Hideaki Miyamoto

Hideaki Miyamoto

Place of birth: Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan^[1]
Date of birth: 1966-05-29^[1] (age 58)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega Software R&D Dept. 2 Sega-AM2
Role(s): Composer
Education: Chiba University^[2]

Hideaki Miyamoto (宮本英明) is a former Sega sound composer employed within its AM2 department who started with Sega System 32 title Burning Rival. Notable roles include being the composer of Virtua Cop 2 and the Sound Director for SpikeOut, for both of which he acted as Hidenori Shoji's superior during the latter's early career.

Following his work on the Xbox version of Shenmue II, Miyamoto left the company and, in May 2004, founded Flarewave inc.. Titles he has been involved in following its inception include Blue Dragon (sound effect production), Vampire Rain and Escapee Go! (as main composer in both instances) and Sine Mora.

Despite having left Sega, Miyamoto has provided sound production assistance for the Yakuza series beginning with its third entry and even created two tracks for its fourth.

Production history

Games

Burning Rival (System 32; 1993) — B.G.M. (as 宮本英明)
Hard Dunk (System 32; 1994) — Sound (as 宮本英明)
Virtua Striker (Model 2; 1995) — Sound Creator
Virtua Striker (Model 2; 1995) — DF
Virtua Cop 2 (Model 2; 1995) — Music Composer
Virtua Cop 2 (Saturn; 1996) — Music Composer^[3]
Scud Race (Model 3; 1996) — Sound
Virtua Striker 2 (Model 3; 1997) — Sound Creators
Scud Race Plus (Model 3; 1997) — Sound
Spikeout: Digital Battle Online (Model 3; 1998) — Sound Director
Charge 'N Blast (NAOMI; 1999) — Sound Director
Spikeout: Final Edition (Model 3; 1999) — Sound Director
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — BGM Conversion
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Sound & Music
F355 Challenge (Dreamcast; 2000) — Sound
Charge 'N Blast (Dreamcast; 2000) — Sound Director
F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition (NAOMI Multiboard; 2001) — Sound
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — BGM Conversion
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound & Music
Virtua Fighter 4 (NAOMI 2; 2001) — Sound Creator
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Voice Editors
The King of Route 66 (NAOMI 2; 2001) — Sound Designer
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Sound Creators
Virtua Cop: Elite Edition (PlayStation 2; 2002) (as 宮本英明)
Shenmue II (Xbox; 2002) — Voice Editors
Shenmue II (Xbox; 2002) — Voice Recorders
Virtua Cop 3 (Chihiro; 2003) — Sound Team
Ollie King (Chihiro; 2003) — Recording Producer
Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Sound Producer
Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (PlayStation Portable; 2010) — サウンドディレクター (as 宮本英明)
Yakuza: Dead Souls (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Effect Production
Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen (PlayStation Portable; 2012) — イベントシーン効果音制作 (as 宮本英明)
Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 3; 2014) — 音響効果制作 (as 宮本英明)
Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2014) — 音響効果制作 (as 宮本英明)
Yakuza 0 (PlayStation 3; 2015) — Sound Creators
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Sound Effect Production
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Sound Effect Production
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Xbox One; 2023) — Sound Effect Production
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Steam; 2023) — Sound Effect Production

Music

Virtua Cop Soundtracks (CD; 1996) — Director (as 宮本英明)
Scud Race Sound Tracks (CD; 1997) — Director (as 宮本英明)
Virtua Striker & Virtua Striker 2 (CD; 1997) — Sound Director
Virtua Striker & Virtua Striker 2 (CD; 1997) — BGM
Sega Racing Best (CD; 1999) — Sound Producer (as Hideki Miyamoto)

Song credits

Main article: Hideaki Miyamoto/Song credits.

Burning Rival

Opening Demo — Music & Arrangement
Player Select — Music & Arrangement
VS — Music & Arrangement
Arnold Stage — Music & Arrangement
Craze Stage — Music & Arrangement
Jackson Stage — Music & Arrangement
Santana Stage — Music & Arrangement
Shingen Stage — Music & Arrangement
Mr. Chin Stage — Music & Arrangement
Asuka Stage — Music & Arrangement
Bill Stage — Music & Arrangement
Concentration — Music & Arrangement
Stage End — Music & Arrangement
Arnold Ending — Music & Arrangement
Craze Ending — Music & Arrangement
Jackson Ending — Music & Arrangement
Santana Ending — Music & Arrangement
Shingen Ending — Music & Arrangement
Mr. Chin Ending — Music & Arrangement
Asuka Ending — Music & Arrangement
Bill Ending — Music & Arrangement
Congratulations! — Music & Arrangement
Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Not Use — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Striker

Advertise — Music & Arrangement
Continue — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Goal Replay — Music & Arrangement
Goal Rush — Music & Arrangement
selector — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Cop 2 (Arcade version)

Go Ahead — Music & Arrangement
Stage Select — Music & Arrangement
Break Out — Music & Arrangement
Big Chase — Music & Arrangement
Escape — Music & Arrangement
High Pressure — Music & Arrangement
Look Out — Music & Arrangement
Save the Mayor — Music & Arrangement
The Dance of Death — Music & Arrangement
Crisis — Music & Arrangement
Rail Line Shootout — Music & Arrangement
Trap — Music & Arrangement
Dead Angle — Music & Arrangement
Revenge of Fang — Music & Arrangement
Ending - Intermission — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Ending 2 - So Long! (Not Use) — Music & Arrangement
Game Over 2 (Not Use) — Music & Arrangement

Scud Race

Advertise — Music & Arrangement
Stage Select — Music & Arrangement
Flight in the Dark — Music & Arrangement
Ancient Voice — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Cop 2 (Saturn Version)

Go Ahead — Music & Arrangement
Stage Select — Music & Arrangement
Break Out — Music & Arrangement
Big Chase — Music & Arrangement
Escape — Music & Arrangement
High Pressure — Music & Arrangement
Look Out — Music & Arrangement
Save the Mayor — Music & Arrangement
The Dance of Death — Music & Arrangement
Crisis — Music & Arrangement
Rail Line Shootout — Music & Arrangement
Trap — Music & Arrangement
Dead Angle — Music & Arrangement
Revenge of Fang — Music & Arrangement
Ending - Intermission — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Striker 2

vs1adv1c2long - Virtua Striker Ending BGM — Music & Arrangement
vs1c1goalrush - Virtua Striker Goal Rush BGM — Music & Arrangement
vs1c1kachinuki - Virtua Striker Select BGM — Music & Arrangement
vs1com01 - Virtua Striker Continue BGM — Music & Arrangement
vs1com02 - Virtua Striker Advertisement BGM — Music & Arrangement
vs1slow - Virtua Striker Goal Replay BGM — Music & Arrangement
vs2miya3short - Unused Tune — Music & Arrangement
vs2miya7 - Unused Tune — Music & Arrangement
vs2miya7int - Final Match Goal Rush (vs2miya7) BGM — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 4

Blue Impact — Music & Arrangement
Dojo ~A Ring of Strategy~ — Music & Arrangement
The Great Wall — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

rain — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza 4

JeweL — Music & Arrangement
Shine — Music & Arrangement

External links

References

[http:.2F.2Fwww.flarewave.co.jp.2Fcreators.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://www.flarewave.co.jp/creators.html

[https:.2F.2Fwww.facebook.com.2Fmiyamoto.hideaki.7.2Fabout-2] ttps://www.facebook.com/miyamoto.hideaki.7/about

[:File:VirtuaC2_Saturn_JP_SSOpening.pdf_p-3] File:VirtuaC2 Saturn JP SSOpening.pdf

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