Eveline Novakovich | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eveline Fischer 1969 (age 56–57) Christchurch, Dorset, England |
| Occupations | Composer, voice actress |
| Years active | 1994–2007 |
| Employer | Rare |
| Known for | Donkey Kong Country,Perfect Dark |
Eveline Novakovic (néeFischer; born 1969)[1] is a British video game composer best known for her career atRare. She contributed music toDonkey Kong Country,[2] composed the vast majority of the soundtrack forDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!,[3] and provided voice acting and sound effects for other games from the studio. Notably, she voiced the main heroine,Joanna Dark, in theNintendo 64 gamePerfect Dark.[4]
Born to a mother who was a fan of theatre and ballet, and a father who introduced her to new genres and artists, Novakovic studiedpiano,church organ, andviolin.[5] She first studied music atDurham University, then pursued a Master's in Medieval Music atNewcastle University and aPostgraduate Diploma in Electroacoustic Composition atBournemouth University.[6]
Novakovic joined video game developerRare in 1993 when the company was transitioning from theNES toSNES.[5] At that time, the British company had only one composer,David Wise, who worked for the company as a freelancer. As one of only two women working on the development teams at that time, and the only in-house musician, Novakovic described the initial experience as "daunting to begin with," but eventually noted, "what I found though was a genuine camaraderie from the top down."[5]
Her first project for the console wasDonkey Kong Country, alongsideDavid Wise andRobin Beanland, where she was responsible for seven tracks, including "Simian Segue", "Treetop Rock", and "Voices of the Temple".[5]
Despite the "overwhelmingly positive" critical reception toDonkey Kong Country's soundtrack, Novakovic moved on to work on the soundtrack forKen Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run for the same console.[5] After the success ofDonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Rare greenlit asequel, and Novakovic was called by Wise to handle most of the soundtrack, including tracks such as "Nuts and Bolts", "Water World", and "Mill Fever".[5]
FollowingDouble Trouble!, Novakovic worked on titles for theGame Boy console. She arranged and implementedRobin Beanland's score forConker's Pocket Tales for theGame Boy Color and also converted her ownDonkey Kong Country 3 soundtrack for the Game Boy remake:Donkey Kong Land III.
After her work on Game Boy, Novakovic began to explore her increasing interest in sound design. She contributed voices to a number ofNintendo 64 games over the next few years, includingPerfect Dark, where she voiced the main character Joanna Dark.[5]
In 2005, Novakovic left Rare after completing voice work forKameo: Elements of Power for theXbox 360[6] and eventually retired from the games industry in 2007.[5]
Novakovic has described her music tastes as a blend ofjazz,blues,medieval music andpercussion.[6] She has cited major musical influences historic artists such asSergei Rachmaninoff,Francis Poulenc,Gabriel Fauré,Franz Liszt,Bach,Charles-Marie Widor,Carl Orff,César Franck, and contemporary artists likeMarie Claire Alain,Ella Fitzgerald,Nina Simone,Duke Ellington,Oscar Peterson,John Williams,Hans Zimmer andAmadinda.[6]
Eveline was credited by the nameE. Fischer in earlier games she worked on. When she married in the early 2000s, she adopted the name Novakovic.[7]
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Country (SNES version) | 1994 | WithRobin Beanland andDavid Wise |
| Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | 1996 | WithDavid Wise |
| Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Winning Run[8] | ||
| Donkey Kong Land III | 1997 | |
| Banjo-Kazooie | 1998 | Sound effects |
| Conker's Pocket Tales | 1999 | With Robin Beanland |
| Donkey Kong 64 | Development team | |
| Mickey's Speedway USA (GBC version) | 2000 | |
| Donkey Kong Country (GBC version) | ||
| Perfect Dark | ||
| Banjo-Tooie | Special thanks | |
| Donkey Kong Country (GBA version) | 2003 | Sound effects |
| Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA version) | 2004 | |
| Banjo Pilot | 2005 | |
| It's Mr. Pants | ||
| Kameo: Elements of Power | ||
| Viva Piñata | 2006 | Production, sound effects, VO recording and compression encoding |
| Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|
| Diddy Kong Racing | Pipsy the Mouse[9] |
| Banjo-Kazooie | Tooty,Brentilda |
| Jet Force Gemini | Vela |
| Donkey Kong 64 | Tiny Kong,Wrinkly Kong, Banana Fairy, Banana Fairy Princess, Mermaid,Candy Kong |
| Perfect Dark | Joanna Dark,Velvet Dark |
| Banjo-Tooie | Humba Wumba, Honey B. |
| Dinosaur Planet | Krystal |
| Diddy Kong Pilot (2001 version) | Dixie Kong, Candy Kong (unimplemented in 2001 version) |
| Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge | Honey B. |
| Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA version) | Dixie Kong (archived Tiny Kong recordings) |
| Banjo-Pilot | Humba Wumba |
| Conker: Live and Reloaded | Additional character voices |
| Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA version) | Dixie Kong (archived Tiny Kong recordings) |
| Kameo: Elements of Power | Additional character voices |
| Perfect Dark Zero | Additional character voices |
Robin did Funky's Fugue, Eveline did Simian Segue, Candy's Love Song, Voices of the Temple, Forest Frenzy, Tree Top Rock, Northern Hemispheres and Ice Cave Chant, and the rest was the doing of Mr. Wise.
…everything is by Eveline except for Dixie Beat, Crazy Calypso, Wrinkly's Save Cave, Get Fit A-Go-Go, Wrinkly 64, Brothers Bear and Bonus Time (along with Bonus Win and Bonus Lose), which were by Dave.
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