Kazuhiko Nagai
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Kazuhiko Nagai |
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Place of birth: Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Date of birth: 1960-07-22 (age 64) |
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1986 – )
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Role(s): Sound Designer, Composer |
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Kazuhiko "NAV." Nagai (長井 和彦) is a Japanese musician and Sega of Japan, Mirai R&D, and Family Entertainment sound designer and composer.
Nagai married fellow Sega Sound Team member Chikako Kamatani in 1993, and various Sega Sound Team members performed at their wedding.[1]
Contents
Career
Kazuhiko Nagai joined Sega in 1986, and is notable for designing the first in-house version of the Mega Drive's sound driver.
For many years starting in 1999 he was the sole sound designer under Mirai R&D (later Family Entertainment), but in 2007 established a sound section for Family Entertainment which he managed. He also served as the General Manager of the Development Department under the Business Unit.[2]
In recent years Nagai has worked on the Oshare Majo series with former Sega sound designer and wife Chikako Kamatani, and also contributed a song to a movie scored by Masamichi Amano.
Quotes
“ | I want to be with beetles…just like "Nakata-san" in the book "Kafka on the Shore"… | „ |
— Kazuhiko Nagai on Mushiking: The King of Beetles[3] |
Production history
Games
- Enduro Racer (Hang-On hardware; 1986) — Help & Coding
- OutRun (OutRun hardware; 1986) — Help & Coding
- World Bingo (Medal game; 1986) — Compose & SE
- Zillion (Master System; 1987) — Sound Direction, Sound Effects
- Alien Syndrome (Master System; 1987) — Music (as Navy)
- Alien Syndrome (Master System; 1987) — Sound Efeecter (as Navy)
- SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative (Master System; 1987) — Sound all
- Zillion II: The Tri Formation (Master System; 1987) — Direction, SE
- Maze Hunter 3D (Master System; 1988) — Sound all
- Hoshi o Sagashite... (Master System; 1988) — サウンド (as ナビイス)
- Space Harrier II (Mega Drive; 1988) — Sound Programmer[4] (as Navy)
- Altered Beast (Mega Drive; 1988) — Sound[5] (as Nav)
- Chouon Senshi Borgman (Master System; 1988) — Music Composed by (as Nav)
- Scramble Spirits (Master System; 1989) — Compose
- Cyborg Hunter (Master System; 1989) — Direction, SE
- Phantasy Star II (Mega Drive; 1989) — Sound Effects[6] (as Nav)
- Altered Beast (Master System; 1989)
- Ghouls'n Ghosts (Mega Drive; 1989) — Capcom/SEGA hybrid driver, SE
- Rambo III (Mega Drive; 1989) — Sound all
- Ghostbusters (Mega Drive; 1990) — Sound[7] (as Nav.)
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive; 1990) — Sound Assistant[8] (as Iagan)
- Pyramid Magic III (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Coordinate (as Nav)
- Rad Mobile (System 32; 1991) — Direction, driver, compose, SE (sound all)
- Quiz Shukudai o Wasuremashita! (System 24; 1991) — Music
- Rad Rally (System 32; 1991)
- Spider-Man: The Videogame (System 32; 1991)
- Holosseum (System 32; 1992) — Direction, driver, compose, SE (sound all)
- Star Wars Arcade (Model 1; 1993) — Sound Coordinator (as Nav)
- Gale Racer (Saturn; 1994) — Special Thanks To[9]
- Golden Axe: The Duel (Sega Titan Video; 1995) — Composer (as K.Nagai)
- Ejihon Tantei Jimusho (Sega Titan Video; 1995) — Direction, SE
- Golden Axe: The Duel (Saturn; 1995) — Composer[10] (as K.Nagai)
- Sky Target (Model 2; 1995) — Music & Sound Effects
- Aqua Nova (Large attraction; 1996)
- Beast In Darkness (Large attraction; 1996)
- The Crypt (Large attraction; 1996) — Music / Sound Effects
- Murder Lodge (Mid-size attraction; 1996)
- Lost Cemetery (Large attraction; 1997)
- Wild River (Mid-size attraction; 1998)
- Drift Cart (Large attraction; 1998)
- Galaxy Dream (Medal game; 1999) — Sound all
- Mushiking: The King of Beetles (NAOMI; 2003) — Sound
- Ashi Puri! (Arcade; 2004) — Sound all
- Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance! (System SP; 2004) — All Sound
- Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi (Game Boy Advance; 2005) — スペシャルサンクス[11] (as ながい かずひこ)
- Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi 2 (Nintendo DS; 2006) — スペシャルサンクス (as ながい かずひこ)
- Oshare Majo Love and Berry: DS Collection (Nintendo DS; 2006) — AC オシャレまじょチーム (as ながい かずひこ)
- Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking Super Collection (Nintendo DS; 2007) — スペシャルサンクス (as ながい かずひこ)
- Mushiking Battle Gacchu Guts!! (RingWide; 2010)
- Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity (RingEdge; 2014) — Supporters
- Chunithm (Nu 1.1; 2015) — Acoustic Designer
- Moon Dancer: Youseiou no Kikan (Mega Drive; unreleased)
Music
- Rad Mobile Original Soundtrack (CD; 2011) — Co-Producer[12]
- Rad Mobile Original Soundtrack (CD; 2011) — Track. 25 "Soup Up -2011- NAV. Arrange Ver" Performer[12]
Hardware
- Sega Mega Drive (Mega Drive; 1988) — Spec Design of OPN2 / Sound Driver
- Sega System 32 (Arcade; 1990) — Sound Driver
- Sega Titan Video (Arcade; 1995) — Sound Driver
Accessories
- FM Sound Unit (Master System; 1987) — Sound Driver
- Space Harrier (1986) — help&coding,SE[13]
- Mystic Defender (1989) — compose[13]
- Quiz Scramble Special (1992) — MEGACD Recording coordinate[13]
- VR-1 (Yokohama Joypolis)[13] (1994)
- Umeda Joypolis[14] (1998)
- Wild Jungle[14] (1998)
- Sky Cruising[14] (1999)
- Entertainment STAGE net@ [15] (2000)
- Mamimume★Mogacho (Anime) (2001)
- McDonald's no Touch de Asobo! (2001) — sound all[13]
- Oasis Park[14] (200x)
- Wild Wing[13] (2003)
- Refresh Shell (2003) — sound all[13]
- Dark Chapel[16] (2004)
- Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Popo no Boukenhen (2006) — sound all[13]
- Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Taisen Battlers Terminal (2007) — sound all[13]
- Issho ni Wan Wan[13] (2007)
- Issho ni Turbo Drive[13] (2007)
- Konchu Dash!! (2007) — sound all[13]
- Marine-Marine: Minami Hakofugu to Sangoshou no Nakamatachi[13] (2007)
- Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking Super Battle Movie: Yami no Kaizou Kouchuu (Anime) (2007)
- Saikyou Saisoku Battle Racer[13] (2009)
- Ehon no Tamago[13] (2009)
- Mirai Keisatsu Pator Chaser[13] (2009)
- Mirai Keisatsu Battle Police[13] (2009)
- Ciao Manga Station[13] (2009)
- Jewelpet Kira Kira Mahou no Housekibako[13] (2009)
- Lilpri Yubipuru Hime-Chen![13] (2009)
- Issho ni Bun Bun[13] (2010)
- Souzou Kids: Let's Go Bus[13] (2010)
- Bakugan Arcade Battlers[13] (2010)
- Transformers Animated: The Chase[13] (2010)
- Transformers Animated: The Shooting[13] (2010)
- Let's Go Safari[13] (2012)
- Zukan no Tamago[13] (2013)
- Yuuiku Unou Kyoushitsu Unochalle[13] (2014)
Song credits
- Main article: Kazuhiko Nagai/Song credits.
Alien Syndrome (Master System Version)
- Dooms Day (Main BGM) — Arrangement
- Killer Instinct (Boss) — Arrangement
Altered Beast (Mega Drive Version)
- Rise from Your Grave (Round 1, 4) — Arrangement
- Altered Beast (Power Up) — Arrangement
- Gaum-Hammer (Boss Theme) — Arrangement
- Crystal Ball Theme (Round Clear) — Arrangement
- Closed in Upon Me (Round 2, 5) — Arrangement
- I'll Be Back (Round 3) — Arrangement
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (Ending) — Arrangement
- Game Over — Arrangement
Altered Beast (Master System Version)
- Rise from Your Grave (Round 1, 4) — Arrangement
- Altered Beast (Power Up) — Arrangement
- Gaum-Hammer (Round 2, 3) — Arrangement
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (Ending) — Arrangement
- Game Over — Arrangement
- Crystal Ball Theme (No Use) — Arrangement
Ghostbusters (Mega Drive Version)
- Main Theme — Arrangement
- Character Select — Music & Arrangement
- Stage Select — Music & Arrangement
- Stage Demo — Music & Arrangement
- Home Sweet Home (Stage 1) — Music & Arrangement
- Menu — Music & Arrangement
- Encounter! (Middle Boss) — Music & Arrangement
- Middle Boss Clear — Music & Arrangement
- Boss — Music & Arrangement
- Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
- Clear Demo — Music & Arrangement
- Shop — Music & Arrangement
- Apartment (Stage 2) — Music & Arrangement
- Woody House (Stage 3) — Music & Arrangement
- High-Rise Building (Stage 4) — Music & Arrangement
- Castle (Stage 5) — Music & Arrangement
- Last Stage Demo — Music & Arrangement
- Deep Hole (Last Stage) — Music & Arrangement
- Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
- Ending — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Rad Mobile
- Advertise — Music & Arrangement
- Credit — Music & Arrangement
- Soup Up (Round 1, 2) — Music & Arrangement
- Gang Bang (Round 3, 4) — Music & Arrangement
- Submission & Domination (Round 5, 6, 7, 11) — Music & Arrangement
- Fall Head Over Heal (Round 8, 9, 12) — Music & Arrangement
- Race Completion Fanfare — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Golden Axe: The Duel (Arcade version)
- title — Music & Arrangement
- Character selection — Music & Arrangement
- VS screen — Music & Arrangement
- Kain Blade — Music & Arrangement
- Milan Flare — Music & Arrangement
- Gillius Rockhead — Music & Arrangement
- Jamm — Music & Arrangement
- Zoma — Music & Arrangement
- Doc — Music & Arrangement
- Green — Music & Arrangement
- Keel — Music & Arrangement
- Panchos — Music & Arrangement
- Death Adder — Music & Arrangement
- Intrusion — Music & Arrangement
- Golden Axe — Music & Arrangement
- Ending 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Ending 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Ending 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Staff roll — Music & Arrangement
- Name entry — Music & Arrangement
- Continue — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
- Demo — Music & Arrangement
Mamimume★Mogacho
- DJマッシュ — Music & Arrangement
- ぷりぷりアイランドの朝 — Music & Arrangement
- 大自然 — Music & Arrangement
- きょうも平和 — Music & Arrangement
- がんばる仲間 — Music & Arrangement
- モガリズム1 — Music & Arrangement
- モガリズム2 — Music & Arrangement
- にょんのポエムノート — Music & Arrangement
- ぽぽ考え中ぽぽ — Music & Arrangement
- DRアフロの指パッチン — Music & Arrangement
- 大変だあ! — Music & Arrangement
- 今日も日が暮れた — Music & Arrangement
- もがもがルーレット — Music & Arrangement
- 今日の主役は? — Music & Arrangement
- ナニコレ (不思議編) — Music & Arrangement
- キーコ&マーリンの一日 — Music & Arrangement
- Preview — Music & Arrangement
- プリプリタウン — Music & Arrangement
- わこちょDada — Music & Arrangement
- Globe — Music & Arrangement
- Mogabike — Music & Arrangement
- もじゃ島テーマ — Music & Arrangement
- キーコ&マーリン — Music & Arrangement
- のどかな日常 — Music & Arrangement
- ハナちゃん一家の団欒 — Music & Arrangement
- ぽぽわかったぽぽ (ロングヴァージョン) — Music & Arrangement
- ぽぽわかったぽぽ (ショートヴァージョン) — Music & Arrangement
- ウラドラ先生の課外授業 (短編) — Music & Arrangement
- ウラドラ先生の課外授業(長編) — Music & Arrangement
- ウラドラVSもがちょ (負け編) — Music & Arrangement
- 謎の宇宙人 — Music & Arrangement
- ヒステリックキーコ (あっさり味) — Music & Arrangement
- ぽぽショックぽぽ1 — Music & Arrangement
- ぽぽショックぽぽ2 — Music & Arrangement
- ぽぽ怒ったぽぽ — Music & Arrangement
- 箱鳥の脱皮 — Music & Arrangement
- もがちょとにょりの熱血野球 (応援団編) — Music & Arrangement
- もがちょとにょりの熱血野球(スポ根編) — Music & Arrangement
- 巨大なヒナ誕生 — Music & Arrangement
- ウミパンダ — Music & Arrangement
- ウミパンダの母 — Music & Arrangement
- ランプの精登場 — Music & Arrangement
- 落ち込みマコちゃん1 — Music & Arrangement
- 落ち込みマコちゃん2 — Music & Arrangement
- ペートンの心配1 — Music & Arrangement
- ペートンの心配2 — Music & Arrangement
- ドットスの過去1 — Music & Arrangement
- ドットスの過去2 — Music & Arrangement
- アフロの日常 — Music & Arrangement
- 静かな朝 — Music & Arrangement
- ゴミがいっぱいヤナ感じ1 — Music & Arrangement
- ゴミがいっぱいヤナ感じ2 — Music & Arrangement
- ゴミがいっぱいヤナ感じ3 — Music & Arrangement
- アフロのリサイクル — Music & Arrangement
- DRアフロの南太平洋 — Music & Arrangement
- プリプリタウンNews — Music & Arrangement
- 幸せの彗星 — Music & Arrangement
- 流星人登場 — Music & Arrangement
- 流星人着メロ — Music & Arrangement
- 流星人着信音 — Music & Arrangement
- 何かおこりそう1 — Music & Arrangement
- 何かおこりそう2 — Music & Arrangement
- 何かおこりそう3 — Music & Arrangement
- 恐ろしい想像1 — Music & Arrangement
- 恐ろしい想像2 — Music & Arrangement
- にょんの妄想 — Music & Arrangement
- にょんのコミカル2 — Music & Arrangement
- 結婚式 — Music & Arrangement
- わこちょのおもちゃ飛行 — Music & Arrangement
- スペースマンの夢を見た! — Music & Arrangement
- Viva!モガブラジル — Music & Arrangement
- ぷちぽぽの歩幅 — Music & Arrangement
- ホタテサーフィン — Music & Arrangement
- プリプリぼんやり組 — Music & Arrangement
- ガンジスの運命 — Music & Arrangement
- 宇宙のフトコロ — Music & Arrangement
- あやしいもが?! — Music & Arrangement
- 甘口カレーとチョコレイト — Music & Arrangement
- ヒステリックキーコ — Music & Arrangement
- ブタギタア — Music & Arrangement
- まみむめマンボ — Music & Arrangement
- 手編みのミトン — Music & Arrangement
- キーコの家訓 — Music & Arrangement
- ウラドラVSもがちょ — Music & Arrangement
- Nani Collection — Music & Arrangement
- アフロマシ~ンでGO! — Music & Arrangement
- 悲しみの割合 — Music & Arrangement
- おまたせ地球の女の子達 — Music & Arrangement
- 一献 — Music & Arrangement
- ブローアップ — Music & Arrangement
- カフェ・ド・ワコチョ — Music & Arrangement
- M·H·NO 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Unhappy Blues — Music & Arrangement
- 安全第一温泉 — Music & Arrangement
- やさしい午後 — Music & Arrangement
- ドッパンドッカンア~! — Music & Arrangement
- DRアフロの野望 — Music & Arrangement
- もがもが占い — Music & Arrangement
- モガビート60's — Music & Arrangement
- 秋の予感 — Music & Arrangement
Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance!
- ABC DE 大丈夫 — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- まちでうわさの... — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- ミラーボール大作戦 — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- KIRAKIRAマーメイド — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- またあしたね — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- はるのこえ — Arrangement
- こいのまほう — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- TOMODACHI — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- ふしぎなさんぽ — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- ねぇみて! — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- それがなつなの — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- はるはいいね — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- はなのワルツ — Arrangement
- Re‐Born — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- すすむキモチ — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- パパのバースディ — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- トキメキときめく — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- なつのかけら — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- ゆきのサイン — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- うつくしきあおきドナウ — Arrangement
- ナツ“e”ナツ — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- にじいろのなみだで — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- おねがいかなえて — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- らぶりぃスマイル — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- なつだ! プールだ! レッツゴー! — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- エンジェルンルン — Music & Lyrics (with Chikako Kamatani), Arrangement
- メリー ウィドウ ワルツ — Arrangement
Patents
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Kazuhiko Nagai
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
References
- ↑ http://jimita.com/profile/history1993.html
- ↑ @StudioRezitativ on Twitter
- ↑ http://mushiking.com/e/minhiro/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-09-04 06:26)
- ↑ File:Space Harrier II MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Altered Beast MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Ghostbusters MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Moonwalker MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:GoldenAD Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking GBA credits.pdf
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:RadMobileOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 3
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 https://sbtransr02.wixsite.com/kazuhiko-nagai/my-works-1
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCen_RzRNugGoqed_DKruTMA/playlists
- ↑ @StudioRezitativ on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2023-01-10 22:21)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJsFjYf57HU
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