Difference between revisions of "Wave Master"

From Sega Retro
Line 82: Line 82:
 
* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Game Boy Advance]])
 
* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Game Boy Advance]])
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Sega NAOMI]])
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Sega NAOMI]])
−
* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
+
* ''[[Samba de Amigo|Samba de Amigo Ver. 2000]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
* ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
* ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
Line 88: Line 88:
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
* ''[[ROOMMANIA#203]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
* ''[[ROOMMANIA#203]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 +
* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 +
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]])
 
* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]])
 
* ''Super Galdelic Hour'' (2001), a game developed by [[Enix]] ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
* ''Super Galdelic Hour'' (2001), a game developed by [[Enix]] ([[PlayStation 2]])
 +
* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
−
* ''[[Skies of Arcadia Legends]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
 
* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
 
* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
−
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2002) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
 
* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
 
* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
+
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 +
* ''[[Skies of Arcadia: Legends]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 +
* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
* ''Switch''  (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
* ''Switch''  (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
−
* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
+
* ''[[sonic:Sonic Adventure DX:Director's Cut|Sonic Adventure DX]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 +
* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 +
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
 +
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II|Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 +
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 +
* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
+
* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 3: Card Revolution]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
−
* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
−
* ''[[sonic:Sonic Adventure DX:Director's Cut|Sonic Adventure DX]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2003) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2004) ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
−
* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
 
* ''[[Feel the Magic: XY/XX]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
* ''[[Feel the Magic: XY/XX]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
* ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
* ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]])

Revision as of 18:13, 9 January 2012

This short article is in need of work. You can help Sega Retro by adding to it.

Rewrite.svg
 This article needs to be rewritten to detail more of the company's history — and possibly bring info up to date (is there still an overarching bias to Sonic?).
This article needs to be rewritten to conform to a higher standard of article quality. After the article has been rewritten, you may remove this message. For help, see the How to Edit a Page article.

Game music has come a long way since the days of shrill beeping noises. The game soundtracks of today consist of rich orchestral scores, multi-layered guitars, and thumping modern beats. Sega has a long history of great game music, and much of it has come from one company -- Wave Master. This award-winning team has created some of the most memorable scores in gaming history. They have also branched out into other endeavors, including game development and music for television.

Wave Master (formerly known as Sega Digital Media) employs nearly 30-40 sound designers and recording engineers at their Tokyo office. The company is overseen by president Yukifumi Makino, a veteran of the game music industry. Makino's love for music began at an early age, where he was influenced by everything from The Beatles to the Jaws soundtrack. Makino has directed and produced some of Sega's most famous soundtracks, including Sonic CD, NiGHTS, and Space Channel 5.

At the heart of Wave Master's operations is their state-of-the-art recording studio. It is composed of three rooms: a control room with a high-end 56-channel mixing console, a 4.6 x 5 meter "live" room with acoustic reflectors, and a 4 x 6.2 meter "dead" room with sound dampening properties.

Many of the most popular Sega soundtracks have come from Wave Master, including Panzer Dragoon Saga, Phantasy Star Online, and the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Wave Master's music has received critical acclaim, and has been recognized by the International Game Developers Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for excellence in the field. In addition to releasing game scores, Wave Master has put out remixes and compilation albums of their music.

Some of Wave Master's most powerful works feature technology that dynamically changes the music based on game situations. When flying your airship in Skies of Arcadia, the main musical theme subtly changed based on your location in the world. Jet Grind Radio's pumping hip-hop tracks blended together in a way that mirrored a DJ mixing records on turntables. The main theme of Space Channel 5 progressively decomposed the worse you did in the game.

There's more to Wave Master than just game music. In 2000, Wave Master entered the world of game development with a quirky life simulation title called Roommania #203. They also handled the Japanese versions of Visual Concepts' Sega Sports 2K series. Other Wave Master projects include Radio DC (an Internet radio program featuring Sega game music), the Sonic Cafe suite of mobile phone applications, and jingles for TV shows and commercials in Japan.


Team's Employees

Wave Master is also notable for achieving popular music in their games. There are a number of popular composers that have stuck with the developer for a long time, and are well known around the fanbase:

Games developed by Wave Master

Music & Sound developed by Wave Master

Discography

Note: Needs formatting.

External links

Retrieved from "https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=Wave_Master&oldid=76806"