Hyd Lunch

Hyd Lunch

Employment history: Freelance
Role(s): Composer, Musician
Twitter: @HydLunch

Hyd Lunch is a musical artist, officially labeled an "Affective music creation team"^[1], comprising of 2 musicians: Yasuyuki Matsuzaki (Guitarist, Mandolinist, Composer, Sound Producer) and Hiroaki Watanabe (Pianist, DJ, Trackmaker, Remixer, Sound Producer)^[2]. They have contributed numerous songs to the Yakuza franchise since Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou, while Matsuzaki by himself has also played guitar for mobile games D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation and Idola: Phantasy Star Saga.

History

Hyd Lunch started out as an ambient rock band^[3] which made vocal and instrumental music, often with additional effects^[1], but the group eventually disbanded and stopped performing, with members Yasuyuki Matsuzaki and Hiroaki Watanabe pursuing separate music careers^[3]^[1].

Matsuzaki became a member of the Dub Rock group SKUNK HEADS, giving him opportunities to play at large rock festivals^[1], including Rising Sun Rock Festival ^[3], and was a support guitarist on the Japan tours of both Bill Laswell and Funkadelic's Bernie Worrell^[1].

Watanabe started a solo project named "re:plus". His debut song "Everlasting Truth" was released in July 2009 and reached No. 1 on the iTunes hip-hop chart^[4]. This project has continued to release albums and achieve success long after the reformation of Hyd Lunch.

The two musicians reconvened to create music for the video game Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou in 2010^[3], establishing them as contract musician for video games and musical artists^[1]. The group would debut on a main series Yakuza in 2012 with Yakuza 5, and created the opening and ending themes new to the English version released in 2015^[5].

Production history

Games

Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (PlayStation Portable; 2010) — コンポーザー
Yakuza: Dead Souls (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Remix
Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen (PlayStation Portable; 2012) — 楽曲制作
Yakuza 5 (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Composers
Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 3; 2014) — 音楽制作
Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2014) — 音楽制作
Yakuza 0 (PlayStation 3; 2015) — Composers
Yakuza Kiwami (PlayStation 3; 2016) — Composer
Yakuza Kiwami (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Composer
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Guitar,Bass
D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (Android; 2018) — ギター・ベース
D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (iOS; 2018) — ギター・ベース
D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (Android; 2018) — Guitar & Bass
D×2: Shin Megami Tensei Liberation (iOS; 2018) — Guitar & Bass
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Composers
Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Music Production
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PlayStation 4; 2020) — Music Production
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PlayStation 4; 2020) — Guitar/Bass
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Xbox One; 2020) — Music Production
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Steam; 2020) — Music Production
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Xbox One; 2020) — Guitar/Bass
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Steam; 2020) — Guitar/Bass
Lost Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Music Production
Lost Judgment (PlayStation 5; 2021) — Music Production
Lost Judgment (Xbox One; 2021) — Music Production
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Xbox One; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Steam; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Music Production
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Music Production
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Music Production

Music

Ryu ga Gotoku Series Best Soundtrack (CD; 2014) — Guitar
Ryu ga Gotoku 6: Inochi no Uta Original Soundtrack (CD; 2017) — Electric Guitar
Judge Eyes: Shinigami no Yuigon Original Soundtrack (CD; 2018) — Guitar, Bass

Song credits

Main article: Hyd Lunch/Song credits.

External links

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 http://www.hyd-lunch.com/introeng.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-06-01 13:14)
↑ http://www.hyd-lunch.com/mate.html (Wayback Machine: 2016-01-10 10:15)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 http://www.hyd-lunch.com/intro.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-05-31 06:10)
↑ https://www.tunecore.co.jp/artists/replus?lang=en
↑ http://hyd-lunch.com/works.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-08-01 16:25)

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