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'''Haruyoshi Tomita''' (冨田 晴義) is a [[Sega]] sound composer who was originally part of the [[AM1]] department and was a sound director of the ''[[Super Monkey Ball]]'' series (succeeding [[Hidenori Shoji]]).
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (冨田 晴義) is a [[Sega]] sound composer who was originally part of the [[AM1]] department and was a sound director of the ''[[Super Monkey Ball]]'' series (succeeding [[Hidenori Shoji]]).
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==Career==
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In the late 90's, Haruyoshi Tomita joined the sound section at [[Sega AM1]], becoming attached to its ''[[:category:The House of the Dead (franchise)|The House of the Dead]]'' franchise, from the mainline ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'', to the spin-off ''[[Zombie Revenge]]'', to the [[Bandai]]-published spiritual successor ''[[Vampire Night]]''. Though he would soon move to a different department, he later returned to contribute remixes of his THOTD2 music to ''[[The House of the Dead 4]]''. While working at AM1, he was also notably involved with the cult classic ''[[Emergency Call Ambulance]]''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20011122022552/http://www.amusementvision.com/ja/garage/avrecords/heard_02.htm}}
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In March 2001, he transferred from [[WOW Entertainment]] to [[Amusement Vision]], his first project to release being ''[[Super Monkey Ball]]''. It is unknown what his exact input was on the first game, though as [[Hidenori Shoji]] has been credited for all major music later released to album, it can be assumed Tomita did similar work to ''[[Super Monkey Ball 2]]'', where he is credited for composing several menu selection themes for the party games, some of which were remixed in ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll]]'' and ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz]]''. Tomita became sound director for both these later titles, as well as ''[[Super Monkey Ball 3D]]'' and ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz]]''.
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Joining Amusement Vision also led to taking over lead duties on the ''[[:category:Virtua Striker (franchise)|Virtua Striker]]'' series with ''[[Virtua Striker 3 Ver. 2002]]'',{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20011122022552/http://www.amusementvision.com/ja/garage/avrecords/heard_02.htm}} and he would continue to helm the series' sound until the final installment (even being the sole sound creator on the original ''[[Virtua Striker 4]]'').
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Tomita later become closely attached to the ''[[:category:Yakuza (franchise)|Yakuza]]'' franchise, starting with [[Yakuza|the first entry]] where he spent many hours in the recording studio with the game's voice actors.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323121625/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201601/21097478.html}} Though he was only given special thanks for his work at this point, he continued to oversee voice recordings as well as take on other responsibilities for the series, given various credits ranging from music director to sound producer. A known additional duty Tomita took on was to communicate with outside musicians, such as [[Hideki Sakamoto]] from [[Noisycroak]] who first contributed to ''Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz'' and ''[[Yakuza 2]]''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230323121129/https://www.noisycroak.co.jp/special/ryu2/}}
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==Interests==
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While at [[Amusement Vision]], Haruyoshi Tomita participated in a weekly column called Kore o Kiketsu! (コレを聴けっ!), where the sound team members (and some special guests) recommended a music album of their choice to readers. Some of these include ''JUN MIYAKE CM TRACKS'' (both volumes),{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20040415100124/http://www.amusementvision.com/column/heard_05.html}} ''Phenomena'' by TICA (which contrasted with the intense sound effects Tomita was at the time creating for ''[[F-Zero GX]]''){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20040504073113/http://www.amusementvision.com/column/heard_12.html}} and ''Shipbuilding'' by Tomita Lab. (which also included a list of Tomita's top 3 people named Tomita).{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20040407095400/http://www.amusementvision.com/column/heard_29.html}}
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The profile at the bottom of these pages also listed Tomita's hobby, though it was different later on than when the column began. At first, his hobby was listed as "reading books", his favourite authors being [[wikipedia:Shūsaku Endō|Shusaku Endo]] and MAN☆GATARO.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20011122022552/http://www.amusementvision.com/ja/garage/avrecords/heard_02.htm}} Later, it listed his favourite actors [[wikipedia:Kippei Shiina|Kippei Shiina]] and [[wikipedia:River Phoenix|River Phoenix]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20020815234615/http://amusementvision.com/ja/garage/avrecords/heard_02.htm}}
  
 
==Production history==
 
==Production history==
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{{ProductionHistory|Haruyoshi Tomita|Haruhiko Tomita|TOM|冨田 晴義|冨田晴義|富田靖義}}
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* ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'' (Arcade version) (1998) — Music Composer & Sound Effect
 
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* ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'' (Dreamcast and PC Versions) (1999/2001) — Sound Staff
 
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* ''[[Zombie Revenge]]'' (1999) — Sound Staff
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball]]'' (2001) — Sound Design
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball 2]]'' (2002) — Sound Designer
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball Jr.]]'' (2002) — Sound Engineer (Original Game Staff)
 
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* ''[[F-Zero GX]]'' (2003) — Sound Effects
 
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* ''[[Virtua Striker 4]]'' (2004)
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll]]'' (2005) — Sound Design
 
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* ''[[Yakuza]]'' (2005) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[The House of the Dead 4]]'' (2005) — Sound Staff
 
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* ''[[Virtua Striker 4 Ver. 2006]]'' (2006)
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz]]'' (2006) — Sound Director
 
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* ''[[Yakuza 2]]'' (2006) — Music Director ("Yakuza 2" Sound Team)
 
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* ''[[Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!]]'' (2008) — Sound Production Lead (Sound Production Team) ("Ryu ga Gotoku" Production Team)
 
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* ''[[Yakuza 3]]'' (2009) — Music Director, Sound Lead ("Yakuza 3" Sound Team)
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll]]'' (2010) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'' (2010) — CS1 R&D Sound (Sega Japan)
 
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* ''[[Yakuza 4]]'' (2010) — Music Director ("Yakuza 4" Development Team) (Staff)
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball 3D]]'' (2011) — Sound Director
 
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* ''[[Yakuza: Dead Souls]]'' (2011) — Audio Production Support ("Yakuza: Dead Souls" Sound Team) (Staff)
 
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* ''[[Binary Domain]]'' (2012) — Sound Management ("Binary Domain" Sound Team) (Staff)
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz]]'' (2012) — Sound Director (Sega Development Staff)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'' (2013) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2013) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[sonic:Sonic Forces|Sonic Forces]]'' (2017) — Sound Special Thanks, Special Thanks
 
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==Song Credits==
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==Song credits==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Song credits}}
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[[Category:Old song credits]]
 
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* Silver Prison — Music & Arrangement
 
* Silver Prison — Music & Arrangement
 
* Grotesque — Music & Arrangement
 
* Grotesque — Music & Arrangement
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===''[[Ei-Ei-Poo!]]''===
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* AiAi no Guruguru Groove Daibouken ~ Super Monkey Ball / Non-stop dream~ - Music (with [[Hidenori Shoji]])
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===''[[Super Monkey Ball 2]]''===
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* Target2 Selector - Music & Arrangement
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* Bowling Selector - Music & Arrangement
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* Golf Selector 2 - Music & Arrangement
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* Futsal Selector - Music & Arrangement
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* Baseball Selector - Music & Arrangement
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* Tennis Selector - Music & Arrangement
  
 
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* Original Sin (Remix of Year Seventh) — Music & Arrangement
 
* Original Sin (Remix of Year Seventh) — Music & Arrangement
 
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==External links==
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* Amusement Visions heard column [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amusementvision.com/column/heard_02.html #2], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amusementvision.com/column/heard_05.html #5], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amusementvision.com/column/heard_09.html #9], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amusementvision.com/column/heard_12.html #12], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amusementvision.com/column/heard_15.html #15], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amusementvision.com/column/heard_19.html #19], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amusementvision.com/column/heard_25.html #25], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amusementvision.com/column/heard_29.html #29]
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* [http://backup.segakore.fr/hitmaker/game/SOUND/SITE/colmun.html Hitmaker Sound Page column (Backup) Vol.76]
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==References==
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Haruyoshi Tomita (冨田 晴義) is a Sega sound composer who was originally part of the AM1 department and was a sound director of the Super Monkey Ball series (succeeding Hidenori Shoji).

Career

In the late 90's, Haruyoshi Tomita joined the sound section at Sega AM1, becoming attached to its The House of the Dead franchise, from the mainline The House of the Dead 2, to the spin-off Zombie Revenge, to the Bandai-published spiritual successor Vampire Night. Though he would soon move to a different department, he later returned to contribute remixes of his THOTD2 music to The House of the Dead 4. While working at AM1, he was also notably involved with the cult classic Emergency Call Ambulance.[1]

In March 2001, he transferred from WOW Entertainment to Amusement Vision, his first project to release being Super Monkey Ball. It is unknown what his exact input was on the first game, though as Hidenori Shoji has been credited for all major music later released to album, it can be assumed Tomita did similar work to Super Monkey Ball 2, where he is credited for composing several menu selection themes for the party games, some of which were remixed in Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz. Tomita became sound director for both these later titles, as well as Super Monkey Ball 3D and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz.

Joining Amusement Vision also led to taking over lead duties on the Virtua Striker series with Virtua Striker 3 Ver. 2002,[1] and he would continue to helm the series' sound until the final installment (even being the sole sound creator on the original Virtua Striker 4).

Tomita later become closely attached to the Yakuza franchise, starting with the first entry where he spent many hours in the recording studio with the game's voice actors.[2] Though he was only given special thanks for his work at this point, he continued to oversee voice recordings as well as take on other responsibilities for the series, given various credits ranging from music director to sound producer. A known additional duty Tomita took on was to communicate with outside musicians, such as Hideki Sakamoto from Noisycroak who first contributed to Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz and Yakuza 2.[3]

Interests

While at Amusement Vision, Haruyoshi Tomita participated in a weekly column called Kore o Kiketsu! (コレを聴けっ!), where the sound team members (and some special guests) recommended a music album of their choice to readers. Some of these include JUN MIYAKE CM TRACKS (both volumes),[4] Phenomena by TICA (which contrasted with the intense sound effects Tomita was at the time creating for F-Zero GX)[5] and Shipbuilding by Tomita Lab. (which also included a list of Tomita's top 3 people named Tomita).[6]

The profile at the bottom of these pages also listed Tomita's hobby, though it was different later on than when the column began. At first, his hobby was listed as "reading books", his favourite authors being Shusaku Endo and MAN☆GATARO.[1] Later, it listed his favourite actors Kippei Shiina and River Phoenix.[7]

Production history

Games

Music

Song credits

Main article: Haruyoshi Tomita/Song credits.

The House of the Dead 2

  • The House of the Dead 2 (Advertise) — Music & Arrangement
  • Darkness (Stage 3 BGM) — Music & Arrangement
  • Despair (Stage 4 BGM) — Music & Arrangement
  • Enemy's (Stage 1~4 Boss BGM) — Music & Arrangement
  • Dawn (Stage 5 BGM) — Music & Arrangement
  • Original Sin (Stage 6 BGM) — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

Zombie Revenge

  • Silver Prison — Music & Arrangement
  • Grotesque — Music & Arrangement

Ei-Ei-Poo!

  • AiAi no Guruguru Groove Daibouken ~ Super Monkey Ball / Non-stop dream~ - Music (with Hidenori Shoji)

Super Monkey Ball 2

  • Target2 Selector - Music & Arrangement
  • Bowling Selector - Music & Arrangement
  • Golf Selector 2 - Music & Arrangement
  • Futsal Selector - Music & Arrangement
  • Baseball Selector - Music & Arrangement
  • Tennis Selector - Music & Arrangement

The House of the Dead 4

  • Dawn (Remix of Year Seventh) — Music & Arrangement
  • Original Sin (Remix of Year Seventh) — Music & Arrangement

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.amusementvision.com/ja/garage/avrecords/heard_02.htm (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-22 02:25)
  2. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/201601/21097478.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-03-23 12:16)
  3. ↑ https://www.noisycroak.co.jp/special/ryu2/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-03-23 12:11)
  4. ↑ http://www.amusementvision.com/column/heard_05.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-15 10:01)
  5. ↑ http://www.amusementvision.com/column/heard_12.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-05-04 07:31)
  6. ↑ http://www.amusementvision.com/column/heard_29.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-07 09:54)
  7. ↑ http://amusementvision.com/ja/garage/avrecords/heard_02.htm (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-15 23:46)
  8. ↑ File:RgGKOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 3
  9. ↑ File:RgG3OST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 3
  10. ↑ File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 20
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