Tee Lopes
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| Background information | |
| Born | Tiago Lopes Coimbra, Portugal |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Website | teelopesmusic |
Tiago Lopes (/loʊps/ LOHPS[1]), known professionally as Tee Lopes, is a Portuguese American video game composer. He is best known for his contributions to the Sonic the Hedgehog series, starting with Sonic Mania (2017).
Early life
[edit]Lopes was born in Coimbra, Portugal.[citation needed] In 2009, he uploaded his first Sonic the Hedgehog remix to YouTube,[2] which led to his career as a video game composer. He has continued to upload remixes, original tracks, and other personal works.[3]
Career
[edit]Lopes began as a hobbyist musician working on indie games and fan games.[4] After becoming known for his Sonic the Hedgehog remixes on YouTube, he went on to compose an HD fan port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. After its completion, several of its developers, including Lopes, created PagodaWest Games, an indie game developer.[5]
In 2017, Lopes and the developers of PagodaWest Games partnered with Sega to develop Sonic Mania, a game that notably featured other well-known Sonic fan creators such as Christian Whitehead and Headcannon.[6] He was awarded IGN's People's Choice Vote for Best Original Music for Sonic Mania.[7]
After Mania, Lopes became a freelance composer and continued to compose for video games such as Sonic Superstars, Streets of Rage 4, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.[8][9][10][11] On the Twitch charity fundraiser Indieland 2023, it was confirmed that Lopes was composing the soundtrack to the game Penny's Big Breakaway. Additionally, he has composed for several web series, such as Sonic Mania Adventures, SomecallmeJohnny, and Scott the Woz.
In 2026, Lopes served as lead composer for Denshattack!, working with additional core and guest composers and performers.[12][13]
Works
[edit]Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Major Magnet | Music |
| 2017 | Sonic Mania | Music |
| 2018 | Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom | Opening theme |
| 2019 | Team Sonic Racing | Music with several others |
| League of Legends | "Arcade 2019: Ultracombo" | |
| Banana Kong Blast | Music and visual effects | |
| 2021 | Mighty Fight Federation[14] | Music with several others |
| Streets of Rage 4 | Mr. X Nightmare downloadable content | |
| 2022 | Sonic Origins | Animated cutscenes |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | Music | |
| Banana Kong 2 | Music | |
| Sonic Frontiers | Divergence prologue animation score | |
| 2023 | Sonic Superstars | Music with several others |
| Sonic Dream Team | Animated intro music | |
| 2024 | Penny's Big Breakaway | Music |
| Berserk Boy | Music | |
| Contra: Operation Galuga | "Snow & Mechanica" | |
| Tomba! Special Edition | Credits theme arrangement[15][better source needed] | |
| G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra | Music with several others | |
| Metal Slug Tactics | Music[16] | |
| 2025 | Friday Night Funkin' | "Senpai (Pico Mix)"[citation needed] |
| Shinobi: Art of Vengeance | Music with Yuzo Koshiro[17] | |
| Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds | "Market Street" | |
| Marvel Cosmic Invasion | Music | |
| 2026 | Denshattack! | Lead composer; music with several others[12][13] |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sonic Mania Adventures | Lead composer |
| 2018 | SomecallmeJohnny | Guest composer |
| 2020 | Scott the Woz (season 4) | "Credits Theme" |
| 2022 | Caddicarus | Guest composer |
| 2023 | Scott the Woz (season 6) | "Staff Roll" |
References
[edit]- ↑ Lopes, Tee [@TeeLopes] (2022-12-30). "It doesn't bother me when people pronounce my last name as "Lopez". Totally understandable... But it sounds like "Loaps". Ok? Ok" (Tweet). Retrieved 2025-08-25 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Tee - Sonic 3 - "Hydrocity zone 2" remix. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 2023-10-31 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Tee Lopes - YouTube". Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Madnani, Mikhail (2023-06-29). "Tee Lopes Interview – The Music of Sonic, Streets of Rage 4, TMNT Shredder's Revenge, Soundtracks, and More – TouchArcade". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ Webster, Andrew (2017-08-10). "Creating the old-school soundtrack of Sonic Mania". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ Lane, Gavin (2021-12-27). "Tee Lopes Talks Sonic, Streets Of Rage, And Making Music On A PS1". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ "Best Original Music - Best of 2017 Awards Guide". IGN. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ Deschamps, Marc (2023-09-21). "Sonic Superstars Reveals Battle Mode Details and New Music". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (2021-04-08). "Streets of Rage 4 Mr. X Nightmare DLC adds three new playable characters". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ Cripe, Michael (2023-08-31). "G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra Trailer Reveals Beat 'Em Up Gameplay". The Escapist. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ Scullion, Chris (2023-08-22). "Demo released for Berserk Boy, a retro-inspired platformer with music by Sonic Mania's composer". VGC. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- 1 2 "Denshattack! (Original Game Soundtrack)". Bandcamp. Kid Katana Records. 2026-07-15. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- 1 2 "Denshattack! credits (Windows, 2026)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "Mighty Fight Federation: Original Soundtrack - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ↑ "素敵なエピソードが生まれた Tomba!のエンディング曲です。" [This is the ending song of Tomba!, which gave birth to a wonderful episode]. X (formerly Twitter) (in Japanese).
- ↑ Janca, Ben (5 November 2024). "Metal Slug Tactics - Official Launch Trailer". GameSpot. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ↑ @SEGA (18 June 2025). "We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with the incredible Tee Lopes and the legendary Yuzo Koshiro for the SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance soundtrack!" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
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