Fumio Ito

Fumio Ito
Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega Software R&D Dept. 2 CSK Research Institute Divisions: AM2 of CRI Sega-AM2 Sega Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega R&D2 Sega Interactive Divisions: R&D2 Sega
Role(s): Composer

Fumio Ito (伊藤 二三雄) is a sound designer at Sega. He is one of the leading members of the AM2 department, having superseded Takenobu Mitsuyoshi as lead composer for the Virtua Fighter series.

Production history

Games

• Virtua Fighter 3 (Model 3; 1996) — Compose, SE
• Scud Race (Model 3; 1996) — Sound
• Virtua Striker 2 (Model 3; 1997) — Sound Creators (as Fumio Itoh)
• Scud Race Plus (Model 3; 1997) — Sound
• Virtua Fighter 3tb (Model 3; 1997) — Compose, SE
• Behind Enemy Lines (Model 2; 1997) — Music Composer (as Fumio Itoh)
• Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge (Model 3; 1998) — Sound Director & Composer
• Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast; 1998) — Compose, SE
• Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast; 1998) — Sound Designers
• Daytona USA 2: Power Edition (Model 3; 1998) — Sound Director & Composer
• F355 Challenge (NAOMI Multiboard; 1999) — Sound
• Outtrigger (NAOMI; 1999) — Sound Designer
• Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Sound & Music
• F355 Challenge (Dreamcast; 2000) — Sound
• F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition (NAOMI Multiboard; 2001) — Sound
• Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (NAOMI 2 GD-ROM; 2001) — Sound
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound & Music (as Fumio Itoh)
• Outtrigger (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Designer
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Music Composers
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Effects & Editors
• Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Sound Creators
• Aero Elite: Combat Academy (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Sound Director (as Fumio Itou)
• Aero Elite: Combat Academy (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Composer (as Fumio Itou)
• Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (GameCube; 2002) — Sound
• Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Sound Creators
• The King of Route 66 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Music Composers (as Fumio Itoh)
• OutRun 2 (Chihiro; 2003) — Sound (as Fumio Itoh)
• Quest of D (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2004) — Composer & Sound Staff
• Virtua Quest (PlayStation 2; 2004) — 作曲 (as 伊藤 二三雄)
• Virtua Quest (GameCube; 2004) — Composer
• Virtua Fighter 5 (Lindbergh; 2005) — Sound Team
• Yakuza (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
• After Burner Climax (Lindbergh; 2006) — Sound Creators (as Fumio Itoh)
• Quest of D: The Battle Kingdom (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2007) — Sound
• Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360; 2007) — Sound Creators
• Sega Race TV (Lindbergh; 2008) — Sound Team
• Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ4 (Lindbergh Red EX; 2008) — Music
• Virtua Fighter 5 R (Lindbergh; 2008) — Sound Creator
• Sega Racing Classic (RingWide; 2009) — Sound Designers
• Border Break (RingEdge; 2009) — Sound Staff
• Shining Force Cross (RingEdge; 2009) — Sound Staff
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Lindbergh; 2010) — Sound Creator
• Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns (Wii; 2010) — Sound
• Shining Force Cross Raid (RingEdge; 2010) — Sound Staff
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Wii; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Windows PC; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Virtua Tennis 4 (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Xbox 360; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Daytona USA (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Designers
• Daytona USA (Xbox 360; 2011) — Sound Designers
• Shining Force Cross Elysion (RingEdge; 2012) — Sound Staff
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Xbox 360; 2012) — Sound Creator
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Sound Creator
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (Nu; 2013) — Sound (as Fumio Itoh)
• Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Sound Design
• Soul Reverse Zero (iOS; 2016) — Sound Designers (as 伊藤 二三雄)
• Soul Reverse Zero (Android; 2016) — Sound Designers (as 伊藤 二三雄)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Sound (as Fumio Itoh)
• Soul Reverse (ALLS UX; 2018) — Sound Designers (as Fumio Itoh)
• Border Break (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Sound Designer
• Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! (iOS; 2020) — サウンドチーム (as 伊藤二三雄)
• Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! (Android; 2020) — サウンドチーム (as 伊藤二三雄)
• Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Sound Artist
• Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Origins (Xbox One; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Composers (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Composers (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Composers (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Superstars (Epic Games Store; 2023) — Composers (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic Superstars (Epic Games Store; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Arcade Game Development Cooperation (as Fumio Itoh)
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Arcade Game Development Cooperation (as Fumio Itoh)
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Arcade Game Development Cooperation (as Fumio Itoh)
• Virtua Fighter 3tb Online (Arcade; 2023) — Sound Artist
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Arcade Game Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Arcade Game Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Arcade Game Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (Xbox One; 2024) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)

Music

• Virtua Fighter 3 Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — All Songs Composed&Arrenged (as Fumio Itoh)
• Virtua Striker & Virtua Striker 2 (CD; 1997) — BGM (as Fumio Itoh)
• Virtua Striker & Virtua Striker 2 (CD; 1997) — S.E. (as Fumio Itoh)
• Daytona USA 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 1998) — Sound Team
• Daytona USA 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 1998) — Composer & Arranger
• Daytona USA 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 1998) — ささて (as 伊藤 二三雄)
• OutRun 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 2004) — Director (as Fumio Itoh)
• OutRun 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 2004) — Composer (as Fumio Itoh)
• Quest of D Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Composer & Sound Staff
• After Burner Climax Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Composer & Sound Staff
• OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Supervisor (as Fumio Itoh)
• OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Commentator (as Fumio Itoh)
• Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box (CD; 2009) — Original Music by (as Fumio Itoh)
• Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box (CD; 2009) — Commentator (as Fumio Itoh)
• Border Break Original Sound Track (CD; 2009) — Sound Staff
• Border Break Airburst Original Soundtrack (CD; 2010) — Sound Staff
• Shining Force Cross Raid Original Sound Track (CD; 2011) — Sound Staff
• Border Break Soundtrack Complete CD-Box (CD; 2018) — Sound Designer
• Border Break Music Collection (CD; 2019) — Sound Designer
• Border Break Music Collection (CD; 2019) — Commentary (as 伊藤 二三雄)
• Border Break Music Collection Type-02 (CD; 2019) — Sound Designer
• Border Break Music Collection Type-03 (CD; 2020) — Sound Designer
• Border Break Music Collection Type-04 (CD; 2020) — Sound Designer
• Border Break Music Collection Type-05 (CD; 2020) — Sound Designer
• Go Sega: 60th Anniversary Album (CD; 2021) — Product Adviser
• Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (CD; 2021) — Sound Designer
• Sonic Frontiers Original Soundtrack Stillness & Motion (CD; 2022) — Special Thanks
• Virtua Fighter 3tb Online Premium Music Collection (CD; 2023) — Sound Designer
• Virtua Fighter 3tb Online Premium Music Collection (CD; 2023) — Commentary

• Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Original Sound Tracks (CD) (2002) (as fi)
• Border Break Airburst (2010) — Sound Staff
• Border Break Union (2012)
• Border Break Scramble (2014)
• Border Break X (2016)

Song credits

Main article: Fumio Ito/Song credits.

Virtua Fighter 3

• Tedium "Lion in the Library" — Music, Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
• Gostroptosis "In the Cave" — Music
• Modesty "Extra Stage" — Music, Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
• Impudence "Extra Stage" — Music, Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
• Persevering "Extra Stage" — Music, Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)

Scud Race

• Goal — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Striker 2

• selector1 - Team Select BGM — Music & Arrangement
• howto1 - Tutorial BGM — Music & Arrangement
• goal1 - Long Shot Goal Replay BGM — Music & Arrangement
• goal3 - Goal Replay BGM (Default) — Music & Arrangement
• jisatuten1 - Own Goal Replay BGM — Music & Arrangement
• goalrush1 - Goal Rush BGM (Default) — Music & Arrangement
• continue3 - Continue BGM — Music & Arrangement
• nameentry1 - Name Entry BGM — Music & Arrangement
• orc3 - Ending BGM (Default) — Music & Arrangement
• ending4short - Ending (FC SEGA Won) BGM — Music & Arrangement
• finalrush - Final Match Goal Rush (orc3, vs2miya3short) BGM — Music & Arrangement
• finalrush2 - Final Match Goal Rush (ending4short) BGM — Music & Arrangement
• bestgoal2 - Best Goal Replay BGM — Music & Arrangement

Daytona USA 2

• Battle on the Edge — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
• Tips to Win — Music & Arrangement
• Selector — Music & Arrangement
• Sling Shot — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
• Beginner Goal — Music & Arrangement
• Beginner Ending — Music & Arrangement
• I Can Do It — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa)
• Advanced Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Skyscraper Sequence — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
• Expert Goal — Music & Arrangement
• Expert Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Extra Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Wait (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
• Extra Ending 2 (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
• Beginner Goal 2 (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
• Expert Goal 2 (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
• Battle on the Edge - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
• Sling Shot - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
• I Can Do It - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa)
• Skyscraper Sequence - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
• U.N. (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
• Palm Rock Valley (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
• Tryno Bass No. 173 (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
• Forest Island (No Use) — Music & Arrangement

F355 Challenge

• Crave for Ride — Music

Shenmue II

• Magical Sound Shower — Arrangement
• Passing Breeze — Arrangement
• Splash Wave — Arrangement
• Last Wave — Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

• evolve — Music & Arrangement
• a philanthropist — Music & Arrangement
• push your luck — Music & Arrangement
• confusion — Music & Arrangement
• without hesitation — Music & Arrangement
• It's mine, mine, mine! — Music & Arrangement
• a nursery rhyme — Music & Arrangement
• arise — Music & Arrangement
• ever changing — Music & Arrangement
• princess in the pandemonium — Music & Arrangement
• act with reason — Music & Arrangement
• unreasonableness — Music & Arrangement
• flowers to dead spirits — Music & Arrangement
• concentration — Music & Arrangement
• wail — Music & Arrangement

Aero Elite: Combat Academy

• Next Generation — Music & Arrangement
• Break Silence — Music & Arrangement
• Impractical Theroy — Music & Arrangement
• Loop — Music & Arrangement
• Wave Mechanics — Music & Arrangement
• Anti Air Raid — Music & Arrangement
• Grow Strained — Music & Arrangement
• Sea Urchin Eggs — Music & Arrangement
• Instructions — Music & Arrangement
• A Morning Calm — Music & Arrangement
• Tryno Bass #041 — Music & Arrangement
• Turn Round — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Original Sound Tracks

• It's mine, mine, mine! (b.track) — Music & Arrangement
• push your luck (b.track) — Music & Arrangement

OutRun 2 (Arcade version)

• Magical Sound Shower — Arrangement
• Passing Breeze — Arrangement
• Splash Wave — Arrangement
• Risky Ride — Music & Arrangement
• Shiny World — Music & Arrangement
• Night Flight — Music & Arrangement
• Life was a bore — Music & Arrangement
• Ending-A — Music & Arrangement
• Ending-B — Music & Arrangement
• Ending-C — Music & Arrangement
• Ending-D — Music & Arrangement
• Ending-E — Music & Arrangement
• Last Wave — Arrangement

OutRun 2 (Xbox Version)

• Risky Ride Guitar Mix — Music & Arrangement
• Shiny World Prototype — Music & Arrangement
• Night Flight Prototype — Music & Arrangement
• Night Flight Instrumental — Music & Arrangement
• Life was a bore Instrumental — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza

• Extract Medley from Original Score — Music & Arrangement (with Hidenori Shoji & Yuri Fukuda)
• 男達の会話 — Music & Arrangement

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

• Night Bird — Music & Arrangement
• Shake the Street 2006 Arrange Ver. — Arrangement
• Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver. — Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 5

• Beginning Ver. B — Music & Arrangement
• Beginning Ver. C — Music & Arrangement
• Selector (VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Statues (Akira VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Great Wall (Lau VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Snow Mountain (Wolf VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Island (Jeffry VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Aurora (Sarah VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• City (Jacky VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Shrine (Aoi VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Waterfalls (Vanessa VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Terrace (Brad VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Broken House (Goh VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Ending (VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement

After Burner Climax

• After Burner Climax - Opening - — Music & Arrangement
• After Burner Climax — Music & Arrangement
• Vertical Hot Air — Music & Arrangement
• Sleepless Sanctuary — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement
• The End — Music & Arrangement

Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ4

• Default BGM — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 5 R

• Park (Sarah VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Deep Mountain (Lei-Fei VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Arena (El Blaze VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement

Border Break

• 揺曳(ようえい) — Music & Arrangement
• Urban Crusher — Music & Arrangement
• Kadath — Music & Arrangement
• 矢筈(やはず) — Music & Arrangement
• 廃都(はいと) — Music & Arrangement (with AM R&D 2 Sound Staff)

Shining Force Cross

• 穏やかな始動 — Music & Arrangement
• 灼熱の凶奏曲 — Music & Arrangement
• 煌びやかなPain — Music & Arrangement
• 渇きの地表 — Music & Arrangement
• 傷痕 — Music & Arrangement
• ヘル・グランド — Music & Arrangement
• 序曲 — Music & Arrangement

Border Break Airburst

• Rush Tactics — Music & Arrangement
• Beginning of the End — Music & Arrangement (with Megumi Takano)
• 焔(ほむら) — Music & Arrangement
• 鬼会(おにだまり) — Music & Arrangement
• 集簇(しゅうぞく) — Music & Arrangement (with AM R&D 2 Sound Staff)
• Curved Dimensions — Music & Arrangement

Shining Force Cross Raid

• Danger Zone — Music & Arrangement
• 栄華の翼 — Music & Arrangement
• 楼閣 — Music & Arrangement
• 追憶は砂塵に散り — Music & Arrangement
• Lilith -Istria- — Music & Arrangement

Border Break Union

• Hollow Out — Music & Arrangement (with Makito Nomiya)
• 纏(まとい) — Music & Arrangement

Border Break Scramble

• 淘金（ゆりがね） — Music & Arrangement
• Tectorium — Music & Arrangement
• 息壌(そくじょう) — Music & Arrangement
• Varying Hare — Music & Arrangement (with Makito Nomiya)
• 徒跣(かちはだし) — Music & Arrangement
• Escape from the presence — Music & Arrangement (with Megumi Takano)

Border Break X

• Epicurean pleasures — Music & Arrangement
• 火鑽(ひきり) — Music & Arrangement
• Warheads (BBX) — Arrangement
• Silly Walks — Music & Arrangement
• 蒼惶(そうこう) — Music & Arrangement
• Noisy and Revelry — Music & Arrangement (with Yasuyuki Nagata)
• Partisan — Music & Arrangement
• Hypocentre — Music & Arrangement
• 息壌・即妙(そくじょう・そくみょう) — Music & Arrangement

Border Break (PlayStation 4)

• Beginning <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement
• Craftsmanship <大攻防戦 防衛陣営> — Music & Arrangement
• Imminent Disaster <ユニオンバトル アルド・シャウラ戦> — Music & Arrangement
• Looser & Loser <ユニオンバトル ANOTHER BOSS アルド・シャウラ戦> — Music & Arrangement
• Tense <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement
• Ominous <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement

Border Break Music Collection Type-04

• Craftsmanship~Beat Rock Mix~ — Music, Arrangement & Remixing

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Fumio Ito

Interviews

• Fumio Ito interview by Weekly-AM2 (January 4, 2002)
• Fumio Ito & Keisuke Tsukahara interview by Weekly-AM2 (January 20, 2004)