Kazuhiko Nagai

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Kazuhiko Nagai
Place of birth: Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Date of birth: 1960-07-22 (age 63)
Role(s): Sound Designer


Kazuhiko "NAV." Nagai (長井 和彦) is a former Sega sound designer best known for composing the music for Sega System 32 title Rad Mobile. He joined Sega in 1986, and is also notable for designing the first in-house version of the Mega Drive's sound driver.

In recent years Nagai has worked on the Oshare Majo series with former Sega sound designer and wife Chikako Kamatani, and also contributed a song to a movie scored by Masamichi Amano.

Production history

Song Credits

Alien Syndrome (Master System Version)

  • Dooms Day (Main BGM) — Arrangement
  • Killer Instinct (Boss) — Arrangement

Altered Beast (Mega Drive Version)

  • Rise from Your Grave (Round 1, 4) — Arrangement
  • Altered Beast (Power Up) — Arrangement
  • Gaum-Hammer (Boss Theme) — Arrangement
  • Crystal Ball Theme (Round Clear) — Arrangement
  • Closed in Upon Me (Round 2, 5) — Arrangement
  • I'll Be Back (Round 3) — Arrangement
  • Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (Ending) — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement

Altered Beast (Master System Version)

  • Rise from Your Grave (Round 1, 4) — Arrangement
  • Altered Beast (Power Up) — Arrangement
  • Gaum-Hammer (Round 2, 3) — Arrangement
  • Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (Ending) — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement
  • Crystal Ball Theme (No Use) — Arrangement

Ghostbusters (Mega Drive Version)

  • Main Theme — Arrangement
  • Character Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage Demo — Music & Arrangement
  • Home Sweet Home (Stage 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Menu — Music & Arrangement
  • Encounter! (Middle Boss) — Music & Arrangement
  • Middle Boss Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Clear Demo — Music & Arrangement
  • Shop — Music & Arrangement
  • Apartment (Stage 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Woody House (Stage 3) — Music & Arrangement
  • High-Rise Building (Stage 4) — Music & Arrangement
  • Castle (Stage 5) — Music & Arrangement
  • Last Stage Demo — Music & Arrangement
  • Deep Hole (Last Stage) — Music & Arrangement
  • Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Rad Mobile

  • Advertise — Music & Arrangement
  • Credit — Music & Arrangement
  • Soup Up (Round 1, 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Gang Bang (Round 3, 4) — Music & Arrangement
  • Submission & Domination (Round 5, 6, 7, 11) — Music & Arrangement
  • Fall Head Over Heal (Round 8, 9, 12) — Music & Arrangement
  • Race Completion Fanfare — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

Golden Axe: The Duel (Arcade version)

  • title — Music & Arrangement
  • Character selection — Music & Arrangement
  • VS screen — Music & Arrangement
  • Kain Blade — Music & Arrangement
  • Milan Flare — Music & Arrangement
  • Gillius Rockhead — Music & Arrangement
  • Jamm — Music & Arrangement
  • Zoma — Music & Arrangement
  • Doc — Music & Arrangement
  • Green — Music & Arrangement
  • Keel — Music & Arrangement
  • Panchos — Music & Arrangement
  • Death Adder — Music & Arrangement
  • Intrusion — Music & Arrangement
  • Golden Axe — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff roll — Music & Arrangement
  • Name entry — Music & Arrangement
  • Continue — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Demo — Music & Arrangement

Rad Mobile Original Soundtrack

  • Soup Up -2011- (NAV. Arrange Ver.) — Music & Arrangement