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 He is one of the leading members of the AM2 department, having superseded Takenobu Mitsuyoshi as lead composer for the Virtua Fighter series.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
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
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 (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Sound Creators
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Sound Creators^[1]
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 Network Taisen Mahjong MJ4 (Lindbergh Red EX; 2008) — Music
Sega Race TV (Lindbergh; 2008) — Sound Team
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 (ALLS UX; 2023) — Sound Artist
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)
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. (Steam; 2024) — Sound Designer (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^[2] (as Fumio Itoh)
Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box (CD; 2009) — Commentator^[2] (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^[3]
Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (CD; 2021) — Sound Designer
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.

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

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

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

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Fumio Ito

Interviews

References

[:File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-1] File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:LGATVGDUSAAB_Music_JP_inlay_back.jpg_p-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:LGATVGDUSAAB Music JP inlay back.jpg

[:File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p20-3] File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 20

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