Kazuhiko Nagai

Kazuhiko Nagai

Place of birth: Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Date of birth: 1960-07-22 (age 64)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1986 – ) Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega AM5 Sega Divisions: Mirai R&D Family Entertainment Sega R&D1 Sega Interactive
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]

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)
Rad Mobile (System 32; 1990) — Direction, driver, compose, SE (sound all)
Pyramid Magic III (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Coordinate (as Nav)
Quiz Shukudai o Wasuremashita! (System 24; 1991) — Music
Rad Rally (System 32; 1991)
Spider-Man: The Videogame (System 32; 1991) — All Music (except songs from Quartet)
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

JPB 003407382

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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[:File:Phantasy_Star_II_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf

[:File:Ghostbusters_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Ghostbusters MD credits.pdf

[:File:Moonwalker_MD_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Moonwalker MD credits.pdf

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