Jimmy Hinson, also known as Big Giant Circles, is an American musician and composer in the video games industry. Originally adopting the name as a hobbyist submitting video game music remixes/rearrangements to OverClocked ReMix, Hinson now actively composes video game soundtracks. He has contributed to the soundtracks of Borderlands 2, Threes!, There Came an Echo, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Mass Effect 2. Hinson is credited with his work on several independent games including Pocket Mine and Extreme Roadtrip 2, and has contributed to OverClocked ReMix.Artist: Big Giant Circles – Composer, ReMixer His style has garnered him praise from Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits and Anthony and Ashly Burch of Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?,http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1207722957/big-giant-circles-the-glory-days-impostor-nostalgi Big Giant Circles – "The Glory Days" (Impostor Nostalgia 2) as well as positive press from Kotaku and GameTrailers.Mass Effect Music-Maker Remixes Mass Effect 1 Music, It Is Rad at KotakuThe Fantastic Mass Effect 2 Music That Didn't Make The Cut at KotakuThe Best Game Music of 2011: The Binding of Isaac at KotakuComposing Mass Effect: Episode 2 at GameTrailers
Video game music Hinson has composed original soundtracks for several video games including The Haunting of Magnolia Manor, Puzzlejuice, Extreme Road Trip 2, Pocket Mine, Zombocalypse 2, Threes!, There Came an Echo, Journey of 1000 Stars, Hive Jump, and Octogeddon.
He has also made contributions to the soundtracks of Just Shapes & Beats, Borderlands 2, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Mass Effect 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (the latter four under lead composer Jack Wall). Mass Effect 2 was nominated for a BAFTA Game award for Best Original Music.
Independent work Hinson additionally composes chiptune-styled music as an independent musician. His debut independent album, Impostor Nostalgia, was released for digital distribution on September 12, 2011.Impostor Nostalgia on Bandcamp
Hinson's latest project is his second album, The Glory Days, released on February 14, 2014, after being successfully funded on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, raising $62,778 from an intended goal of $5,000.The Glory Days at Bandcamp A remix album, The Glory Days Remixed, was released on August 27, 2014, and includes music from Disasterpeace (composer for Fez), Austin Wintory (composer for Journey), C418 (composer for Minecraft), Danny Baranowsky, and others.The Glory Days Remixed at Bandcamp
In 2017, one of Hinson's songs for There Came an Echo was reused as thematic music in the second season of Netflix original TV series Stranger Things.
Discography Studio albums Impostor Nostalgia (2011) The Glory Days (2014)
Compilation albums Contingency (2011) Legacy (2012) Official Video Game Music Demo Reel (2014) The Glory Days Remixed (2014)
Soundtrack albums The Haunting of Magnolia Manor Soundtrack (2011) Puzzlejuice Soundtrack (2012) Max Effect (2012) Extreme Road Trip 2 Soundtrack (2012) Pocket Mine Soundtrack (2013) Zombocalypse 2 Soundtrack (2013) Extreme Bike Trip OST (2014) Threes OST (2014) There Came an Echo (2015) Journey of 1000 Stars OST (2016) Hive Jump (2017) Octogeddon (2018) Road Quest (2020)
Extended plays Big Giant Christmas EP (2011)
Singles 2011: "You Can Have Mine" 2012: "Nerd Appropriate Theme" 2013: "Bionic Commando – At Arm's Length"
Remixes 2011: Danny Baranowsky – "The Clubbing of Isaac" – The Binding of Isaac 2011: Josh Whelchel – "Scourge of Estellion" – Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion
Guest appearances 2014: "Infinity" (Alexander Brandon featuring Big Giant Circles) – Just Fun 2015: "Jimtention" (C418 and Big Giant Circles) – 148
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Bandcamp