Andy Blythe & Marten Joustra
Encyclopedia
Andy Blythe composed music for Psygnosis / Traveller's Tales
games. He worked with Marten Joustra on all projects, the duo being later known as Swallow Studios. Their speciality is jazz
, although they also wrote in other genre
s.
Aside video game music, they wrote music and songs for the UK TV show Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
, which aired between 2002 and 2006. A soundtrack CD of this music was released.
The tune "Good Evening and Welcome" appeared on the Swedish TV-series "Ursäkta Röran, Vi Bygger om" by Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson.
Games with music by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra are (among others) "Puggsy
", "Mickey Mania
", "Toy Story
", "Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
", and "Finding Nemo
".
They are also known as Blythe Joustra.
Traveller's Tales
Traveller's Tales is an English software house founded in 1989 and fully established in 1990 and based in Knutsford, Cheshire.It is part of the TT Games group—after the merger of publisher Giant Interactive and the developer Traveller's Tales—along with TT Games Publishing...
games. He worked with Marten Joustra on all projects, the duo being later known as Swallow Studios. Their speciality is jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, although they also wrote in other genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
s.
Aside video game music, they wrote music and songs for the UK TV show Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow was a CBBC children's entertainment television series presented by the duo Dick and Dom...
, which aired between 2002 and 2006. A soundtrack CD of this music was released.
The tune "Good Evening and Welcome" appeared on the Swedish TV-series "Ursäkta Röran, Vi Bygger om" by Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson.
Games with music by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra are (among others) "Puggsy
Puggsy
Puggsy is a 1993 platform/puzzle game, designed by Traveller's Tales and released by Psygnosis on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Mega CD/Sega CD consoles, and the Amiga computer...
", "Mickey Mania
Mickey Mania
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse is a 1994 video game released for the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, and Super NES. In the game, the player controls Mickey Mouse, who must navigate through various side-scrolling levels, each designed and based from classical Mickey...
", "Toy Story
Toy Story (video game)
Toy Story is a video game for the Sega Genesis, the Super Nintendo, Game Boy and Windows 95 PCs, developed by Traveller's Tales and released by Disney Interactive. It is largely based on the movie of the same name. The Japanese version of the game was distributed by Capcom internationally. The game...
", "Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is a platform game video game published by Universal Interactive Studios and developed by Traveller's Tales for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo GameCube video game consoles. The PlayStation 2 version was released in North America on October 29, 2001, in...
", and "Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo (video game)
Finding Nemo is an action-adventure video game released in 2003 by Traveller's Tales. The game is based on the Finding Nemo film by Disney and Pixar. The goal is to complete different levels as you play of Nemo, Marlin or Dory. It includes cutscenes from the movie and each clip is based on a level,...
".
They are also known as Blythe Joustra.