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David Leytze

Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega AM2
Role(s): Composer, Musician
Education: Northwestern University (Music Theory and Composition)^[1]

David Leytze (also known as Mandalazu) is a percussionist and instructor based in the Dayton and west-central Ohio region. During the mid '90s he was an affiliated Sega sound composer best known for composing the music for Fighting Vipers. He was also a member of the now defunct B-univ alongside Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and Koichi Namiki.

Leytze has also provided English support for a few of the company's titles, including (but not limited to) character voices. Amongst his oldest works, though, was posing as an Elvis look-alike for a photo shoot for a motorcycle driving game - an incident that later inspired his pen name, Eva Delvis.

He also composed "David Goes to Victory Lane", a self-referential name entry track, for the legendary arcade racing game Daytona USA.

Production history

Games

Jurassic Park (System 32; 1994) — special thanks (as David R. Leytze)
Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (System 32; 1994) — 音楽 (as David R,Laytze)
Daytona USA (Model 2; 1994) — Sound Composer
Desert Tank (Model 2; 1994) — Composer (as David R. Leytze)
Metal Head (32X; 1995) — Character Voices^[2]
Rail Chase 2 (Model 2; 1995) — Voice
Indy 500 (Model 2; 1995) — Music (as D.Leytze)
Indy 500 (Model 2; 1995) — Special thanks to (as D.Leytze)
Cool Riders (H1 Board; 1995) — Model for David (of David & Sharlie)
Sky Target (Model 2; 1995) — Music & Sound Effects
Sky Target (Model 2; 1995) — Voice
Sega International Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks (as David Laytze)
Fighting Vipers (Model 2; 1995) — Sound Designers
Fighting Vipers (Model 2; 1995) — Guitar
Victory Goal '96 (Saturn; 1996) — Voice Actor
Die Hard Arcade (Sega Titan Video; 1996)
Decathlete (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[3]
Fighting Vipers (Saturn; 1996) — Music^[4]
Die Hard Arcade (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[5]
Hockey Stadium (??; 1997) — Voice
Top Skater (Model 2; 1997) — english support
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Sound Designers

Music

Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (CD; 1994) — Additional recording by^[6]
Fighting Vipers Sega Saturn Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — All tracks composed, arranged and performed by
Fighting Vipers Sega Saturn Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Recorded, mixed and assembled by
Daytona USA Circuit Edition Original Sound Track (CD; 1997) — Thanks to...
Fighters Megamix Sound Tracks (CD; 1997) — Game Sound Staff^[7]
Fighters Megamix Sound Tracks (CD; 1997) — Recording Staff^[7]

Yokohama Joypolis (Theme Park) (1994) [NOTE: Leytze's first major project with Sega]^[8]
B-univ * Daytona USA (CD) (1994)
Virtua Cop 2 (Arcade version) (1995) [NOTE: Voice of Michael "Rage" Hardy and Announcer]

Other works

Untitled SEGA HQ Studio Demo (1994) — Written and Produced (with Koichi Namiki)
"Kohaku" (1995) — Rhythm tracks (with Aki Hata)
"Ano Tokimeki o" (feat. Kyan Marie) (1996)

Song credits

Main article: David Leytze/Song credits.

Daytona USA (Arcade version)

David Goes to Victory Lane — Music

Yokohama Joypolis

Independence — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Entrance theme at time of opening]

Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising

Virtua Fighter "You Are the Master" — Drums, blood-curdling scream
Wolf — Conga programming
My Shadow — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by (with Koichi Namiki), Vocals, drums
Stand Tall — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by, Vocals, keyboards, drums
Winner Takes All — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by, Vocals, keyboards, drums, tambourine
Wounds by Design — Intro vocal
Warrior Blue — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by, Vocals, keyboards, drums, rhythm programming

Fighting Vipers (Arcade version)

Advertise — Music & Arrangement
Character select — Music & Arrangement
Armstone Town Day — Music & Arrangement
Big Factory — Music & Arrangement
UFO Diner — Music & Arrangement
Armstone Airport — Music & Arrangement
Armstone Town Night — Music & Arrangement
Bay Side — Music & Arrangement
City Tower — Music & Arrangement
Observation Deck — Music & Arrangement
Top of the City — Music & Arrangement
Continue/Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Fighting Vipers (Saturn version)

Fallen (An' I Can't Get Up) — Music & Arrangement
Choose Your Weapon — Music & Arrangement
Sundance Kids — Music & Arrangement
The Trouble with Raxel — Music & Arrangement
Occam's Razor — Music & Arrangement
Look to the Skies — Music & Arrangement
Thirty-30 — Music & Arrangement
Bay Side Blues — Music & Arrangement
The City by Night — Music & Arrangement
Look Out Below — Music & Arrangement
King of the Mountain — Music & Arrangement
Let It Ride/All Bets Off — Music & Arrangement
Hisss Like the Snake — Music & Arrangement
To Tell the Truth — Music & Arrangement
Viper Venom — Music & Arrangement

External links

References

↑ http://www.davidleytze.com/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-08-15 22:33)
↑ File:Metal Head 32X credits.pdf
↑ File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:FightingV Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:Die Hard Arcade Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:VirtuaFighterNeoRising CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:FightersMegamixSoundTracks CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7
↑ https://soundcloud.com/mandalazu/independence (Wayback Machine: 2023-09-27 15:39)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20130815223332.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.davidleytze.com.2F-1] ttp://www.davidleytze.com/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-08-15 22:33)

[:File:Metal_Head_32X_credits.pdf_p-2] File:Metal Head 32X credits.pdf

[:File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-3] File:Decathlete_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:FightingV_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-4] File:FightingV Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Die_Hard_Arcade_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Die Hard Arcade Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:VirtuaFighterNeoRising_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p15-6] File:VirtuaFighterNeoRising CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15

[:File:FightersMegamixSoundTracks_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p7-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:FightersMegamixSoundTracks CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230927153947.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsoundcloud.com.2Fmandalazu.2Findependence-8] ttps://soundcloud.com/mandalazu/independence (Wayback Machine: 2023-09-27 15:39)

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+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (also known as '''Mandalazu''') is a percussionist and instructor based in the Dayton and west-central Ohio region. During the mid '90s he was an affiliated [[Sega]] sound composer best known for composing the music for ''[[Fighting Vipers]]''. He was also a member of the now defunct [[B-univ]] alongside [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]] and [[Koichi Namiki]].
-Leytze has also provided English support for a few of the company's titles, including (but not limited to) character voices.
+Leytze has also provided English support for a few of the company's titles, including (but not limited to) character voices. Amongst his oldest works, though, was posing as an Elvis look-alike for a photo shoot for a [[Cool Riders|motorcycle driving game]] - an incident that later inspired his pen name, '''Eva Delvis'''.
 He also composed "David Goes to Victory Lane", a self-referential name entry track, for the legendary arcade racing game ''[[Daytona USA]]''.
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-* ''[[Jurassic Park (Arcade)|Jurassic Park]]'' (Arcade Version) (1994) — Special Thanks (as '''David R. Leytze''')
-* ''[[Daytona USA]]'' (Arcade Version) (1994) [NOTE: Voice of Name Entry]
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+* [[Yokohama Joypolis]] (Theme Park) (1994) [NOTE: Leytze's first major project with Sega]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230927153947/https://soundcloud.com/mandalazu/independence}}
 * ''[[B-univ * Daytona USA]]'' (CD) (1994)
-* ''[[Rail Chase 2]]'' (1994) — Flint (Voice)
+* ''[[Virtua Cop 2]]'' (Arcade version) (1995) [NOTE: Voice of Michael "Rage" Hardy and Announcer]
-* ''[[Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising]]'' (CD) (1994)
-* ''[[Victory Goal]]'' (1995) [NOTE: Voice of English Announcer]
+==Other works==
-* ''[[Metal Head]]'' (1995) — Character Voices
+*Untitled SEGA HQ Studio Demo (1994) — Written and Produced (with [[Koichi Namiki]])
-* ''[[Indy 500]]'' (Arcade Version) (1995) — Music (as '''D.Leytze'''), Special thanks to (as '''D.Leytze''')
+*"Kohaku" (1995) — Rhythm tracks (with [[Aki Hata]])
-* ''[[Virtua Cop 2]]'' (Arcade Version) (1995) [NOTE: Voice of Michael "Rage" Hardy and Announcer]
+*"Ano Tokimeki o" (feat. Kyan Marie) (1996)
-* ''[[Sega International Victory Goal (Japan)|Sega International Victory Goal]]'' (1995) — Special Thanks (as '''David Laytze''')
-* ''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Arcade Version) (1995) — Sound Designer
-* ''[[Sky Target]]'' (Arcade Version) (1995) — Music & Sound Effects, Voice
-* ''[[Victory Goal '96]]'' (1996) — Voice Actor
-* ''[[Decathlete]]'' (1996) — Special Thanks
-* ''[[Die Hard Arcade]]'' (1996/1997) — Special Thanks
-* ''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996) — Music
-* ''[[Fighters Megamix]]'' (1996)
-* ''[[Top Skater]]'' (1997) — english support
-* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers]]'' (2005) — Sound Designer
-}}
-==Song Credits==
+==Song credits==
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+[[Category:Old song credits]]
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-===''[[Daytona USA]]'' (Arcade Version)===
+===''[[Daytona USA]]'' (Arcade version)===
 * David Goes to Victory Lane — Music
-===''[[B-univ * Daytona USA]]''===
+===[[Yokohama Joypolis]]===
-~Arranged Versions~
+*Independence — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Entrance theme at time of opening]
-* Let's Go Away — Lyrics (w/[[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]]), Vocal (w/[[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]])
-* Pounding Pavement — Lyrics (w/[[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]])
-* Daytona in the Night — Vocal (w/[[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]])
-* Sky High — Lyrics (w/[[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]]), Chorus
 ===''[[Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising]]''===
 * Virtua Fighter "You Are the Master" — Drums, blood-curdling scream
 * Wolf — Conga programming
-* My Shadow — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by (w/[[Koichi Namiki]]), Vocals, drums
+* My Shadow — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by (with [[Koichi Namiki]]), Vocals, drums
 * Stand Tall — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by, Vocals, keyboards, drums
 * Winner Takes All — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by, Vocals, keyboards, drums, tambourine
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 * Warrior Blue — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by, Vocals, keyboards, drums, rhythm programming
-===''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Arcade Version)===
+===''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Arcade version)===
 * Advertise — Music & Arrangement
 * Character select — Music & Arrangement
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 * Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement
-===''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Saturn Version)===
+===''[[Fighting Vipers]]'' (Saturn version)===
 * Fallen (An' I Can't Get Up) — Music & Arrangement
 * Choose Your Weapon — Music & Arrangement
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 * To Tell the Truth — Music & Arrangement
 * Viper Venom — Music & Arrangement
+}}
-===''[[Fighters Megamix]]''===
+==External links==
-* Bahn — Music & Arrangement
+* [http://www.davidleytze.com/ Official website]
-* Grace — Music & Arrangement
+* [https://soundcloud.com/mandalazu David Leytze (Mandalazu) on SoundCloud]
-* Honey — Music & Arrangement
-* Jane — Music & Arrangement
-* Mahler — Music & Arrangement
-* Picky — Music & Arrangement
-* Raxel — Music & Arrangement
-* Tokio — Music & Arrangement
-* Sanman — Music & Arrangement
-* Game Over — Music & Arrangement
-}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Leytze, David}}
+==References==
-[[Category:Sega AM2 Developers]]
+<references/>
-[[Category:Musicians]]