4mat

4mat
Birth name	Matthew Simmonds
Born	(1974-03-15) 15 March 1974 (age 47)^[1]
Origin	United Kingdom^[2]
Genres	Electronic music, chiptune
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician, sound designer
Years active	1989–present^[3]
Website	4mat.bandcamp.com

Matthew Simmonds, also known as 4mat or 4-Mat, is a British electronic musician, sound designer, and video game composer best known for his chiptunes written in tracker software.^[4] He began his career in the demoscene of the early 1990s composing on the Amiga.^[5]^[6]

Discography[edit]

Demoscene

Concepts
Chiptune Demo Intro Demoparty Effects Demogroup Compo Diskmag Module file Tracker
Alternative demo platforms
Amiga Atari ST Commodore 64 MS-DOS ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC
Current parties
Alternative Party Assembly Chaos Constructions The Gathering Revision X
Past parties
Breakpoint The Party
Websites
Scene.org Mod Archive
Magazines
TraxWeekly Static Line Scene World Hugi
Software
OpenMPT ProTracker Scream Tracker FastTracker 2 Impulse Tracker Jeskola Buzz Renoise MilkyTracker ModPlug Player
Tracker musicians Demosceners
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Demo scene[edit]

L.F.F., as the theme music on Skid Row's cracktro for Lemmings (1991)^[7]

Albums[edit]

Decades (2010)
Surrender (2011)
Legacy Trails (2011)
Extras (2011)
Origins (2012)
Rips (2012)
Guru (2012)
Sans Titre (2012)
Closure (2012)
Nadir (2014)
Modern Closure (2019)

EPs[edit]

Starfields (2010)

Video game credits[edit]

4mat has been credited on the following games:^[8]

CarVup (1990)
Violator (1991)
Chuck Rock (1991)
Micro Machines (1991)
Leander (1991)
The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (1991)
Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk (1991)
Cardiaxx (1991)
Bubble Dizzy (1991)
Dojo Dan (1992)
Cosmic Spacehead (1992)
Arcade Smash Hits (1992)
Agony (1992)
Llamazap (1993)
X-COM: UFO Defense (1994)
Pinball Dreams II (1994)
Perfect Pinball (1995)
Chicago Syndicate (1995)
Diablo (1996)
Manic Miner (1997 remake)
Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (1997)
Splat! (1998)
Sim Theme Park (1999)
Klass of 1999 (1999)
Jet Set Willy (1999)
Warriors of Might and Magic (2000)
LEGO Racers (2000)
LEGO Alpha Team (2000)
Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs (2000)
Airforce Delta (2000)
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge (2001)
Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction (2001)
Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (2002)
SX Superstar (2003)
Lunar Jetman (2003)
Serious Sam: Next Encounter (2004)
Serious Sam Advance (2004)
Sudeki (2004)
Jetpak: Solar Crisis (2004)
Nicktoons Unite! (GBA and DS versions) (2005)
ViColumn (2005)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Party Edition (2006)
Retro 2 (2006)
Fuck Space! (2006)
Deflektor X4 (2006)
Crusty Demons (2006)
The Birthday (2006)
Atic Atac (2006 remake)
Silent Hill: Origins (2007)
Ghost Rider (2007)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009)
Overlord: Minions (2009)
Overlord: Dark Legend (2009)
Rocket Knight (2010)
Digital: A Love Story (2010)
Terminal Love (2012)
Prompt (2014)
The Assembly (2016)

References[edit]

^ Crown (2001). "4mat - Interview". Amiga Music Preservation. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
^ Houston, Niamh (4 November 2014). "Music Made On Game Boys Is a Much Bigger Deal Than You'd Think". Vice. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ Collins, Karen (28 January 2013). From Pac-Man to Pop Music: Interactive Audio in Games and New Media (Kindle ed.). Ashgate Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 9781409494195. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Jeriaska (13 January 2015). "Matt Simmonds on the design of 4mat chipmusic". The Ongaku. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Jeriaska (5 July 2010). "Depth Music Q&A: 4mat's Decades". Indie Games. UBM plc. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Magic of Nah-Kolor. "Portrait: 4-Mat of Orb & Ate Bit". Hugi Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "commodore amiga cracktro - SKID ROW - *lemmings final* - cbm". YouTube. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "Matthew Simmons - Credits". MobyGames. Blue Flame Labs. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links[edit]

Official website
4mat at The Mod Archive

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[amp-1] Crown (2001). "4mat - Interview". Amiga Music Preservation. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

[2] Houston, Niamh (4 November 2014). "Music Made On Game Boys Is a Much Bigger Deal Than You'd Think". Vice. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[3] Collins, Karen (28 January 2013). From Pac-Man to Pop Music: Interactive Audio in Games and New Media (Kindle ed.). Ashgate Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 9781409494195. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[4] Jeriaska (13 January 2015). "Matt Simmonds on the design of 4mat chipmusic". The Ongaku. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[5] Jeriaska (5 July 2010). "Depth Music Q&A: 4mat's Decades". Indie Games. UBM plc. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[6] Magic of Nah-Kolor. "Portrait: 4-Mat of Orb & Ate Bit". Hugi Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[7] "commodore amiga cracktro - SKID ROW - *lemmings final* - cbm". YouTube. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[8] "Matthew Simmons - Credits". MobyGames. Blue Flame Labs. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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