Kenichi Tokoi
Kenichi Tokoi (床井 健一), born 13 July 1969, is a Sega sound composer who joined the company in the mid '90s. His distinct jazz style is heard most prominently in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, of which he directed the sound for Wii titles Sonic and the Secret Rings and Sonic Colors.
Personal Info
- Birthday: 13 July 1969
- Place of birth: Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
- Education: University
- Favourite beverage: Coffee
- Favourite food: Yogurt
- Affected of: YMO
- Favourite film genre: Comedy
- Favourite video games: RPGs
- Favourite music: Film music
- Hobbies: Snowboarding
- Equipment: Akai Sampler & digitally Performer
Production History
- Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition (1996) — Music & Remix
- Sonic Jam (1997) — Compose & Arrange [NOTE: Music & Sound Effects Creation]
- Daytona USA Deluxe (1997) — Music & Remix
- Pro Yakyuu Team mo Tsukurou! (1998) [NOTE: Music & Sound Effects, Opening Theme & Narration Creation]
- Sonic Adventure (1998) — Music composer, Guitars, Bass
- Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast Version) (1999) [NOTE: Music (Jingle)]
- Space Channel 5 (1999) — Music (as Dr. Pris)
- Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) — Music & Lyrics
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) — Music & Lyrics
- Space Channel 5 Part 2 (2002) — Music
- Space Channel 5 Part 2 Moji Moji ★ Can't Stop Remix (CD) (2002)
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Music Composer (Sonic Adventure Original Staff), Guitars (Sonic Adventure Original Staff), Bass (Sonic Adventure Original Staff)
- Space Channel 5: Special Edition (2003) — Music (as Dr. Pris)
- Space Channel 5 Part 2: Special Edition (2003) — Music
- Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (2003) — Sound Director (Wave Master Inc. Staff), Sound Creator & Designer (Wave Master Inc. Staff)
- Sonic Battle (2003) — Sound Creator
- Feel the Magic XY/XX (2004) — Special Thanks
- Astro Boy (2004) — Sound Artist
- Sonic Advance 3 (2004) — Sound Creator
- The Rub Rabbits! (2005) — Voice Actor
- Sonic Riders (2006) — Music Composer, music ("Catch Me If You Can")
- Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack "speedbeats grand prix" (CD) (2006)
- Phantasy Star Universe (2006) — Composition, Sound Effects
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) — Sound Director, Music Composer, Music (Seven Rings in Hand - "Theme of Sonic and The Secret Rings")
- Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (2007) — Composition, Sound Effects
- NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (2007) — Music Composer & Arranger
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii Version) (2007) — Sound Special Thanks (Sound)
- Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008) — Music Composer, music ("Un-gravitify"), music ("Catch Me If You Can")
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) — Supervisor (Original Games)
- Phantasy Star Portable (2008) — Composition (Sound Section) (Sonic Team), Composition (Phantasy Star Portable Ending Theme "With You") (Sonic Team), Composition (Phantasy Star Portable Grand Ending Theme "For Brighter Day") (Sonic Team)
- Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Music Composer
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii Version) (2009) — Sound Producer, Bass (Tokyo Session)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS Version) (2009) — Sound Creator
- Phantasy Star Portable 2 (2009) — Composition (Phantasy Star Portable 2 Ending Theme "For Brighter Day - Remix -")
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (DS Version) (2010) — CS1 R&D Sound (Sega Japan)
- Yakuza 4 (2010) — Music Composer ("Yakuza 4" Sound Team) (Staff)
- Sonic Colors (Wii Version) (2010) — Sound Producer, Music Composer
- Sonic Colors (DS Version) (2010) — Music Composer
- Sonic Generations (PS3, Xbox 360 and PC Versions) (2011) — Remix Artist & Composer
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii Version) (2011) — Sound Producer (Sound Section)
- Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (2012) — Special Thanks (Movie Sound Department)
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS Version) (2012) — Composer (Sound)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 (2012/2013) — Music (Sound)
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) — Sound Producer (Sound Section)
- Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (2014)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) — Supervisor (Original Games)
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) — Supervisor (Original Games)
~Other (unsorted) work~
- Jingle Production for Title Logo
- MMV-related jingles
Song Credits
- The Noisy Roars of Wilderness (Part 1) — Music & Arrangement, Piano
- The Noisy Roars of Wilderness (Goal) — Music & Arrangement, Piano
- The Noisy Roars of Wilderness (Part 2) — Music & Arrangement, Piano
- Lack of Speed — Music & Arrangement
- Game Select — Music & Arrangement
- Digital Manual — Music & Arrangement
- Time Attack — Music & Arrangement
- Best Lap — Music & Arrangement
- Result 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Result 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Mission Start — Music
- Winning shot had some smoke on it! [Saturn Soft "Pro Yakyuu Team mo Tsukurou" Opening Theme] — Music & Arrangement
- Viva! SEGA!! [SS Built In Sound] — Music & Arrangement
- Let's Do Some Management [SS Built In Sound] — Music & Arrangement
- The Match Begins [SS Built In Sound] — Music & Arrangement
- Negotiation Balance [SS Built In Sound] — Music & Arrangement
- I Appreciate Your Efforts [SS Built In Sound] — Music & Arrangement
- Forty Year Plan, are you finished? [Saturn Soft "Pro Yakyuu Team mo Tsukurou" Ending Theme] — Music & Arrangement
- Unknown from M.E. ...Theme of "Knuckles" — Music, Words & Arrangement
- Event: Strain — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- and... Fish Hits! — Music & Arrangement, Programming, Guitars (w/Jun Senoue)
- and... Got Fish! — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- and... Missed Fish! — Music & Arrangement, Programming [NOTE: Unused in game]
- Fun Time Was Over ...for Chao Race — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- The Dreamy Stage ...for Casinopolis — Arrangement, Guitars, Programming (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Blue Star ...for Casinopolis — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Be Cool, Be Wild and Be Groovy ...for Ice Cap — Music (w/Jun Senoue), Programming (w/Jun Senoue)
- Mt. Red: A Symbol of Thrill ...for Red Mountain — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Red Hot Skull ...for Red Mountain — Music (w/Jun Senoue)
- Sand Hill — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Danger! Chased by Rock ...for Lost World — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Leading Lights ...for Lost World — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani), Arrangement, Bass & Programming
- Event: The Past — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Egg Carrier - A Song That Keeps Us on the Move — Music & Arrangement (w/Fumie Kumatani), Guitars, Programming (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- General Offensive ...for Sky Deck — Music & Arrangement (w/Jun Senoue), Programming (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Red Barrage Area ...for Hot Shelter — Music (w/Jun Senoue), Arrangement, Guitars, Bass & Programming
- Militant Missionary ...Boss: Egg Walker & Egg Viper — Music (w/Masaru Setsumaru), Arrangement, Programming
- Mechanical Resonance ...for Final Egg — Music & Arrangement, Bass & Programming
- Crank the Heat Up!! ...for Final Egg — Music (w/Jun Senoue)
- Calm After the Storm ...Egg Carrier - the ocean - — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Event: Unbound — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani), Arrangement, Programming
- Perfect Chaos Revival ...Boss: Perfect Chaos — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Open Your Heart - Main Theme of "Sonic Adventure" - — Music (w/Jun Senoue)
- Reprise & Deeply Sound Mix "We are Burning Rangers" — Re-arrangement, Bass & Programming
- Do De Do Da — Rhythm Arrange
- Option: The Reporter from SCH5 — Music & Arrangement
- Coco★Tapioka: The Huge Dancer — Music & Arrangement
- Space Ship: Strut — Music & Arrangement
- Space Ship: Trapped in the Galaxy — Music & Arrangement
- Morolin! Monroe!: Rapid Geminis in the Monitor — Music & Arrangement
- Space Channel 5: Getting the Truth — Music & Arrangement
- Giant Evila: Space Dogfight!! — Music & Arrangement
- Mexican Flyer [Remix] — Arrangement (w/Naofumi Hataya)
- Unknown from M.E. ...Theme of "Knuckles" (SA2 Version) — Music, Words & Arrangement, Bass
- Event: Strategy — Brass Arrangement
- Deeper ...for Death Chamber — Brass Arrangement
- Event: Reunion — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Dark Garden — Arrangement, Programming
- Jewel Race — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Dark Race — Arrangement, Programming
- Race Results — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Prize — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Event: Conquest — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Event: Revival — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Event: Ambition — Music & Arrangement, Programming [NOTE: Also known as "Event 7"]
- Event: Reflection — Music & Arrangement, Piano
- Lovely Gate 3 ...for Egg Quarters — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Event: Madness — Music & Arrangement, Programming
- Event: Chaos Control — Music & Arrangement, Piano & Programming
- Event: Operation — Brass Arrangement [NOTE: Also known as "Event 8"]
- Mexican Flyer [Complete Big Band Version] — Music & Arrangement
- Swingin' Report Show — Music & Arrangement
- Let's Shoot and Rescue! — Music & Arrangement
- Invasion Song Mecha [King Kong Kahn] — Music & Arrangement
- Pursuers in the Sky — Music & Arrangement
- Pine's Theme [Complete Version] — Music & Arrangement
- Mexican Flyer [TV Version] — Music & Arrangement
- Invasion Song Suits [King Purge] — Music & Arrangement
- Escape from the Flames — Music & Arrangement
- Eyes Shining in the Dark — Music & Arrangement (w/Mariko Nanba, Tomoya Ohtani & Naofumi Hataya)
- Band Showdown — Music & Arrangement
- Finale ~more happy more crazy~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Mariko Nanba, Tomoya Ohtani & Naofumi Hataya)
- NG Remix — Music & Arrangement (w/Mariko Nanba)
- Theme of Pine (Acoustic Lounge Mix) — Remixed by
- Theme of Purge (Fears Lounge Mix) — Remixed by
- Into the Sound - Logo - — Music & Arrangement, Piano & Recorded
- "Let the Winds Blow" - Theme of Phantasy Star Online Episode III - — Music
- Special Relaxies — Music & Arrangement
- Hi, Guys! — Music & Arrangement
- Mortis Fons - Fountain of Mortis - — Music & Arrangement
- Nebula Montana PART1 - Highland of Nebula 01 - — Re-Arrangement
- Tener Sinus - Seaside of Tener - — Music & Arrangement
- Dolor Odor - Dolor Odor - — Music & Arrangement
- New Lifes - Result - — Music & Arrangement
- "Let the Winds Blow" - Remix Version for "Opening" - — Music, Remixed by
- Advices - Tutorial - — Music & Arrangement
- Morgue PART2 - Morgue 02 - — Re-Arrangement
- Tower of "Caelum" - Tower of Caelum - — Music & Arrangement
- Molae Venti - Molae Venti's Photon Retification Center - — Music & Arrangement
- Cyber - Cyber - — Music & Arrangement (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Lupus Silva PART2 - Forest of Lupus 02 - — Re-Arrangement
- Via Tubus - Via Tubus - — Music & Arrangement (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Ride On - Watching the Game - — Music & Arrangement
- Scenario : Great — Music & Arrangement
- Title — Music & Arrangement
- Main Menu — Music & Arrangement
- Character Select — Music & Arrangement
- Emerald Town — Music & Arrangement
- Sonic Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Tails Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Knuckles Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Central City — Music & Arrangement
- Shadow Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Rouge Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Gimme Shelter — Music & Arrangement
- Chaos Stage A — Music & Arrangement
- Chaos Stage B — Music & Arrangement
- Green Hill Stage — Arrangement
- Demo 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Demo 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Battle Start — Music & Arrangement
- Battle Result 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Battle Result 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Ending A — Music & Arrangement
- VS Result — Music & Arrangement
- Challenge — Music & Arrangement
- Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
- Record — Music & Arrangement
- Title — Music & Arrangement
- Main Menu — Music & Arrangement
- Character Select — Music & Arrangement
- Sonic Factory — Music & Arrangement
- Chao Playground — Music & Arrangement
- Route 99 - Map — Music & Arrangement
- Route 99 - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Route 99 - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Route 99 - Act 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Sunset Hill - Map — Arrangement
- Sunset Hill - Act 1 — Arrangement
- Sunset Hill - Act 2 — Arrangement
- Sunset Hill - Act 3 — Arrangement
- Cyber Track - Map — Music & Arrangement
- Cyber Track - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Cyber Track - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Cyber Track - Act 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Demo — Music & Arrangement
- Ending B — Music & Arrangement
- Time Attack — Music & Arrangement
- Time Attack Retry — Music & Arrangement
- Mini Game BGM — Music & Arrangement
- VS BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
- VS BGM 2 — Music & Arrangement
- VS BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Event : Recollection of the ARK — Music & Arrangement, Piano [NOTE: Recycled from Sonic Adventure 2]
- Eggman Again! — Music & Arrangement
- Theme of Sand Ruins — Music & Arrangement
- Catch Me If You Can — Music & Arrangement
- Catch Me If You Can (Rockin' Beats Mix) — Music & Arrangement
- Contamination - Fire - — Composition & Programming
- With You — Composition & Programming (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Contamination - Dark - — Composition & Programming
- S.E.E.D — Composition & Programming
- Valentine — Composition & Programming
- Violent — Composition & Programming
- Madness the Machine Sparx — Composition & Programming
- The Hunt - The End of Planets - — Composition & Programming
- For Brighter Day — Composition & Arrangement (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Moatoob — Composition & Programming
- Alfort Taylor — Composition & Programming
- Dagora City - Moatoob - — Composition & Programming
- Galenigare Mine — Composition & Programming
- Kugu Desert — Composition & Programming
- Brave Fight — Composition & Programming
- S.E.E.D - Hive - — Composition & Programming
- The Vibe - The End of Planets - — Composition & Programming
- For Brighter Day - Remix - — Composition & Programming
- Save This World - Remix Short Version - — Arrangement
- Save This World - Remix Version - — Arrangement
- Bony Bomamba — Arrangement
- Bony Bomamba : Hard Ver. — Arrangement
- Queen Bella's Ball — Arrangement
- Queen Bella's Ball : Hard Ver. — Arrangement
- Un-gravitify — Music & Arrangement
- The Divine Wings — Music & Arrangement
- Give Me the Power — Music & Arrangement
- Sealed Ground — Music & Arrangement
- Full Speed Ahead — Music & Arrangement
- The Core — Music & Arrangement
- After the Storm — Music & Arrangement
- Wish and Hope — Music & Arrangement
- Catch Me If You Can — Music & Arrangement, Bass
- Un-gravitify electro extended — Music & Arrangement
- Spagonia - Night — Music & Arrangement
- Chun-Nan - Night — Music & Arrangement
- Intro: Dragon Road - Night — Music & Arrangement
- Dragon Road - Night — Music & Arrangement
- Spagonia - Day — Music & Arrangement
- Chun-Nan - Day — Music & Arrangement
- Dragon Road - Day — Music & Arrangement
- Shamar - Day — Music
- Shamar - Night — Music
- Intro: Arid Sands - Night — Music & Arrangement
- Arid Sands - Night — Music
- vs. Titan & Big Mother — Music
- Werehog Battle Theme — Music
- Adabat - Night — Music & Arrangement
- Intro: Jungle Joyride - Night — Music & Arrangement
- Jungle Joyride - Night — Music & Arrangement
- Adabat - Day — Music & Arrangement
- Eggmanland - Day — Music & Arrangement
- Eggmanland - Night — Music & Arrangement
- Dream Curling (Sherbet Land) — Bass
- Sir Gawain Appears — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Recycled from Sonic Adventure]
- Sadness — Music & Arrangement
- Glee — Music & Arrangement
- Fang Marked Viper — Music & Arrangement
- Theme of Saigoh — Music & Arrangement
- Theme of Sennin — Music & Arrangement
- Theme of Naile — Music & Arrangement
- Theme of Sonic Colors - Title ver. — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Cutscene - Robots & Wisps — Arrangement
- Stage Clear — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Cutscene - Dr. Eggman Appears — Music & Arrangement
- Cutscene - Ferris Wheel Boss Appears — Arrangement
- Cutscene - Yacker's Plea — Arrangement
- Cutscene - Robot's Lost & Found — Arrangement
- World Map — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Sweet Mountain - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement, Electric Bass
- Sweet Mountain - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement, Electric Bass
- Sweet Mountain - Act 3 — Music & Arrangement, Electric Bass
- Cutscene - Sugar Armada Appears — Arrangement
- vs. Captain Jelly & Admiral Jelly — Music & Arrangement
- Boss Stage Clear — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Result Screen — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Save Screen — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Sonic Colors - Jingle — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Theme of Sonic Colors — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Cutscene - S01 Frigate Appears — Arrangement
- Planet Wisp - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement, Electric Bass
- Cutscene - Wisp's Homeworld — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani), Arrangement
- Planet Wisp - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Planet Wisp - Act 3 — Music & Arrangement, Electric Bass
- Game Land 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Game Land 4 — Music & Arrangement
- Game Land 6 — Music & Arrangement
- Game Land 7 — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Option Screen — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Out of Breath — Arrangement (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Asteroid Coaster - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement, Electric Bass
- Asteroid Coaster - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement, Electric Bass
- Cutscene - Nega-Wisp Factory — Music & Arrangement
- Asteroid Coaster - Act 3 — Music & Arrangement, Electric Bass
- Cutscene - Free from Nega-Wisp Factory — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani), Arrangement
- Cutscene - Broken Chains — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani), Arrangement
- Cutscene - Finally go home? — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani), Arrangement
- Cutscene - Hyper-go-on Surge — Arrangement
- Cutscene - The failed plan — Music & Arrangement
- Terminal Velocity - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement, Electric Bass
- Cutscene - The Nega-Wisp Armor — Arrangement
- Cutscene - The Core — Arrangement
- Terminal Velocity - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement, Electric Bass
- Cutscene - Yacker's Goodbye — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani), Arrangement
- Cutscene - Yacker's Plea — Arrangement
- Stage Clear — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Stage Clear - S Rank — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Boss Stage Clear — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Jingle - Area Appears — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- World Map — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Sweet Mountain - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Sweet Mountain - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Sweet Mountain - Mission — Music & Arrangement
- vs. Captain Jelly & Admiral Jelly — Music & Arrangement
- vs. Captain Jelly & Admiral Jelly - Pinch — Music & Arrangement
- Theme of Sonic Colors — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Cutscene - Wisp's Homeworld — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani), Arrangement
- Planet Wisp - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Planet Wisp - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Planet Wisp - Mission — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music (w/Fumie Kumatani)
- Asteroid Coaster - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Asteroid Coaster - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Asteroid Coaster - Mission — Music & Arrangement
- Cutscene - Hyper-go-on Surge — Arrangement
- Terminal Velocity — Music & Arrangement
- Planet Wisp : Act 1 — Composed by, Remixed by, Bass & Programming
- Planet Wisp : Act 2 — Composed by, Remixed & Sound Produced by, Bass & Programming
- End Roll Medley ver. 1 — Composed by (w/Masato Nakamura, SEGA, Jun Senoue & Tomoya Ohtani)
- Challenge / Mission 3 — Composed by, Remixed & Sound Produced by, Programming
- Boss Battle : Perfect Chaos Pt-I "Open Your Heart - Crush 40 vs. Circuit Freq RMX" — Music by (w/Jun Senoue)
- Boss Battle : Perfect Chaos Pt-II "Perfect Chaos Revival!" — Composed by
- White Space Medley — Composed by (w/Jun Senoue, Masato Nakamura, SEGA, Tomoya Ohtani, Naofumi Hataya & Mariko Nanba)
- Skill : Time Brake — Composed by
- Weed Out — Music & Arrangement
- Shivery Hunt - Fangbanser - — Music & Arrangement
- Colossal Machine - Big Varder - — Music & Arrangement
- Vanishing Sword - Quartz Dragon - — Music & Arrangement
- Grossly Legs - Dark Ragne - — Music & Arrangement
- Bullet Bill Sledge Race (Sweet Mountain) — Music & Re-Edit
- Route 99 — Music
- Fighting Climax -opening version- — Music & Arrangement, Programming, Drums Programming
- Fighting Climax -duel version- — Music & Arrangement, Programming, Drums Programming
- Fighting Climax -ending version- — Music & Arrangement, Programming, Drums Programming
- Fighting Climax -title version- — Music & Arrangement, Programming, Drums Programming
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