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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 mastering (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]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: 1st Impression (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) — Sound Creator
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 (Sound Section - Wavemaster)
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, Music & arrangement by ("Spin the Wheel"), Music & arrangement by ("Crystal Sea")
FlingSmash (2010) — Music Composition
Sonic Colors (Wii Version) (2010) — Music Composer, Music & Arranged by (Speak with Your Heart - Ending Theme -)
Sonic Colors (DS Version) (2010) — Music Composer (Game Sound Department), Music & Arrangement (Speak with Your Heart - Ending Theme -)

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)

Space Channel 5 Part 2 Moji Moji ★ Can't Stop Remix

Go Go Gooo! Rescue Squad — Director
Parapaya 78 — Remixed by

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

Chant this Charm ~Theme of Giant Egg~ — Words & Music (w/Tomoya Ohtani)
Bossa Nova of Briny Air — Music & Arrangement
Odd March — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Heroes

Event : Excuse Me? — Music & Arrangement
Event : Unexpected Encounter — Music & Arrangement

Astro Boy

Ochanomizu Mansion Neighborhood (Daytime) — Music & Arrangement
Central City (Daytime) — Music & Arrangement
Ochanomizu Mansion Neighborhood (Night) — Music & Arrangement
Central City (Night) — Music & Arrangement

Feel the Magic XY/XX

Kimi Shine Love Theme 1 — Music & Arrangement
Love's Ending Theme — Music & Arrangement (w/Naofumi Hataya)
I Would Die for You ~Rapid 60's Tone Mix~ — Remixed by (w/Tomoya Ohtani)

The Rub Rabbits!

Where Do Babies Come From? ~Akadoko Hell Mix~ — Remixed by (w/Tomoya Ohtani)

Shadow the Hedgehog

Circus Park — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Circus Park : Original ver. — Music & Arrangement, Programming

Sonic the Hedgehog

[Event] The Soleanna Festival — Music & Arrangement
Wave Ocean ~The Water's Edge~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Tomoya Ohtani)
Wave Ocean ~The Inlet~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Tomoya Ohtani)
[Event] Memory of Youth — Music & Arrangement
Soleanna Castle Town — Music & Arrangement
Dusty Desert ~Quicksand~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Tomoya Ohtani)
[Event] Running Through the Plains — Produced by
Tropical Jungle ~The Jungle ~ The Swamp~ — Music & Arrangement
[Event] In the Forest — Produced by
Kingdom Valley ~Wind ~ The Castle ~ Lakeside ~ Water~ — Music & Arrangement
Accordion Song — Music & Arrangement
White Acropolis ~Snowy Peak~ — Music & Arrangement
White Acropolis ~The Base~ — Music & Arrangement
[Event] To the Ancient Soleanna Castle — Music & Arrangement
Soleanna Forest — Music & Arrangement
Tropical Jungle ~The Ruins~ — Music & Arrangement
Aquatic Base ~Level 1~ — Music & Arrangement
Aquatic Base ~Level 2~ — Music & Arrangement
[Event] Leaving the Scepter of Darkness — Music & Arrangement
Town Mission 1 — Music & Arrangement
Extras — Music
Dreams of an Absolution ~Theme of Silver the Hedgehog~ — Music
[Event] The Ruined World of the Future — Music & Arrangement
Dusty Desert ~The Ruins~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Tomoya Ohtani)
[Event] Never Cry, No Matter What — Music & Arrangement
[Event] The Flame of Hope — Music & Arrangement
[Event] Just Smile — Music & Arrangement
[Event] Parade: Past Memories — Produced by
My Destiny ~Theme of Elise~ — Music

Brain Assist

Song of Touch de Uno! DS (Yonshimai Version) — Music, Arrangement (w/Tomoya Ohtani)
Song of Touch de Uno! DS (Iburu & Mari Version) — Music

Sonic Rush Adventure

Coral Cave - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
Coral Cave - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
Coral Cave - Invincible — Music & Arrangement
Haunted Ship - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
Haunted Ship - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
Haunted Ship - Invincible — Music & Arrangement
Pirates Island - Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
Pirates Island - Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
Pirates Island - Invincible — Music & Arrangement
Windmill Village Mode 1 — Music & Arrangement
Windmill Village Mode 2 — Music & Arrangement
Windmill Village Mode 3 — Music & Arrangement
Sea Map — Music & Arrangement
Hovercraft — Music & Arrangement
Windmill Village Mode 4 — Music & Arrangement
Submarine — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Unleashed

Dear My Friend - Ending Theme - — Music, Co-Arrangement (w/Takahito Eguchi)

Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll

Spin the Wheel — Music, Arrangement (w/Takahito Eguchi)
Crystal Sea — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Colors (Wii Version)

Area - Sweet Mountain — Music & Arrangement
Area - Starlight Carnival — Music & Arrangement
Area - Planet Wisp — Music & Arrangement
Area - Aquarium Park — Music & Arrangement
Area - Asteroid Coaster — Music & Arrangement
Speak with Your Heart - Ending Theme - — Music & Arrangement (w/Tomoya Ohtani)

Sonic Colors (DS Version)

Area - Sweet Mountain — Music & Arrangement
Area - Starlight Carnival — Music & Arrangement
Area - Planet Wisp — Music & Arrangement
Area - Aquarium Park — Music & Arrangement
Area - Asteroid Coaster — Music & Arrangement

External Links

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 * ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll]]'' (2010) — Additional Composer, Music & arrangement by ("Spin the Wheel"), Music & arrangement by ("Crystal Sea")
 * ''FlingSmash'' (2010) — Music Composition
-* ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (2010) — Music Composer
+* ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (Wii Version) (2010) — Music Composer, Music & Arranged by (Speak with Your Heart - Ending Theme -)
+* ''[[sonic:Sonic Colors (Nintendo DS)|Sonic Colors]]'' (DS Version) (2010) — Music Composer (Game Sound Department), Music & Arrangement (Speak with Your Heart - Ending Theme -)
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 * Crystal Sea — Music & Arrangement
-===''[[Sonic Colors]]''===
+===''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (Wii Version)===
 * Area - Sweet Mountain — Music & Arrangement
 * Area - Starlight Carnival — Music & Arrangement
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 * Area - Asteroid Coaster — Music & Arrangement
 * [[sonic:Speak With Your Heart|Speak with Your Heart]] - Ending Theme - — Music & Arrangement (w/[[Tomoya Ohtani]])
+===''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (DS Version)===
+* Area - Sweet Mountain — Music & Arrangement
+* Area - Starlight Carnival — Music & Arrangement
+* Area - Planet Wisp — Music & Arrangement
+* Area - Aquarium Park — Music & Arrangement
+* Area - Asteroid Coaster — Music & Arrangement
 }}