George Sanger (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | George Alistair Sanger |
| Also known as | "The Fat Man" |
| Born | December 14, 1957 |
| Origin | Austin, Texas |
| Genres | Video game music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Haight-Masonic Laboratories |
| Associated acts | Team Fat, Alexander Brandon |
| Website | www.fatman.com |
George Alistair Sanger (born December 14, 1957, from Austin, Texas), also known as "The Fat Man", is an American musician who has composed music for computer and video games, beginning in 1983. Some of his best-known works include The 7th Guest, Wing Commander, Hard Nova, Maniac Mansion (NES version), Loom, and Tux Racer. Sanger leads the band Team Fat, which also includes fellow video game music composers Dave Govett, Joe McDermott and Kevin Weston Phelan. He has also 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."
To date, George Sanger and Team Fat have released three albums:
On March 5, 2015 George Sanger received the Game Audio Network Guild (GANG) Lifetime Achievement Award. 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.
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