Mariko Nanba

Mariko Nanba (南波真理子), born June 28, 1971, in Chiba prefecture, Japan, is a composer for Wave Master best known for her work with the Sonic the Hedgehog series' music. Her interest in music started at age 4, when she began piano lessons. From there, she attended Tokyo Conservatoire Shobi (college of music) and in 1994, sent a demo tape to the Sega Digital Media department. She was hired, and worked on her first game, Panic!, where she handled MA duties in the sound department.

Nanba enjoys drinking coffee and beer and eating soba—one of her favorite hobbies is having a nice dinner ("to enjoy delicious foods!") Her favorite musician is Burt Bacharach, and some favorite games include Mother 2 (aka Earthbound), Kowloon's Gate, Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG and Space Channel 5.

Among the studio gear Nanba uses are Macintosh, Pro Tools, Studio Vision, Micro KORG, Recorder, etc.

Production Credits

Panic! (1993) [NOTE: Uncredited; MA]
Drive Pico [NOTE: Sound Effects]
Knuckles' Chaotix (1995) — Composer
Worldwide Soccer (1995) [NOTE: BGM and 12 Countries' National Anthem Arrange/Data Creation]
Shinseiki Evangelion (1996) — Sound Creator [NOTE: BGM Data Creation]
Dragon Force (1996) — Sound Effects
Sega Worldwide Soccer '97 (1996) [NOTE: Sound Effects and 48 Countries' National Anthem Arrange/Data Creation]
Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998) — Music, Sound Effects and MA
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast Version) (1999) [NOTE: BGM]
ROOMMANIA#203 (2000) [NOTE: Sound Effects]
Skies of Arcadia (2000) — Sound Effects (Original Development Staff) [NOTE: Event Sound Effects]
Planet Ring (2000) [NOTE: Sound Design, BGM and Sound Effects]
Super Galdelic Hour (2001) — Composer
Space Channel 5 Part 2 (2002) — Music Composer
Blinx the Time Sweeper (2002) — Sound Creator [NOTE: Music]
Skies of Arcadia: Legends (2002) — Sound Effects (Original Development Staff)
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003) — Sound Director, Music, Words & Music ("Chant this Charm" - Theme of Giant Egg)
Space Channel 5 Part 2: Special Edition (2003) — Music Composer
Sonic Heroes (2003) — Music Composer
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (2004) — Sound
Astro Boy (2004) — Sound Artist
Feel the Magic XY/XX (2004) — Sound Creator
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 18: Dragon Force (2005) — Sound Effects
The Rub Rabbits! (2005) — Sound Creator
Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) — Music Composer
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Music Composer, Music (Dreams of an Absolution... Lee Brotherton), Music (My Destiny... Donna De Lory)
Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) — Music Composer
Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Music Composer, Music by ("Dear My Friend"), Co-Arranged by ("Dear My Friend")
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS Version) (2009) — Sound Creator
Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (2010) — Additional Composer
FlingSmash (2010) — Music Composition
Sonic Colors (2010) — Music Composer

Song Credits

Knuckles' Chaotix

Child's Song — Music & Arrangement

Panzer Dragoon Saga

Ecce valde generous ale (Behold the Precious Wings) — Music
Rest — Music & Arrangement
The Black Fleet — Arrangement

Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast Version)

Let's Go to the Ballpark! (DC Edition J. League Let's Make a Pro Baseball Team Ending Theme) — Arrangement

Space Channel 5 Part 2

Ulala's History — Music & Arrangement
Indication of Great Disaster — Music & Arrangement
Go Go Cheer Girl — Music & Arrangement
Eyes Shining in the Dark — Music & Arrangement (w/Kenichi Tokoi, Tomoya Ohtani & Naofumi Hataya)
Which One is Real? — Music & Arrangement
Purge's Theme [Complete Version] — Music & Arrangement
Destruction Begins — Music & Arrangement
Desperate Dance Showdown — Music & Arrangement
Finale ~more happy more crazy~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Kenichi Tokoi, Tomoya Ohtani & Naofumi Hataya)
NG Remix — Music & Arrangement (w/Kenichi Tokoi)