Sakae Osumi

Sakae Osumi
Company(ies): Sega Europe
Role(s): Producer
Education: Waseda University (Social Science)

Sakae Osumi (大隅 栄え) was at first involved with the motion design and sound production for the Spikeout and Super Monkey Ball series.

Despite taking directorial roles for Planet Harriers and SpikeOut: Battle Street, Osumi would later move to London to join Sega Europe, where he remains to this day. In this time he has served as a director for the Sonic Rush series and a producer for Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.

Osumi is also noted for writing the lyrics for Sonic Rush Adventure's title theme, "A New Venture."

Production history

• Spikeout: Digital Battle Online (Model 3;
  1998) — Motion Designers
• Spikeout: Digital Battle Online (Model 3;
  1998) — Assistant Sound Producer
• Spikeout Original Soundtrack (CD;
  1998) — Directed by
• Spikeout: Final Edition (Model 3;
  1999) — Motion Designers
• Spikeout: Final Edition (Model 3;
  1999) — Assistant Sound Producer
• Virtua NBA (NAOMI;
  2000) — Approval Management
• Slashout (NAOMI;
  2000) — Special Thanks
• Planet Harriers (Hikaru;
  2000) — BGM sound director
• Virtua Striker 3 (NAOMI 2;
  2001) — sound coordinator
• Monkey Ball (NAOMI;
  No results
  9999) — Sound Design
• Super Monkey Ball (GameCube;
  2001) — Sound Design
• Super Monkey Ball 2 (GameCube;
  2002) — Motion Designers
• F-Zero AX (Triforce;
  2003) — Thanks To
• F-Zero GX (GameCube;
  2003) — Thanks to
• Spikeout: Battle Street (Xbox;
  2005) — Sub Director
• Spikeout: Battle Street Original Sound Track (CD;
  2005) — Director
• Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (Xbox;
  2005) — Sound design
• Sonic Rush (Nintendo DS;
  2005) — Assistant Director
• Sonic Rush Adventure Original Soundtrack (CD;
  2007) — Director
• Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS;
  2007) — Director
• Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS;
  2007) — Lyrics

• Sonic Rush (2005) — Assistant Director (Sonic Team)
• Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) — Director (Sonic Team), Lyrics (Title Theme "A New Venture")
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) — Producer (Sega Europe Limited Staff Credits)
• CRUSH3D (2012) — Producer (Sega Europe)
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) — Sumo Special Thanks (SUMO Staff Credits)

Song credits

Sonic Rush Adventure

• A New Venture (Title Theme) — Lyrics

Interviews

Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

• Sakae Osumi interview by Sonic Channel (October 1, 2007)