Masaru Setsumaru

Masaru Setsumaru

Place of birth: Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1970-08-07 (age 53)
Employment history: Sega of Japan Wave Master Sega of Japan Divisions: New Entertainment R&D Dept. Sega CS1
Role(s): Composer, Musician
Education: Ishikawa College

Masaru Setsumaru (瀬津丸勝) is known (among other things) for doing sound effects for many Mega Drive games, including Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island. He is also known as Bossanova Oyz, M.Sets. and Setsu.

Along with Tatsuyuki Maeda, Setsumaru is one of Sega's main sound designers, as well as an occasional music composer.

Production history

Games

Sonic Eraser (Mega Drive; 1991) — Song (as Bosanova Oyz)
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Master System; 1992) — Sound (as Sets)
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Game Gear; 1992) — Sound (as Sets)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Sound Assistants^[1] (as Oyz)
Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — サウンド (as 瀬津丸勝)
Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — Sound^[2]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Special Thanks^[3]
Dark Wizard (Mega-CD; 1993) — 作曲^[4] (as BOSANOVA.PEZ)
Dark Wizard (Mega-CD; 1993) — サウンドプログラマー^[4] (as BOSANOVA.PEZ)
Dark Wizard (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composer^[5] (as Bosanova.Pez)
Dark Wizard (Mega-CD; 1993) — Sound Programmer^[5] (as Bosanova.Pez)
Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks (as Bossanova Oyz)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team^[6]
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team^[7]
Tempo (32X; 1995) — Sound Effects^[8]
Stellar Assault (32X; 1995) — Music^[9]
Stellar Assault (32X; 1995) — Sound effects^[9]
Tempo Jr. (Game Gear; 1995) — Special Thanks to...^[10]
Ninku (Game Gear; 1995) — Special Thanks (as M.Setsumaru)
Pro Striker Final Stage (Mega Drive; 1995) — Sound Support (as 瀬津丸勝)
Virtua Fighter (32X; 1995) — Sound Designers^[11]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; No results?) — Special Thanks
Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — サウンド・デザイナー (as 瀬津丸勝)
Riglordsaga 2 (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Music and Sound Effects (SOJ)^[12]
Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive; 1996) — Special Thanks^[13]
Sonic & Knuckles Collection (Windows PC; No results?) — Sound Coordinator
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Windows PC; No results?) — Sound Data Convert Engineer
Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Compose & Arrange
Zen Nihon Pro Wres Featuring Virtua (Saturn; 1997) — Sound Director^[14] (as 瀬津丸勝)
Sega Ages Columns Arcade Collection (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks
Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Composers
Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Sound Effects
Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare (Saturn; 1998) — スペシャルサンクス (as 瀬津丸勝)
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Sound effects
Giant Gram: Zen Nihon Pro Wres 2 in Nihon Budoukan (Dreamcast; 1999) — Sound Adviser
Dream Passport 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — サウンドディレクター (as 瀬津丸勝)
Dream Passport 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — ディレクション、楽曲、音声データ制作
Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen (Dreamcast; 1999) — サウンドスタッフ (as 瀬津丸勝)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks to Mega Drive Version Music SFX Composers^[15]
Samba de Amigo (NAOMI; 1999) — Sound Creator
Samba de Amigo (Dreamcast; 2000) — Sound Creator
Toy Story 2 Woody Sousaku Daisakusen!! (Pico; 2000) — サウンド (as せつまるまさる)
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream (Dreamcast; 2000) — SE Creator
Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (NAOMI; 2000) — Sound Creators
Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Sound Creator
Saka Tsuku Tokudaigou: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2000) — サウンドテクニカルディレクタ (as 瀬津丸勝)
ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Sound Creators
Kangofu-san Pico: Yasashiku o-Teate Pico Clinic! (Pico; 2001) — サウンド (as せつまるまさる)
Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Effects
Saka Tsuku Tokudaigou 2: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2001) — サウンドテクニカルディレクタ (as 瀬津丸勝)
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Sound Effects
90 Minutes: Sega Championship Football (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound
Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox; 2002) — Sound Effects & Voice Over
Gunvalkyrie (Xbox; 2002) — Sound Creator
Panic! (PlayStation 2; 2002) — サウンド (as 瀬津丸勝)
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube; 2003) — Special Thanks
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube; 2003) — Sound Creator & Designer
Nightshade (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Sound Director
Sonic Advance 3 (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — Sound Creators
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 15: Decathlete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 20: Space Harrier II ~Space Harrier Complete Collection~ (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 27: Panzer Dragoon (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 24: Last Bronx -Tokyo Bangaichi- (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
Phantasy Star Universe (Windows PC; No results?) — Acoustuc Effects
Phantasy Star Universe (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Acoustuc Effects
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Special Thanks
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Sound Effects
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 31: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Special Thanks
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Sound Editor
Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — NE
Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — NE
Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Sound Director
Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Sound
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
Phantasy Star 0 (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Music
Phantasy Star 0 (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Sound Effects
Yakuza 3 (PlayStation 3; 2009) — Sounds Production
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Game Sound Department
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Movie Sound Effects
Puyo Puyo 7 (Wii; 2009) — Music Composer
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360; 2010) — CS1 R&D Sound
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii; 2010) — CS1 R&D Sound
Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Sound Effect Production
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii; 2011) — Sound Editor
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Special Thanks
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Special Thanks
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Sound Editors
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Sound Editors
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Sound Editors
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Special Thanks
Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — JP Voice Recording Engineer

Videos

Out Run/Turbo Out Run Strategy Movie ＆ S.S.T. Band Live+1 (DVD; 2007) — Special Thanks

Music

Shinobi Original Soundtrack (CD; 2002) — Production Coordinator^[16]
Service Games 01 (CD; 2005) — Special Thanks^[17]
SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection: Original Soundtrack (CD; 2005) — Original Version Re-recording
Sega Simulation Best: Advanced Daisenryaku Original Soundtrack (CD; 2006) — Special Thanks
OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Product Adviser
OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Commentator
Phantasy Star 1st Series Complete Album (CD; 2008) — Special Thanks^[18]
Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box (CD; 2009) — SPECIAL THANKS to^[19]
Super 32X 15th Anniversary Album (CD; 2010) — Commentary^[20]
Space Harrier (Vinyl; 2018) — Arcade recordings by^[21]
Go Sega: 60th Anniversary Album (CD; 2021) — Special Thanks^[22]

Hardware

Mega Drive Mini 2 (Mega Drive; 2022)
SING!! Sega Game Music presented by B.B. Queens (CD) (1992) [NOTE: Music Production (for Teddy Boy Blues bonus game) (aka Track 1)]
Radio DC (CD) (1999) (as M.Setsumaru)
OutRun (Mobile Version) (2001)
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Sound Effects (Sonic Adventure Original Staff)
Sega Superstars Tennis (DS Version) (2008) — NE (Special Thanks)
Yakuza: Dead Souls (2011) — Sound Effect Production ("Yakuza: Dead Souls" Sound Team) (Staff)
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Original Soundtrack (2014) — Supervisor

Song credits

Main article: Masaru Setsumaru/Song credits.

Sonic Eraser

Puzzle — Music & Arrangement
V.S — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement

Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Game Gear and Master System Versions)

Title — Arrangement
Mode — Arrangement
Select — Arrangement
Setting — Arrangement
Result — Arrangement
Ending — Arrangement

SING!! Sega Game Music Presented by B.B. Queens

Funky Brothers ~Image from "Teddy boy blues" — Music^[23]

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

1-Up — Arrangement
All Clear — Arrangement

Sonic & Knuckles

Title — Arrangement
Knuckles' Theme — Arrangement
Invincible — Arrangement
1-Up — Arrangement
All Clear — Arrangement
Staff Roll — Arranged & Remixed by

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Staff Roll [Unused] — Arranged & Remixed by [NOTE: 517 beta version]

Virtua Fighter (32X Version)

Sega Logo — Arrangement
Opening — Arrangement
Selector — Arrangement
Theme of Jacky — Arrangement
Win — Arrangement
Theme of Jeffry — Arrangement
Theme of Sarah — Arrangement
Theme of Kage — Arrangement
Theme of Pai — Arrangement
Theme of Wolf — Arrangement
Theme of Lau — Arrangement
Theme of Akira — Arrangement
Theme of Dural — Arrangement
Ending — Arrangement
Name Entry — Arrangement
Result — Music & Arrangement
Lose — Arrangement
Continue — Arrangement
Begin Tournament — Music & Arrangement
Victory — Music & Arrangement
??? — Music & Arrangement
???? — Music & Arrangement
????? — Music & Arrangement

Shadow Squadron

Title — Music & Arrangement
Mission 4 Original — Music & Arrangement (with Teruhiko Nakagawa)

Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive Version)

Boss 2 — Arrangement
Boss 2 [Unused] — Arrangement [NOTE: 825 beta version; 819 version reused in Sonic the Hedgehog 4]
The Final Fight — Music & Arrangement
All Clear — Arrangement

Sonic Jam

Opening — Music & Arrangement, Voice
Sonic World — Music & Arrangement
Gallery — Arrangement
Mission List — Arrangement
Mission Clear — Music & Arrangement
Mission Result 1 — Music & Arrangement
Mission Result 2 — Music & Arrangement
Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Burning Rangers

Darkness — Music & Arrangement
Myriad Crisis — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Adventure

Welcome to Station Square — Music (with Jun Senoue)
Event: Fanfare for "Dr. Eggman" — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Tornado Scramble ...for Sky Chase — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Danger is Imminent — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Militant Missionary ...Boss: Egg Walker & Egg Viper — Music (with Kenichi Tokoi)

Radio DC

Switch Again — Switch Agains (with Monika Hudgins, Tomoko Sasaki, Sachiko Kawamura, Sawako Sogabe, Takahiro Fukada, Naofumi Hataya, Tatsuyuki Maeda & Yoshitada Miya)

Samba de Amigo

El Camino al Maestro — Music & Arrangement
Ahora Si! — Music & Arrangement
Miro Lo Bien! — Music & Arrangement
Oiga Lo Bien! — Music & Arrangement
Juego Poco Segundo — Music & Arrangement
Jugamos Mas — Music & Arrangement
Minigame End — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare 1 — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare 2 — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare 3 — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare 4 — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare 5 — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare 6 — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare 7 — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare 8 — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare 9 — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare 10 — Music & Arrangement
Result — Music & Arrangement
Sonic Team Jingle — Music & Arrangement
Title Call — Music & Arrangement
Hey! We're the Sonic Team! — Music & Arrangement, Voice
Bienvenido a Samba de Amigo — Music & Arrangement
Mambo de Verano — Music, Arrangement & Lyrics
Que Alto! — Music & Arrangement
Costa Del Oeste La — Music & Arrangement
Salsa De Amigo Segunda — Music & Arrangement
Juego Poco — Music & Arrangement
Jugamos Con Fuego — Music & Arrangement
Que Es Su Nombre? — Music & Arrangement
Salsa De Amigo — Music & Arrangement

OutRun (Mobile Version)

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

Shinobi

Ceremony — Music & Arrangement
Reminiscence — Music & Arrangement
Swift Hand ~ Executioner — Music & Arrangement

Nightshade

Ascetic Practice — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Mega Collection Plus

Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star 0

Take a Breather — Music & Arrangement

External links

References

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-1] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Panic_MCD_credits.pdf_p-2] File:Panic MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_CD_MCD_JP_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Sonic CD MCD JP credits.pdf

[:File:Dark_Wizard_MCD_JP_credits.pdf_p-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:Dark Wizard MCD JP credits.pdf

[:File:Dark_Wizard_MCD_credits.pdf_p-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:Dark Wizard MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3_.26amp.3B_Knuckles_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Sonic 3 & Knuckles MD credits.pdf

[:File:Tempo_32X_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Tempo 32X credits.pdf

[:File:Stellar_Assault_32X_credits.pdf_p-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:Stellar Assault 32X credits.pdf

[:File:Tempo_Jr_GG_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Tempo Jr GG credits.pdf

[:File:Virtua_Fighter_32X_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Virtua Fighter 32X credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_MD_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf

[:File:Virtua_Fighter_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Virtua Fighter 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:ZenNihonProWres_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-14] File:ZenNihonProWres_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ShinobiOST_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p11-16] File:ShinobiOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11

[:File:Sega01_book.pdf_p-17] File:Sega01 book.pdf

[:File:PS1SCA_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p8-18] File:PS1SCA CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 8

[:File:LGATVGDUSAAB_Music_JP_inlay_back.jpg_p-19] File:LGATVGDUSAAB Music JP inlay back.jpg

[:File:Super32X15thAA_Booklet.pdf_p15-20] File:Super32X15thAA Booklet.pdf, page 15

[:File:SpaceHarrier_VinylUK_le_back.jpg_p-21] File:SpaceHarrier VinylUK le back.jpg

[:File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p20-22] File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 20

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