George Sanger
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. Sanger leads the band Team Fat, which includes fellow video game music composers Dave Govett, Joe McDermott and Kevin Weston Phelan.
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George Sanger

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- Name
- George Sanger
- Occupation
- Composer, musician
- Born
- 1957 · Austin.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- video game music
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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. Sanger leads the band Team Fat, which includes fellow video game music composers Dave Govett, Joe McDermott and Kevin Weston Phelan.
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He has written a novel, The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness, described by him as, "a book about game audio wrapped in a biography wrapped in a philosophy on life."
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — George Sanger • Alias — The Fat Man • Genre — Video game music • Occupation — Composer, musician • Years Active — 1983–present • Label — Haight-Masonic Laboratories • Current Member Of — Team Fat • Website — www.fatman.com
Albums
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
Games
Games
• Title — Year • Capture the Flag — 1983 • Maniac Mansion (NES) — 1990 • Wing Commander — 1990 • Loom (an adaptation of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake) — 1990 • Stormovik: SU-25 Soviet Attack Fighter — 1990 • Swords and Serpents (NES) — 1990 • Death Knights of Krynn — 1991 • Fun House (NES) — 1991 • Home Alone (NES) — 1991 • Lexi-Cross (PC) — 1991 • Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra (PC - title theme only) — 1991 • Monster Truck Rally — 1991 • Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi — 1991 • RPM Racing — 1991 • Hong Kong Mahjong Pro — 1992 • Planet's Edge — 1992 • Ultima Underworld — 1992 • Faceball 2000 (SNES) — 1992 • Wings 2: Aces High — 1992 • Master of Orion (PC) — 1993 • The 7th Guest — 1993 • SEAL Team — 1993 • Zombies Ate My Neighbors — 1993 • IndyCar Racing — 1993 • Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon — 1993 • SimCity 2000 — 1993 • SSN-21 Seawolf (PC) — 1994 • Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Tale of Orpheo's Curse — 1994 • NASCAR Racing — 1994 • Master of Magic — 1994 • Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds — 1994 • U.S. Navy Fighters — 1994 • Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo — 1995 • The 11th Hour — 1995 • This Means War! — 1995 • Clue Chronicles: Fatal Illusion — 2000 • Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet — 2000 • Scene It? — 2000 • Tux Racer — 2000 • SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman — 2002 • Mike's Monstrous Adventure — 2002 • Shadowbane — 2003 • Piglet's Big Game — 2003 • Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise — 2003 • Equilibria — 2003 • Evil Genius — 2004 • Intellivision Lives! — 2004 • Scene It?: Turner Classic Movies Edition — 2005 • Scene It?: Music — 2006 • The Incredible Hulk — 2008 • Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles — 2017 • Mortimer Beckett and the Book of Gold — 2017 • Delicious: Emily's Moms vs Dads — 2017 • Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice — 2018 • Dr. Cares: Family Practice — 2018 • Dr. Cares: Amy's Pet Clinic — 2018 • Amber's Airline: 7 Wonders — 2019 • The 13th Doll: A Fan Game of The 7th Guest — 2019
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. On March 5, 2015, George Sanger received the Game Audio Network Guild (GANG) Lifetime Achievement Award.
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