ''[[The Humans (video game)|The Humans]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga, PC, Genesis, SNES, Lynx - [[Mirage Technologies (Multimedia) Ltd.|Mirage]])
* Icups (C64 - Odin Software)
* Imperium (PC - Electronic Arts)
* ''Icups'' (C64 - Odin Software)
* ''[[Imperium (1990 video game)|Imperium]]'' (PC - Electronic Arts)
* Impossamole (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Impossamole]]'' (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* Inferno (PC - Ocean)
* [[Jack Nicklaus (series)#Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf (1988)|Jack Nicklaus Golf]] (NES - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Inferno (video game)|Inferno]]'' (PC - Ocean)
* ''[[Jack Nicklaus (series)#Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf (1988)|Jack Nicklaus Golf]]'' (NES - Gremlin Graphics)
* Jane's Apache Longbow (PC CD Audio - Electronic Arts) Kick Off 2 (Game Boy, NES - Anco)
* ''Jane's Apache Longbow'' (PC CD Audio - Electronic Arts)
* ''Kick Off 2'' (Game Boy, NES - Anco)
* Kill Team (PlayStation, Sega Saturn - not published)
* ''Kill Team'' (PlayStation, Sega Saturn - not published)
* Legacy (PC - not published)
* ''Legacy'' (PC - not published)
* [[Lethal Weapon (video game)|Lethal Weapon]] (Atari ST, Amiga, SNES - Ocean)
* ''[[Lethal Weapon (video game)|Lethal Weapon]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga, SNES - Ocean)
* Lords of Chaos (PC - not published)
* ''[[Lords of Chaos (video game)|Lords of Chaos]]'' (PC - not published)
* [[Lotus (video game series)#Lotus Turbo Challenge 2|Lotus 2]] (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Lotus (video game series)#Lotus Turbo Challenge 2|Lotus 2]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* Marauder (C64 - [[Hewson Consultants]] 1988)
* ''[[Marauder (video game)|Marauder]]'' (C64 - [[Hewson Consultants]] 1988)
* Microprose Soccer (Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad - Microprose)
* ''[[MicroProse Soccer]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC - Microprose)
* Mindbender (PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Mindbender (video game)|Mindbender]]'' (PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* Necromancer (Amiga, PC)
* ''[[Necromancer (video game)|Necromancer]]'' (Amiga, PC)
* Nightbreed (RPG) (C64, Spectrum, Amstrad - Ocean)
* ''Nightbreed (RPG)'' (C64, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC - Ocean)
* Ocean Football (Amiga - Ocean)
* ''Ocean Football'' (Amiga - Ocean)
* Pegasus (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''Pegasus'' (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* Pitfighter (PC - Domark)
* ''[[Pit-Fighter]]'' (PC - Domark)
* Postman Pat (C64, Spectrum, Amstrad - Enigma Variations)
* ''Postman Pat'' (C64, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC - Enigma Variations)
* Powermonger (PC - Electronic Arts)
* ''[[Powermonger]]'' (PC - Electronic Arts)
* Premier League (Amiga - Ocean)
* ''Premier League'' (Amiga - Ocean)
* [[The President Is Missing (video game)|The President is Missing]] (Atari ST, Amiga - [[Cosmi Corporation|Cosmi]])
* ''[[The President Is Missing (video game)|The President Is Missing]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga - [[Cosmi Corporation|Cosmi]])
* Privateer Missions (PC - [[Origin Systems]])
* ''Privateer Missions'' (PC - [[Origin Systems]])
* Prophecy the Viking Child (Atari ST, Amiga, Lynx - Gametek)
* ''[[Viking Child]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga, Lynx - Gametek)
* Ragnarok (Atari ST, Amiga, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Ragnarok (video game)|Ragnarok]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* Ratpack (Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad, PC - Microprose)
* ''Ratpack'' (Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, PC - Microprose)
* Redline (Atari ST, Amiga, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Redline (1999 video game)|Redline]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* Robocop 3 (PC - Ocean)
* ''[[RoboCop 3 (video game)|RoboCop 3]]'' (PC - Ocean)
* Rock 'n' Roll (Atari ST, Spectrum, Amstrad)
* ''[[Rock 'n' Roll (video game)|Rock 'n' Roll]]'' (Atari ST, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC)
* Rush 2 (N64 - Atari)
* ''[[Rush (video game series)#Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA|Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA]]'' (N64 - Atari)
* ''[[Rush (video game series)#San Francisco Rush 2049|San Francisco Rush 2049]]'' (N64 - Dreamcast - Midway Arcade Treasures 3 (GC, PS2, Xbox))
* Savage Empire (Genesis, SNES - Pony Canyon/FCI/Origin Systems)
* ''[[Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire]]'' (Genesis, SNES - Pony Canyon/FCI/Origin Systems)
* Shadow (PC)
* ''Shadow'' (PC)
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* Shockway Rider (Atari ST, Amiga - Faster Than Light)
* Shoe People (Atari ST, Amiga, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Shockway Rider]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga - Faster Than Light)
* ''[[The Shoe People#Computer game|First Class with the Shoe People]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* Shut It (PC - Ocean)
* [[Silkworm (video game)]] (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad - Sales Curve)
* ''Shut It'' (PC - Ocean)
* ''[[Silkworm (video game)|Silkworm]]'' (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC - Sales Curve)
* Sleepwalker (Amiga CD ROM - Ocean)
* ''[[Sleepwalker (video game)|Sleepwalker]]'' (Amiga CD ROM - Ocean)
* Soccer (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''Soccer'' (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* [[Space Crusade]] (C64, Amiga, PC)
* ''[[Space Crusade]]'' (C64, Amiga, PC)
* [[Speedball 2]] (PC - Bitmap Brothers)
* ''[[Speedball 2]]'' (PC - Bitmap Brothers)
* Spider (PlayStation, Sega Saturn - Boss Game Studios)
* ''[[Spider: The Video Game]]'' (PlayStation, Sega Saturn - Boss Game Studios)
* Starglider 2 (Spectrum - Firebird)
* ''[[Starglider 2]]'' (Spectrum - Firebird)
* [[Stratego (video game)|Stratego]] (C64, Atari ST, Amiga - Accolade)
* ''[[Stratego (video game)|Stratego]]'' (C64, Atari ST, Amiga - Accolade)
* Switchblade (C64 - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Super Cars]]'' (NES - Gremlin Graphics)
* [[Switchblade 2]] (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Super Cars II]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* Super Cars (NES - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''Super Dragon Slayer'' (C64 - Codemasters)
* ''Supremacy'' (PC - Probe)
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* Super Cars 2 (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
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* ''Suspicious Cargo'' (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* Super Dragon Slayer (C64 - Codemasters)
* Supremacy (PC - Probe)
* ''Suzuki'' (PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* Suspicious Cargo (Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)
* [[Switchblade (video game)|''Switchblade'']] ''(C64 - Gremlin Graphics)''
* Suzuki (PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* [[Switchblade 2|''Switchblade 2'']] ''(Atari ST, Amiga - Gremlin Graphics)''
* ''[https://www.swivelvr.com/ Swivel] ([[Meta Quest Platform|MetaQuest]])''
* Tank (Virtual Boy - not published)
* TFX (Amiga, PC - Ocean)
* ''Tank'' (Virtual Boy - not published)
* ''[[TFX (video game)|TFX]]'' (Amiga, PC - Ocean)
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* Top Gear (SNES - Gremlin Graphics)
* Top Gear Rally (Nintendo 64 - Boss Game Studios)
* ''[[Top Gear (video game)|Top Gear]]'' (SNES - Gremlin Graphics)
* Toyota Rally (PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''[[Top Gear Rally]]'' (Nintendo 64 - Boss Game Studios)
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* ''Toyota Rally'' (PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* Treasure Trap (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, PC)
* ''Treasure Trap'' (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, PC)
* Twisted Edge Snowboarding (N64-Boss Game Studios)
* ''[[Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding]]'' (N64 - Boss Game Studios)
* Universal Studios Classic Monsters (Atari ST, Amiga - Ocean)
* [[Utopia: The Creation of a Nation|Utopia]] (Atari ST, Amiga, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* ''Universal Studios Classic Monsters'' (Atari ST, Amiga - Ocean)
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* ''[[Utopia: The Creation of a Nation]]'' (Atari ST, Amiga, PC - Gremlin Graphics)
* Wayne Gretzky's Hockey 99 (N64-Atari)
* ''Wayne Gretzky's Hockey 99'' (N64, Atari)
* Weird Dreams (C64, PC - Firebird)
* Wheel of Fortune (NES - Gametek)
* ''[[Weird Dreams]]'' (C64, PC - Firebird)
* ''[[Wheel of Fortune video games#Console games|Wheel of Fortune]]'' (NES - Gametek)
* Wing Commander 2 (Genesis, SNES - Origin Systems)
* Wing Commander 3 (PC (in flight dialogue) - Origin Systems)
* ''[[Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi]]'' (Genesis, SNES - Origin Systems)
* Wings of Glory (PC - Origin Systems)
* ''[[Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger]]'' (PC (in flight dialogue) - Origin Systems)
* ''[[Wings of Glory]]'' (PC - Origin Systems)
* Xenophobe (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad - Microstyle)
* Xiphos (Atari ST, Amiga, PC)
* ''[[Xenophobe (video game)|Xenophobe]]'' (C64, Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC - Microstyle)
* Zone Warrior (C64, Atari ST, Amiga - Electronic Arts)
* ''Xiphos'' (Atari ST, Amiga, PC)
* ''[[Zone Warrior]]'' (C64, Atari ST, Amiga - Electronic Arts)


== References ==
== References ==


* http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JesusFabre/20150612/245757/Interviewing_veteran_composer_Barry_Leitch_Part_I_Sound_chips_from_ZX81_to_the_SNES.php
* {{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JesusFabre/20150612/245757/Interviewing_veteran_composer_Barry_Leitch_Part_I_Sound_chips_from_ZX81_to_the_SNES.php |title=Interviewing veteran composer Barry Leitch (Part I). Sound chips (from ZX-81 to the SNES) |author=Jesus Fabre |date=June 12, 2015 |website=gamasutra.com}}
* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2881/game_audio_a_gdc_2003_wrapup.php?page=2 Pixter Gang Award coverage on Gamasutra]
* {{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2881/game_audio_a_gdc_2003_wrapup.php?page=2 |title=Game Audio: A GDC 2003 Wrap-Up |first=Aaron |last=Marks |date=March 13, 2003 |website=gamasutra.com}}
* https://www.engadget.com/2009/08/14/gamecock-acquisition-goes-south-vendors-accuse-southpeak-of-no/
* {{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/08/14/gamecock-acquisition-goes-south-vendors-accuse-southpeak-of-no/ |title=Gamecock acquisition goes south - vendors accuse SouthPeak of not paying up |first=L. |last=Kietzmann |date=August 14, 2009 |website=engadget.com}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Revision as of 14:31, 13 May 2024

Barry Leitch (born April 27, 1970 in Strathaven, Scotland) is a Scottish video game music composer. MHis work includes the Lotus Turbo Challenge, TFX, Gauntlet Legends, Gauntlet Dark Legacy, Top Gear, and Rush video game series.

Games

References

  • Jesus Fabre (12 June 2015). "Interviewing veteran composer Barry Leitch (Part I). Sound chips (from ZX-81 to the SNES)". gamasutra.com.
  • Marks, Aaron (13 March 2003). "Game Audio: A GDC 2003 Wrap-Up". gamasutra.com.
  • Kietzmann, L. (14 August 2009). "Gamecock acquisition goes south - vendors accuse SouthPeak of not paying up". engadget.com.

External links

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