Grant Kirkhope (born July 10, 1962) is a British video game composer. He is known for helping to compose the soundtracks for Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth and its Rising Tide expansion. Kirkhope previously worked for Rare and contributed to the soundtracks for several of their games, including GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong Country, and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.